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How to Win Aphelios vs Lulu Counter MatchupAphelios is in the a tier of champions

Aphelios vs Lulu

How to Beat Lulu as Aphelios in LoLAphelios is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Lulu as Aphelios

based on 1,319 Aphelios vs Lulu matchups
Win Rate
52.6 %
K/D/A
2.07
Pick Rate
1.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of recently ranked LoL matches every week. In our dataset, Aphelios faced Lulu in 1319 matches. Including so many games with Aphelios vs Lulu provides us faith in our ability to produce useful data and a solid build to annihilate Lulu. This particular champ matchup is fairly rare. Aphelios fights Lulu in only 1.5% of his matches.

Aphelios vs Lulu Matchup Summary

Aphelios has done a good job of countering Lulu. Normally, he wins a fantastic 52.6% of the time the champions fight one another in. In Aphelios versus Lulu rounds, Aphelios’s team is 0.0% more expected to earn first blood. This implies that he most likely will get first blood versus Lulu.

Best Aphelios vs Lulu Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsNoonquiver

Core Aphelios Items

~22 Mins
Infinity EdgeLord Dominik's RegardsBloodthirster

Optional Items

Kraken SlayerThe CollectorYoumuu's GhostbladeStormrazor

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 ForceHealth Scaling
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 Lulu as Aphelios

Tips for Playing as Aphelios against Lulu

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

Advice to Win Against Lulu

Lulu excels when opponents heavily commit. Don't give her this chance! Use heavy harass tactics instead to force Lulu and her partner out of lane.

The shots from Lulu's faerie can be intercepted - hide behind your minions to avoid the additional Faerie attacks.

Aphelios vs Lulu Counter Stats

Aphelios Image
Win Rate
52.6 %
VS
Win Rate
47.4 %
Lulu Image
6.5
< Kills >
1.4
5.9
< Deaths >
4.8
5.7
< Assists >
14.3
1.54
< Killing Sprees >
0.23
178
< Minions Killed >
28
0.23
< Dragons Killed >
0.04
0.56
< Inhibitors >
0.52
19,936
< Physical Damage >
970
1,325
< Magic Damage >
5,369
444
< True Damage >
487
21,706
< Damage Dealt >
6,827
18,155
< Damage Taken >
15,725
11,872
< Gold Earned >
8,200
2.6
< Towers >
2.18
0.07
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
5,229
< Total Healing >
2,172
12,281
< Experience >
10,411
17
< Vision Score >
58
8
< Wards Placed >
25
140
< Time Dealing CC >
238

How to Counter Lulu with Aphelios in LoL

The stats shown on this page feature some critical Aphelios against Lulu matchup stats that can help us explain the differences and similarities between the two. As an example, Aphelios’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Lulu’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Aphelios may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Lulu. This observation is largely fueled by the difference in kills.

Aphelios usually has a much larger longest killing spree than his matchup does. On average, he takes a similar amount of damage to Lulu. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also indicate that the champion with higher health has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Aphelios and Lulu

Damage Types Compared

Aphelios
Lulu
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Aphelios
Lulu

Who is Better, Aphelios or Lulu?

Both League champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Aphelios usually wins when facing off against Lulu, with a 52.6% win rate. Therefore, Aphelios makes a good counter for Lulu.

While Aphelios does have a higher winrate compared to Lulu, when on opposite teams, Aphelios also has a much greater difficulty level that makes him a more difficult champion to develop with. You should be be fine when picking Aphelios into Luluas his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Aphelios has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Lulu. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Aphelios vs Lulu matchups, Aphelios is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

Aphelios is an above average counter to Lulu. Make sure you focus your strategy on maximizing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Aphelios against Lulu.

Additional Information for Aphelios Players

How We Calculated Our Aphelios vs Lulu Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Lulu as Aphelios, we analyzed 1,319 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 Lulu 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Aphelios to counter Lulu 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 pay attention to the build and stats displayed above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Aphelios typically picks up much more CS relative to Lulu. Champs who on average don't earn many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The top items to prioritize in your Aphelios versus Lulu build include Infinity Edge, Lord Dominik's Regards, and Bloodthirster. When Aphelios used at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better versus Lulu than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Aphelios boasted an average win rate of 52.6% battling Lulu with these items in his kit.

To have the best probability of vanquishing Lulu 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. Out of all the rune builds that we analyzed for Aphelios vs Lulu counters, this blending of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 52.6% win rate overall.

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