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How to Win Aphelios vs Rek'Sai Counter MatchupAphelios is in the a tier of champions

Aphelios vs Rek'Sai

How to Beat Rek'Sai as Aphelios in LoLAphelios is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Rek'Sai as Aphelios

based on 524 Aphelios vs Rek'Sai matchups
Win Rate
49.8 %
K/D/A
1.95
Pick Rate
0.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our counter stats from the millions of rated League matches that we review every week. This guide on how to beat Rek'Sai as Aphelios came out of an examination of 524 ranked games where both champs faced each other. This champ matchup is fairly rare. Aphelios is forced to battle against Rek'Sai in only 0.6% of his matches.

Aphelios vs Rek'Sai Matchup Summary

Aphelios has done a average job of countering Rek'Sai. On average, he wins a acceptable 49.8% of the time the champs face one another in. In Aphelios against Rek'Sai matches, Aphelios’s team is 0.1% less expected to gain first blood, implying that he probably won't be able to get first blood versus Rek'Sai.

Best Aphelios vs Rek'Sai Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsLong Sword

Core Aphelios Items

~22 Mins
Infinity EdgeBloodthirsterStormrazor

Optional Items

The CollectorKraken Slayer

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste 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 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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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 Rek'Sai as Aphelios

Tips for Playing as Aphelios against Rek'Sai

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

Advice to Win Against Rek'Sai

When Rek'Sai is near, she can see the position of you and your allies, but only if you're moving.

If you see one of Rek'Sai's tunnels, briefly stand on one of the entrances to destroy it.

Rek'Sai's Furious Bite gains damage as she builds Fury. Be very careful around her when her Fury is full.

Aphelios vs Rek'Sai Counter Stats

Aphelios Image
Win Rate
49.8 %
VS
Win Rate
50.2 %
Rek'Sai Image
6.8
< Kills >
7.4
6.5
< Deaths >
6.1
5.9
< Assists >
7.4
1.54
< Killing Sprees >
1.72
180
< Minions Killed >
35
0.19
< Dragons Killed >
1.37
0.48
< Inhibitors >
0.49
20,537
< Physical Damage >
13,744
1,364
< Magic Damage >
86
447
< True Damage >
3,490
22,348
< Damage Dealt >
17,320
18,912
< Damage Taken >
34,859
12,000
< Gold Earned >
11,773
2.44
< Towers >
1.5
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.36
5,175
< Total Healing >
16,826
12,463
< Experience >
13,251
16
< Vision Score >
22
8
< Wards Placed >
6
138
< Time Dealing CC >
284

How to Counter Rek'Sai with Aphelios in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here underscore some significant Aphelios vs. Rek'Sai counter statistics that may help you explain the differences between the pair. As an example, Aphelios’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Rek'Sai’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Aphelios may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Rek'Sai..

Aphelios normally has a similar longest killing spree as his foe does. On average, he receives less damage than Rek'Sai. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also imply that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to escape additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Aphelios and Rek'Sai

Damage Types Compared

Aphelios
Rek'Sai
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Aphelios
Rek'Sai

Who is Better, Aphelios or Rek'Sai?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Aphelios usually fairs equally well when playing against Rek'Sai, with a 49.8% win rate. As a result, Aphelios makes an ok counter for Rek'Sai.

While Aphelios does have a lower winrate than Rek'Sai, when they face off with one another, Aphelios also has a much greater difficulty level that makes him a more difficult champ to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Aphelios into Rek'Saias his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Aphelios has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Rek'Sai. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Aphelios vs Rek'Sai matchups, Rek'Sai is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Aphelios is a somewhat poor counter for Rek'Sai. Focus your tactics on increasing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Aphelios against Rek'Sai.

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 Rek'Sai Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Rek'Sai as Aphelios, we analyzed 524 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 Rek'Sai 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 Rek'Sai Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Aphelios to counter Rek'Sai during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats presented above, you should increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Aphelios often accumulates much more CS as Rek'Sai. Champions who on average don't take many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. 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, typically have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values displayed on this page to do well.

The most important items to have in your Aphelios versus Rek'Sai build include Infinity Edge, Bloodthirster, and Stormrazor. When Aphelios bought at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better versus Rek'Sai than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Aphelios had an average win rate of 49.8% when playing against Rek'Sai with this counter build.

To have the greatest likelihood of beating Rek'Sai 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. Out of all the runes that we analyzed for Aphelios vs Rek'Sai LoL games, this composite of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 49.8% win rate overall.

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