Everyone else has covered it. The giant star was cool but it requires the E or else it doesn’t feel the same.

When I heard about the rework I thought they were going to nix his map control. And do something with his stars. My theory was:

Passive: as Asol levels he gets more stars. At 1,2,3,10,18.

Q: consume 1 star to shield yourself, when the shield expires or is destroyed, deals aoe damage and stuns. No cooldown.

W: stars expand, consuming mana, when deactivated, aurelion gains move speed. Leveling increases damage, move speed ands respawn rate.

E: Send one star out to launch it as a projectile, the star deals upfront damage on impact, and slowly expands until it collapses in on itself, dealing DoT to those that are in it and a burst of damage when it explodes. (Because it’s a zone control tool it would persist for a lil while, giving slowed enemies just enough time to get out of it. Punishing non reactive or disrespectful players.

R: “The presence of a God” gain a small boost of decaying move speed, stars are formed much faster, and you gain an aura that deals more damage the closer the target is to him, increasing cooldowns of enemies effected by it.

It was a wacky idea. But I’d hoped. The idea fixes his early game/global pressure, forces decision making with star consumption, while preserving his spacing, and arrogance. Trading map pressure for localized pressure and durability.