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Aatrox vs Aphelios

How to Beat Aphelios as Aatrox in LoLAatrox is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Aphelios as Aatrox

based on 4,625 Aatrox vs Aphelios matchups
Win Rate
53.1 %
K/D/A
1.98
Pick Rate
2.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our matchup statistics from the millions of ranked League of Legends rounds that we get from Riot Games each week. Our guide on how to beat Aphelios as Aatrox resulted from an analysis of 4625 ranked matches where both champions fought each other. This particular pairing is relatively rare. Aatrox encounters Aphelios in only 2.4% of his matches.

Aatrox vs Aphelios Matchup Summary

Aatrox does a good job of countering Aphelios. On average, he wins a whopping 53.1% of the time the champs clash against each other in. In Aatrox against Aphelios rounds, Aatrox’s team is 0.0% more expected to gain first blood, indicating that he probably will get first blood against Aphelios.

Best Aatrox vs Aphelios Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalCaulfield's Warhammer

Core Aatrox Items

~22 Mins
Spear of ShojinSundered SkyEclipse

Optional Items

Sterak's GageSerylda's GrudgeKaenic RookernProfane Hydra

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Aatrox to level upq
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Second ability for Aatrox to level upe
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Last skill for Aatrox to max outw

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: TenacityLast Stand
ResolveSecond WindRevitalize
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Aatrox's passive ability p
Aatrox's q ability q
Aatrox's w ability w
Aatrox's e ability e
Aatrox's ultimate ability r
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Q
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E
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Q
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Guide to Countering Aphelios as Aatrox

Tips for Playing as Aatrox against Aphelios

Cast World Ender when you are sure you can force a fight.

Use Umbral Dash while casting The Darkin Blade to increase your chances of hitting the enemy.

Crowd Control abilities like Infernal Chains or your allies' immobilizing effects will help you set up The Darkin Blade.

Advice to Win Against Aphelios

Each of Aphelios' weapons have different weaknesses, try to exploit the ones that work best for your champion. Watch out for the purple Gravity gun, it can root you.

Aatrox vs Aphelios Counter Stats

Aatrox Image
Win Rate
53.1 %
VS
Win Rate
46.9 %
Aphelios Image
5.8
< Kills >
6.6
5.7
< Deaths >
6.4
5.5
< Assists >
5.8
1.33
< Killing Sprees >
1.53
167
< Minions Killed >
176
0.07
< Dragons Killed >
0.19
0.42
< Inhibitors >
0.49
18,019
< Physical Damage >
20,837
3,754
< Magic Damage >
1,371
393
< True Damage >
497
22,166
< Damage Dealt >
22,706
36,004
< Damage Taken >
18,809
11,340
< Gold Earned >
11,779
2.12
< Towers >
2.35
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
14,219
< Total Healing >
5,196
14,636
< Experience >
12,314
16
< Vision Score >
16
8
< Wards Placed >
8
241
< Time Dealing CC >
135

How to Counter Aphelios with Aatrox in LoL

The stats provided here emphasize several influential Aatrox against Aphelios matchup stats that may help us interpret the differences between the two. As an example, Aatrox’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Aphelios’s ratio of NaN, showing that Aatrox may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Aphelios..

Aatrox typically has a similar longest kill spree as his matchup does. Commonly, he receives more damage than Aphelios. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, but it can also illustrate that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Aatrox and Aphelios

Damage Types Compared

Aatrox
Aphelios
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Aatrox
Aphelios

Who is Better, Aatrox or Aphelios?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Aatrox usually wins when playing against Aphelios, with a 53.1% win rate. Thus, Aatrox makes a great counter to Aphelios.

While Aatrox does have a higher winrate compared to Aphelios, when on opposite teams, Aatrox also has a much lower difficulty level that makes him a less time consuming character to develop with. You don't need to be too worried when picking Aatrox into Aphelios.

Moreover, Aatrox has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Aphelios. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Aatrox vs Aphelios matchups, Aatrox is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.

Aatrox is a great counter to Aphelios. You will do well by focussing your play on increasing your CS and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Aatrox against Aphelios.

Other Champion Matchups Against Aatrox

Aatrox Loses Against

SingedSinged46.1% winrateLilliaLillia46.3% winrateTaricTaric46.7% winrateMiss FortuneMiss Fortune47.2% winrate

Aatrox Wins Against

Kai'SaKai'Sa55.1% winrateNidaleeNidalee55% winrateKarthusKarthus55% winrateYuumiYuumi54.9% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

KayleKayle+ 54.5% 1049 GamesTaricTaric+ 55.6% 1818 GamesFioraFiora+ 55.8% 172 GamesKledKled+ 58.3% 290 Games

Additional Information for Aatrox Players

How We Calculated Our Aatrox vs Aphelios Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Aphelios as Aatrox, we analyzed 4,625 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Aphelios as Aatrox comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

Other Useful Resources

Aatrox Build Aphelios Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Aatrox in order to counter Aphelios during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips presented above, you should grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Aatrox most often picks up a similar amount of CS as Aphelios. Champs who on average don't earn many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The most important items to use in your Aatrox versus Aphelios build include Spear of Shojin, Sundered Sky, and Eclipse. When Aatrox combined at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better when facing Aphelios than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Aatrox boasted an average win rate of 53.1% battling Aphelios with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest likelihood of defeating Aphelios as Aatrox, Aatrox players should use the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Tenacity, Last Stand, Second Wind, and Revitalize runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the runes players chose for Aatrox vs Aphelios battles, this combination of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 53.1% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Aphelios as Aatrox are given for all skill levels, merged. If you would like to scope the stats and builds to an individual division, you can use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.