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Mordekaiser vs Aphelios

How to Beat Aphelios as Mordekaiser in LoLMordekaiser is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Aphelios as Mordekaiser

based on 6,069 Mordekaiser vs Aphelios matchups
Win Rate
52.7 %
K/D/A
2.02
Pick Rate
2.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our counter statistics from the millions of recently ranked LoL games that we get from Riot Games every week. Our guide on how to beat Aphelios as Mordekaiser came out of an examination of 6069 ranked rounds where both champions opposed each other. This particular counter pairing is fairly rare. Mordekaiser fights Aphelios in only 2.3% of his games.

Mordekaiser vs Aphelios Matchup Summary

Mordekaiser does a good job of beating Aphelios. On average, he wins a fantastic 52.7% of matches the champs fight each other in. In Mordekaiser vs Aphelios games, Mordekaiser’s side is 0.0% more probable to get first blood, implying that he probably will get first blood against Aphelios.

Best Mordekaiser vs Aphelios Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldDoran's Ring

Early Items

~5 Mins
Giant's BeltBlasting Wand

Core Mordekaiser Items

~22 Mins
Nashor's ToothRylai's Crystal ScepterRiftmaker

Optional Items

Hextech RocketbeltDead Man's PlateSpirit VisageLiandry's Torment

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: TenacityLast Stand
ResolveSecond WindRevitalize
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Mordekaiser's passive ability p
Mordekaiser's q ability q
Mordekaiser's w ability w
Mordekaiser's e ability e
Mordekaiser's ultimate ability r
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Q
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E
3
W
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Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Aphelios as Mordekaiser

Tips for Playing as Mordekaiser against Aphelios

Hitting multiple champions with the same ability can help quickly activate Darkness Rise.

Offense is your defense. Keep fighting to build up larger Indestructible shields.

Use Realm of Death on a low health enemy to guarantee the kill and keep their stats for the rest of a teamfight.

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.

Mordekaiser vs Aphelios Counter Stats

Mordekaiser Image
Win Rate
52.7 %
VS
Win Rate
47.3 %
Aphelios Image
6.9
< Kills >
6.9
5.8
< Deaths >
6.5
4.8
< Assists >
6
1.58
< Killing Sprees >
1.6
156
< Minions Killed >
173
0.2
< Dragons Killed >
0.2
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.47
2,748
< Physical Damage >
20,879
20,177
< Magic Damage >
1,378
594
< True Damage >
435
23,520
< Damage Dealt >
22,693
31,307
< Damage Taken >
19,072
11,715
< Gold Earned >
11,932
2.08
< Towers >
2.28
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.07
9,348
< Total Healing >
5,375
15,022
< Experience >
12,573
17
< Vision Score >
16
8
< Wards Placed >
8
240
< Time Dealing CC >
138

How to Counter Aphelios with Mordekaiser in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page feature some vital Mordekaiser versus Aphelios counter stats that can help us understand the differences between the two. For instance, Mordekaiser’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Aphelios’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Mordekaiser may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Aphelios..

Mordekaiser usually has a similar longest kill spree as his counter does. On average, he receives more damage than Aphelios. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also indicate that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Mordekaiser and Aphelios

Damage Types Compared

Mordekaiser
Aphelios
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Mordekaiser
Aphelios

Who is Better, Mordekaiser or Aphelios?

Both League champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Mordekaiser usually wins when playing against Aphelios, with a 52.7% win rate. Therefore, Mordekaiser makes a good counter for Aphelios.

While Mordekaiser does have a higher winrate than Aphelios, when facing one another, Mordekaiser also has a much lower learning curve that makes him a less complex champ to pick up and master. You should be be fine when picking Mordekaiser into Aphelios.

Additionally, Mordekaiser also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Aphelios. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

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

Mordekaiser is an above average counter to Aphelios. Focus your gameplay on maximizing your CS and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Mordekaiser against Aphelios.

Other Champion Matchups Against Mordekaiser

Mordekaiser Loses Against

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Mordekaiser Wins Against

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Additional Information for Mordekaiser Players

How We Calculated Our Mordekaiser vs Aphelios Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Aphelios as Mordekaiser, we analyzed 6,069 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 Mordekaiser 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

Mordekaiser Build Aphelios Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Mordekaiser in order to counter Aphelios during both the early game 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 tips presented above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Mordekaiser often accumulates a similar amount of CS as Aphelios. Champs who typically don't take many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers shown here to do well.

The most crucial items to have in your Mordekaiser versus Aphelios build include Nashor's Tooth, Rylai's Crystal Scepter, and Riftmaker. When Mordekaiser incorporated at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better against Aphelios than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Mordekaiser boasted an average winrate of 52.7% when playing against Aphelios with this build.

To have the highest likelihood of crushing Aphelios as Mordekaiser, Mordekaiser players should take the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Tenacity, Last Stand, Second Wind, and Revitalize runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune builds players used for Mordekaiser vs Aphelios LoL games, this combination of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 52.7% win rate overall.

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