Aurora Top, patch 16.17. Below you'll find Aurora's build, runes, toughest counters, strongest duos, and win conditions, every number measured from current-patch Emerald+ ranked games.
Aurora is an AP mage in the top, and on patch 16.17 they grade out as a strong pick — a 52.0% win rate, 0.5% pick rate, 5,279 ranked games sampled. On the power curve, Aurora holds a fairly even power curve, staying relevant at every stage rather than relying on a single timing.
How Aurora wins: grouped 5-v-5 teamfights, where Aurora tips the fight, and sieging objectives and turrets with sustained pressure. The kit grades 7/10 teamfighting, 7/10 siege, 7/10 mobility. Play around where Aurora is thin, split-push (2/10), and the enemy loses their angle.
The most-played core build is Luden's Echo, Shadowflame, Rabadon's Deathcap, which holds a 56.9% win rate across 311 games this patch. Set the enemy team at the top of the page to see how the path shifts against that comp.
The matchup to respect is Leona, where Aurora sits at just 46.1%, the lane swings the other way into Graves (57.3%), and on the team side, Aurora gains the most from a Blitzcrank (+8.7% pair win rate).
The build Aurora Top players run most on patch 16.17, shown with its live win rate. Choose the enemy team up top to tailor it to the comp you are facing.
The picks Aurora Top struggles into most this patch, sorted by your in-matchup win rate. These are your priority bans.
Who Aurora Top wants on the team: partners with the biggest positive swing on Aurora's win rate this patch.
Aurora is also played in these other roles this patch.
Take Aurora into the Team Builder to plan around every pick, or check the Tier List to see exactly where Aurora ranks this patch.