Control mage who freezes clustered enemies and detonates a massive AOE ultimate.
Aurora is a mid-lane control mage built around freezing enemies with Frosty Breeze and Frigid Glacier, then punishing the lockdown with heavy AOE magic damage. Her Pride of Ice passive grants a once-per-150-seconds free save from lethal damage, letting her play slightly greedier than most squishy mages.
Aurora's skillshots are generously sized and her combo order is straightforward, though landing Frigid Glacier for full value against spread enemies takes reads.
Max Hailstone Blast first for poke damage, level Frosty Breeze second for the freeze duration, and take Frigid Glacier at 4, 8, and 12.
Upon taking fatal damage, Aurora freezes herself for 1.5 seconds, becoming invincible during this time and greadually recovering 30% Max HP. This effect has a 150 seconds cooldown. Aurora's freeze effects can also affect Turrets.
“Eternal Standing of the Glacier.”
Always active — no cooldown
Aurora summons an icy meteorite to strike at the taraget location, dealing 350–550 (+90% Total Magic Power) Magic Damage and slowing targets hit by 40% for 1 second. Afterward, 5 hailstones fall, each dealing 40–60 (+10% Total Magic Power) Magic Damage.
“Howling Blizzard of the North.”
Aurora blows Frosty Breeze in a fan-shaped area in the target direction, dealing 225–375 (+75% Total Magic Power) Magic Damage to enemies hit, freezing them for 1 second, and creating a frozen area at the far-end of the attack that deals a total of 225–375 (+75% Total Magic Power) Magic Damage to enemies in the area.
“Frigid Frost in the Mountains.”
Aurora creates a frost path in the target direction, dealing 100–200 (+40% Total Magic Power) Magic Damage to enemies in the path and reducing their Movement Speed by 80% for 1.2 seconds. The frost path gradually becomes glaciers that spread until reaching their maximum size and shattering, dealing 600–1200 (+150% Total Magic Power) Magic Damage to all enemies in the area and freezing targets for 1 second.
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“Underflow of the Frozen River.”
Signature combo
Core items in buy order, with the emblem, talents and battle spell that go with them.
8,120g total
Default pick to poke and burst from the mid lane into most compositions.
Battle spell
Sprint100s CDUnlike Purify, Sprint does nothing against stuns or roots already applied — it only prevents future slows and outruns melee threats, so it's best on heroes who aren't the primary CC target.
Swap in when needed
Ice Queen Wand — Stacking slow from skill damage shuts down dash-heavy assassins and marksmen trying to close on you.
Divine Glaive — Scaling penetration when the enemy stacks magic defense against your poke.
Winter Crown — Survive burst combos aimed at you before your own skills come off cooldown.
7,630g total
Against heavy dive or assassin compositions that all-in you before your combo is ready.
Battle spell
Purify90s CDPurify does not clear suppression (e.g. Franco's Bloody Hunt or Khufra's ultimate) — a common mistake is trusting it to escape a hook combo it can't actually cleanse.
Swap in when needed
Athena's Shield — Blocks the first burst instance from magic assassins diving your backline.
Radiant Armor — Stacking magic damage reduction versus sustained magic DPS in extended fights.
The heroes that make this matchup hard, and the mechanic that does it.
LancelotAssassinHardLancelot's dash-chain combo grants brief immunity frames that let him close through Aurora's slows and burst her before Pride of Ice can matter twice.
JoyAssassinHardJoy chains Meow, Rhythm of Joy! up to four times off her Leonin Crystal, weaving through Aurora's freeze windows and reaching melee range before she can reposition.
DiggieSupportHardDiggie's Time Journey ultimate instantly clears every debuff on his team, removing Aurora's freeze and slow effects and wasting her ultimate entirely.
BenedettaAssassin · FighterHardBenedetta's Control Immunity from An Eye for An Eye lets her tank Aurora's freeze without being stopped, then close in for a guaranteed burst combo.
LingAssassinHardLing's wall-climbing mobility lets him approach from angles Aurora can't poke, then burst her down before Pride of Ice's long cooldown resets.
HanzoAssassinSoftHanzo stacks Dark Ninjutsu on Aurora from a safe distance, then commits as Hanekage through Kinjutsu: Pinnacle Ninja while his real body sits invincible outside Frigid Glacier's path.
GlooTankSoftGloo's HP pool and Slam, Slam healing let him walk through Aurora's poke, and once she is at full Sticky stacks Grab, Grab attaches him to her and passes 80% of the damage he takes straight back onto her.
Lapu-LapuFighterSoftBravest Fighter leaps Lapu-Lapu straight onto Aurora and slows her by 60%, and Storm Sword's stacking damage reduction lets him sit in her AOE while she has no dash to answer with.
YinFighter · AssassinSoftMy Turn drags Aurora into a 1v1 domain where no ally can peel for her, and Instant Blast's Golden Ring stuns her before she can land a freeze.
ValentinaMageSoftValentina can steal an enemy ultimate to counter-CC or burst Aurora at range, denying the safety her poke normally provides.
Tough BootsCuts the duration of Aurora's freeze and slow effects, shrinking the window her combo has to punish you.Athena's ShieldBlocks a large chunk of the burst window right after Frigid Glacier shatters.
Wind of NatureAurora's freeze sets up her team's physical follow-up, and Wind Chant blanks that burst outright, though it does nothing to her own magic damage.Heroes whose own counter list names Aurora — the same matchup, read from the other side.
AulusFighterHardAurora's Frigid Glacier freezes and slows through Aulus's slow-removal window, stopping his stack-building Basic Attacks before he closes distance.
DyrrothFighterHardAurora's freeze locks Dyrroth in place mid-engage, stopping Spectre Step's chase and setting up her team's follow-up.
EdithTank · MarksmanHardAurora's freeze locks Phylax in place mid-engage, canceling the momentum of Onward's charge before it connects.
LolitaSupport · TankHardFrosty Breeze freezes Lolita on the spot and Frigid Glacier's shattering ice freezes her again, locking her down before she can ever commit to Noumenon Blast's charge.
OdetteMageHardAurora's freeze can lock Odette down the instant she tries to initiate, negating the entire Swan Song combo before it starts.
SilvannaFighterHardAurora's Frigid Glacier freeze locks Silvanna down through her own restrain-channel window, denying the Attack Speed buff she needs.Duo partners whose kit completes this one.
HarleyAssassin · MageHarley's Space Escape blinks him onto a target Aurora has already frozen with Frosty Breeze, so Deadly Magic's ring lands for a guaranteed burst combo.
AngelaSupportAngela can possess an ally diving into a cluster Aurora froze, adding shields and healing while the enemies stay locked down.
AldousFighterAurora's Frigid Glacier freezes clustered enemies long enough for Aldous's stacked-damage punches to land safely.
NatanMarksmanNatan's ranged burst finishes off enemies Aurora has already slowed and frozen, punishing anyone caught in Frigid Glacier's path.
JulianAssassin · FighterJulian's dash-heavy combo chains cleanly into targets Aurora has frozen, letting him land his full combo without fighting for position.
RogerFighter · MarksmanRoger's wolf-form burst mauls down enemies immobilized by Aurora's freeze, turning her control into guaranteed damage uptime.
AliceTank · MageAlice can dive into the cluster Aurora freezes with Frigid Glacier and drain HP from multiple locked-down targets at once.
GusionAssassinGusion's burst combo one-shots priority targets that Aurora has already frozen and unable to flash away from.
AtlasTankAtlas's ultimate group-pulls the enemy team directly into Aurora's Frigid Glacier path for a team-wide freeze and burst window.
HarithMageZaman Force cuts Chrono Dash's cooldown, so Harith can dash in and out repeatedly on enemies Aurora has already frozen and slowed.Land Frosty Breeze before Frigid Glacier — the freeze prevents enemies from walking out of the ultimate's path
Use Hailstone Blast to poke and collect the hailstone follow-up damage before committing your other skills
Position at max range in teamfights since Aurora has no escape besides her Battle Spell
Don't overextend just because Pride of Ice can save you once — a second dive before it resets is lethal
Aurora is beginner-friendly for a control mage — her skillshots are generously sized and Pride of Ice forgives one bad positioning mistake per fight, though she has no escape if dived twice.
Lightning Truncheon into Holy Crystal and Glowing Wand gives burst damage, cooldown reduction, and the HP and Movement Speed to keep casting Hailstone Blast and Frosty Breeze safely.
Dash-heavy assassins like Lancelot, Ling, and Joy counter Aurora by closing distance through her slows before Pride of Ice's long cooldown resets, and Diggie's ultimate clears her freeze entirely.
Land Frosty Breeze to freeze the target, follow with Frigid Glacier through the frozen enemies, then finish with Hailstone Blast on survivors.
