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Aphelios vs Jax

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

based on 1,806 Aphelios vs Jax matchups
Win Rate
46.8 %
K/D/A
1.89
Pick Rate
3.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our counter stats from the millions of recently rated League games that we review each week. Our guide on how to beat Jax as Aphelios resulted from an evaluation of 1806 ranked games where both champs battled each other. This particular matchup is relatively rare. Aphelios has to counter Jax in only 3.7% of his matches.

Aphelios vs Jax Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Aphelios does a awful job of beating Jax. Normally, he wins a lowly 46.8% of games the champs face one another in. In Aphelios vs Jax games, Aphelios’s team is 0.1% less likely to obtain first blood, indicating that he most likely won't get first blood against Jax.

Best Aphelios vs Jax Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
CullHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
DaggerNoonquiver

Core Aphelios Items

~22 Mins
GaleforceBloodthirsterKraken Slayer

Optional Items

Runaan's HurricaneLord Dominik's RegardsStormrazor

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 Jax as Aphelios

Tips for Playing as Aphelios against Jax

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

Advice to Win Against Jax

Try to engage him in short bursts instead of going toe-to-toe with him. Preventing him from attacking consecutively drastically lowers his damage output.

Jax can dodge all incoming attacks for a very short amount of time and stuns enemies in melee range when it ends. Wait to strike him until after his dodge is finished.

Aphelios vs Jax Counter Stats

Aphelios Image
Win Rate
46.8 %
VS
Win Rate
53.2 %
Jax Image
5.9
< Kills >
6.3
6.2
< Deaths >
5.7
5.8
< Assists >
4.3
1.4
< Killing Sprees >
1.44
167
< Minions Killed >
139
0.18
< Dragons Killed >
0.33
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.49
17,062
< Physical Damage >
11,332
961
< Magic Damage >
7,378
241
< True Damage >
500
18,265
< Damage Dealt >
19,211
17,082
< Damage Taken >
26,319
11,344
< Gold Earned >
11,487
2.16
< Towers >
2.22
0.07
< Baron Takedowns >
0.08
4,593
< Total Healing >
7,150
11,915
< Experience >
14,069
16
< Vision Score >
17
8
< Wards Placed >
8
120
< Time Dealing CC >
214

How to Counter Jax with Aphelios in LoL

The stats shown on this page highlight several critical Aphelios against Jax matchup statistics that may help us appreciate the distinctions between this pair of champs. For instance, Aphelios’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Jax’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Aphelios may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Jax..

Aphelios typically has a similar longest kill spree as his enemy does. On average, he receives less damage than Jax. This often reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also show that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Aphelios and Jax

Damage Types Compared

Aphelios
Jax
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Aphelios
Jax

Who is Better, Aphelios or Jax?

Both League champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Aphelios usually loses when facing off against Jax, with a 46.8% win rate. Thus, Aphelios makes a bad counter for Jax.

While Aphelios does have a lower winrate compared to Jax, when on opposite teams, Aphelios also has a much greater difficulty level that makes him a more time consuming champion to pick up and master. You may get destroyed when picking Aphelios into Jaxas his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Aphelios has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Jax. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Aphelios vs Jax matchups, Jax is the better champion with a much 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 Jax. Focus your tactics on maximizing your CS and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Aphelios against Jax.

Other Champion Matchups Against Aphelios

Aphelios Loses Against

UrgotUrgot43.6% winrateNilahNilah43.7% winrateXerathXerath43.9% winrateZyraZyra44.1% winrate

Aphelios Wins Against

KalistaKalista55.1% winrateYuumiYuumi54.7% winrateKassadinKassadin53.3% winrateLuluLulu53.2% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Aphelios Players

How We Calculated Our Aphelios vs Jax Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Jax as Aphelios, we analyzed 1,806 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 Jax 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 Jax Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

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

Aphelios typically accumulates a similar amount of CS as Jax. Champions who typically don't acquire many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values reported on this page to do well.

The ideal items to use in your Aphelios versus Jax build consist of Galeforce, Bloodthirster, and Kraken Slayer. When Aphelios incorporated at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better versus Jax than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Aphelios had an average winrate of 46.8% when countering Jax with this build.

To have the highest probability of vanquishing Jax 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 sets that we analyzed for Aphelios vs Jax LoL games, this combination of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 46.8% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Jax as Aphelios are presented for every ranked division. If you want to filter the stats and builds to a specific skill level, you can use the selection menu earlier on the page.