Aphelios vs Diana
How to Beat Diana as Aphelios
based on 3,587 Aphelios vs Diana matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Aphelios vs Diana Matchup Summary
Best Aphelios vs Diana Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Diana as Aphelios
Tips for Playing as Aphelios against Diana
Each of Aphelios' weapons have different strengths, so try to find the right situation for your current weapons.
Advice to Win Against Diana
Pale Cascade orbs only last a few seconds. Avoid Diana and engage her after the shield dissipates.
Diana can play very aggressively if she uses Lunar Rush without Moonlight, but you can punish her by slowing or stunning her when she has no way to get back into position.
Dodge Crescent Strike, or move to safety if you are affected by Moonlight.
Aphelios vs Diana Counter Stats
How to Counter Diana with Aphelios in LoL
The stats provided here emphasize some vital Aphelios against Diana counter statistics that may help you understand the distinctions between the pair. For instance, Aphelios’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Diana’s ratio of NaN, showing that Aphelios may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Diana..
Aphelios typically has a similar longest killing spree as his foe does. Typically, he receives less damage than Diana. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also hint that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from additional harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Aphelios and Diana
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Who is Better, Aphelios or Diana?
Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Aphelios usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Diana, with a 49.0% win rate. As a result, Aphelios makes an ok counter to Diana.
While Aphelios does have a lower winrate than Diana, when they face off with one another, Aphelios also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes him a more challenging champ to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Aphelios into Dianaas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Additionally, Aphelios also has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Diana. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Aphelios vs Diana matchups, Diana is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.
Aphelios is a somewhat poor counter for Diana. You will do well by focussing your tactics on maximizing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Aphelios against Diana.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Aphelios in order to counter Diana 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 listen to the build and tips displayed here, you should increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Aphelios on average accumulates more CS as Diana. Champs who typically don't earn much CS often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers shown on this page to do well.
The most important items to have in your Aphelios versus Diana build consist of Lord Dominik's Regards, Bloodthirster, and Kraken Slayer. When Aphelios bought at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better when facing Diana than with most other typical builds. In fact, Aphelios had an average win rate of 49.0% when playing against Diana with these items in his kit.
To have the highest probability of vanquishing Diana as Aphelios, Aphelios players 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 runes players chose for Aphelios vs Diana clashes, this blending of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 49.0% win rate overall.
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