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Aphelios vs Milio

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

How to Beat Milio as Aphelios

based on 2,014 Aphelios vs Milio matchups
Win Rate
47 %
K/D/A
1.88
Pick Rate
2.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our matchup stats from the millions of rated League of Legends matches that we analyze every week. This guide on how to beat Milio as Aphelios came out of an examination of 2014 ranked games where both champions faced one another. This particular champion matchup is somewhat rare. Aphelios is forced to battle against Milio in only 2.3% of his rounds.

Aphelios vs Milio Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Aphelios does a dismal job of countering Milio. On average, he wins a lowly 47.0% of matches the champs fight one another in. In Aphelios vs Milio games, Aphelios’s team is 0.0% more probable to earn first blood. This implies that he most likely will be able to get first blood versus Milio.

Best Aphelios vs Milio Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsNoonquiver

Core Aphelios Items

~22 Mins
Infinity EdgeBloodthirsterKraken Slayer

Optional Items

Youmuu's GhostbladeLord Dominik's RegardsThe CollectorStormrazor

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerheal summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Aphelios to level upq
>
Second ability for Aphelios to level upe
>
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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Q
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Q
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Q
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E
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Q
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Guide to Countering Milio as Aphelios

Tips for Playing as Aphelios against Milio

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

Advice to Win Against Milio

Catching Milio with no allies around severely inhibits his mobility. Try to find him alone.

Champions with crowd control that can be applied quickly excel against Milio.

Milio's movement abilities forecast their destination. Try to use this to your advantage.

Aphelios vs Milio Counter Stats

Aphelios Image
Win Rate
47 %
VS
Win Rate
53 %
Milio Image
5.8
< Kills >
0.9
5.9
< Deaths >
3.9
5.3
< Assists >
15.5
1.35
< Killing Sprees >
0.12
179
< Minions Killed >
26
0.19
< Dragons Killed >
0.03
0.52
< Inhibitors >
0.63
19,089
< Physical Damage >
884
1,228
< Magic Damage >
3,933
409
< True Damage >
261
20,727
< Damage Dealt >
5,078
18,223
< Damage Taken >
14,867
11,591
< Gold Earned >
8,104
2.49
< Towers >
2.45
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
5,224
< Total Healing >
9,308
12,105
< Experience >
10,545
17
< Vision Score >
58
8
< Wards Placed >
25
138
< Time Dealing CC >
153

How to Counter Milio with Aphelios in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here emphasize some valuable Aphelios vs. Milio counter stats that can help you grasp the differences and similarities between this pair of champions. For instance, Aphelios’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Milio’s ratio of NaN, showing that Aphelios may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Milio. This observation is in large part caused by the differences in killsdeaths.

Aphelios normally has a much larger longest killing spree than his matchup does. Typically, he takes more damage than Milio. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also indicate that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Aphelios and Milio

Damage Types Compared

Aphelios
Milio
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Aphelios
Milio

Who is Better, Aphelios or Milio?

Both LoL champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Aphelios usually loses when taking on Milio, with a 47.0% win rate. Therefore, Aphelios makes a bad counter to Milio.

While Aphelios does have a lower win rate than Milio, when facing one another, Aphelios also has a much greater difficulty level that makes him a more time consuming character to pick up and master. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Aphelios into Milioas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Aphelios also has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Milio. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Aphelios vs Milio matchups, Milio is the better champion with a much lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.

Aphelios is a terribly counter to Milio. Make sure you focus your gameplay on keeping up your CS and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Aphelios against Milio.

Additional Information for Aphelios Players

How We Calculated Our Aphelios vs Milio Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Milio as Aphelios, we analyzed 2,014 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 Milio 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

If you would like to truly master Aphelios to counter Milio during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips shown above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Aphelios often picks up much more CS compared to Milio. Champs who on average don't earn many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers shown here to do well.

The most crucial items to focus on in your Aphelios versus Milio build include Infinity Edge, Bloodthirster, and Kraken Slayer. When Aphelios combined at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better when fighting Milio than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Aphelios had an average winrate of 47.0% when countering Milio with this counter build.

To have the highest chance of crushing Milio 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. Of all the rune combinations players chose for Aphelios vs Milio matchups, this set of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 47.0% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Milio as Aphelios are presented for all ranked divisions combined. If you want to narrow the stats and builds to a distinct rank, you may use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.