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Aphelios with Soraka

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How to Synergize Aphelios and Soraka

based on 2,645 Aphelios with Soraka pairs
Win Rate
49.1 %
K/D/A
2.09
Pick Rate
3 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

Our servers download data from from millions of LoL games directly from Riot Games each week. Aphelios has fought alongside Soraka in 2645 recent, ranked matches. By amassing so much great data from the creators of League of Legends, we are confident that we can produce high-quality, insightful builds to help Aphelios play with Soraka. It is relatively rare for Aphelios to play alongside Soraka as teammates. This pairing has only occurred in approximately 3.0% of games with Aphelios.

Aphelios Soraka Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Aphelios does a below average job of synergizing with Soraka. Typically, he wins an acceptable 49.1% of games the champs try and work together in. If you want to win more matches as Aphelios when playing alongside Soraka by figuring out how to better synergize your tactics with her, then review the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Aphelios vs Soraka Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsNoonquiver

Core Aphelios Items

~22 Mins
Lord Dominik's RegardsBloodthirsterKraken Slayer

Optional Items

Runaan's HurricaneInfinity EdgeThe CollectorStormrazor

Summoner Spells

summonerboost summoner spell D
summonerflash summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Aphelios to level upq
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Second ability for Aphelios to level upe
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Last skill for Aphelios to max outq

Runes

PrecisionFleet FootworkOverhealLegend: BloodlineCut Down
SorceryAbsolute FocusGathering Storm
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Aphelios's passive ability p
Aphelios's q ability q
Aphelios's w ability w
Aphelios's e ability e
Aphelios's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Synergizing Aphelios and Soraka

Tips for Playing as Aphelios with Soraka

Each of Aphelios' weapons have different strengths, so try to find the right situation for your current weapons.

Advice to Understand How Soraka Will Play

Equinox can be used as a powerful zoning tool to keep enemies at bay.

You can use Wish on your allies from across the map to save them from otherwise fatal events.

Soraka is a powerful ally in battle, using her strong healing to keep the party moving forward.

Aphelios Soraka Synergy Stats

Aphelios Image
Win Rate
49.1 %
VS
Win Rate
50.9 %
Soraka Image
6.6
< Kills >
6.7
5.7
< Deaths >
6.4
5.3
< Assists >
6
1.54
< Killing Sprees >
1.56
182
< Minions Killed >
176
0.2
< Dragons Killed >
0.2
0.48
< Inhibitors >
0.5
21,608
< Physical Damage >
20,370
1,432
< Magic Damage >
1,360
450
< True Damage >
461
23,491
< Damage Dealt >
22,192
20,656
< Damage Taken >
19,033
11,781
< Gold Earned >
11,936
2.37
< Towers >
2.38
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.07
4,866
< Total Healing >
5,318
12,194
< Experience >
12,595
17
< Vision Score >
17
8
< Wards Placed >
8
147
< Time Dealing CC >
138

How to Play with Soraka as Aphelios in LoL

The Aphelios Soraka synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Soraka, compared to his overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how his gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.

Overall, Aphelios sees a large worsening in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Soraka. His KDA worsened from NaN to NaN. This worsening shows that Soraka helps Aphelios perform poorer in competitive League matches. Yet, the small difference demonstrates that this performance change is only marginal.

When Aphelios is paired with Soraka, he gets a small increase in his full damage dealt. This may demonstrate that Soraka provides protection for him to deal more damage or that her participation also helps extend the match's duration. Similarly, when Aphelios is played together with Soraka on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing alongside Soraka.

Additionally, when Aphelios plays with Soraka on the same side, he often receives more damage than when he plays alone. Receiving more damage could mean that Soraka does a poor job of covering Aphelios during team fights.

Synergies between Aphelios and Soraka

Damage Types Compared

Aphelios
Soraka
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Aphelios
Soraka

Is Aphelios better when played alongside Soraka?

There is no ideal companion for Aphelios that will no matter what be his ideal teammate. However, overall, Soraka is a very typical teammate for Aphelios. By playing on the same side as Aphelios, she improves their win rate by 0.5% to 49.1%. This clearly indicates that there is only a small bond between Aphelios and Soraka that results in them performing at the top of their game together than alone.

Soraka has a much lower diffuclty than Aphelios. That means Aphelios players don't need to be careful when arranging Soraka allies to fight alongside, as they will require a much lower level of skill to play well with you.

Playing on the same side, Aphelios players will likely see an overall large increase in your team’s ability to buff allies and debuff enemies. Combined, these two will help their other teammates secure a victory.

Conversely, by aligning Aphelios and Soraka together, you will not be granting your other teammates much tankyness. Make sure to bring other champs on your team that helps cover this relative gap in their capabilities.

Regardless of your Soraka ally's ability, you need to focus on increasing your income, warding to avoid ambushes, and clearing objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you should do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Aphelios Players

How We Calculated Our Aphelios Soraka Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Aphelios and Soraka, we analyzed 2,645 ranked and recent League of Legends matches. We perform advanced data cleaning and statistical methods to guarantee that our team synergy stats are accurate and reliable. You can be confident that our recommended build to pair Aphelios with Soraka comes from actual 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 your division's most relevant stats and build.

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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing

To learn all of the intricacies of Aphelios in order to pair well with Soraka during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions presented here, you will grow your win rate by a lot.

The top items to get in your Aphelios and Soraka synergy build include Lord Dominik's Regards, Bloodthirster, and Kraken Slayer. When Aphelios included at least these three great items in his build, he performed much better when paired up with Soraka than with many other common item sets. In fact, Aphelios had an average win rate of 49.1% when synergizing his build and playstyle to Soraka with this build.

To have the highest chance of vanquishing your oponents, Aphelios players should take the Fleet Footwork, Overheal, Legend: Bloodline, Cut Down, Absolute Focus, and Gathering Storm runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the runes players used for this champion pairing, this composite of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 49.1% win rate overall.

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