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Aphelios vs Rengar

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How to Beat Rengar as Aphelios

based on 3,130 Aphelios vs Rengar matchups
Win Rate
49.9 %
K/D/A
1.91
Pick Rate
3.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our counter statistics from the millions of rated League of Legends games that we evaluate each week. Our guide on how to beat Rengar as Aphelios resulted from an analysis of 3130 ranked rounds where both champions clashed against each other. This champion pairing is fairly rare. Aphelios encounters Rengar in only 3.6% of his rounds.

Aphelios vs Rengar Matchup Summary

Aphelios does a ok job of beating Rengar. Typically, he wins a acceptable 49.9% of games the champions battle one another in. In Aphelios vs Rengar rounds, Aphelios’s team is 0.1% less likely to gain first blood. This indicates that he probably won't be able to get first blood versus Rengar.

Best Aphelios vs Rengar Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordBerserker's Greaves

Core Aphelios Items

~22 Mins
Lord Dominik's RegardsBloodthirsterStormrazor

Optional Items

The CollectorInfinity EdgeKraken SlayerImmortal 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 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 Rengar as Aphelios

Tips for Playing as Aphelios against Rengar

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

Advice to Win Against Rengar

Rengar's passive enables him to leap out of brush, so avoid fighting him when near bushes.

Rengar puts an indicator over the nearest enemy champion when he is camouflaged during his ultimate.

Rengar gains an empowered ability when his resource bar is full. Try to confront him when it's low.

Aphelios vs Rengar Counter Stats

Aphelios Image
Win Rate
49.9 %
VS
Win Rate
50.1 %
Rengar Image
6.8
< Kills >
8.3
6.6
< Deaths >
6.9
5.8
< Assists >
6.1
1.56
< Killing Sprees >
1.87
176
< Minions Killed >
43
0.2
< Dragons Killed >
1.3
0.52
< Inhibitors >
0.39
19,411
< Physical Damage >
17,760
1,323
< Magic Damage >
1,253
393
< True Damage >
1,113
21,128
< Damage Dealt >
20,126
19,097
< Damage Taken >
33,602
11,877
< Gold Earned >
12,939
2.41
< Towers >
1.34
0.07
< Baron Takedowns >
0.31
5,189
< Total Healing >
16,168
12,443
< Experience >
14,020
16
< Vision Score >
21
8
< Wards Placed >
5
131
< Time Dealing CC >
232

How to Counter Rengar with Aphelios in LoL

The stats shown on this page emphasize several important Aphelios vs. Rengar counter stats that can help you grasp the distinctions between the pair. For instance, Aphelios’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Rengar’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Aphelios may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Rengar..

Aphelios usually has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his enemy does. Commonly, he receives less damage than Rengar. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also illustrate that the champion with more HP has less agility and thus is unable to escape further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Aphelios and Rengar

Damage Types Compared

Aphelios
Rengar
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Aphelios
Rengar

Who is Better, Aphelios or Rengar?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Aphelios usually fairs equally well when facing off against Rengar, with a 49.9% win rate. Thus, Aphelios makes an ok counter for Rengar.

While Aphelios does have a lower win rate than Rengar, when on opposite teams, Aphelios also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more complex character to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Aphelios into Rengaras his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Aphelios has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Rengar. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Aphelios vs Rengar matchups, Rengar is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.

Aphelios is a somewhat poor counter for Rengar. Make sure you focus your gameplay on increasing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Aphelios against Rengar.

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 Rengar Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Rengar as Aphelios, we analyzed 3,130 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 Rengar 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 Rengar Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Aphelios to counter Rengar during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats presented above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Aphelios often gets much more CS relative to Rengar. Champions who typically don't get much CS often don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values shown on this page to do well.

The top items to focus on in your Aphelios versus Rengar build include Lord Dominik's Regards, Bloodthirster, and Stormrazor. When Aphelios included at least these three items in his build, he performed much better versus Rengar than with many other typical builds. In fact, Aphelios boasted an average win rate of 49.9% when playing against Rengar with this counter build.

To have the best likelihood of defeating Rengar as Aphelios, Aphelios players should use 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 sets we have analyed for Aphelios vs Rengar battles, this mixture of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 49.9% winrate overall.

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