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Aurelion Sol vs Malzahar

Updated Jun 4, 2026

Overview

Focus on farming safely and scaling into a strong mid-late game threat against Malzahar's medium lane pressure.
Maintain medium lane pressure without overextending to avoid giving Malzahar easy all-in windows.
This is a control vs control matchup where Aurelion Sol must manage wave control and avoid early all-ins to reach late game teamfight strength.

Trading pattern

Trade by landing (E) followed by (Q) for poke and waveclear, focusing on short trades that minimize exposure.
Punish Malzahar when his passive spell shield is down by stepping forward with (E) and (Q).
Avoid trading when (R) is available; wait for it to be used or on cooldown before engaging aggressively.

Danger windows

Be cautious around Malzahar's level 6 ultimate window to avoid lethal suppression and burst.
Avoid extended trades before you have your full kit as Malzahar can punish early all-ins effectively.
Track Malzahar's spell shield cooldown to prevent being caught off guard by his defensive passive.

Early game

Prioritize stable farming and avoid fighting before you have access to your full kit to prevent being punished by Malzahar.
Use (E) into (Q) to poke and clear waves without committing to risky trades.
Avoid extended trades early as Malzahar's suppression (R) and silence (Q) can punish you heavily if caught out.

Power spikes

Respect Malzahar's level 6 (R) suppression power spike by playing cautiously and holding defensive tools.
After completing Rylai's Crystal Scepter, increase pressure with more confident wave control and trades.
Play toward reaching 75+ Stardust stacks to upgrade your ultimate, enabling stronger teamfight and chase potential.

Win conditions

Win by safely farming to your major power spikes and using upgraded ultimate to control teamfights.
Deny Malzahar the ability to push uncontested by using your waveclear and poke to keep lane pressure balanced.
Use your scaling and roaming potential to impact other lanes once you have stable farm and item thresholds reached.