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Aphelios vs Ahri

How to Beat Ahri as Aphelios in LoLAphelios is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Ahri as Aphelios

based on 2,602 Aphelios vs Ahri matchups
Win Rate
49.3 %
K/D/A
1.98
Pick Rate
3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our matchup statistics from the millions of recently rated League rounds that we review each and every week. This guide on how to beat Ahri as Aphelios resulted from an examination of 2602 ranked matches where both champions faced off against one another. This champ matchup is relatively rare. Aphelios has to counter Ahri in only 3.0% of his matches.

Aphelios vs Ahri Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Aphelios does a dismal job of countering Ahri. On average, he wins a acceptable 49.3% of the time the champs face one another in. In Aphelios vs Ahri games, Aphelios’s team is 0.0% more probable to gain first blood. This implies that he most likely will be able to get first blood against Ahri.

Best Aphelios vs Ahri Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsNoonquiver

Core Aphelios Items

~22 Mins
Infinity EdgeStormrazorThe Collector

Optional Items

Runaan's HurricaneLord Dominik's RegardsBloodthirsterYoumuu's Ghostblade

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Aphelios to level upq
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Second ability for Aphelios to level upe
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Last skill for Aphelios to max outq

Runes

PrecisionFleet FootworkOverhealLegend: BloodlineCut Down
SorceryAbsolute FocusGathering Storm
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Aphelios's passive ability p
Aphelios's q ability q
Aphelios's w ability w
Aphelios's e ability e
Aphelios's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Countering Ahri as Aphelios

Tips for Playing as Aphelios against Ahri

Each of Aphelios' weapons have different strengths, so try to find the right situation for your current weapons.

Advice to Win Against Ahri

Stay behind minions to make Charm difficult to land, this will reduce Ahri's damage potential significantly.

Ahri's survivability is dramatically reduced when her Ultimate, Spirit Rush, is down.

Aphelios vs Ahri Counter Stats

Aphelios Image
Win Rate
49.3 %
VS
Win Rate
50.7 %
Ahri Image
6.9
< Kills >
6.3
6.5
< Deaths >
5.5
6
< Assists >
7.6
1.58
< Killing Sprees >
1.44
175
< Minions Killed >
167
0.21
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.53
< Inhibitors >
0.49
20,711
< Physical Damage >
1,480
1,431
< Magic Damage >
14,674
472
< True Damage >
5,093
22,615
< Damage Dealt >
21,248
19,092
< Damage Taken >
20,166
12,052
< Gold Earned >
11,291
2.46
< Towers >
2.02
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
5,361
< Total Healing >
4,957
12,717
< Experience >
14,315
17
< Vision Score >
20
8
< Wards Placed >
10
140
< Time Dealing CC >
71

How to Counter Ahri with Aphelios in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here underscore several influential Aphelios against Ahri counter statistics that may help us explain the differences between these two champions. As an example, Aphelios’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Ahri’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Aphelios may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Ahri..

Aphelios usually has a similar longest killing spree as his counter does. Commonly, he receives a similar amount of damage to Ahri. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also imply that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to escape further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Aphelios and Ahri

Damage Types Compared

Aphelios
Ahri
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Aphelios
Ahri

Who is Better, Aphelios or Ahri?

Both League champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Aphelios usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Ahri, with a 49.3% win rate. Thus, Aphelios makes an ok counter to Ahri.

While Aphelios does have a lower winrate compared to Ahri, when facing one another, Aphelios also has a much greater difficulty level that makes him a more complex champion to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Aphelios into Ahrias his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

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

While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Aphelios vs Ahri matchups, Ahri is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.

Aphelios is a somewhat poor counter to Ahri. You will do well by focussing your strategy on keeping up your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Aphelios against Ahri.

Other Champion Matchups Against Aphelios

Aphelios Loses Against

BraumBraum44.1% winrateIvernIvern44.5% winrateMiss FortuneMiss Fortune45.1% winrateAniviaAnivia45.6% winrate

Aphelios Wins Against

YuumiYuumi54.8% winrateLeBlancLeBlanc54.5% winrateZeriZeri54.2% winrateHweiHwei53.3% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Aphelios Players

How We Calculated Our Aphelios vs Ahri Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Ahri as Aphelios, we analyzed 2,602 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 Ahri as Aphelios 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

Aphelios Build Ahri Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Aphelios in order to counter Ahri during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats displayed here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Aphelios typically gets a similar amount of CS as Ahri. Champions who typically don't get much CS often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need many items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values shown on this page to do well.

The top items to focus on in your Aphelios versus Ahri build include Infinity Edge, Stormrazor, and The Collector. When Aphelios used at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better countering Ahri than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Aphelios had an average winrate of 49.3% when countering Ahri with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest chance of vanquishing Ahri as Aphelios, you should equip the Fleet Footwork, Overheal, Legend: Bloodline, Cut Down, Absolute Focus, and Gathering Storm runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for Aphelios vs Ahri matchups, this mix of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 49.3% win rate overall.

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