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

Aphelios vs Vayne

How to Beat Vayne as Aphelios in LoL Vayne is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Vayne as Aphelios

based on 1,645 Aphelios vs Vayne matchups
Win Rate
47.5 %
K/D/A
2.18
Pick Rate
4.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our counter stats from the millions of rated League of Legends games that we evaluate each week. This guide on how to beat Vayne as Aphelios resulted from an analysis of 1645 ranked matches where both champs clashed against each other. This particular champ matchup is fairly uncommon. Aphelios encounters Vayne in only 4.6% of his games.

Aphelios vs Vayne Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Aphelios does a dismal job of countering Vayne. Normally, he wins a lowly 47.5% of matches the champs battle each other in. In Aphelios against Vayne matches, Aphelios’s team is 0.0% more probable to earn first blood. This implies that he most likely will get first blood against Vayne.

Best Aphelios vs Vayne Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsNoonquiver

Core Aphelios Items

~22 Mins
Kraken SlayerInfinity EdgeLord Dominik's Regards

Optional Items

BloodthirsterThe CollectorRunaan's Hurricane

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
3
Q
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E
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Q
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E
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Q
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W
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W

Guide to Countering Vayne as Aphelios

Tips for Playing as Aphelios against Vayne

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

Advice to Win Against Vayne

Deny Vayne the opportunity to pin you against walls.

Vayne is fragile - turn the pressure up on her and she will be forced to play cautiously.

Aphelios vs Vayne Counter Stats

Aphelios Image
Win Rate
47.5 %
VS
Win Rate
52.5 %
Vayne Image
6.9
< Kills >
7.2
6.1
< Deaths >
6.1
6.4
< Assists >
5.6
1.59
< Killing Sprees >
1.65
169
< Minions Killed >
159
0.21
< Dragons Killed >
0.23
0.54
< Inhibitors >
0.51
18,842
< Physical Damage >
12,838
1,307
< Magic Damage >
614
931
< True Damage >
6,320
21,081
< Damage Dealt >
19,774
18,723
< Damage Taken >
20,393
11,987
< Gold Earned >
12,027
2.56
< Towers >
2.28
0.07
< Baron Takedowns >
0.08
3,740
< Total Healing >
2,606
12,383
< Experience >
12,765
18
< Vision Score >
18
9
< Wards Placed >
8
146
< Time Dealing CC >
54

How to Counter Vayne with Aphelios in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here show several significant Aphelios against Vayne counter statistics that may help us figure out the distinctions between these two champions. As an example, Aphelios’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Vayne’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Aphelios may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Vayne..

Aphelios often has a similar longest killing spree as his foe does. Commonly, he receives a similar amount of damage to Vayne. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also indicate that the champion with higher HP has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Aphelios and Vayne

Damage Types Compared

Aphelios
Vayne
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Aphelios
Vayne

Who is Better, Aphelios or Vayne?

Both LoL champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Aphelios usually loses when taking on Vayne, with a 47.5% win rate. Thus, Aphelios makes a poor counter for Vayne.

While Aphelios does have a lower winrate compared to Vayne, when facing one another, Aphelios also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more difficult champ to develop with. You may get destroyed when picking Aphelios into Vayneas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

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

While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Aphelios vs Vayne matchups, Vayne 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 terribly counter to Vayne. Focus your tactics on maximizing your CS and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Aphelios against Vayne.

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 Vayne Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Vayne as Aphelios, we analyzed 1,645 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 Vayne 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 Vayne Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Aphelios to counter Vayne 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 listen to the build and suggestions displayed above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Aphelios usually gets a similar amount of CS as Vayne. Champions who on average don't acquire many minion kills usualy don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The most important items to have in your Aphelios versus Vayne build include Kraken Slayer, Infinity Edge, and Lord Dominik's Regards. When Aphelios included at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better when facing Vayne than with most other common item sets. In fact, Aphelios had an average winrate of 47.5% when countering Vayne with these items in his kit.

To have the best likelihood of defeating Vayne as Aphelios, Aphelios players should take 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 players picked for Aphelios vs Vayne matchups, this combination of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 47.5% win rate overall.

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