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Aphelios vs Trundle

How to Beat Trundle as Aphelios in LoLAphelios is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Trundle as Aphelios

based on 5,339 Aphelios vs Trundle matchups
Win Rate
46.2 %
K/D/A
2.1
Pick Rate
6.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our matchup statistics from the millions of recently rated League rounds that we evaluate each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Trundle as Aphelios resulted from an evaluation of 5339 ranked rounds where both champions clashed against one another. This champ matchup is fairly uncommon. Aphelios has to counter Trundle in only 6.1% of his matches.

Aphelios vs Trundle Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Aphelios has done a terrible job of countering Trundle. Typically, he wins a lowly 46.2% of games the champs fight one another in. In Aphelios vs Trundle matches, Aphelios’s team is 0.1% less expected to earn first blood, implying that he most likely won't be able to get first blood against Trundle.

Best Aphelios vs Trundle Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsNoonquiver

Core Aphelios Items

~22 Mins
Infinity EdgeRunaan's HurricaneStormrazor

Optional Items

BloodthirsterLord Dominik's RegardsRapid FirecannonYoumuu's Ghostblade

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 Trundle as Aphelios

Tips for Playing as Aphelios against Trundle

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

Advice to Win Against Trundle

Trundle is very powerful at location-based combat. Try to draw him off of his Frozen Domain.

Make sure to get out of his Pillar of Ice as quickly as possible, as it significantly slows you down.

Aphelios vs Trundle Counter Stats

Aphelios Image
Win Rate
46.2 %
VS
Win Rate
53.8 %
Trundle Image
6.8
< Kills >
5.3
6.1
< Deaths >
6.2
6
< Assists >
5.5
1.54
< Killing Sprees >
1.21
173
< Minions Killed >
140
0.2
< Dragons Killed >
0.52
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.83
20,552
< Physical Damage >
15,235
1,345
< Magic Damage >
2,254
415
< True Damage >
523
22,314
< Damage Dealt >
18,012
18,268
< Damage Taken >
35,510
11,791
< Gold Earned >
12,223
2.29
< Towers >
3.39
0.07
< Baron Takedowns >
0.12
5,218
< Total Healing >
16,446
12,563
< Experience >
14,393
16
< Vision Score >
18
8
< Wards Placed >
8
138
< Time Dealing CC >
336

How to Counter Trundle with Aphelios in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here emphasize several strategic Aphelios vs. Trundle matchup statistics that can help us realize the differences between the two. As an example, Aphelios’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Trundle’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Aphelios may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Trundle..

Aphelios normally has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his matchup does. On average, he takes less damage than Trundle. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also show that the champ with more HP has less mobility and thus is not able to escape additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Aphelios and Trundle

Damage Types Compared

Aphelios
Trundle
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Aphelios
Trundle

Who is Better, Aphelios or Trundle?

Both League champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Aphelios usually loses when taking on Trundle, with a 46.2% win rate. Thus, Aphelios makes a bad counter to Trundle.

While Aphelios does have a lower win rate than Trundle, when on opposite teams, Aphelios also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes him a more time consuming champ to pick up and master. You may get destroyed when picking Aphelios into Trundleas his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Aphelios has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Trundle. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

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

Aphelios is a trash counter to Trundle. Make sure you focus your strategy on increasing your CS and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Aphelios against Trundle.

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 Trundle Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Trundle as Aphelios, we analyzed 5,339 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 Trundle 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 Trundle Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Aphelios to counter Trundle during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats displayed here, you should increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Aphelios most often gets a similar amount of CS as Trundle. Champions who typically don't earn many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values displayed on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to focus on in your Aphelios versus Trundle build include Infinity Edge, Runaan's Hurricane, and Stormrazor. When Aphelios included at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better when facing Trundle than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Aphelios boasted an average winrate of 46.2% when playing against Trundle with these items in his kit.

To have the highest likelihood of crushing Trundle 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. Out of all the runes players chose for Aphelios vs Trundle clashes, this set of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 46.2% win rate overall.

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