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How to Win Aphelios vs Kha'Zix Counter MatchupAphelios is in the b tier of champions

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 2,162 Aphelios vs Kha'Zix matchups
Win Rate
49.8 %
K/D/A
1.87
Pick Rate
4.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of recently ranked League of Legends matches every week. Within our data, Aphelios battled Kha'Zix in 2162 games. Using so many games with Aphelios vs Kha'Zix provides us a lot of confidence in our capability to produce informative data and a solid build to wreck Kha'Zix. This champion matchup is relatively uncommon. Aphelios has to counter Kha'Zix in only 4.4% of his rounds.

Aphelios vs Kha'Zix Matchup Summary

Aphelios has done a ok job of countering Kha'Zix. Typically, he wins a acceptable 49.8% of the time the champs face one another in. In Aphelios against Kha'Zix rounds, Aphelios’s side is 0.1% less expected to gain first blood, implying that he probably won't get first blood against Kha'Zix.

Best Aphelios vs Kha'Zix Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
CullHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordBerserker's Greaves

Core Aphelios Items

~22 Mins
GaleforceGuardian AngelKraken Slayer

Optional Items

Runaan's HurricaneBloodthirsterLord Dominik's RegardsStormrazor

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 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
49.8 %
VS
Win Rate
50.2 %
Kha'Zix Image
5.9
< Kills >
8.3
6.2
< Deaths >
5.3
5.7
< Assists >
5.6
1.39
< Killing Sprees >
1.87
169
< Minions Killed >
25
0.17
< Dragons Killed >
1.67
0.49
< Inhibitors >
0.34
17,776
< Physical Damage >
16,235
1,036
< Magic Damage >
1,049
226
< True Damage >
1,246
19,039
< Damage Dealt >
18,530
17,341
< Damage Taken >
30,171
11,435
< Gold Earned >
12,446
2.21
< Towers >
1.03
0.07
< Baron Takedowns >
0.4
4,702
< Total Healing >
14,194
11,932
< Experience >
13,301
16
< Vision Score >
22
8
< Wards Placed >
5
123
< Time Dealing CC >
249

How to Counter Kha'Zix with Aphelios in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here underscore some important Aphelios versus Kha'Zix counter stats that may help us interpret the differences between this pair of champions. Aphelios’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Kha'Zix’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Aphelios may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Kha'Zix..

Aphelios typically has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his counter does. On average, he receives less damage than Kha'Zix. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, but it can also illustrate that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from additional damage when engaged or poked.

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 champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Aphelios usually fairs equally well when taking on Kha'Zix, with a 49.8% win rate. Thus, Aphelios makes an ok counter to Kha'Zix.

While Aphelios does have a lower winrate 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 character 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 lot of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Aphelios has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Kha'Zix. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Aphelios vs Kha'Zix matchups, Kha'Zix 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 for Kha'Zix. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on maximizing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Aphelios against Kha'Zix.

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

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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 2,162 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 truly master Aphelios to counter Kha'Zix during both the laning 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 presented here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Aphelios usually racks up much more CS as Kha'Zix. Champions who typically don't earn many minion kills often don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are able to scale well 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 do better than the values shown here to do well.

The ideal items to have in your Aphelios versus Kha'Zix build consist of Galeforce, Guardian Angel, and Kraken Slayer. When Aphelios combined at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better vs Kha'Zix than with most other common item sets. In fact, Aphelios had an average winrate of 49.8% battling Kha'Zix with this build.

To have the best chance of crushing Kha'Zix as Aphelios, Aphelios players should use 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 sets players used for Aphelios vs Kha'Zix counters, this order of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 49.8% win rate overall.

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