Aurora is a ranged mage usually played Mid on Summoner's Rift. This guide covers Aurora in ARAM: Play as a mobile burst mage, using your passive and abilities to poke and kite in ARAM's narrow lanes, then all-in with your ultimate when enemies are grouped.
Aurora ARAM Abilities
Aurora's attacks and spells exorcise spirits from enemies, which follow and heal her.
Fires a missile that curses enemies; recast to pull curses back, damaging foes hit.
Aurora leaps, becomes invisible, and gains Move Speed while in the spirit realm for a short time.
Aurora blasts spirit magic to damage and slow enemies, then hops backward.
Aurora leaps, damaging and slowing enemies, then creates a zone she can teleport across.
Aurora ARAM Playstyle & Tips
Play as a mobile burst mage, using your passive and abilities to poke and kite in ARAM's narrow lanes, then all-in with your ultimate when enemies are grouped.
Tips
Use your passive to weave in extra magic damage between abilities for burst trades.
Save your ultimate for engaging or peeling in tight ARAM corridors.
Build Liandry's Torment early to maximize burn damage in extended teamfights.
Position near walls to use your W for quick escapes or repositioning.
Prioritize ability haste items to spam your Q and E for poke and zone control.
Combos
Q > auto > W > auto > E > auto for max passive procs.
R > Q > W > auto > E to lock down and burst a single target.
E > Q > auto > W to disengage while dealing damage.
Aurora ARAM Build Patch 16.13
Runes
Primary — Domination
Electrocute
Sudden Impact
Grisly Mementos
Ultimate HunterSecondary — Sorcery
Transcendence
Axiom ArcanistSummoners
Skill Order
Max your skills in this order
Starter Items
- 1.
Lost Chapter - 2.
Refillable Potion
Core Items
- 1.
Malignance - 2.
Shadowflame - 3.
Sorcerer's Shoes
Buy / avoid tips (5)
Buy when:
- you are the primary AP carry
- enemy team is stacking health
- you need maximum burst damage
Avoid when:
- you need utility or survivability
- your team has mixed damage sources
Options
Buy / avoid tips (5)
Buy when:
- enemy has heavy poke or cc
- you need to survive burst mages
- your champion dives into the backline
Avoid when:
- enemy team is mostly AD
- you need more damage instead of defense
Options
Buy / avoid tips (5)
Buy when:
- enemy team is squishy with low mr
- you need burst to delete priority targets
- your champion excels at quick trades
Avoid when:
- enemy has multiple tanky frontliners
- you need sustained dps over burst
Options
Aurora ARAM FAQ
What is the best build for Aurora in ARAM?
In ARAM, Aurora typically builds core items like Malignance, Shadowflame, Sorcerer's Shoes and Electrocute runes (Domination primary, Sorcery secondary).
What runes should I use for Aurora in ARAM?
Take Electrocute in the Domination tree as your keystone, with Sorcery as your secondary tree for Aurora in ARAM.
How do you play Aurora in ARAM?
Play as a mobile burst mage, using your passive and abilities to poke and kite in ARAM's narrow lanes, then all-in with your ultimate when enemies are grouped.
What is Aurora's best combo in ARAM?
Q > auto > W > auto > E > auto for max passive procs.
