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How to Win Trundle vs Aphelios Counter MatchupTrundle is in the s tier of champions

Trundle vs Aphelios

How to Beat Aphelios as Trundle in LoLTrundle is in the a tier of champions
FighterTank
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How to Beat Aphelios as Trundle

based on 5,339 Trundle vs Aphelios matchups
Win Rate
53.8 %
K/D/A
1.74
Pick Rate
2.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of recently ranked League of Legends matches every week. In our data, Trundle engaged Aphelios 5339 times. With so many matchups for Trundle vs Aphelios gives us confidence in our capacity to produce actionable stats and a recommended build to counter Aphelios. This particular matchup is somewhat rare. Trundle is forced to battle against Aphelios in only 2.2% of his rounds.

Trundle vs Aphelios Matchup Summary

Trundle has done a good job of beating Aphelios. On average, he wins a fantastic 53.8% of matches the champs oppose one another in. In Trundle versus Aphelios rounds, Trundle’s team is 0.1% more probable to earn first blood, implying that he probably will be able to get first blood against Aphelios.

Best Trundle vs Aphelios Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsSheen

Core Trundle Items

~22 Mins
Ravenous HydraThornmailBlade of The Ruined King

Optional Items

HullbreakerExperimental HexplateTitanic HydraWit's End

Summoner Spells

summonerhaste summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: AlacrityCoup de Grace
InspirationMagical FootwearApproach Velocity
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Trundle's passive ability p
Trundle's q ability q
Trundle's w ability w
Trundle's e ability e
Trundle's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Countering Aphelios as Trundle

Tips for Playing as Trundle against Aphelios

Use Subjugate to soften a powerful enemy tank or to create a target for your team to focus fire.

Trundle excels at fighting within his Frozen Domain. Try to draw enemies onto it.

Chomp is good for lowering the physical damage of enemies; try to focus it on enemy physical damage dealers.

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.

Trundle vs Aphelios Counter Stats

Trundle Image
Win Rate
53.8 %
VS
Win Rate
46.2 %
Aphelios Image
5.3
< Kills >
6.8
6.2
< Deaths >
6.1
5.5
< Assists >
6
1.21
< Killing Sprees >
1.54
140
< Minions Killed >
173
0.52
< Dragons Killed >
0.2
0.83
< Inhibitors >
0.47
15,235
< Physical Damage >
20,552
2,254
< Magic Damage >
1,345
523
< True Damage >
415
18,012
< Damage Dealt >
22,314
35,510
< Damage Taken >
18,268
12,223
< Gold Earned >
11,791
3.39
< Towers >
2.29
0.12
< Baron Takedowns >
0.07
16,446
< Total Healing >
5,218
14,393
< Experience >
12,563
18
< Vision Score >
16
8
< Wards Placed >
8
336
< Time Dealing CC >
138

How to Counter Aphelios with Trundle in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here highlight several significant Trundle versus Aphelios matchup statistics that can help us explain the differences and similarities between the two. As an example, Trundle’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Aphelios’s ratio of NaN, showing that Trundle may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Aphelios..

Trundle usually has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his enemy does. Typically, he receives more damage than Aphelios. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, yet it can also show that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Trundle and Aphelios

Damage Types Compared

Trundle
Aphelios
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Trundle
Aphelios

Who is Better, Trundle or Aphelios?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Trundle usually wins when taking on Aphelios, with a 53.8% win rate. As a result, Trundle makes a great counter to Aphelios.

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

Furthermore, Trundle has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Aphelios. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Trundle vs Aphelios matchups, Trundle is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.

Trundle is a great counter to Aphelios. Focus your tactics on maximizing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Trundle against Aphelios.

Additional Information for Trundle Players

How We Calculated Our Trundle vs Aphelios Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Aphelios as Trundle, we analyzed 5,339 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 Trundle 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 Trundle in order 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 displayed here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Trundle on average accumulates a similar amount of CS as Aphelios. Champions who typically don't acquire many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. 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, often require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers displayed here to do well.

The most crucial items to have in your Trundle versus Aphelios build include Ravenous Hydra, Thornmail, and Blade of The Ruined King. When Trundle included at least these three items in his build, he did much better against Aphelios than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Trundle had an average win rate of 53.8% battling Aphelios with these items in his kit.

To have the best probability of annihilating Aphelios as Trundle, you should equip the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Approach Velocity, and Magical Footwear runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players picked for Trundle vs Aphelios counterpicks, this combination of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 53.8% win rate overall.

If you would like to get Trundle versus Aphelios tips and counter builds for a a distinct player tier, feel free to choose one from the selection menu shown above. At first, the stats and build suggestions shown are computed using every game completed with these champs.