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Aphelios vs Draven

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

based on 2,867 Aphelios vs Draven matchups
Win Rate
47.4 %
K/D/A
2
Pick Rate
3.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our matchup stats from the millions of rated League of Legends games that we evaluate each and every week. This guide on how to beat Draven as Aphelios came out of an analysis of 2867 ranked matches where both champions faced off against each other. This counter pairing is relatively rare. Aphelios has to counter Draven in only 3.3% of his rounds.

Aphelios vs Draven Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Aphelios does a below average job of countering Draven. On average, he wins a lowly 47.4% of games the champs clash against each other in. In Aphelios vs Draven rounds, Aphelios’s side is 0.2% less probable to earn first blood. This implies that he probably won't be able to get first blood against Draven.

Best Aphelios vs Draven Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordBerserker's Greaves

Core Aphelios Items

~22 Mins
Infinity EdgeBloodthirsterKraken Slayer

Optional Items

Runaan's HurricaneLord Dominik's RegardsThe CollectorYoumuu's Ghostblade

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerheal summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionFleet FootworkOverhealLegend: BloodlineCut Down
SorceryAbsolute FocusGathering Storm
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
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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Q
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Q
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Q
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E
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Q
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Guide to Countering Draven as Aphelios

Tips for Playing as Aphelios against Draven

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

Advice to Win Against Draven

Disrupt Draven with the goal of making him drop his axes. If you do, his power drops dramatically.

Launch skillshots toward the landing position of Draven's Spinning Axes.

Aphelios vs Draven Counter Stats

Aphelios Image
Win Rate
47.4 %
VS
Win Rate
52.6 %
Draven Image
6.6
< Kills >
8.7
6.3
< Deaths >
6.2
6
< Assists >
5.5
1.52
< Killing Sprees >
1.98
168
< Minions Killed >
174
0.18
< Dragons Killed >
0.25
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.52
19,606
< Physical Damage >
21,826
1,332
< Magic Damage >
133
443
< True Damage >
468
21,382
< Damage Dealt >
22,427
18,025
< Damage Taken >
21,989
11,528
< Gold Earned >
13,777
2.3
< Towers >
2.46
0.07
< Baron Takedowns >
0.08
4,878
< Total Healing >
6,973
12,039
< Experience >
12,198
16
< Vision Score >
15
8
< Wards Placed >
7
131
< Time Dealing CC >
85

How to Counter Draven with Aphelios in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here feature several vital Aphelios vs. Draven matchup stats that can help you explain the differences between this pair of champs. For instance, Aphelios’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Draven’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Aphelios may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Draven..

Aphelios normally has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his enemy does. Commonly, he receives less damage than Draven. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also illustrate that the champ with more HP has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Aphelios and Draven

Damage Types Compared

Aphelios
Draven
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Aphelios
Draven

Who is Better, Aphelios or Draven?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Aphelios usually loses when playing against Draven, with a 47.4% win rate. Thus, Aphelios makes a poor counter for Draven.

While Aphelios does have a lower win rate than Draven, when facing one another, Aphelios also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more complex champion to learn and master. You should be very concerned when picking Aphelios into Dravenas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Aphelios also has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Draven. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Aphelios vs Draven matchups, Draven is the better champ with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.

Aphelios is a trash counter to Draven. You will do well by focussing your play on maximizing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Aphelios against Draven.

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 Draven Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Draven as Aphelios, we analyzed 2,867 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 Draven 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

To learn all of the intricacies of Aphelios in order to counter Draven during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions presented above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Aphelios typically racks up a similar amount of CS compared to Draven. Champions who on average don't take many minion kills often don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values shown here to do well.

The most crucial items to use in your Aphelios versus Draven build consist of Infinity Edge, Bloodthirster, and Kraken Slayer. When Aphelios bought at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better against Draven than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Aphelios boasted an average winrate of 47.4% battling Draven with this build.

To have the highest probability of annihilating Draven as Aphelios, Aphelios players 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 Draven counter picks, this composite of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 47.4% winrate overall.

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