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Aphelios vs Twitch

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

based on 3,424 Aphelios vs Twitch matchups
Win Rate
48 %
K/D/A
1.87
Pick Rate
3.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of recently ranked LoL games each and every week. In our dataset, Aphelios engaged Twitch 3424 times. Including so many matchups for Aphelios vs Twitch gives us a lot of confidence in our ability to produce useful stats and a recommended build to suppress Twitch. This particular matchup is relatively rare. Aphelios encounters Twitch in only 3.9% of his games.

Aphelios vs Twitch Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Aphelios does a poor job of beating Twitch. Normally, he wins a lowly 48.0% of the time the champions face off with each other in. In Aphelios vs Twitch rounds, Aphelios’s side is 0.1% less likely to obtain first blood. This implies that he most likely won't be able to get first blood against Twitch.

Best Aphelios vs Twitch Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsNoonquiver

Core Aphelios Items

~22 Mins
Infinity EdgeStormrazorThe Collector

Optional Items

Immortal ShieldbowLord Dominik's RegardsYoumuu's GhostbladeRunaan's Hurricane

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerheal 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

PrecisionPress the AttackOverhealLegend: 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 Twitch as Aphelios

Tips for Playing as Aphelios against Twitch

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

Advice to Win Against Twitch

Spell Shields won't block the damage from Deadly Venom, but they will block the effects Twitch can trigger with it.

If you suspect Twitch has left the lane, let your teammates know that Twitch is ''MIA.''

Twitch is fragile. Work with teammates to focus on him when you're able to catch him out of Camouflage.

Aphelios vs Twitch Counter Stats

Aphelios Image
Win Rate
48 %
VS
Win Rate
52 %
Twitch Image
6.9
< Kills >
9
6.9
< Deaths >
6.4
6
< Assists >
7.2
1.6
< Killing Sprees >
2.05
173
< Minions Killed >
147
0.21
< Dragons Killed >
0.2
0.5
< Inhibitors >
0.44
20,172
< Physical Damage >
16,674
1,339
< Magic Damage >
3,394
447
< True Damage >
4,204
21,958
< Damage Dealt >
24,273
19,629
< Damage Taken >
21,508
11,970
< Gold Earned >
12,366
2.35
< Towers >
2.12
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
5,224
< Total Healing >
5,002
12,542
< Experience >
12,702
17
< Vision Score >
20
8
< Wards Placed >
9
133
< Time Dealing CC >
308

How to Counter Twitch with Aphelios in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here show several significant Aphelios vs. Twitch matchup stats that may help you figure out the distinctions between the two. For instance, Aphelios’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Twitch’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Aphelios may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Twitch..

Aphelios usually has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his enemy does. Commonly, he takes a similar amount of damage to Twitch. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities; however, it can also imply that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to escape further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Aphelios and Twitch

Damage Types Compared

Aphelios
Twitch
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Aphelios
Twitch

Who is Better, Aphelios or Twitch?

Both League champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Aphelios usually loses when playing against Twitch, with a 48.0% win rate. Therefore, Aphelios makes a poor counter for Twitch.

While Aphelios does have a lower win rate than Twitch, when facing one another, Aphelios also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes him a more difficult character to pick up and master. You may get destroyed when picking Aphelios into Twitchas his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Aphelios also has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Twitch. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

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

Aphelios is a trash counter to Twitch. You will do well by focussing your tactics on maximizing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Aphelios against Twitch.

Additional Information for Aphelios Players

How We Calculated Our Aphelios vs Twitch Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Twitch as Aphelios, we analyzed 3,424 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 Twitch 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 truly master Aphelios in order to counter Twitch during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats displayed above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Aphelios on average racks up a similar amount of CS relative to Twitch. Champions who typically don't acquire much CS typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The best items to use in your Aphelios versus Twitch build include Infinity Edge, Stormrazor, and The Collector. When Aphelios combined at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better vs Twitch than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Aphelios boasted an average win rate of 48.0% when playing against Twitch with this counter build.

To have the greatest likelihood of crushing Twitch as Aphelios, you should use the Press the Attack, Overheal, Legend: Bloodline, Cut Down, Absolute Focus, and Gathering Storm runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune sets that we analyzed for Aphelios vs Twitch matchups, this order of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 48.0% winrate overall.

If you need to see Aphelios x Twitch tips and matchup stats and build suggestions for a an individual division, please choose one from the selection menu above. By default, the statistics and guides displayed are calculated using all games completed with these champions.