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Vi vs Aphelios

How to Beat Aphelios as Vi in LoLVi is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Aphelios as Vi

based on 2,437 Vi vs Aphelios matchups
Win Rate
53 %
K/D/A
2.42
Pick Rate
2.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of recently ranked League of Legends rounds every week. Within our data, Vi did battle with Aphelios 2437 times. With so many matchups for Vi vs Aphelios provides us confidence in our capacity to prepare informative data and a solid build to suppress Aphelios. This champion matchup is fairly rare. Vi encounters Aphelios in only 2.2% of her rounds.

Vi vs Aphelios Matchup Summary

Vi has done a good job of beating Aphelios. On average, she wins a terrific 53.0% of games the champs clash against each other in. In Vi versus Aphelios rounds, Vi’s side is 0.0% more likely to obtain first blood, indicating that she most likely will be able to get first blood versus Aphelios.

Best Vi vs Aphelios Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsCaulfield's Warhammer

Core Vi Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageBlack CleaverSundered Sky

Optional Items

Guardian AngelTitanic HydraMaw of MalmortiusDeath's Dance

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

DominationHail of BladesSudden ImpactEyeball CollectionRelentless Hunter
PrecisionTriumphLegend: Alacrity
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Vi's passive ability p
Vi's q ability q
Vi's w ability w
Vi's e ability e
Vi's ultimate ability r
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W
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E
3
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Countering Aphelios as Vi

Tips for Playing as Vi against Aphelios

A fully charged Vault Breaker will deal double damage. It's great for catching and finishing off fleeing enemies.

Relentless Force does full damage to anyone caught in the shockwave. Use it on minions in lane to hit enemies hiding behind them.

Cease and Desist is a powerful initiation tool, just remember not to get too far ahead of the rest of your team.

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.

Vi vs Aphelios Counter Stats

Vi Image
Win Rate
53 %
VS
Win Rate
47 %
Aphelios Image
6.3
< Kills >
6.7
5.9
< Deaths >
6.4
8
< Assists >
5.9
1.48
< Killing Sprees >
1.55
32
< Minions Killed >
174
1.7
< Dragons Killed >
0.19
0.44
< Inhibitors >
0.47
15,689
< Physical Damage >
20,281
83
< Magic Damage >
1,340
845
< True Damage >
436
16,618
< Damage Dealt >
22,057
29,528
< Damage Taken >
18,811
11,560
< Gold Earned >
11,853
1.39
< Towers >
2.33
0.34
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
11,322
< Total Healing >
5,102
13,453
< Experience >
12,448
23
< Vision Score >
17
6
< Wards Placed >
8
283
< Time Dealing CC >
136

How to Counter Aphelios with Vi in LoL

The stats shown here emphasize several significant Vi vs. Aphelios counter statistics that can help you figure out the differences and similarities between the two. Vi’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Aphelios’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Vi may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Aphelios..

Vi often has a similar longest kill spree as her opponent does. On average, she receives more damage than Aphelios. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also imply that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to escape further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Vi and Aphelios

Damage Types Compared

Vi
Aphelios
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Vi
Aphelios

Who is Better, Vi or Aphelios?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Vi usually wins when taking on Aphelios, with a 53.0% win rate. Thus, Vi makes a good counter for Aphelios.

While Vi does have a higher win rate than Aphelios, when on opposite teams, Vi also has a much lower difficulty level that makes her a less time consuming champion to learn and master. You should be be fine when picking Vi into Aphelios.

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

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

Vi is a good counter for Aphelios. You will do well by focussing your play on keeping up your gold income and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Vi against Aphelios.

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Additional Information for Vi Players

How We Calculated Our Vi vs Aphelios Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Aphelios as Vi, we analyzed 2,437 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 Vi 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 Vi 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 lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions displayed here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Vi typically picks up a lot less CS relative to Aphelios. Champions who on average don't acquire many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The ideal items to prioritize in your Vi versus Aphelios build include Sterak's Gage, Black Cleaver, and Sundered Sky. When Vi used at least these three items in her build, she performed a lot better versus Aphelios than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Vi had an average win rate of 53.0% when playing against Aphelios with this build.

To have the greatest probability of defeating Aphelios as Vi, you should equip the Hail of Blades, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Relentless Hunter, Triumph, and Legend: Alacrity runes from the Domination and Precision rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players chose for Vi vs Aphelios battles, this sequence of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 53.0% win rate overall.

If you would like to see Vi vs Aphelios tips and builds for a a specific skill level, feel free to choose one from the selection menu displayed above. If viewing for the first time, the statistics and strategies shown are calculated using all rounds with data with these champs.