Yasuo vs Aphelios
How to Beat Aphelios as Yasuo
based on 5,958 Yasuo vs Aphelios matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Yasuo vs Aphelios Matchup Summary
Best Yasuo vs Aphelios Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Aphelios as Yasuo
Tips for Playing as Yasuo against Aphelios
Last Breath can be cast on any target that is knocked Airborne, even by one of your allies.
Dash through a minion to have Sweeping Blade available to chase your opponent should they flee; Dash directly to your opponent to preserve a minion as your escape route.
At level 18, Yasuo's Steel Tempest reaches its Attack Speed cap with 55% Attack Speed from items.
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.
Yasuo vs Aphelios Counter Stats
How to Counter Aphelios with Yasuo in LoL
The stat comparisons shown on this page underscore some strategic Yasuo vs. Aphelios counter statistics that can help us grasp the distinctions between the two. As an example, Yasuo’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Aphelios’s ratio of NaN, showing that Yasuo may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Aphelios..
Yasuo usually has a similar longest kill spree as his opponent does. On average, he takes more damage than Aphelios. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities; however, it can also imply that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to escape further harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Yasuo and Aphelios
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Who is Better, Yasuo or Aphelios?
Both League of Legends champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Yasuo usually wins when facing off against Aphelios, with a 51.7% win rate. Therefore, Yasuo makes a good counter for Aphelios.
While Yasuo does have a higher winrate compared to Aphelios, when facing one another, Yasuo also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more complex champion to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Yasuo into Apheliosas his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Additionally, Yasuo also has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Aphelios. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Yasuo vs Aphelios matchups, Yasuo is the better champion with a higher win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.
Yasuo is a decent counter for Aphelios. You will do well by focussing your tactics on keeping up your CS and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Yasuo against Aphelios.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Yasuo 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 lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions presented here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Yasuo on average racks up a similar amount of CS compared to Aphelios. Champions who typically don't acquire much CS typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers shown here to do well.
The ideal items to focus on in your Yasuo versus Aphelios build include Guardian Angel, Infinity Edge, and Immortal Shieldbow. When Yasuo combined at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better versus Aphelios than with many other common builds. In fact, Yasuo boasted an average winrate of 51.7% when countering Aphelios with this build.
To have the highest chance of defeating Aphelios as Yasuo, Yasuo players should use the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Second Wind, and Overgrowth runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players picked for Yasuo vs Aphelios counters, this set of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 51.7% win rate overall.
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