Riot admits it ‘overshot’ on Aurelion Sol—but still think he’s better than before LoL Patch 14.3

After having buffed Aurelion Sol significantly in Patch 14.3, Riot Games has walked back on most of the changes due to “overshooting” its targets for the champion. League‘s two lead designers, Phroxzon and Phreak, both apologized for making Aurelion Sol “too strong of an early laner.”

Aurelion Sol has seen numerous changes as part of Riot’s attempts to make him work. Second only to Ryze, he’s had many ups and downs and Riot’s most recent attempt to prop him up a bit has proven to be a complete disaster. In Patch 14.3, ASol Q and W were enormously empowered with reduced mana costs, higher damage, and lower cooldowns. Now, the company has walked back on some of the changes, with the game’s lead designers apologizing and admitting their faults. Phroxzon and Phreak commented on the changes on X and YouTube in detail. “We overshot on balance and we own that,” Phrozxon said on Feb. 9.