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Vayne vs Aphelios

How to Beat Aphelios as Vayne in LoLVayne is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Aphelios as Vayne

based on 4,753 Vayne vs Aphelios matchups
Win Rate
50.2 %
K/D/A
2.15
Pick Rate
2.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our matchup stats from the millions of ranked League matches that we evaluate each week. Our guide on how to beat Aphelios as Vayne came out of an examination of 4753 ranked rounds where both champions battled one another. This particular counter pairing is relatively rare. Vayne is forced to battle against Aphelios in only 2.3% of her games.

Vayne vs Aphelios Matchup Summary

Vayne does a ok job of countering Aphelios. Normally, she wins a acceptable 50.2% of matches the champs oppose each other in. In Vayne against Aphelios rounds, Vayne’s team is 0.1% more expected to get first blood. This implies that she most likely will get first blood versus Aphelios.

Best Vayne vs Aphelios Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordDoran's Blade

Early Items

~5 Mins
DaggerVampiric Scepter

Core Vayne Items

~22 Mins
StormrazorEssence ReaverVoltaic Cyclosword

Optional Items

Infinity EdgeGuardian AngelTerminusExperimental Hexplate

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerheal summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: AlacrityCoup de Grace
DominationTaste of BloodTreasure Hunter
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Vayne's passive ability p
Vayne's q ability q
Vayne's w ability w
Vayne's e ability e
Vayne's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Countering Aphelios as Vayne

Tips for Playing as Vayne against Aphelios

Don't go in first to a large teamfight. Wait for your teammates to initiate.

Tumble has many uses, but it cannot pass over walls.

Condemn can be used to both pin targets to walls to ensure a kill, or to escape a pursuer.

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.

Vayne vs Aphelios Counter Stats

Vayne Image
Win Rate
50.2 %
VS
Win Rate
49.8 %
Aphelios Image
7.4
< Kills >
7.1
6
< Deaths >
6.3
5.5
< Assists >
6.1
1.72
< Killing Sprees >
1.65
164
< Minions Killed >
175
0.2
< Dragons Killed >
0.21
0.49
< Inhibitors >
0.54
14,685
< Physical Damage >
21,196
1,454
< Magic Damage >
1,377
4,312
< True Damage >
468
20,452
< Damage Dealt >
23,042
21,106
< Damage Taken >
18,387
11,995
< Gold Earned >
12,046
2.29
< Towers >
2.56
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.07
6,010
< Total Healing >
5,140
12,769
< Experience >
12,460
17
< Vision Score >
17
8
< Wards Placed >
8
69
< Time Dealing CC >
137

How to Counter Aphelios with Vayne in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page feature several important Vayne vs. Aphelios counter statistics that may help us appreciate the differences between the pair. For instance, Vayne’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Aphelios’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Vayne may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Aphelios..

Vayne typically has a similar longest killing spree as her enemy does. Typically, she receives a similar amount of damage to Aphelios. This typically indicates differing health capacities, but it can also hint that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Vayne and Aphelios

Damage Types Compared

Vayne
Aphelios
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Vayne
Aphelios

Who is Better, Vayne or Aphelios?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Vayne usually fairs equally well when playing against Aphelios, with a 50.2% win rate. Therefore, Vayne makes an ok counter to Aphelios.

While Vayne does have a higher win rate than Aphelios, when facing one another, Vayne also has a lower learning curve that makes her a less complex champ to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Vayne into Apheliosas her relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash her full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Vayne also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Aphelios. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

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

Vayne is a decent counter to Aphelios. You will do well by focussing your actions on keeping up your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Vayne against Aphelios.

Other Champion Matchups Against Vayne

Vayne Loses Against

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Vayne Wins Against

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Additional Information for Vayne Players

How We Calculated Our Vayne vs Aphelios Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Aphelios as Vayne, we analyzed 4,753 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 Vayne 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 learn all of the intricacies of Vayne to counter Aphelios during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions shown here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Vayne typically racks up a similar amount of CS compared to Aphelios. Champions who typically don't earn much CS typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values shown here to do well.

The ideal items to focus on in your Vayne versus Aphelios build include Stormrazor, Essence Reaver, and Voltaic Cyclosword. When Vayne included at least these three pieces in her build, she did significantly better vs. Aphelios than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Vayne boasted an average winrate of 50.2% when playing against Aphelios with this build.

To have the highest chance of beating Aphelios as Vayne, you should use the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Taste of Blood, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players used for Vayne vs Aphelios matchups, this blending of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 50.2% win rate overall.

If you want to get Vayne versus Aphelios tips and counter builds for a a specific division, feel free to select one from the selection menu shown above. At first, the stats and build suggestions shown are calculated using all matches with data with both champions.