Aphelios vs Shaco
How to Beat Shaco as Aphelios
based on 2,995 Aphelios vs Shaco matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Aphelios vs Shaco Matchup Summary
Best Aphelios vs Shaco Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Shaco as Aphelios
Tips for Playing as Aphelios against Shaco
Each of Aphelios' weapons have different strengths, so try to find the right situation for your current weapons.
Advice to Win Against Shaco
If Shaco is doing well early-game, it is worth the investment to place Stealth Wards near his Jungle camps.
If Shaco uses Deceive to enter a fight he won't be able to quickly use it again to get away. Work with your team to quickly focus him down.
Aphelios vs Shaco Counter Stats
How to Counter Shaco with Aphelios in LoL
The stat comparisons provided here highlight some important Aphelios against Shaco matchup statistics that can help you distinguish the differences between this set of champs. For instance, Aphelios’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Shaco’s ratio of NaN, showing that Aphelios may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Shaco..
Aphelios usually has a similar longest killing spree as his foe does. On average, he receives less damage than Shaco. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, but it can also indicate that the champ with increased health has less mobility and thus is not able to escape additional damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Aphelios and Shaco
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Who is Better, Aphelios or Shaco?
Both LoL champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Aphelios usually fairs equally well when taking on Shaco, with a 50.7% win rate. Thus, Aphelios makes an ok counter to Shaco.
While Aphelios does have a higher winrate than Shaco, when on opposite teams, Aphelios also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more difficult champ to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Aphelios into Shacoas his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Furthermore, Aphelios also has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Shaco. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Aphelios vs Shaco matchups, Aphelios 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 decent counter for Shaco. Make sure you focus your strategy on keeping up your gold income and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Aphelios against Shaco.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Aphelios in order to counter Shaco during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions displayed here, you should increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Aphelios on average gets much more CS relative to Shaco. Champions who typically don't acquire many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers shown on this page to do well.
The top items to use in your Aphelios versus Shaco build include Infinity Edge, Kraken Slayer, and Immortal Shieldbow. When Aphelios combined at least these three items in his build, he did much better vs. Shaco than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Aphelios had an average winrate of 50.7% when playing against Shaco with these items in his kit.
To have the highest likelihood of defeating Shaco 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 builds we have analyed for Aphelios vs Shaco clashes, this mix of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 50.7% win rate overall.
By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Shaco as Aphelios are displayed for all skill levels combined. To narrow the statistics and builds to an individual division, you should use the selection menu earlier on the page.