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Aphelios vs Soraka

How to Beat Soraka as Aphelios in LoLAphelios is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Soraka as Aphelios

based on 1,933 Aphelios vs Soraka matchups
Win Rate
50 %
K/D/A
2
Pick Rate
2.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our counter stats from the millions of recently rated League of Legends games that we review each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Soraka as Aphelios resulted from an examination of 1933 ranked matches where both champions clashed against one another. This matchup is fairly rare. Aphelios encounters Soraka in only 2.2% of his matches.

Aphelios vs Soraka Matchup Summary

Aphelios does a ok job of beating Soraka. Normally, he wins a acceptable 50.0% of games the champions battle each other in. In Aphelios versus Soraka games, Aphelios’s team is 0.1% less probable to obtain first blood. This indicates that he most likely won't be able to get first blood against Soraka.

Best Aphelios vs Soraka Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordBerserker's Greaves

Core Aphelios Items

~22 Mins
Infinity EdgeLord Dominik's RegardsBloodthirster

Optional Items

Runaan's HurricaneThe CollectorKraken SlayerStormrazor

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

PrecisionLethal TempoOverhealLegend: 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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E
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Q
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Guide to Countering Soraka as Aphelios

Tips for Playing as Aphelios against Soraka

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

Advice to Win Against Soraka

It's easier to focus Soraka than the ally she is healing.

Focus on attacking Soraka when she ever ventures to the frontline to heal her allies.

Take advantage of Soraka's long cooldown on Equinox if she uses it to harass.

Aphelios vs Soraka Counter Stats

Aphelios Image
Win Rate
50 %
VS
Win Rate
50 %
Soraka Image
5.9
< Kills >
0.9
5.7
< Deaths >
4.9
5.5
< Assists >
14.6
1.39
< Killing Sprees >
0.12
174
< Minions Killed >
25
0.19
< Dragons Killed >
0.04
0.53
< Inhibitors >
0.54
20,838
< Physical Damage >
586
1,390
< Magic Damage >
4,763
437
< True Damage >
346
22,666
< Damage Dealt >
5,695
17,987
< Damage Taken >
15,453
11,573
< Gold Earned >
7,941
2.52
< Towers >
2.18
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
5,278
< Total Healing >
23,981
12,200
< Experience >
10,277
16
< Vision Score >
53
8
< Wards Placed >
23
141
< Time Dealing CC >
202

How to Counter Soraka with Aphelios in LoL

The stats shown on this page feature some significant Aphelios vs. Soraka counter statistics that may help us appreciate the differences and similarities between this pair of champs. As an example, Aphelios’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Soraka’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Aphelios may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Soraka. This observation is in large part fueled by the difference in kills.

Aphelios typically has a much larger longest killing spree than his foe does. On average, he receives a similar amount of damage to Soraka. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also indicate that the champion with higher HP has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Aphelios and Soraka

Damage Types Compared

Aphelios
Soraka
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Aphelios
Soraka

Who is Better, Aphelios or Soraka?

Both League champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Aphelios usually fairs equally well when playing against Soraka, with a 50.0% win rate. As a result, Aphelios makes an ok counter for Soraka.

While Aphelios does have a higher winrate compared to Soraka, when facing one another, Aphelios also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes him a more complex character to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Aphelios into Sorakaas his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Aphelios has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Soraka. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

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

Aphelios is a decent counter for Soraka. You will do well by focussing your tactics on maximizing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Aphelios against Soraka.

Additional Information for Aphelios Players

How We Calculated Our Aphelios vs Soraka Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Soraka as Aphelios, we analyzed 1,933 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 Soraka 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Aphelios to counter Soraka during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and stats shown above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Aphelios most often picks up much more CS relative to Soraka. Champs who typically don't get much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They 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 require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values shown on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to have in your Aphelios versus Soraka build include Infinity Edge, Lord Dominik's Regards, and Bloodthirster. When Aphelios bought at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better against Soraka than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Aphelios had an average winrate of 50.0% battling Soraka with this counter build.

To have the greatest probability of beating Soraka as Aphelios, Aphelios players should use the Lethal Tempo, Overheal, Legend: Bloodline, Cut Down, Absolute Focus, and Gathering Storm runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune builds that we analyzed for Aphelios vs Soraka clashes, this order of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 50.0% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Soraka as Aphelios are given for all ranked divisions combined. If you want to narrow the statistics and builds to a specific division, you should use the selection menu above.