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Aphelios vs Kha'Zix

How to Beat Kha'Zix as Aphelios in LoLAphelios is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Kha'Zix as Aphelios

based on 2,603 Aphelios vs Kha'Zix matchups
Win Rate
48.8 %
K/D/A
1.92
Pick Rate
3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of ranked League of Legends matches each week. In our dataset, Aphelios faced off against Kha'Zix in 2603 games. Using so many games with Aphelios versus Kha'Zix provides us a lot of confidence in our ability to provide actionable stats and a solid build to suppress your rival. This champion pairing is somewhat rare. Aphelios fights Kha'Zix in only 3.0% of his matches.

Aphelios vs Kha'Zix Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Aphelios has done a dismal job of countering Kha'Zix. On average, he wins a acceptable 48.8% of the time the champs face one another in. In Aphelios against Kha'Zix games, Aphelios’s team is 0.1% less probable to earn first blood, implying that he most likely won't be able to get first blood versus Kha'Zix.

Best Aphelios vs Kha'Zix Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordBerserker's Greaves

Core Aphelios Items

~22 Mins
Lord Dominik's RegardsBloodthirsterKraken Slayer

Optional Items

Immortal ShieldbowInfinity EdgeRunaan's HurricaneThe Collector

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 Kha'Zix as Aphelios

Tips for Playing as Aphelios against Kha'Zix

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

Advice to Win Against Kha'Zix

Taste Their Fear deals bonus damage to targets that are isolated. Gain an advantage by fighting near allied minions, champions, or turrets.

Leap and Void Assault have long cooldowns. Kha'Zix is very vulnerable when these are not available.

Aphelios vs Kha'Zix Counter Stats

Aphelios Image
Win Rate
48.8 %
VS
Win Rate
51.2 %
Kha'Zix Image
6.7
< Kills >
8.2
6.5
< Deaths >
6.1
5.8
< Assists >
6.2
1.57
< Killing Sprees >
1.88
179
< Minions Killed >
25
0.2
< Dragons Killed >
1.72
0.51
< Inhibitors >
0.34
20,171
< Physical Damage >
17,380
1,383
< Magic Damage >
1,073
423
< True Damage >
968
21,978
< Damage Dealt >
19,421
19,368
< Damage Taken >
33,262
12,020
< Gold Earned >
12,734
2.43
< Towers >
1.05
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.36
5,396
< Total Healing >
16,529
12,670
< Experience >
13,893
17
< Vision Score >
24
8
< Wards Placed >
5
137
< Time Dealing CC >
223

How to Counter Kha'Zix with Aphelios in LoL

The stats shown on this page show some influential Aphelios against Kha'Zix counter statistics that may help you figure out the distinctions between the pair. For instance, Aphelios’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Kha'Zix’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Aphelios may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Kha'Zix..

Aphelios typically has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his foe does. Commonly, he takes less damage than Kha'Zix. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also hint that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to escape further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Aphelios and Kha'Zix

Damage Types Compared

Aphelios
Kha'Zix
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Aphelios
Kha'Zix

Who is Better, Aphelios or Kha'Zix?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Aphelios usually loses when taking on Kha'Zix, with a 48.8% win rate. As a result, Aphelios makes a bad counter to Kha'Zix.

While Aphelios does have a lower win rate compared to Kha'Zix, when they face off with one another, Aphelios also has a much greater difficulty level that makes him a more complex champion to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Aphelios into Kha'Zixas his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Aphelios also has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Kha'Zix. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Aphelios vs Kha'Zix matchups, Kha'Zix 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 somewhat poor counter to Kha'Zix. Focus your gameplay on keeping up your gold income and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Aphelios against Kha'Zix.

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 Kha'Zix Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kha'Zix as Aphelios, we analyzed 2,603 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 Kha'Zix 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 Kha'Zix Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Aphelios in order to counter Kha'Zix during both the lane 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 listen to the build and suggestions displayed above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Aphelios typically picks up much more CS relative to Kha'Zix. Champions who typically don't get much CS typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are able to scale well 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 here to do well.

The best items to have in your Aphelios versus Kha'Zix build include Lord Dominik's Regards, Bloodthirster, and Kraken Slayer. When Aphelios incorporated at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better vs. Kha'Zix than with many other common item sets. In fact, Aphelios had an average winrate of 48.8% when playing against Kha'Zix with this build.

To have the highest probability of defeating Kha'Zix 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 builds players chose for Aphelios vs Kha'Zix counterpicks, this blending of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 48.8% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Kha'Zix as Aphelios are presented for all skill levels combined. If you would like to scope the statistics and builds to a specific player tier, you may use the selection menu located at the top of this page.