Riot is unveiling its latest champion to hit Summoner’s Rift today, and it’s one they’ve apparently been trying to make for quite a while. Aurora is a new mage add to theLeague of Legendsroster, utilizing mobility and even some trickery to own the lane.
We got to go hands-on with a preview version of Aurora recently, as part of a look at what’s next forLeague of Legends. While you could probably take Aurora into the top lane or even the jungle, she seems best-suited to the middle lane, where her spirit powers and skillshots can do some damage.
Aurora is a vastaya able to see into, and move through, the spirit realm. Her whole vibe is about helping troubled spirits, and she’s also unique in representing an autistic character withinLeague of Legends.
“Aurora’s very tricky and fast—very flighty. Instead of standing her ground against her opponent, she prefers to outmaneuver them.” Get the full details on Aurora in the Champion Insights articlehttps://t.co/sOYzcS6lbkpic.twitter.com/vQ4kB0FsXr
Here’s a rundown of what Aurora can do in combat:
In my time playing as Aurora, I found her to be interesting, though not exactly my type of mage. She’s able to pull off some tricky moves, mainly around her two mobility options—the hops on her W and E—and also “detonate” for extra damage on her Q’s recast. A good damage combo would see her throwing out a Q, hitting the opponent with E and proccing her passive, then recasting Q for maximum damage.
Aurora’s ultimate has interesting teamfight implications, controlling a lot of space and possibly letting her dive into a backline. I’m not much of a mage player, admittedly. But I could see someone who enjoys tricky, mobile fighters with a surprising amount of lane power digging Aurora.
Even if she’s not my new main, though, I really do enjoy Aurora’s style and design. Her designers told us during the preview event that the bunny design has been in the works for some time at Riot, through several different iterations. And now, this version of Aurora is what’s ultimately seen it through.
Aurora joins theLeague of Legendsroster in patch 14.14.
Travel accommodations for this preview event were provided by Riot Games.
