
Pick & ban rate = share of matches that pick / ban Aldous. Official ranked data · All Ranks · 7 days · Updated Oct 8, 2026
Skills
Aldous's abilities from official data
- P

Contract: Transform
PassiveShieldAfter every 2 Basic Attacks, Aldous gains a 500 (+3 times the number of Soul Steal stacks) shield for 3s on his next Basic Attack. This effect can only be triggered once every 5s.
- 1

Contract: Soul Steal
Skill 1DamageBuffCD: 4 Mana Cost: 45
Aldous unleashes his inner energy to enhance his next Basic Attack to deal Physical Damage equal to 200 (+100% Total Physical Attack) plus 5 times the number of Soul Steal stacks. If this attack kills an enemy hero/Siege Minion/other non-hero unit, Aldous will gain 10/10/4 stacks of Soul Steal (up to 650 stacks). The enhanced Basic Attack deals 300% extra Base Damage to Minions or Creeps. Aldous gets an extra 5/2 stack(s) of Soul Steal when a nearby enemy Siege Minion/other non-hero unit dies.
- 2

Contract: Explosion
Skill 2BuffCCCD: 12 Mana Cost: 80
Aldous assumes a defensive stance, gaining 30% Damage Reduction and 20% extra Movement Speed for 2s or until manual cancellation. He then deals 100 (+20% Total Physical Attack)-200 (+40% Total Physical Attack) Physical Damage to nearby enemies and stuns them for 0.5-1s (scales with defensive stance duration).
- 3

Contract: Chase Fate
Skill 3MobilityDamageCD: 60 Mana Cost: 150
Aldous gains vision of all enemy heroes for 5s. During this time, if Aldous uses this skill again, he can dash toward an enemy hero. When Aldous hits that enemy hero, he will deal Physical Damage equal to 250 plus 8% of the target's Max HP and knock back the target for 1s. (Aldous can interrupt target's Recall during the dash.)
Aldous counters
Pick these when the enemy has Aldous
- 1+3.6EsmeraldaTankMageEXP
- 2+2.4AngelaSupportRoam
- 3+2.4ChipSupportTankRoam
- 4+2.4CyclopsMageMid
- 5+2.3LukasFighterEXPJungle
- 6+2ObsidiaMarksmanGold
- 7+1.2BadangFighterEXPRoam
Numbers = the win-rate difference (% points) when the two heroes face each other. Example +3.6: Esmeralda wins 3.6 points more often against Aldous. From All Ranks, last 7 days.
Aldous is strong against
Aldous has the edge over these heroes
- 1+2.6HelcurtAssassinJungle
- 2+2.5UranusTankEXP
- 3+2.4BaxiaTankJungle
- 4+2.4X.BorgFighterEXP
- 5+2.1GatotkacaTankFighterRoamEXP
- 6+1.8NovariaMageMid
Numbers = the win-rate difference (% points) when the two heroes face each other. Example +2.6: Aldous wins 2.6 points more often against Helcurt. From All Ranks, last 7 days.
Aldous combos
Heroes that work well on Aldous's team
- 1+2.6X.BorgFighterEXP
- 2+2.4TigrealTankRoam
- 3+2.2GlooTankEXPRoam
- 4+2.1AliceTankMageEXPJungle
- 5+2.1BelerickTankRoam
- 6+1.7AlphaFighterJungleEXP
Numbers = the change in win rate (% points) when both heroes are on the same team. Example +2.6: Aldous wins 2.6 points more often on a team with X.Borg. From All Ranks, last 7 days.
Aldous build guide
Situational Fighter items: check the enemy lineup first, then buy
- Battle spell · EXP
Petrify: Turns nearby enemies to stone as you dive into a fight.
Flicker: Escape ganks or reach a target; the most flexible spell.
- Emblem
- Fighter · Brave Smite: Skills restore HP, winning long trades in the EXP lane.
The enemy has 2+ heroes with heals or shields
Cuts the enemy's healing and shields.
The enemy is mostly magic
Magic defense and magic damage reduction.
The enemy is mostly physical
Physical defense.
Your hero heals or shields itself a lot
Healing and shields you receive go up by 30%.






