How to win lane as Mel against Aurelion Sol · 47.28% win rate over 569 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Mel | Aurelion Sol has no early kill pressure, so your Radiant Volley poke owns level 1-2. |
| Level 2 | Mel | Still yours at 2 as he only wants to stack and can't punish your trades. |
| Level 3 | Mel | Level 3 stays yours: Solar Snare denies his farm and stacks Searing Brilliance on him. |
| Levels 4-5 | Mel | Through 4-5 you keep shoving and zoning him off his Q breakpoints. |
| Level 6 | Mel | Level 6 remains yours because Falling Star is telegraphed and he can't all-in you. |
| First item | Mel | First item stays yours as your poke denies the stacks he needs to scale. |
| Two+ items | Mel | At 2 items your execute and reflect punish his slow R engage and protect your lead. |
Levels 1-2 are firmly yours: Aurelion Sol has zero early kill pressure and just wants to stack Q Breath of Light, so trade freely with Q Radiant Volley and pile on Searing Brilliance every time he steps to farm. Set the tone of a losing lane for him immediately.
The full Mel vs Aurelion Sol report continues with the mid-game plan, the late-game and teamfight plan, every power spike to play around, and the win conditions for both sides — plus cooldown tracking and the live enemy-jungle tracker inside the app.
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