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Aphelios vs Ashe

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

based on 5,844 Aphelios vs Ashe matchups
Win Rate
48.4 %
K/D/A
1.94
Pick Rate
6.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our counter statistics from the millions of ranked League rounds that we evaluate every week. Our guide on how to beat Ashe as Aphelios came out of an evaluation of 5844 ranked games where both champs faced off against each other. This particular counter pairing is somewhat uncommon. Aphelios is forced to battle against Ashe in only 6.7% of his rounds.

Aphelios vs Ashe Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Aphelios has done a poor job of beating Ashe. Normally, he wins a lowly 48.4% of the time the champs face one another in. In Aphelios vs Ashe rounds, Aphelios’s team is 0.1% less probable to gain first blood, implying that he most likely won't be able to get first blood against Ashe.

Best Aphelios vs Ashe Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsSerrated Dirk

Core Aphelios Items

~22 Mins
BloodthirsterKraken SlayerThe Collector

Optional Items

Maw of MalmortiusYoumuu's GhostbladeGuardian AngelRunaan's Hurricane

Summoner Spells

summonerboost summoner spell D
summonerflash 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 Ashe as Aphelios

Tips for Playing as Aphelios against Ashe

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

Advice to Win Against Ashe

Ashe has very few defensive options, and she's a good target to gank.

Be wary of moving around the map alone if Ashe has not recently cast her Enchanted Crystal Arrow.

Aphelios vs Ashe Counter Stats

Aphelios Image
Win Rate
48.4 %
VS
Win Rate
51.6 %
Ashe Image
6.8
< Kills >
5.9
6.6
< Deaths >
6.1
6
< Assists >
9.4
1.59
< Killing Sprees >
1.36
174
< Minions Killed >
141
0.2
< Dragons Killed >
0.19
0.5
< Inhibitors >
0.49
20,036
< Physical Damage >
15,354
1,342
< Magic Damage >
2,555
457
< True Damage >
597
21,835
< Damage Dealt >
18,507
19,168
< Damage Taken >
19,131
11,964
< Gold Earned >
11,224
2.38
< Towers >
2.2
0.07
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
5,339
< Total Healing >
3,828
12,621
< Experience >
12,217
16
< Vision Score >
30
8
< Wards Placed >
12
136
< Time Dealing CC >
617

How to Counter Ashe with Aphelios in LoL

The stats shown here clarify several critical Aphelios versus Ashe counter stats that may help you explain the distinctions between the two. As an example, Aphelios’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Ashe’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Aphelios may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Ashe..

Aphelios usually has a similar longest killing spree as his counter does. Typically, he takes a similar amount of damage to Ashe. This commonly reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also hint that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to escape additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Aphelios and Ashe

Damage Types Compared

Aphelios
Ashe
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Aphelios
Ashe

Who is Better, Aphelios or Ashe?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Aphelios usually loses when facing off against Ashe, with a 48.4% win rate. Therefore, Aphelios makes a poor counter for Ashe.

While Aphelios does have a lower win rate compared to Ashe, when on opposite teams, Aphelios also has a much greater learning curve that makes him a more difficult champion to learn. You should be careful when picking Aphelios into Asheas his relative depth means that 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 Ashe. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Aphelios vs Ashe matchups, Ashe is the better champion with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.

Aphelios is a somewhat poor counter to Ashe. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on increasing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Aphelios against Ashe.

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

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Additional Information for Aphelios Players

How We Calculated Our Aphelios vs Ashe Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Ashe as Aphelios, we analyzed 5,844 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 Ashe 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

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Aphelios in order to counter Ashe during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats shown above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Aphelios usually picks up a similar amount of CS as Ashe. Champs who on average don't earn much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The top items to focus on in your Aphelios versus Ashe build consist of Bloodthirster, Kraken Slayer, and The Collector. When Aphelios included at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better when facing Ashe than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Aphelios boasted an average winrate of 48.4% when playing against Ashe with this build.

To have the best probability of defeating Ashe as Aphelios, you should use the Fleet Footwork, Overheal, Legend: Bloodline, Cut Down, Absolute Focus, and Gathering Storm runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune builds we have analyed for Aphelios vs Ashe counterpicks, this sequence of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 48.4% winrate overall.

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