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Caitlyn vs Aphelios

How to Beat Aphelios as Caitlyn in LoLCaitlyn is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Aphelios as Caitlyn

based on 9,219 Caitlyn vs Aphelios matchups
Win Rate
50.7 %
K/D/A
2.43
Pick Rate
2.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of recently ranked League games each and every week. In our dataset, Caitlyn faced off against Aphelios in 9219 matches. With so many matchups for Caitlyn vs Aphelios gives us a lot of faith in our ability to provide enlightening statistics and a solid build to shatter your opponent. This particular matchup is relatively rare. Caitlyn has to counter Aphelios in only 2.4% of her games.

Caitlyn vs Aphelios Matchup Summary

Caitlyn does a ok job of beating Aphelios. Normally, she wins a acceptable 50.7% of the time the champions battle each other in. In Caitlyn against Aphelios rounds, Caitlyn’s side is 0.1% more probable to earn first blood, implying that she probably will be able to get first blood against Aphelios.

Best Caitlyn vs Aphelios Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Kircheis ShardNoonquiver

Core Caitlyn Items

~22 Mins
BloodthirsterYoumuu's GhostbladeThe Collector

Optional Items

Edge of NightOpportunityVoltaic CycloswordAxiom Arc

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Caitlyn to level upq
>
Second ability for Caitlyn to level upw
>
Last skill for Caitlyn to max oute

Runes

InspirationFirst StrikeMagical FootwearBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
SorceryAbsolute FocusGathering Storm
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Caitlyn's passive ability p
Caitlyn's q ability q
Caitlyn's w ability w
Caitlyn's e ability e
Caitlyn's ultimate ability r
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Q
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Guide to Countering Aphelios as Caitlyn

Tips for Playing as Caitlyn against Aphelios

Fire 90 Caliber Net away from the opponent to close the gap or hop over walls.

Avoid using Ace in the Hole in large team melees as it might be blocked by the wrong target.

Make use of her Yordle Snap Traps by placing them pre-emptively to ensure that you'll have one off of cooldown during combat.

Advice to Win Against Aphelios

Each of Aphelios' weapons have different weaknesses, try to exploit the ones that work best for your champion. Watch out for the purple Gravity gun, it can root you.

Caitlyn vs Aphelios Counter Stats

Caitlyn Image
Win Rate
50.7 %
VS
Win Rate
49.3 %
Aphelios Image
6.8
< Kills >
6.6
5.6
< Deaths >
6
6.8
< Assists >
5.9
1.57
< Killing Sprees >
1.53
178
< Minions Killed >
177
0.2
< Dragons Killed >
0.2
0.57
< Inhibitors >
0.51
19,651
< Physical Damage >
19,894
1,428
< Magic Damage >
1,364
560
< True Damage >
459
21,640
< Damage Dealt >
21,717
19,121
< Damage Taken >
19,231
12,201
< Gold Earned >
11,915
2.63
< Towers >
2.37
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
5,497
< Total Healing >
5,611
12,686
< Experience >
12,742
18
< Vision Score >
16
9
< Wards Placed >
8
88
< Time Dealing CC >
140

How to Counter Aphelios with Caitlyn in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page emphasize several strategic Caitlyn against Aphelios counter statistics that may help us interpret the differences between the two. Caitlyn’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Aphelios’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Caitlyn may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Aphelios..

Caitlyn typically has a similar longest killing spree as her enemy does. Commonly, she receives a similar amount of damage to Aphelios. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, but it can also indicate that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to flee from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Caitlyn and Aphelios

Damage Types Compared

Caitlyn
Aphelios
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Caitlyn
Aphelios

Who is Better, Caitlyn or Aphelios?

Both League champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Caitlyn usually fairs equally well when facing off against Aphelios, with a 50.7% win rate. As a result, Caitlyn makes an ok counter for Aphelios.

While Caitlyn does have a higher win rate compared to Aphelios, when facing one another, Caitlyn also has a much lower difficulty level that makes her a less complex champion to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Caitlyn into Aphelios.

Furthermore, Caitlyn has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Aphelios. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Caitlyn vs Aphelios matchups, Caitlyn is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.

Caitlyn is a decent counter for Aphelios. Make sure you focus your tactics on increasing your CS and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Caitlyn against Aphelios.

Additional Information for Caitlyn Players

How We Calculated Our Caitlyn vs Aphelios Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Aphelios as Caitlyn, we analyzed 9,219 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 Aphelios as Caitlyn 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 learn all of the intricacies of Caitlyn to counter Aphelios during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips shown above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Caitlyn often gets a similar amount of CS relative to Aphelios. Champions who typically don't take much CS often don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values reported here to do well.

The top items to focus on in your Caitlyn versus Aphelios build include Bloodthirster, Youmuu's Ghostblade, and The Collector. When Caitlyn used at least these three items in her build, she performed much better against Aphelios than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Caitlyn had an average win rate of 50.7% when playing against Aphelios with this build.

To have the greatest chance of vanquishing Aphelios as Caitlyn, you should use the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Absolute Focus, and Gathering Storm runes from the Inspiration and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players chose for Caitlyn vs Aphelios face-offs, this combination of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 50.7% win rate overall.

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