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Aphelios vs Neeko

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

based on 2,472 Aphelios vs Neeko matchups
Win Rate
48.9 %
K/D/A
1.87
Pick Rate
2.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion analyze millions of ranked LoL games each week. Within our dataset, Aphelios battled Neeko in 2472 matches. Using so many matchups for Aphelios versus Neeko gives us faith in our capacity to produce useful stats and a pro build to obliterate your enemy. This particular champion matchup is relatively rare. Aphelios has to counter Neeko in only 2.8% of his games.

Aphelios vs Neeko Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Aphelios does a poor job of countering Neeko. Normally, he wins a acceptable 48.9% of matches the champions fight each other in. In Aphelios against Neeko matches, Aphelios’s team is 0.1% less likely to obtain first blood. This indicates that he most likely won't be able to get first blood against Neeko.

Best Aphelios vs Neeko 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 RegardsThe Collector

Optional Items

Runaan's HurricaneBloodthirsterImmortal ShieldbowStormrazor

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 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 Neeko as Aphelios

Tips for Playing as Aphelios against Neeko

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

Advice to Win Against Neeko

Pop Blossom's warning visuals are invisible if Neeko is disguised.

Standing behind minions against Neeko is very dangerous as Tangle-Barbs become stronger.

Aphelios vs Neeko Counter Stats

Aphelios Image
Win Rate
48.9 %
VS
Win Rate
51.1 %
Neeko Image
6.6
< Kills >
5.3
6.7
< Deaths >
5.6
5.9
< Assists >
8.7
1.53
< Killing Sprees >
1.23
174
< Minions Killed >
110
0.2
< Dragons Killed >
0.12
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.49
20,107
< Physical Damage >
1,256
1,380
< Magic Damage >
17,858
452
< True Damage >
738
21,941
< Damage Dealt >
19,852
19,658
< Damage Taken >
20,390
11,922
< Gold Earned >
10,512
2.26
< Towers >
2
0.07
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
5,392
< Total Healing >
2,394
12,769
< Experience >
12,897
16
< Vision Score >
34
8
< Wards Placed >
15
138
< Time Dealing CC >
182

How to Counter Neeko with Aphelios in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here underscore several valuable Aphelios against Neeko matchup stats that can help you interpret the differences between the pair. Aphelios’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Neeko’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Aphelios may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Neeko..

Aphelios often has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his foe does. Commonly, he takes a similar amount of damage to Neeko. This often reflects differing health capacities, but it can also imply that the champ with more health has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Aphelios and Neeko

Damage Types Compared

Aphelios
Neeko
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Aphelios
Neeko

Who is Better, Aphelios or Neeko?

Both League champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Aphelios usually loses when trying to fight Neeko, with a 48.9% win rate. As a result, Aphelios makes a poor counter for Neeko.

While Aphelios does have a lower winrate compared to Neeko, when they face off with one another, Aphelios also has a much greater difficulty level that makes him a more complex character to develop with. You should be careful when picking Aphelios into Neekoas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Aphelios also has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Neeko. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Aphelios vs Neeko matchups, Neeko is the better champ with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.

Aphelios is a somewhat poor counter to Neeko. Focus your strategy on increasing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Aphelios against Neeko.

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 Neeko Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Neeko as Aphelios, we analyzed 2,472 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 Neeko 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 Neeko Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Aphelios to counter Neeko during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats displayed above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Aphelios often accumulates more CS as Neeko. Champions who typically don't acquire much CS often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values displayed on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to focus on in your Aphelios versus Neeko build include Infinity Edge, Lord Dominik's Regards, and The Collector. When Aphelios used at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better when fighting Neeko than with many other common item sets. In fact, Aphelios boasted an average win rate of 48.9% battling Neeko with this counter build.

To have the highest probability of annihilating Neeko as Aphelios, you should take the Lethal Tempo, Overheal, Legend: Bloodline, Cut Down, Absolute Focus, and Gathering Storm runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players picked for Aphelios vs Neeko counterpicks, this mixture of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 48.9% win rate overall.

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