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Elise vs Aphelios

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How to Beat Aphelios as Elise

based on 653 Elise vs Aphelios matchups
Win Rate
52.5 %
K/D/A
2.53
Pick Rate
2.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of recently ranked League games each and every week. In our database, Elise fought Aphelios in 653 rounds. Having so many matchups for Elise versus Aphelios gives us a lot of confidence in our ability to prepare informative data and a solid build to crush your enemy. This particular champion matchup is somewhat rare. Elise is forced to battle against Aphelios in only 2.4% of her games.

Elise vs Aphelios Matchup Summary

Elise does a good job of countering Aphelios. Normally, she wins a whopping 52.5% of matches the champs face off with one another in. In Elise versus Aphelios rounds, Elise’s team is 0.2% more expected to obtain first blood, indicating that she probably will be able to get first blood against Aphelios.

Best Elise vs Aphelios Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsHextech Alternator

Core Elise Items

~22 Mins
Lich BaneShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Hextech RocketbeltZhonya's Hourglass

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

DominationElectrocuteCheap ShotEyeball CollectionRelentless Hunter
SorceryNimbus CloakWaterwalking
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Elise's passive ability p
Elise's q ability q
Elise's w ability w
Elise's e ability e
Elise's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Countering Aphelios as Elise

Tips for Playing as Elise against Aphelios

Spider Form is most effective at finishing off enemies with low health; Human Form's Neurotoxin does more damage to healthy foes.

Elise's Spider Form and Spider Form abilities do not cost mana and can be prioritized when you are trying to conserve mana.

When in Spider Form, Spiderlings will attack the target that Elise uses Venomous Bite on.

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.

Elise vs Aphelios Counter Stats

Elise Image
Win Rate
52.5 %
VS
Win Rate
47.5 %
Aphelios Image
7.3
< Kills >
6.7
6
< Deaths >
6.4
7.9
< Assists >
6
1.72
< Killing Sprees >
1.58
30
< Minions Killed >
178
1.39
< Dragons Killed >
0.18
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.53
1,264
< Physical Damage >
19,680
15,973
< Magic Damage >
1,442
1,343
< True Damage >
440
18,580
< Damage Dealt >
21,563
28,963
< Damage Taken >
18,714
11,470
< Gold Earned >
12,014
1.49
< Towers >
2.47
0.37
< Baron Takedowns >
0.07
13,377
< Total Healing >
5,183
13,008
< Experience >
12,584
25
< Vision Score >
17
7
< Wards Placed >
8
175
< Time Dealing CC >
139

How to Counter Aphelios with Elise in LoL

The stats provided here clarify several strategic Elise vs. Aphelios matchup statistics that can help us understand the differences and similarities between this pair of champions. For instance, Elise’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Aphelios’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Elise may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Aphelios..

Elise usually has a similar longest kill spree as her enemy does. Typically, she takes more damage than Aphelios. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also illustrate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to escape additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Elise and Aphelios

Damage Types Compared

Elise
Aphelios
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Elise
Aphelios

Who is Better, Elise or Aphelios?

Both League champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Elise usually wins when facing off against Aphelios, with a 52.5% win rate. As a result, Elise makes a good counter for Aphelios.

While Elise does have a higher winrate than Aphelios, when they face off with one another, Elise also has a lower difficulty level that makes her a less challenging character to learn. You should be be fine when picking Elise into Apheliosas her relative depth means that you may not be able to reach her full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

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

While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Elise vs Aphelios matchups, Elise is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Elise is an above average counter for Aphelios. Focus your strategy on keeping up your CS and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Elise against Aphelios.

Other Champion Matchups Against Elise

Elise Loses Against

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Elise Wins Against

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Additional Information for Elise Players

How We Calculated Our Elise vs Aphelios Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Aphelios as Elise, we analyzed 653 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 Elise 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

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Elise in order to counter Aphelios during both the lane 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 here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Elise usually racks up a lot less CS relative to Aphelios. Champs who on average don't earn much CS often don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling 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 many items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The best items to prioritize in your Elise versus Aphelios build include Lich Bane, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Elise incorporated at least these three pieces in her build, she performed significantly better vs Aphelios than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Elise had an average win rate of 52.5% battling Aphelios with this counter build.

To have the greatest chance of vanquishing Aphelios as Elise, Elise players should take the Electrocute, Cheap Shot, Eyeball Collection, Relentless Hunter, Nimbus Cloak, and Waterwalking runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players chose for Elise vs Aphelios clashes, this combo of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 52.5% winrate overall.

If you would like to see Elise x Aphelios tips and counter builds for a a distinct rank, feel free to select one from the selection menu provided above. If viewing for the first time, the stats and guides given are computed using all games run with these champions.