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How to Win Thresh vs Aphelios Counter MatchupThresh is in the a tier of champions

Thresh vs Aphelios

How to Beat Aphelios as Thresh in LoLThresh is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Aphelios as Thresh

based on 3,416 Thresh vs Aphelios matchups
Win Rate
49.7 %
K/D/A
2.85
Pick Rate
2.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion analyze millions of ranked League of Legends rounds each week. In our data, Thresh did battle with Aphelios 3416 times. Having so many games with Thresh vs Aphelios gives us a lot of confidence in our ability to prepare informative data and a supported build to wreck Aphelios. This counter matchup is somewhat rare. Thresh fights Aphelios in only 2.3% of his rounds.

Thresh vs Aphelios Matchup Summary

Thresh has done a ok job of countering Aphelios. Normally, he wins a acceptable 49.7% of the time the champions fight each other in. In Thresh versus Aphelios rounds, Thresh’s team is 0.2% more probable to gain first blood, indicating that he most likely will get first blood versus Aphelios.

Best Thresh vs Aphelios Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsKindlegem

Core Thresh Items

~22 Mins
Knight's VowFrozen HeartSolstice Sleigh

Optional Items

Kaenic RookernForce of NatureRanduin's OmenThornmail

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

ResolveGuardianFont of LifeBone PlatingUnflinching
InspirationBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
Ability HasteArmorArmor
Thresh's passive ability p
Thresh's q ability q
Thresh's w ability w
Thresh's e ability e
Thresh's ultimate ability r
1
Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
E
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Q
10
E
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R
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E
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E
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W
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W
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R

Guide to Countering Aphelios as Thresh

Tips for Playing as Thresh against Aphelios

Communication is key when making use of Thresh's lantern. Let your teammates know how you like to use it.

Death Sentence and Flay can be combined in either cast order for powerful combinations.

Thresh can collect souls without needing to kill units himself. Planning your map position to be near the most deaths will help to maximize soul collection.

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.

Thresh vs Aphelios Counter Stats

Thresh Image
Win Rate
49.7 %
VS
Win Rate
50.3 %
Aphelios Image
2.2
< Kills >
6.9
5.9
< Deaths >
6.5
14.6
< Assists >
6.4
0.43
< Killing Sprees >
1.61
34
< Minions Killed >
175
0.04
< Dragons Killed >
0.21
0.48
< Inhibitors >
0.52
1,189
< Physical Damage >
21,007
6,993
< Magic Damage >
1,407
786
< True Damage >
531
8,969
< Damage Dealt >
22,945
21,721
< Damage Taken >
18,407
8,633
< Gold Earned >
12,073
1.85
< Towers >
2.48
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.07
2,436
< Total Healing >
4,989
10,554
< Experience >
12,557
56
< Vision Score >
17
24
< Wards Placed >
8
260
< Time Dealing CC >
138

How to Counter Aphelios with Thresh in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here clarify some critical Thresh versus Aphelios counter statistics that can help us figure out the differences between this set of champions. Thresh’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Aphelios’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Thresh may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Aphelios. This observation is in large part a result of the differences in assists.

Thresh typically has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than his opponent does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Aphelios. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities; however, it can also hint that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to escape additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Thresh and Aphelios

Damage Types Compared

Thresh
Aphelios
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Thresh
Aphelios

Who is Better, Thresh or Aphelios?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Thresh usually fairs equally well when playing against Aphelios, with a 49.7% win rate. As a result, Thresh makes an ok counter to Aphelios.

While Thresh does have a lower winrate compared to Aphelios, when they face off with one another, Thresh also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less challenging champion to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Thresh into Apheliosas his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Thresh has a great deal of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Aphelios. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

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

Thresh is a somewhat poor counter to Aphelios. Focus your play on maximizing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Thresh against Aphelios.

Additional Information for Thresh Players

How We Calculated Our Thresh vs Aphelios Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Aphelios as Thresh, we analyzed 3,416 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 Thresh 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

To learn all of the intricacies of Thresh to counter Aphelios during both the laning 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 pay attention to the build and stats shown here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Thresh usually picks up a lot less CS as Aphelios. Champs who typically don't acquire many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values displayed here to do well.

The most crucial items to use in your Thresh versus Aphelios build include Knight's Vow, Frozen Heart, and Solstice Sleigh. When Thresh incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better vs Aphelios than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Thresh had an average winrate of 49.7% battling Aphelios with this build.

To have the highest likelihood of defeating Aphelios as Thresh, Thresh players should use the Guardian, Font of Life, Bone Plating, Unflinching, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Resolve and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players used for Thresh vs Aphelios matchups, this blending of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 49.7% win rate overall.

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