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Aphelios vs Jhin

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

based on 10,764 Aphelios vs Jhin matchups
Win Rate
47.9 %
K/D/A
1.89
Pick Rate
12.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our matchup stats from the millions of rated LoL rounds that we analyze each week. This guide on how to beat Jhin as Aphelios resulted from an analysis of 10764 ranked rounds where both champs fought each other. This particular champion pairing is somewhat common. Aphelios fights Jhin in 12.3% of his games.

Aphelios vs Jhin Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Aphelios has done a below average job of countering Jhin. Typically, he wins a lowly 47.9% of the time the champs fight one another in. In Aphelios vs Jhin matches, Aphelios’s team is 0.1% less probable to earn first blood. This indicates that he most likely won't be able to get first blood against Jhin.

Best Aphelios vs Jhin Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsNoonquiver

Core Aphelios Items

~22 Mins
Guardian AngelInfinity EdgeBloodthirster

Optional Items

Mercurial ScimitarLord Dominik's RegardsRapid FirecannonRunaan's Hurricane

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: BloodlineCoup de Grace
SorceryAbsolute FocusGathering Storm
Adaptive ForceAdaptive 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 Jhin as Aphelios

Tips for Playing as Aphelios against Jhin

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

Advice to Win Against Jhin

Jhin places invisible traps around the map. Watch where you step!

Jhin's attacks are quite potent, but he runs out of ammo after the 4th shot. Use this window to jump him and burst him down.

Deadly Flourish only roots those hit by one of Jhin's basic attacks, traps, or allies within the last 4 seconds.

Aphelios vs Jhin Counter Stats

Aphelios Image
Win Rate
47.9 %
VS
Win Rate
52.1 %
Jhin Image
6.6
< Kills >
8.1
6.5
< Deaths >
5.1
5.7
< Assists >
8
1.53
< Killing Sprees >
1.85
178
< Minions Killed >
176
0.2
< Dragons Killed >
0.23
0.49
< Inhibitors >
0.51
20,414
< Physical Damage >
19,456
1,368
< Magic Damage >
1,061
467
< True Damage >
393
22,248
< Damage Dealt >
20,910
19,421
< Damage Taken >
18,784
11,965
< Gold Earned >
12,504
2.32
< Towers >
2.3
0.07
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
5,327
< Total Healing >
5,115
12,691
< Experience >
12,985
17
< Vision Score >
17
8
< Wards Placed >
9
139
< Time Dealing CC >
149

How to Counter Jhin with Aphelios in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page show some strategic Aphelios against Jhin matchup statistics that can help us interpret the differences between the two. As an example, Aphelios’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Jhin’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Aphelios may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Jhin..

Aphelios typically has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his enemy does. Commonly, he receives a similar amount of damage to Jhin. This commonly reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also indicate that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to escape further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Aphelios and Jhin

Damage Types Compared

Aphelios
Jhin
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Aphelios
Jhin

Who is Better, Aphelios or Jhin?

Both LoL champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Aphelios usually loses when taking on Jhin, with a 47.9% win rate. Thus, Aphelios makes a bad counter for Jhin.

While Aphelios does have a lower winrate than Jhin, when they face off with one another, Aphelios also has a much greater learning curve that makes him a more complex character to learn and master. You may get destroyed when picking Aphelios into Jhinas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Aphelios has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Jhin. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Aphelios vs Jhin matchups, Jhin 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 garbage counter to Jhin. Make sure you focus your strategy on keeping up your CS and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Aphelios against Jhin.

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 Jhin Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Jhin as Aphelios, we analyzed 10,764 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 Jhin 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 Jhin during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats shown here, you should increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Aphelios most often accumulates a similar amount of CS compared to Jhin. Champs who on average don't earn many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values reported here to do well.

The best items to prioritize in your Aphelios versus Jhin build include Guardian Angel, Infinity Edge, and Bloodthirster. When Aphelios used at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better when facing Jhin than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Aphelios had an average winrate of 47.9% battling Jhin with this build.

To have the best chance of beating Jhin as Aphelios, you should use the Fleet Footwork, Overheal, Legend: Bloodline, Coup de Grace, Absolute Focus, and Gathering Storm runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the runes that we analyzed for Aphelios vs Jhin fights, this combo of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 47.9% winrate overall.

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