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Graves vs Aphelios

How to Beat Aphelios as Graves in LoLGraves is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Aphelios as Graves

based on 4,202 Graves vs Aphelios matchups
Win Rate
52.2 %
K/D/A
2.69
Pick Rate
2.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of ranked LoL games each week. In our data, Graves faced Aphelios in 4202 games. With so many matchups for Graves vs Aphelios gives us a lot of faith in our ability to provide enlightening data and a supported build to obliterate Aphelios. This matchup is fairly rare. Graves is forced to battle against Aphelios in only 2.5% of his games.

Graves vs Aphelios Matchup Summary

Graves has done a good job of countering Aphelios. Normally, he wins a whopping 52.2% of the time the champs face off with each other in. In Graves against Aphelios matches, Graves’s team is 0.1% more expected to earn first blood, implying that he probably will be able to get first blood against Aphelios.

Best Graves vs Aphelios Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Serrated DirkRectrix

Core Graves Items

~22 Mins
Youmuu's GhostbladeThe CollectorHubris

Optional Items

Infinity EdgeOpportunityBloodthirsterVoltaic Cyclosword

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Graves to level upq
>
Second ability for Graves to level upe
>
Last skill for Graves to max outw

Runes

PrecisionFleet FootworkTriumphLegend: AlacrityCoup de Grace
InspirationMagical FootwearCosmic Insight
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Graves's passive ability p
Graves's q ability q
Graves's w ability w
Graves's e ability e
Graves's ultimate ability r
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E
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Q
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Q
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W
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Q
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R
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Guide to Countering Aphelios as Graves

Tips for Playing as Graves against Aphelios

Smoke Screen can be used both to escape and to set up a kill.

Using Quickdraw to get into range and delivering a point blank Buckshot can do lots of damage.

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.

Graves vs Aphelios Counter Stats

Graves Image
Win Rate
52.2 %
VS
Win Rate
47.8 %
Aphelios Image
7.4
< Kills >
6.5
5.4
< Deaths >
6.1
7.1
< Assists >
5.6
1.68
< Killing Sprees >
1.52
52
< Minions Killed >
181
1.57
< Dragons Killed >
0.19
0.49
< Inhibitors >
0.5
17,450
< Physical Damage >
19,984
794
< Magic Damage >
1,417
1,589
< True Damage >
429
19,834
< Damage Dealt >
21,830
29,281
< Damage Taken >
18,670
12,715
< Gold Earned >
11,930
1.77
< Towers >
2.39
0.37
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
14,016
< Total Healing >
5,401
14,340
< Experience >
12,536
23
< Vision Score >
17
6
< Wards Placed >
8
493
< Time Dealing CC >
136

How to Counter Aphelios with Graves in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here emphasize several important Graves against Aphelios counter statistics that may help you distinguish the distinctions between the two. For instance, Graves’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Aphelios’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Graves may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Aphelios..

Graves usually has a similar longest kill spree as his opponent does. Typically, he takes more damage than Aphelios. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also imply that the champion with increased HP has less mobility and thus is not able to escape further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Graves and Aphelios

Damage Types Compared

Graves
Aphelios
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Graves
Aphelios

Who is Better, Graves or Aphelios?

Both League champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Graves usually wins when trying to fight Aphelios, with a 52.2% win rate. Thus, Graves makes a good counter to Aphelios.

While Graves does have a higher winrate than Aphelios, when they face off with one another, Graves also has a much lower difficulty level that makes him a less challenging champion to develop with. You don't need to be too worried when picking Graves into Aphelios.

Additionally, Graves also has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Aphelios. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Graves vs Aphelios matchups, Graves is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.

Graves is a good counter to Aphelios. You will do well by focussing your tactics on keeping up your CS and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Graves against Aphelios.

Other Champion Matchups Against Graves

Graves Loses Against

ZyraZyra46.8% winrateBardBard47.1% winrateNaafiriNaafiri47.2% winrateTahm KenchTahm Kench47.3% winrate

Graves Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee55.6% winrateLeBlancLeBlanc55.2% winrateXayahXayah55% winrateKai'SaKai'Sa54.7% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

TeemoTeemo+ 54.2% 11371 GamesZyraZyra+ 54.3% 6861 GamesMaokaiMaokai+ 54.6% 6548 GamesLilliaLillia+ 55.7% 1241 Games

Additional Information for Graves Players

How We Calculated Our Graves vs Aphelios Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Aphelios as Graves, we analyzed 4,202 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 Graves 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

To learn all of the intricacies of Graves in order to counter Aphelios during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats presented above, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Graves on average accumulates a lot less CS compared to Aphelios. Champs who on average don't acquire many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values reported on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to prioritize in your Graves versus Aphelios build include Youmuu's Ghostblade, The Collector, and Hubris. When Graves bought at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better vs. Aphelios than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Graves had an average win rate of 52.2% battling Aphelios with this counter build.

To have the greatest chance of crushing Aphelios as Graves, Graves players should use the Fleet Footwork, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Cosmic Insight, and Magical Footwear runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for Graves vs Aphelios matchups, this set of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 52.2% win rate overall.

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