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How to Win Vladimir vs Aphelios Counter MatchupVladimir is in the s tier of champions

Vladimir vs Aphelios

How to Beat Aphelios as Vladimir in LoLVladimir is in the a tier of champions
Mage
Marksman

How to Beat Aphelios as Vladimir

based on 2,648 Vladimir vs Aphelios matchups
Win Rate
50.3 %
K/D/A
2.33
Pick Rate
2.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our counter statistics from the millions of recently rated LoL games that we evaluate each week. This guide on how to beat Aphelios as Vladimir resulted from an analysis of 2648 ranked matches where both champions fought each other. This matchup is fairly rare. Vladimir has to counter Aphelios in only 2.4% of his games.

Vladimir vs Aphelios Matchup Summary

Vladimir does a ok job of countering Aphelios. Normally, he wins a acceptable 50.3% of the time the champions battle one another in. In Vladimir vs Aphelios games, Vladimir’s team is 0.1% less likely to gain first blood, implying that he probably won't be able to get first blood versus Aphelios.

Best Vladimir vs Aphelios Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeDark Seal

Core Vladimir Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapCosmic DriveShadowflame

Optional Items

Zhonya's HourglassLiandry's TormentStormsurgeRiftmaker

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

SorceryPhase RushNimbus CloakTranscendenceGathering Storm
InspirationMagical FootwearCosmic Insight
Ability HasteAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Vladimir's passive ability p
Vladimir's q ability q
Vladimir's w ability w
Vladimir's e ability e
Vladimir'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 Vladimir

Tips for Playing as Vladimir against Aphelios

Transfusion instantly deals damage to the enemy before healing Vladimir, making it one of the best last hitting tools in the game.

Cast Hemoplague where it will afflict the most units.

Sanguine Pool pops incoming missiles, so it can be used to dodge disables.

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.

Vladimir vs Aphelios Counter Stats

Vladimir Image
Win Rate
50.3 %
VS
Win Rate
49.7 %
Aphelios Image
6.1
< Kills >
6.8
5.2
< Deaths >
6.2
6
< Assists >
6.1
1.38
< Killing Sprees >
1.59
185
< Minions Killed >
180
0.07
< Dragons Killed >
0.2
0.44
< Inhibitors >
0.54
981
< Physical Damage >
22,240
22,541
< Magic Damage >
1,491
362
< True Damage >
510
23,885
< Damage Dealt >
24,242
33,304
< Damage Taken >
19,128
11,713
< Gold Earned >
12,105
1.93
< Towers >
2.54
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.07
28,404
< Total Healing >
5,553
14,872
< Experience >
12,631
16
< Vision Score >
17
8
< Wards Placed >
8
119
< Time Dealing CC >
141

How to Counter Aphelios with Vladimir in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page feature some critical Vladimir versus Aphelios counter statistics that may help you figure out the differences and similarities between the two. Vladimir’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Aphelios’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Vladimir may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Aphelios..

Vladimir typically has a similar longest killing spree as his counter does. On average, he takes more damage than Aphelios. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also hint that the champ with increased HP has less mobility and thus is unable to escape further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Vladimir and Aphelios

Damage Types Compared

Vladimir
Aphelios
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Vladimir
Aphelios

Who is Better, Vladimir or Aphelios?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Vladimir usually fairs equally well when playing against Aphelios, with a 50.3% win rate. Therefore, Vladimir makes an ok counter for Aphelios.

While Vladimir does have a higher win rate compared to Aphelios, when on opposite teams, Vladimir also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less time consuming character to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Vladimir into Apheliosas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Vladimir has almost no amount of utility and CC, 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 isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Vladimir vs Aphelios matchups, Vladimir is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Vladimir is a decent counter for Aphelios. Make sure you focus your strategy on keeping up your CS and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Vladimir against Aphelios.

Other Champion Matchups Against Vladimir

Vladimir Loses Against

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Vladimir Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee55.8% winrateSejuaniSejuani55.3% winrateKarthusKarthus54.7% winrateOlafOlaf54.7% winrate

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Additional Information for Vladimir Players

How We Calculated Our Vladimir vs Aphelios Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Aphelios as Vladimir, we analyzed 2,648 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 Vladimir 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

Vladimir Build Aphelios Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Vladimir in order to counter Aphelios during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats shown above, you should increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Vladimir most often racks up a similar amount of CS relative to Aphelios. Champs who on average don't acquire many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values displayed here to do well.

The most crucial items to focus on in your Vladimir versus Aphelios build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Cosmic Drive, and Shadowflame. When Vladimir incorporated at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better versus Aphelios than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Vladimir had an average win rate of 50.3% when playing against Aphelios with these items in his kit.

To have the best probability of coming out on top against Aphelios as Vladimir, you should use the Phase Rush, Nimbus Cloak, Transcendence, Gathering Storm, Cosmic Insight, and Magical Footwear runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the runes we have analyed for Vladimir vs Aphelios matchups, this combo of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 50.3% winrate overall.

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