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Aphelios vs Cassiopeia

How to Beat Cassiopeia as Aphelios in LoLAphelios is in the s tier of champions
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Mage

How to Beat Cassiopeia as Aphelios

based on 872 Aphelios vs Cassiopeia matchups
Win Rate
49.4 %
K/D/A
2.03
Pick Rate
1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of recently ranked League of Legends matches every week. Within our dataset, Aphelios did battle with Cassiopeia 872 times. With so many games with Aphelios vs Cassiopeia provides us a lot of faith in our capacity to produce informative data and a supported build to shatter your foe. This particular champ matchup is relatively rare. Aphelios fights Cassiopeia in only 1.0% of his matches.

Aphelios vs Cassiopeia Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Aphelios does a poor job of beating Cassiopeia. On average, he wins a acceptable 49.4% of games the champions oppose each other in. In Aphelios versus Cassiopeia games, Aphelios’s team is 0.0% more likely to gain first blood. This implies that he most likely will get first blood versus Cassiopeia.

Best Aphelios vs Cassiopeia Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsDagger

Core Aphelios Items

~22 Mins
Infinity EdgeLord Dominik's RegardsBloodthirster

Optional Items

Kraken SlayerStormrazorThe Collector

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 Cassiopeia as Aphelios

Tips for Playing as Aphelios against Cassiopeia

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

Advice to Win Against Cassiopeia

Be wary of Cassiopeia's damage potential with Twin Fang when she has you poisoned.

Turn away from Cassiopeia when she is casting Petrifying Gaze to get slowed instead of stunned.

Aphelios vs Cassiopeia Counter Stats

Aphelios Image
Win Rate
49.4 %
VS
Win Rate
50.6 %
Cassiopeia Image
7
< Kills >
6.9
6.4
< Deaths >
5.9
6
< Assists >
6.2
1.67
< Killing Sprees >
1.6
182
< Minions Killed >
179
0.2
< Dragons Killed >
0.14
0.52
< Inhibitors >
0.46
22,204
< Physical Damage >
640
1,519
< Magic Damage >
22,617
509
< True Damage >
334
24,233
< Damage Dealt >
23,591
19,380
< Damage Taken >
27,142
12,255
< Gold Earned >
11,877
2.45
< Towers >
1.88
0.07
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
5,617
< Total Healing >
7,290
12,922
< Experience >
15,450
17
< Vision Score >
19
8
< Wards Placed >
9
142
< Time Dealing CC >
448

How to Counter Cassiopeia with Aphelios in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here emphasize several valuable Aphelios vs. Cassiopeia matchup statistics that can help us explain the differences and similarities between the two. For instance, Aphelios’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Cassiopeia’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Aphelios may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Cassiopeia..

Aphelios usually has a similar longest kill spree as his enemy does. On average, he receives less damage than Cassiopeia. This often reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also indicate that the champion with more HP has less agility and thus is not able to flee from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Aphelios and Cassiopeia

Damage Types Compared

Aphelios
Cassiopeia
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Aphelios
Cassiopeia

Who is Better, Aphelios or Cassiopeia?

Both LoL champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Aphelios usually fairs equally well when taking on Cassiopeia, with a 49.4% win rate. Thus, Aphelios makes an ok counter for Cassiopeia.

While Aphelios does have a lower win rate compared to Cassiopeia, when on opposite teams, Aphelios also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more complex champ to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Aphelios into Cassiopeiaas his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Aphelios also has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Cassiopeia. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Aphelios vs Cassiopeia matchups, Cassiopeia is the better champion with a similar win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.

Aphelios is a somewhat poor counter to Cassiopeia. Focus your tactics on increasing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Aphelios against Cassiopeia.

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 Cassiopeia Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Cassiopeia as Aphelios, we analyzed 872 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 Cassiopeia 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 Cassiopeia Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Aphelios in order to counter Cassiopeia during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips presented here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Aphelios usually picks up a similar amount of CS relative to Cassiopeia. Champs who typically don't take much CS often don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. They 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 require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers shown here to do well.

The most important items to have in your Aphelios versus Cassiopeia build consist of Infinity Edge, Lord Dominik's Regards, and Bloodthirster. When Aphelios bought at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better vs Cassiopeia than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Aphelios had an average win rate of 49.4% when playing against Cassiopeia with this counter build.

To have the greatest chance of defeating Cassiopeia as Aphelios, you should take the Fleet Footwork, Overheal, Legend: Bloodline, Cut Down, Absolute Focus, and Gathering Storm runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the runes players chose for Aphelios vs Cassiopeia LoL games, this combination of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 49.4% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Cassiopeia as Aphelios are presented for every ranked division. If you would like to scope the stats and builds to a particular player tier, you can use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.