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Aphelios vs Malzahar

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

based on 2,771 Aphelios vs Malzahar matchups
Win Rate
48.7 %
K/D/A
2.1
Pick Rate
3.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of recently ranked LoL rounds each week. Within our data, Aphelios faced Malzahar 2771 times. Having so many games with Aphelios vs Malzahar provides us faith in our capacity to produce informative statistics and a recommended build to destroy Malzahar. This pairing is fairly rare. Aphelios is forced to battle against Malzahar in only 3.2% of his rounds.

Aphelios vs Malzahar Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Aphelios does a poor job of beating Malzahar. Typically, he wins a acceptable 48.7% of matches the champs face off with each other in. In Aphelios against Malzahar rounds, Aphelios’s team is 0.1% more probable to gain first blood, indicating that he probably will get first blood versus Malzahar.

Best Aphelios vs Malzahar Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordBerserker's Greaves

Core Aphelios Items

~22 Mins
Infinity EdgeBloodthirsterThe Collector

Optional Items

Runaan's HurricaneImmortal 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

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 Malzahar as Aphelios

Tips for Playing as Aphelios against Malzahar

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

Advice to Win Against Malzahar

Malzahar is especially dangerous when he has built up his Void Swarm.

When Malzahar hits a spell on enemies affected by Malefic Visions, the Visions are refreshed.

Avoid minion waves that have been affected by Malefic Visions. You never know when they may die and pass the Visions onto you.

Aphelios vs Malzahar Counter Stats

Aphelios Image
Win Rate
48.7 %
VS
Win Rate
51.3 %
Malzahar Image
6.9
< Kills >
4.9
6.2
< Deaths >
5.4
6.1
< Assists >
7.5
1.61
< Killing Sprees >
1.16
178
< Minions Killed >
200
0.23
< Dragons Killed >
0.1
0.5
< Inhibitors >
0.58
20,747
< Physical Damage >
598
1,357
< Magic Damage >
20,372
463
< True Damage >
359
22,568
< Damage Dealt >
21,329
19,084
< Damage Taken >
18,166
12,200
< Gold Earned >
12,078
2.46
< Towers >
2.39
0.08
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
5,596
< Total Healing >
1,567
12,917
< Experience >
15,258
17
< Vision Score >
20
8
< Wards Placed >
10
142
< Time Dealing CC >
413

How to Counter Malzahar with Aphelios in LoL

The stats shown on this page underscore some valuable Aphelios vs. Malzahar counter statistics that may help you appreciate the distinctions between this set of champions. As an example, Aphelios’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Malzahar’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Aphelios may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Malzahar..

Aphelios often has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his opponent does. On average, he takes a similar amount of damage to Malzahar. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also indicate that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to escape further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Aphelios and Malzahar

Damage Types Compared

Aphelios
Malzahar
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Aphelios
Malzahar

Who is Better, Aphelios or Malzahar?

Both LoL champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Aphelios usually loses when playing against Malzahar, with a 48.7% win rate. As a result, Aphelios makes a poor counter to Malzahar.

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

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

While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Aphelios vs Malzahar matchups, Malzahar 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 Malzahar. Make sure you focus your gameplay on maximizing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Aphelios against Malzahar.

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

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Additional Information for Aphelios Players

How We Calculated Our Aphelios vs Malzahar Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Malzahar as Aphelios, we analyzed 2,771 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 Malzahar 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 truly master Aphelios to counter Malzahar 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 mind the build and tips shown above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Aphelios usually picks up a similar amount of CS compared to Malzahar. Champions who on average don't earn much CS typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are able to scale well off of their abilities 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 case, try to surpass the values displayed on this page to do well.

The best items to have in your Aphelios versus Malzahar build consist of Infinity Edge, Bloodthirster, and The Collector. When Aphelios used at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better vs. Malzahar than with most other typical builds. In fact, Aphelios boasted an average winrate of 48.7% when playing against Malzahar with this build.

To have the greatest likelihood of vanquishing Malzahar 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. Out of all the rune sets we have analyed for Aphelios vs Malzahar counterpicks, this composite of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 48.7% win rate overall.

If you would like to view Aphelios vs Malzahar tips and counter builds for a a specific skill level, feel free to choose one from the selection menu displayed above. At first, the statistics and build suggestions displayed are computed using every round run with both champs.