Aphelios Counters

Best picks against Aphelios

Highest win rate versus Aphelios in Bot.

1. 1Veigar257 games56.4%
2. 2Nilah265 games55.9%
3. 3Seraphine707 games55.7%
4. 4Yasuo496 games55.2%
5. 5Ziggs388 games55.1%
6. 6Corki341 games53.4%
7. 7Jinx5,119 games53.0%
8. 8Xayah1,241 games52.8%
9. 9Kog'Maw559 games52.1%
10. 10Twitch1,320 games51.4%
11. 11Swain214 games51.4%
12. 12Draven954 games51.3%
13. 13Samira959 games51.2%

Worst picks against Aphelios

Lowest win rate versus Aphelios in Bot.

1. 1Mel174 games43.7%
2. 2Kai'Sa4,568 games47.0%
3. 3Lucian1,937 games47.6%
4. 4Yunara3,076 games47.8%
5. 5Ezreal2,768 games47.9%
6. 6Smolder1,551 games48.0%
7. 7Vayne813 games48.1%
8. 8Brand124 games48.4%
9. 9Ashe1,668 games48.6%
10. 10Tristana2,369 games48.8%

Best lane counters vs Aphelios

Largest gold lead over Aphelios at 15 minutes in Bot.

1. 1Draven126 games+708
2. 2Samira221 games+514
3. 3Varus229 games+369
4. 4Ziggs112 games+337
5. 5Jhin842 games+282
6. 6Miss Fortune690 games+261
7. 7Tristana304 games+219
8. 8Caitlyn1,108 games+208
9. 9Lucian273 games+206
10. 10Zeri129 games+168
11. 11Twitch183 games+106
12. 12Ezreal821 games+104
13. 13Xayah206 games+55

How to play against Aphelios

Lane and teamfight rules that hold regardless of your pick.

In lane and in teamfights

1. Trade hard when his current weapon setup lacks crowd control or burst follow-up. Back away when he can root or stack close-range damage.
2. Force early all-ins after your lane reaches level advantage first. Do not give him slow, even waves where he can farm into stronger weapon cycles.
3. Start objective fights before he is set up in the river with his team in front. Attack from multiple angles so he cannot free-hit one target line.
4. Wait out his root threat before committing channels or long engages. Once it is down, collapse quickly before his next weapon swap changes the fight.
5. Split your formation so his ult cannot hit several priority targets. Commit crowd control after his peel tools are used, not while he is untouched behind the front line.

Where Aphelios is weak

Exploit these in draft and in lane.

• Aphelios has no mobility and relies on weapon timing, so forced fights on awkward guns reduce his damage.
• His highest impact requires protection and setup; direct dive or displacement removes him before his weapon combinations matter.