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Aphelios vs Kayn

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

based on 4,060 Aphelios vs Kayn matchups
Win Rate
48.9 %
K/D/A
2.03
Pick Rate
4.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of recently ranked League of Legends rounds each and every week. In our dataset, Aphelios faced Kayn 4060 times. Having so many games with Aphelios versus Kayn gives us a lot of confidence in our capacity to produce informative stats and a pro build to smash Kayn. This particular pairing is relatively uncommon. Aphelios has to counter Kayn in only 4.6% of his rounds.

Aphelios vs Kayn Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Aphelios has done a poor job of countering Kayn. Normally, he wins a acceptable 48.9% of the time the champions battle each other in. In Aphelios versus Kayn matches, Aphelios’s side is 0.0% more likely to get first blood, indicating that he probably will be able to get first blood against Kayn.

Best Aphelios vs Kayn Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsNoonquiver

Core Aphelios Items

~22 Mins
Infinity EdgeRunaan's HurricaneStormrazor

Optional Items

BloodthirsterLord Dominik's RegardsImmortal ShieldbowThe Collector

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerheal 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 Kayn as Aphelios

Tips for Playing as Aphelios against Kayn

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

Advice to Win Against Kayn

When Kayn is in terrain near you, you will get a visual warning on the edge of the terrain he's in.

Umbral Trespass requires Kayn to damage a target first. Try to dodge Blade's Reach to deny him a long range cast of Umbral Trespass.

Damage Kayn while he's in Shadow Step to shorten its duration, or apply hard crowd control (stun, charm, knockup, etc) to end Shadow Step immediately.

Aphelios vs Kayn Counter Stats

Aphelios Image
Win Rate
48.9 %
VS
Win Rate
51.1 %
Kayn Image
7.2
< Kills >
7.3
6.6
< Deaths >
6.5
6.2
< Assists >
7.3
1.67
< Killing Sprees >
1.66
178
< Minions Killed >
37
0.22
< Dragons Killed >
1.45
0.52
< Inhibitors >
0.39
21,622
< Physical Damage >
17,142
1,452
< Magic Damage >
1,402
504
< True Damage >
842
23,580
< Damage Dealt >
19,386
19,756
< Damage Taken >
37,805
12,270
< Gold Earned >
12,343
2.37
< Towers >
1.15
0.07
< Baron Takedowns >
0.32
5,578
< Total Healing >
18,684
12,941
< Experience >
14,229
17
< Vision Score >
21
8
< Wards Placed >
6
140
< Time Dealing CC >
285

How to Counter Kayn with Aphelios in LoL

The stats shown here emphasize several significant Aphelios against Kayn matchup statistics that can help you distinguish the differences and similarities between the pair. As an example, Aphelios’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Kayn’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Aphelios may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Kayn..

Aphelios often has a similar longest kill spree as his foe does. Commonly, he receives less damage than Kayn. This typically indicates differing health capacities, yet it can also hint that the champ with higher HP has less mobility and thus is not able to escape additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Aphelios and Kayn

Damage Types Compared

Aphelios
Kayn
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Aphelios
Kayn

Who is Better, Aphelios or Kayn?

Both LoL champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Aphelios usually loses when taking on Kayn, with a 48.9% win rate. Thus, Aphelios makes a poor counter for Kayn.

While Aphelios does have a lower win rate than Kayn, when facing one another, Aphelios also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more difficult character to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Aphelios into Kaynas his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Aphelios also has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Kayn. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, 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 Kayn matchups, Kayn is the better champ with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.

Aphelios is a somewhat poor counter for Kayn. Focus your gameplay on increasing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Aphelios against Kayn.

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 Kayn Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kayn as Aphelios, we analyzed 4,060 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 Kayn 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 Kayn Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Aphelios to counter Kayn during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions shown above, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Aphelios on average accumulates much more CS relative to Kayn. Champs who on average don't take many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The most important items to use in your Aphelios versus Kayn build consist of Infinity Edge, Runaan's Hurricane, and Stormrazor. When Aphelios bought at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better countering Kayn than with most other common item sets. In fact, Aphelios had an average win rate of 48.9% when countering Kayn with these items in his kit.

To have the best likelihood of annihilating Kayn 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 rune builds that we analyzed for Aphelios vs Kayn clashes, this mix of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 48.9% win rate overall.

If you want to view Aphelios versus Kayn tips and counter builds for a an individual division, feel free to select one from the selection menu shown above. At first, the stats and strategies given are calculated using every game run with these champions.