How to Win Aphelios vs Ryze Counter Matchup Aphelios is in the b tier of champions

Aphelios vs Ryze

How to Beat Ryze as Aphelios in LoL Ryze is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Ryze as Aphelios

based on 1,425 Aphelios vs Ryze matchups
Win Rate
49 %
K/D/A
2.06
Pick Rate
1.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our counter stats from the millions of ranked League rounds that we get from Riot Games each and every week. This guide on how to beat Ryze as Aphelios resulted from an evaluation of 1425 ranked games where both champions fought each other. This counter matchup is fairly rare. Aphelios fights Ryze in only 1.9% of his rounds.

Aphelios vs Ryze Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Aphelios does a poor job of beating Ryze. Typically, he wins a acceptable 49.0% of matches the champs face each other in. In Aphelios against Ryze matches, Aphelios’s team is 0.1% more expected to obtain first blood. This implies that he most likely will get first blood versus Ryze.

Best Aphelios vs Ryze Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsNoonquiver

Core Aphelios Items

~22 Mins
Kraken SlayerInfinity EdgeLord Dominik's Regards

Optional Items

The CollectorBloodthirsterRunaan's Hurricane

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerheal summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Aphelios to level up q
>
Second ability for Aphelios to level up e
>
Last skill for Aphelios to max out q

Runes

Precision Press the Attack OverhealLegend: BloodlineCut Down
Sorcery Absolute FocusGathering Storm
Attack Speed Adaptive Force Armor
Aphelios's passive ability p
Aphelios q ability q
Aphelios w ability w
Aphelios e ability e
Aphelios's ultimate ability r
1
Q
2
Q
3
Q
4
E
5
Q
6
E
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Q
8
E
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E
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E
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W
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W
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W
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W

Guide to Countering Ryze as Aphelios

Tips for Playing as Aphelios against Ryze

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

Advice to Win Against Ryze

Ryze is especially dangerous to opponents that are marked with Flux.

Crowd controlling Ryze during Realm Warp's windup will cancel the portal.

Use Realm Warp's windup time to figure out how to deal with what may be coming out of the portal.

Aphelios vs Ryze Counter Stats

Aphelios Image
Win Rate
49 %
VS
Win Rate
51 %
Ryze Image
6.4
< Kills >
5.3
6.2
< Deaths >
5
6.4
< Assists >
6.6
1.49
< Killing Sprees >
1.24
170
< Minions Killed >
186
0.19
< Dragons Killed >
0.11
0.54
< Inhibitors >
0.52
19,368
< Physical Damage >
1,046
1,158
< Magic Damage >
20,004
953
< True Damage >
311
21,479
< Damage Dealt >
21,361
18,256
< Damage Taken >
27,015
11,708
< Gold Earned >
11,559
2.46
< Towers >
2.19
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
4,222
< Total Healing >
5,078
12,608
< Experience >
15,817
19
< Vision Score >
20
5
< Wards Placed >
5
134
< Time Dealing CC >
112

How to Counter Ryze with Aphelios in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here feature several vital Aphelios vs. Ryze counter stats that may help us explain the differences between the two. Aphelios’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Ryze’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Aphelios may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Ryze..

Aphelios often has a similar longest killing spree as his foe does. Commonly, he takes less damage than Ryze. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also illustrate that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Aphelios and Ryze

Damage Types Compared

Aphelios
Ryze
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Aphelios
Ryze

Who is Better, Aphelios or Ryze?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Aphelios usually fairs equally well when playing against Ryze, with a 49.0% win rate. Thus, Aphelios makes an ok counter to Ryze.

While Aphelios does have a lower winrate than Ryze, when on opposite teams, Aphelios also has a much greater difficulty level that makes him a more complex character to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Aphelios into Ryzeas his relative depth means that 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 Ryze. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

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

Aphelios is a somewhat poor counter to Ryze. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on maximizing your CS and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Aphelios against Ryze.

Other Champion Matchups Against Aphelios

Aphelios Loses Against

Rell Rell 41.5% winrate Nilah Nilah 42.2% winrate Rammus Rammus 42.8% winrate Anivia Anivia 42.8% winrate

Aphelios Wins Against

Yuumi Yuumi 58% winrate Kalista Kalista 53.6% winrate K'Sante K'Sante 52% winrate Akali Akali 51.9% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

Amumu Amumu + 50.7% 5244 Games Singed Singed + 51% 1191 Games Rek'Sai Rek'Sai + 51.3% 413 Games Renata Glasc Renata Glasc + 52.9% 1184 Games

Additional Information for Aphelios Players

How We Calculated Our Aphelios vs Ryze Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Ryze as Aphelios, we analyzed 1,425 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 Ryze 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 Ryze Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Aphelios in order to counter Ryze during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions displayed above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Aphelios usually picks up a similar amount of CS as Ryze. Champs who typically don't get many minion kills often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers reported here to do well.

The most crucial items to have in your Aphelios versus Ryze build include Kraken Slayer, Infinity Edge, and Lord Dominik's Regards. When Aphelios included at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better vs Ryze than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Aphelios had an average winrate of 49.0% when playing against Ryze with these items in his kit.

To have the highest likelihood of beating Ryze as Aphelios, Aphelios players should use the Press the Attack, Overheal, Legend: Bloodline, Cut Down, Absolute Focus, and Gathering Storm runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the runes that we analyzed for Aphelios vs Ryze matchups, this sequence of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 49.0% winrate overall.

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