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

Aphelios vs Tristana

How to Beat Tristana as Aphelios in LoL Tristana is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Tristana as Aphelios

based on 1,338 Aphelios vs Tristana matchups
Win Rate
46.9 %
K/D/A
2.1
Pick Rate
3.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of recently ranked League of Legends matches every week. In our dataset, Aphelios did battle with Tristana in 1338 rounds. Having so many matchups for Aphelios vs Tristana gives us confidence in our capability to prepare enlightening statistics and a supported build to wreck Tristana. This particular counter pairing is relatively rare. Aphelios fights Tristana in only 3.8% of his matches.

Aphelios vs Tristana Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Aphelios has done a awful job of countering Tristana. On average, he wins a lowly 46.9% of matches the champions oppose one another in. In Aphelios vs Tristana games, Aphelios’s side is 0.1% less expected to get first blood, implying that he most likely won't be able to get first blood versus Tristana.

Best Aphelios vs Tristana Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsNoonquiver

Core Aphelios Items

~22 Mins
GaleforceInfinity EdgeBloodthirster

Optional Items

The CollectorLord Dominik's Regards

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 Fleet Footwork OverhealLegend: BloodlineCut Down
Sorcery Absolute FocusGathering Storm
AttackSpeed Adaptive Armor
Aphelios's passive ability p
Aphelios q ability q
Aphelios w ability w
Aphelios e ability e
Aphelios's ultimate ability r
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Q
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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 Tristana as Aphelios

Tips for Playing as Aphelios against Tristana

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

Advice to Win Against Tristana

Stand away from your creeps in a lane to take less collateral damage from Explosive Charge.

If you see Tristana activate Rapid Fire in a fight, stun her and try to back off until the spell dissipates.

Aphelios vs Tristana Counter Stats

Aphelios Image
Win Rate
46.9 %
VS
Win Rate
53.1 %
Tristana Image
6.5
< Kills >
7.7
6.1
< Deaths >
5.6
6.3
< Assists >
5.9
1.45
< Killing Sprees >
1.75
162
< Minions Killed >
159
0.2
< Dragons Killed >
0.22
0.5
< Inhibitors >
0.64
17,901
< Physical Damage >
15,465
1,191
< Magic Damage >
2,057
825
< True Damage >
1,971
19,918
< Damage Dealt >
19,495
18,310
< Damage Taken >
20,312
11,495
< Gold Earned >
12,459
2.4
< Towers >
2.96
0.07
< Baron Takedowns >
0.07
3,503
< Total Healing >
2,990
12,186
< Experience >
12,510
17
< Vision Score >
18
8
< Wards Placed >
8
142
< Time Dealing CC >
52

How to Counter Tristana with Aphelios in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page show some critical Aphelios versus Tristana matchup statistics that may help us realize the differences and similarities between these two champs. For instance, Aphelios’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Tristana’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Aphelios may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Tristana..

Aphelios normally has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his counter does. On average, he takes a similar amount of damage to Tristana. This often reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also imply that the champ with higher HP has less agility and thus is unable to escape additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Aphelios and Tristana

Damage Types Compared

Aphelios
Tristana
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Aphelios
Tristana

Who is Better, Aphelios or Tristana?

Both LoL champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Aphelios usually loses when playing against Tristana, with a 46.9% win rate. Therefore, Aphelios makes a poor counter for Tristana.

While Aphelios does have a lower win rate compared to Tristana, when they face off with one another, Aphelios also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes him a more difficult character to pick up and master. You should be very concerned when picking Aphelios into Tristanaas his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Aphelios also has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Tristana. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Aphelios vs Tristana matchups, Tristana is the better champ with a much lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Aphelios is a terribly counter to Tristana. Focus your actions on keeping up your gold income and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Aphelios against Tristana.

Other Champion Matchups Against Aphelios

Aphelios Loses Against

Dr. Mundo Dr. Mundo 40.6% winrate Quinn Quinn 40.9% winrate Kled Kled 40.9% winrate Fiddlesticks Fiddlesticks 41.7% winrate

Aphelios Wins Against

Kennen Kennen 52.3% winrate Jayce Jayce 52.1% winrate Lee Sin Lee Sin 51.6% winrate Aurelion Sol Aurelion Sol 50.8% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

Illaoi Illaoi + 50.3% 907 Games Janna Janna + 50.5% 1109 Games Bard Bard + 50.8% 632 Games Akshan Akshan + 51.7% 675 Games

Additional Information for Aphelios Players

How We Calculated Our Aphelios vs Tristana Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Tristana as Aphelios, we analyzed 1,338 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 Tristana 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 Tristana Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Aphelios in order to counter Tristana during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and stats displayed above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Aphelios often gets a similar amount of CS as Tristana. Champs who on average don't earn much CS typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers shown here to do well.

The best items to have in your Aphelios versus Tristana build include Galeforce, Infinity Edge, and Bloodthirster. When Aphelios bought at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better versus Tristana than with most other common item sets. In fact, Aphelios had an average winrate of 46.9% when playing against Tristana with these items in his kit.

To have the highest chance of annihilating Tristana 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 combinations players picked for Aphelios vs Tristana fights, this order of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 46.9% winrate overall.

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