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Aphelios vs Warwick

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

based on 3,641 Aphelios vs Warwick matchups
Win Rate
49.1 %
K/D/A
2.08
Pick Rate
4.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our counter statistics from the millions of recently rated League matches that we analyze every week. Our guide on how to beat Warwick as Aphelios resulted from an evaluation of 3641 ranked matches where both champions engaged each other. This champion matchup is relatively uncommon. Aphelios fights Warwick in only 4.1% of his matches.

Aphelios vs Warwick Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Aphelios has done a below average job of countering Warwick. Normally, he wins a acceptable 49.1% of games the champions oppose each other in. In Aphelios versus Warwick rounds, Aphelios’s side is 0.1% less likely to obtain first blood. This indicates that he most likely won't get first blood versus Warwick.

Best Aphelios vs Warwick Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsNoonquiver

Core Aphelios Items

~22 Mins
Infinity EdgeStormrazorThe Collector

Optional Items

BloodthirsterLord Dominik's RegardsRunaan's HurricanePhantom Dancer

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

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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Q
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Guide to Countering Warwick as Aphelios

Tips for Playing as Aphelios against Warwick

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

Advice to Win Against Warwick

Warwick's attacks heal him at low health. Save your disables to finish him off.

Warwick's ultimate cast range scales with his Move Speed.

Warwick is empowered versus low health enemies. Manage your health to keep him at bay.

Aphelios vs Warwick Counter Stats

Aphelios Image
Win Rate
49.1 %
VS
Win Rate
50.9 %
Warwick Image
7
< Kills >
7.2
6.3
< Deaths >
6.6
6.1
< Assists >
6.9
1.61
< Killing Sprees >
1.65
167
< Minions Killed >
52
0.2
< Dragons Killed >
1.37
0.49
< Inhibitors >
0.39
20,995
< Physical Damage >
7,272
1,354
< Magic Damage >
8,631
446
< True Damage >
771
22,796
< Damage Dealt >
16,675
18,460
< Damage Taken >
39,111
11,765
< Gold Earned >
11,412
2.37
< Towers >
1.42
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.29
5,073
< Total Healing >
21,431
12,327
< Experience >
13,048
16
< Vision Score >
19
8
< Wards Placed >
6
138
< Time Dealing CC >
280

How to Counter Warwick with Aphelios in LoL

The stats shown here clarify several strategic Aphelios against Warwick matchup statistics that can help you realize the distinctions between the pair. Aphelios’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Warwick’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Aphelios may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Warwick..

Aphelios typically has a similar longest killing spree as his matchup does. Typically, he receives less damage than Warwick. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also indicate that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to escape additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Aphelios and Warwick

Damage Types Compared

Aphelios
Warwick
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Aphelios
Warwick

Who is Better, Aphelios or Warwick?

Both League champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Aphelios usually fairs equally well when playing against Warwick, with a 49.1% win rate. Thus, Aphelios makes an ok counter to Warwick.

While Aphelios does have a lower winrate compared to Warwick, when facing one another, Aphelios also has a much greater difficulty level that makes him a more difficult champion to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Aphelios into Warwickas his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash 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 Warwick. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Aphelios vs Warwick matchups, Warwick 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 to Warwick. You will do well by focussing your play on keeping up your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Aphelios against Warwick.

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 Warwick Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Warwick as Aphelios, we analyzed 3,641 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 Warwick 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 Warwick Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Aphelios to counter Warwick during both the laning 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 listen to the build and stats presented here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Aphelios most often gets much more CS compared to Warwick. Champions who typically don't earn much CS often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers displayed here to do well.

The top items to focus on in your Aphelios versus Warwick build include Infinity Edge, Stormrazor, and The Collector. When Aphelios combined at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better when fighting Warwick than with most other typical builds. In fact, Aphelios boasted an average win rate of 49.1% when playing against Warwick with these items in his kit.

To have the highest likelihood of defeating Warwick 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 rune sets we have analyed for Aphelios vs Warwick battles, this composite of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 49.1% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Warwick as Aphelios are given for all skill levels combined. If you want to filter the statistics and builds to an individual skill level, you can use the selection menu earlier on the page.