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How to Win Zeri vs Aphelios Counter MatchupZeri is in the b tier of champions

Zeri vs Aphelios

How to Beat Aphelios as Zeri in LoLZeri is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Aphelios as Zeri

based on 992 Zeri vs Aphelios matchups
Win Rate
45.8 %
K/D/A
2.39
Pick Rate
2.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of ranked LoL rounds every week. Within our dataset, Zeri fought Aphelios in 992 games. Including so many matchups for Zeri vs Aphelios gives us faith in our capability to provide informative stats and a recommended build to destroy your opponent. This counter pairing is relatively rare. Zeri encounters Aphelios in only 2.5% of their games.

Zeri vs Aphelios Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Zeri has done a awful job of beating Aphelios. On average, they wins a lowly 45.8% of matches the champions face one another in. In Zeri against Aphelios games, Zeri’s team is 0.0% more likely to earn first blood, indicating that they probably will be able to get first blood against Aphelios.

Best Zeri vs Aphelios Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordBerserker's Greaves

Core Zeri Items

~22 Mins
BloodthirsterExperimental HexplateRunaan's Hurricane

Optional Items

Phantom DancerStormrazorTitanic HydraNavori Quickblades

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
ResolveConditioningOvergrowth
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Zeri's passive ability p
Zeri's q ability q
Zeri's w ability w
Zeri's e ability e
Zeri's ultimate ability r
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E
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W
3
Q
4
Q
5
R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Aphelios as Zeri

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.

Zeri vs Aphelios Counter Stats

Zeri Image
Win Rate
45.8 %
VS
Win Rate
54.2 %
Aphelios Image
6.9
< Kills >
7.2
5.7
< Deaths >
6
6.7
< Assists >
6.1
1.61
< Killing Sprees >
1.67
187
< Minions Killed >
180
0.2
< Dragons Killed >
0.24
0.48
< Inhibitors >
0.51
13,354
< Physical Damage >
21,693
6,185
< Magic Damage >
1,474
532
< True Damage >
471
20,072
< Damage Dealt >
23,638
22,467
< Damage Taken >
18,646
12,453
< Gold Earned >
12,237
2.24
< Towers >
2.58
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.08
4,311
< Total Healing >
5,518
12,590
< Experience >
12,680
18
< Vision Score >
16
8
< Wards Placed >
8
120
< Time Dealing CC >
140

How to Counter Aphelios with Zeri in LoL

The stats shown here emphasize several critical Zeri against Aphelios matchup statistics that may help you understand the distinctions between the pair. Zeri’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Aphelios’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Zeri may be more central to their team's team fighting capability than Aphelios..

Zeri usually has a similar longest kill spree as their counter does. On average, they takes more damage than Aphelios. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also illustrate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Zeri and Aphelios

Damage Types Compared

Zeri
Aphelios
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Zeri
Aphelios

Who is Better, Zeri or Aphelios?

Both League champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Zeri usually loses when facing off against Aphelios, with a 45.8% win rate. Thus, Zeri makes a bad counter for Aphelios.

While Zeri does have a much lower win rate compared to Aphelios, when facing one another, Zeri also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes them a less time consuming character to pick up and master. You should be very concerned when picking Zeri into Aphelios.

Moreover, Zeri has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Aphelios. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Zeri vs Aphelios matchups, Aphelios is the better champ with a much lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.

Zeri is a terribly counter to Aphelios. Focus your tactics on maximizing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Zeri against Aphelios.

Other Champion Matchups Against Zeri

Zeri Loses Against

LilliaLillia39.3% winrateSingedSinged39.9% winrateMaokaiMaokai40.6% winrateRyzeRyze41.3% winrate

Zeri Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee58.8% winrateZoeZoe54.3% winrateEliseElise54.2% winrateKassadinKassadin53% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Zeri Players

How We Calculated Our Zeri vs Aphelios Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Aphelios as Zeri, we analyzed 992 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 Zeri 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

Zeri Build Aphelios Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Zeri to counter Aphelios during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats shown above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Zeri typically racks up a similar amount of CS relative to Aphelios. Champions who on average don't acquire many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers shown here to do well.

The most important items to prioritize in your Zeri versus Aphelios build include Bloodthirster, Experimental Hexplate, and Runaan's Hurricane. When Zeri bought at least these three items in their build, they performed significantly better vs. Aphelios than with most other typical builds. In fact, Zeri had an average win rate of 45.8% battling Aphelios with this build.

To have the greatest chance of beating Aphelios as Zeri, you should take the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Conditioning, and Overgrowth runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the runes players chose for Zeri vs Aphelios counterpicks, this composite of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 45.8% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Aphelios as Zeri are given for all skill levels, merged. If you would like to narrow the stats and builds to a particular skill level, you can use the selection menu at the top of this page.