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Aphelios vs Tristana

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

based on 2,671 Aphelios vs Tristana matchups
Win Rate
49.5 %
K/D/A
1.98
Pick Rate
3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of ranked League of Legends games every week. In our data, Aphelios engaged Tristana 2671 times. Having so many matchups for Aphelios versus Tristana provides us faith in our capacity to provide actionable data and a solid build to smash Tristana. This particular counter matchup is somewhat rare. Aphelios fights Tristana in only 3.0% of his games.

Aphelios vs Tristana Matchup Summary

Aphelios does a ok job of beating Tristana. Normally, he wins a acceptable 49.5% of matches the champs oppose each other in. In Aphelios against Tristana games, Aphelios’s team is 0.1% less likely to obtain first blood. This indicates that he probably won't be able to get first blood against 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
Infinity EdgeBloodthirsterThe Collector

Optional Items

Lord Dominik's RegardsRunaan's HurricaneStormrazorKraken Slayer

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 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
49.5 %
VS
Win Rate
50.5 %
Tristana Image
6.7
< Kills >
7.8
6.4
< Deaths >
5.8
6
< Assists >
5.6
1.54
< Killing Sprees >
1.79
171
< Minions Killed >
169
0.2
< Dragons Killed >
0.25
0.51
< Inhibitors >
0.59
19,889
< Physical Damage >
17,573
1,333
< Magic Damage >
2,241
441
< True Damage >
475
21,663
< Damage Dealt >
20,290
18,373
< Damage Taken >
21,245
11,768
< Gold Earned >
12,643
2.4
< Towers >
2.88
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.07
5,037
< Total Healing >
6,109
12,425
< Experience >
12,922
16
< Vision Score >
18
8
< Wards Placed >
9
137
< Time Dealing CC >
67

How to Counter Tristana with Aphelios in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here show several valuable Aphelios versus Tristana matchup statistics that may help us understand the distinctions between the pair. Aphelios’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Tristana’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Aphelios may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Tristana..

Aphelios usually has a similar longest kill spree as his enemy does. Commonly, he receives a similar amount of damage to Tristana. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, but it can also show that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to flee from additional damage when engaged or poked.

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 League of Legends champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Aphelios usually fairs equally well when facing off against Tristana, with a 49.5% win rate. As a result, Aphelios makes an ok counter for Tristana.

While Aphelios does have a lower win rate than Tristana, when they face off with one another, Aphelios also has a much greater difficulty level that makes him a more difficult champion to learn and master. You still need to be cautious 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.

Additionally, Aphelios has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Tristana. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Aphelios vs Tristana matchups, Tristana 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 Tristana. Focus your tactics on increasing your CS and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Aphelios against Tristana.

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 Tristana Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Tristana as Aphelios, we analyzed 2,671 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

If you would like to truly master Aphelios to counter Tristana during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats displayed here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Aphelios often racks up a similar amount of CS as Tristana. Champs who on average don't take many minion kills often don't require much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to focus on in your Aphelios versus Tristana build include Infinity Edge, Bloodthirster, and The Collector. When Aphelios incorporated at least these three items in his build, he performed much better countering Tristana than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Aphelios boasted an average winrate of 49.5% when playing against Tristana with this build.

To have the highest chance of beating Tristana as Aphelios, you 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 Tristana LoL games, this combo of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 49.5% winrate overall.

If you want to see Aphelios x Tristana tips and builds for a an individual player tier, feel free to select one from the selection menu displayed above. At first, the stats and guides given are computed using all games with data with these champions.