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Aphelios vs Malphite

How to Beat Malphite as Aphelios in LoLAphelios is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Malphite as Aphelios

based on 3,335 Aphelios vs Malphite matchups
Win Rate
48.4 %
K/D/A
1.91
Pick Rate
3.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our matchup statistics from the millions of recently rated LoL games that we evaluate each week. Our guide on how to beat Malphite as Aphelios resulted from an evaluation of 3335 ranked rounds where both champs opposed each other. This particular champ pairing is somewhat rare. Aphelios has to counter Malphite in only 3.8% of his matches.

Aphelios vs Malphite Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Aphelios does a below average job of beating Malphite. Normally, he wins a lowly 48.4% of the time the champions oppose one another in. In Aphelios vs Malphite games, Aphelios’s team is 0.1% more likely to earn first blood. This implies that he probably will get first blood versus Malphite.

Best Aphelios vs Malphite Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
DaggerNoonquiver

Core Aphelios Items

~22 Mins
Infinity EdgeStormrazorThe Collector

Optional Items

BloodthirsterImmortal ShieldbowLord Dominik's RegardsKraken Slayer

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

PrecisionLethal TempoOverhealLegend: 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 Malphite as Aphelios

Tips for Playing as Aphelios against Malphite

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

Advice to Win Against Malphite

If you're a physical damage character stay behind your allies when fighting Malphite. Ground Slam can significantly reduce your damage output.

Malphite is one of a couple tanks who are capable of jungling. Watch out if he gets Smite.

Aphelios vs Malphite Counter Stats

Aphelios Image
Win Rate
48.4 %
VS
Win Rate
51.6 %
Malphite Image
6.5
< Kills >
4.9
6.6
< Deaths >
4.9
6.1
< Assists >
8.1
1.51
< Killing Sprees >
1.15
174
< Minions Killed >
142
0.2
< Dragons Killed >
0.11
0.48
< Inhibitors >
0.44
19,301
< Physical Damage >
4,795
1,291
< Magic Damage >
14,107
449
< True Damage >
606
21,041
< Damage Dealt >
19,509
19,180
< Damage Taken >
24,328
11,848
< Gold Earned >
10,658
2.34
< Towers >
1.94
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
5,114
< Total Healing >
3,318
12,482
< Experience >
14,164
17
< Vision Score >
21
8
< Wards Placed >
10
141
< Time Dealing CC >
661

How to Counter Malphite with Aphelios in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here underscore some valuable Aphelios against Malphite matchup stats that may help us figure out the distinctions between the pair. Aphelios’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Malphite’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Aphelios may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Malphite..

Aphelios normally has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his counter does. Typically, he takes less damage than Malphite. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, but it can also hint that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to flee from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Aphelios and Malphite

Damage Types Compared

Aphelios
Malphite
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Aphelios
Malphite

Who is Better, Aphelios or Malphite?

Both League champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Aphelios usually loses when playing against Malphite, with a 48.4% win rate. Thus, Aphelios makes a poor counter to Malphite.

While Aphelios does have a lower win rate compared to Malphite, when facing one another, Aphelios also has a much greater learning curve that makes him a more time consuming character to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Aphelios into Malphiteas his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Aphelios also has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Malphite. 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 in League of Legends, in Aphelios vs Malphite matchups, Malphite is the better champ with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Aphelios is a somewhat poor counter to Malphite. 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 Malphite.

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 Malphite Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Malphite as Aphelios, we analyzed 3,335 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 Malphite 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

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Aphelios in order to counter Malphite during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions shown here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Aphelios usually picks up a similar amount of CS compared to Malphite. Champs who on average don't acquire much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The most important items to prioritize in your Aphelios versus Malphite build consist of Infinity Edge, Stormrazor, and The Collector. When Aphelios incorporated at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better when facing Malphite than with most other common item sets. In fact, Aphelios boasted an average win rate of 48.4% when playing against Malphite with this counter build.

To have the best likelihood of crushing Malphite as Aphelios, Aphelios players should take the Lethal Tempo, Overheal, Legend: Bloodline, Cut Down, Absolute Focus, and Gathering Storm runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune builds players chose for Aphelios vs Malphite clashes, this combo of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 48.4% winrate overall.

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