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Aphelios vs Shyvana

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

based on 1,167 Aphelios vs Shyvana matchups
Win Rate
49.4 %
K/D/A
2
Pick Rate
1.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our counter statistics from the millions of recently rated LoL matches that we analyze every week. This guide on how to beat Shyvana as Aphelios resulted from an analysis of 1167 ranked matches where both champions opposed one another. This counter matchup is fairly rare. Aphelios is forced to battle against Shyvana in only 1.3% of his matches.

Aphelios vs Shyvana Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Aphelios has done a poor job of countering Shyvana. Normally, he wins a acceptable 49.4% of the time the champs face each other in. In Aphelios versus Shyvana rounds, Aphelios’s team is 0.1% more probable to gain first blood. This indicates that he probably will be able to get first blood against Shyvana.

Best Aphelios vs Shyvana Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
DaggerNoonquiver

Core Aphelios Items

~22 Mins
Infinity EdgeKraken SlayerThe Collector

Optional Items

Runaan's HurricaneBloodthirsterLord Dominik's RegardsStormrazor

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste 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 Shyvana as Aphelios

Tips for Playing as Aphelios against Shyvana

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

Advice to Win Against Shyvana

All of Shyvana's basic abilities hit multiple enemies in dragon form. It's important for opposing champions to not cluster while fighting her.

Shyvana's Fury Bar indicate her ultimate can be activated. Harassing her when she's low on Fury can be very effective.

A significant portion of Shyvana's power is generated through aggression, making her weak against opponents who are able to keep their distance.

Aphelios vs Shyvana Counter Stats

Aphelios Image
Win Rate
49.4 %
VS
Win Rate
50.6 %
Shyvana Image
6.5
< Kills >
5.9
6.2
< Deaths >
5.6
5.9
< Assists >
6.5
1.53
< Killing Sprees >
1.39
175
< Minions Killed >
65
0.18
< Dragons Killed >
1.7
0.52
< Inhibitors >
0.49
19,870
< Physical Damage >
5,122
1,349
< Magic Damage >
13,589
422
< True Damage >
1,029
21,641
< Damage Dealt >
19,742
18,878
< Damage Taken >
33,480
11,799
< Gold Earned >
12,293
2.44
< Towers >
1.79
0.07
< Baron Takedowns >
0.31
5,355
< Total Healing >
12,763
12,585
< Experience >
14,424
16
< Vision Score >
23
8
< Wards Placed >
7
137
< Time Dealing CC >
196

How to Counter Shyvana with Aphelios in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here feature several vital Aphelios vs. Shyvana matchup stats that may help you interpret the distinctions between this pair of champions. Aphelios’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Shyvana’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Aphelios may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Shyvana..

Aphelios usually has a similar longest kill spree as his counter does. Typically, he takes less damage than Shyvana. This often reflects differing health capacities, but it can also indicate that the champion with higher health has less agility and thus is unable to escape further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Aphelios and Shyvana

Damage Types Compared

Aphelios
Shyvana
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Aphelios
Shyvana

Who is Better, Aphelios or Shyvana?

Both League champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Aphelios usually fairs equally well when taking on Shyvana, with a 49.4% win rate. As a result, Aphelios makes an ok counter for Shyvana.

While Aphelios does have a lower win rate compared to Shyvana, when on opposite teams, Aphelios also has a much greater learning curve that makes him a more challenging champ to learn. You should be careful when picking Aphelios into Shyvanaas his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Aphelios also has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Shyvana. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Aphelios vs Shyvana matchups, Shyvana 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 for Shyvana. Focus your gameplay on maximizing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Aphelios against Shyvana.

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 Shyvana Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Shyvana as Aphelios, we analyzed 1,167 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 Shyvana 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 Shyvana Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Aphelios in order to counter Shyvana 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 listen to the build and suggestions shown above, you should increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Aphelios typically accumulates more CS relative to Shyvana. Champions who on average don't acquire many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling well 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 case, try to surpass the values reported on this page to do well.

The ideal items to focus on in your Aphelios versus Shyvana build consist of Infinity Edge, Kraken Slayer, and The Collector. When Aphelios bought at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better vs Shyvana than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Aphelios boasted an average win rate of 49.4% when playing against Shyvana with this build.

To have the best chance of defeating Shyvana as Aphelios, you should equip 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 that we analyzed for Aphelios vs Shyvana counter picks, this blending of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 49.4% winrate overall.

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