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Aphelios vs Kassadin

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How to Beat Kassadin as Aphelios

based on 1,227 Aphelios vs Kassadin matchups
Win Rate
49.6 %
K/D/A
2.05
Pick Rate
1.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our counter statistics from the millions of rated LoL games that we get from Riot Games each week. Our guide on how to beat Kassadin as Aphelios came out of an examination of 1227 ranked matches where both champions faced each other. This particular matchup is somewhat rare. Aphelios fights Kassadin in only 1.4% of his matches.

Aphelios vs Kassadin Matchup Summary

Aphelios does a ok job of beating Kassadin. Typically, he wins a acceptable 49.6% of games the champions battle one another in. In Aphelios vs Kassadin rounds, Aphelios’s team is 0.1% more likely to gain first blood, implying that he probably will be able to get first blood against Kassadin.

Best Aphelios vs Kassadin Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsDagger

Core Aphelios Items

~22 Mins
Infinity EdgeBloodthirsterStormrazor

Optional Items

Lord Dominik's RegardsThe CollectorKraken SlayerYoumuu's Ghostblade

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 Kassadin as Aphelios

Tips for Playing as Aphelios against Kassadin

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

Advice to Win Against Kassadin

It takes 6 spell casts for Kassadin's slow, Force Pulse, to become castable. If he levels up that ability, judiciously use your own skills while laning against him.

Kassadin deals mostly magic damage. If he's doing well consider buying magic resist items like Mercury's Treads and Banshee's Veil.

Each time Kassadin consecutively uses Riftwalk, he pays more and more mana. Keep this in mind as you chase him.

Aphelios vs Kassadin Counter Stats

Aphelios Image
Win Rate
49.6 %
VS
Win Rate
50.4 %
Kassadin Image
6.6
< Kills >
7.2
6.1
< Deaths >
5.4
5.9
< Assists >
5.6
1.54
< Killing Sprees >
1.56
176
< Minions Killed >
169
0.22
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.53
< Inhibitors >
0.38
21,163
< Physical Damage >
1,665
1,296
< Magic Damage >
18,737
482
< True Damage >
538
22,941
< Damage Dealt >
20,941
18,208
< Damage Taken >
28,852
11,809
< Gold Earned >
11,670
2.47
< Towers >
1.62
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
5,088
< Total Healing >
5,872
12,425
< Experience >
15,100
16
< Vision Score >
16
8
< Wards Placed >
8
136
< Time Dealing CC >
189

How to Counter Kassadin with Aphelios in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here show some valuable Aphelios against Kassadin matchup statistics that can help us distinguish the differences and similarities between this set of champions. Aphelios’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Kassadin’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Aphelios may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Kassadin..

Aphelios usually has a similar longest kill spree as his counter does. Commonly, he takes less damage than Kassadin. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, but it can also hint that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to flee from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Aphelios and Kassadin

Damage Types Compared

Aphelios
Kassadin
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Aphelios
Kassadin

Who is Better, Aphelios or Kassadin?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Aphelios usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Kassadin, with a 49.6% win rate. As a result, Aphelios makes an ok counter to Kassadin.

While Aphelios does have a lower winrate than Kassadin, when facing one another, Aphelios also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more challenging champion to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Aphelios into Kassadinas his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

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

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

Aphelios is a somewhat poor counter to Kassadin. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on increasing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Aphelios against Kassadin.

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 Kassadin Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kassadin as Aphelios, we analyzed 1,227 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 Kassadin 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 Kassadin Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Aphelios in order to counter Kassadin during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and stats presented here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Aphelios usually accumulates a similar amount of CS as Kassadin. Champions who typically don't acquire much CS typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers reported here to do well.

The best items to focus on in your Aphelios versus Kassadin build consist of Infinity Edge, Bloodthirster, and Stormrazor. When Aphelios combined at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better vs. Kassadin than with many other typical builds. In fact, Aphelios had an average win rate of 49.6% battling Kassadin with this counter build.

To have the greatest probability of vanquishing Kassadin as Aphelios, you should take 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 combinations that we analyzed for Aphelios vs Kassadin fights, this combination of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 49.6% winrate overall.

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