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How to Win Aphelios vs Gwen Counter MatchupAphelios is in the a tier of champions

Aphelios vs Gwen

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

based on 1,840 Aphelios vs Gwen matchups
Win Rate
50.5 %
K/D/A
2.02
Pick Rate
2.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our counter stats from the millions of rated League rounds that we get from Riot Games each week. This guide on how to beat Gwen as Aphelios came out of an analysis of 1840 ranked games where both champions opposed one another. This particular counter pairing is fairly rare. Aphelios has to counter Gwen in only 2.1% of his matches.

Aphelios vs Gwen Matchup Summary

Aphelios has done a ok job of countering Gwen. Normally, he wins a acceptable 50.5% of matches the champs oppose each other in. In Aphelios versus Gwen rounds, Aphelios’s team is 0.0% more expected to get first blood, indicating that he most likely will get first blood versus Gwen.

Best Aphelios vs Gwen 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 EdgeBloodthirsterStormrazor

Optional Items

Runaan's HurricaneLord Dominik's RegardsThe CollectorKraken Slayer

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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Q
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Guide to Countering Gwen as Aphelios

Tips for Playing as Aphelios against Gwen

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

Advice to Win Against Gwen

Gwen must hit something to recast her Ultimate, try to evade her between casts.

Gwen needs to attack a few times to set up her damage, so try to get the jump on her.

Gwen's Hallowed Mist shroud will only follow her once, after that it will dissipate when she leaves.

Aphelios vs Gwen Counter Stats

Aphelios Image
Win Rate
50.5 %
VS
Win Rate
49.5 %
Gwen Image
6.7
< Kills >
5.9
6.3
< Deaths >
6
6
< Assists >
4.7
1.55
< Killing Sprees >
1.37
175
< Minions Killed >
160
0.19
< Dragons Killed >
0.29
0.53
< Inhibitors >
0.59
19,362
< Physical Damage >
2,961
1,339
< Magic Damage >
15,002
410
< True Damage >
3,659
21,111
< Damage Dealt >
21,623
18,589
< Damage Taken >
29,821
11,838
< Gold Earned >
11,947
2.45
< Towers >
2.66
0.07
< Baron Takedowns >
0.08
5,185
< Total Healing >
7,722
12,509
< Experience >
14,820
16
< Vision Score >
17
8
< Wards Placed >
8
137
< Time Dealing CC >
152

How to Counter Gwen with Aphelios in LoL

The stats shown here highlight some critical Aphelios vs. Gwen matchup stats that can help us appreciate the differences between the two. For instance, Aphelios’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Gwen’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Aphelios may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Gwen..

Aphelios often has a similar longest kill spree as his opponent does. Commonly, he receives less damage than Gwen. This typically indicates differing health capacities; however, it can also illustrate that the champ with more HP has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Aphelios and Gwen

Damage Types Compared

Aphelios
Gwen
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Aphelios
Gwen

Who is Better, Aphelios or Gwen?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Aphelios usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Gwen, with a 50.5% win rate. Therefore, Aphelios makes an ok counter to Gwen.

While Aphelios does have a higher win rate compared to Gwen, when on opposite teams, Aphelios also has a much greater difficulty level that makes him a more complex champion to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Aphelios into Gwenas his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Aphelios also has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Gwen. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, 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 Gwen matchups, Aphelios is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.

Aphelios is a decent counter for Gwen. Make sure you focus your actions on increasing your CS and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Aphelios against Gwen.

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 Gwen Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Gwen as Aphelios, we analyzed 1,840 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 Gwen 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 Gwen Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Aphelios in order to counter Gwen during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and stats shown above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Aphelios most often racks up a similar amount of CS relative to Gwen. Champs who typically don't take many minion kills often don't require much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The top items to use in your Aphelios versus Gwen build include Infinity Edge, Bloodthirster, and Stormrazor. When Aphelios used at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better when facing Gwen than with most other common builds. In fact, Aphelios had an average winrate of 50.5% when countering Gwen with this counter build.

To have the highest probability of defeating Gwen 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 rune sets we have analyed for Aphelios vs Gwen clashes, this combo of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 50.5% winrate overall.

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