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Aphelios vs Pantheon

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

based on 3,827 Aphelios vs Pantheon matchups
Win Rate
49.5 %
K/D/A
1.97
Pick Rate
4.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our matchup statistics from the millions of recently ranked League of Legends rounds that we review each week. This guide on how to beat Pantheon as Aphelios resulted from an evaluation of 3827 ranked rounds where both champions faced each other. This pairing is somewhat uncommon. Aphelios fights Pantheon in only 4.4% of his games.

Aphelios vs Pantheon Matchup Summary

Aphelios does a ok job of beating Pantheon. On average, he wins a acceptable 49.5% of matches the champs fight one another in. In Aphelios vs Pantheon rounds, Aphelios’s team is 0.2% less probable to gain first blood, implying that he probably won't get first blood versus Pantheon.

Best Aphelios vs Pantheon Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordBerserker's Greaves

Core Aphelios Items

~22 Mins
Infinity EdgeBloodthirsterThe Collector

Optional Items

Rapid FirecannonLord Dominik's RegardsYoumuu's GhostbladeImmortal Shieldbow

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerheal 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 Pantheon as Aphelios

Tips for Playing as Aphelios against Pantheon

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

Advice to Win Against Pantheon

Pantheon's Aegis Assault makes him invulnerable from the front. Get behind him or wait it out.

Grand Starfall gives several seconds of warning before Pantheon arrives. Use this time to get out of the way or to form a plan to deal with him.

Be careful near Pantheon if your health is low - a thrown Comet Spear executes low health enemies.

Aphelios vs Pantheon Counter Stats

Aphelios Image
Win Rate
49.5 %
VS
Win Rate
50.5 %
Pantheon Image
7
< Kills >
7.4
6.7
< Deaths >
6.7
6.2
< Assists >
7.3
1.63
< Killing Sprees >
1.69
173
< Minions Killed >
108
0.22
< Dragons Killed >
0.22
0.5
< Inhibitors >
0.41
20,323
< Physical Damage >
19,445
1,376
< Magic Damage >
752
446
< True Damage >
1,172
22,145
< Damage Dealt >
21,370
19,411
< Damage Taken >
25,986
11,994
< Gold Earned >
11,299
2.37
< Towers >
1.68
0.07
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
5,175
< Total Healing >
5,105
12,622
< Experience >
13,022
17
< Vision Score >
29
8
< Wards Placed >
13
137
< Time Dealing CC >
68

How to Counter Pantheon with Aphelios in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page feature some valuable Aphelios versus Pantheon counter statistics that can help us interpret the differences and similarities between the pair. Aphelios’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Pantheon’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Aphelios may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Pantheon..

Aphelios typically has a similar longest killing spree as his counter does. Commonly, he receives less damage than Pantheon. This often reflects differing health capacities, but it can also illustrate that the champion with more HP has less agility and thus is unable to flee from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Aphelios and Pantheon

Damage Types Compared

Aphelios
Pantheon
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Aphelios
Pantheon

Who is Better, Aphelios or Pantheon?

Both LoL champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Aphelios usually fairs equally well when facing off against Pantheon, with a 49.5% win rate. Thus, Aphelios makes an ok counter for Pantheon.

While Aphelios does have a lower winrate compared to Pantheon, when facing one another, Aphelios also has a much greater learning curve that makes him a more challenging champion to learn. You should be careful when picking Aphelios into Pantheonas his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

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

While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Aphelios vs Pantheon matchups, Pantheon is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.

Aphelios is a somewhat poor counter for Pantheon. You will do well by focussing your actions on maximizing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Aphelios against Pantheon.

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 Pantheon Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Pantheon as Aphelios, we analyzed 3,827 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 Pantheon 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 Pantheon Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Aphelios in order to counter Pantheon 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 tips presented above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Aphelios most often picks up more CS as Pantheon. Champs who typically don't get many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The most important items to use in your Aphelios versus Pantheon build include Infinity Edge, Bloodthirster, and The Collector. When Aphelios incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better when facing Pantheon than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Aphelios had an average winrate of 49.5% when playing against Pantheon with this counter build.

To have the highest chance of defeating Pantheon as Aphelios, you 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 runes players used for Aphelios vs Pantheon matchups, this set of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 49.5% winrate overall.

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