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Kha'Zix with Aphelios

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How to Synergize Kha'Zix and Aphelios

based on 2,601 Kha'Zix with Aphelios pairs
Win Rate
48.6 %
K/D/A
2.23
Pick Rate
2.4 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we take in the results of from millions of League matches directly from Riot Games each and every week. Kha'Zix has gone into battle with Aphelios in 2601 recent, competitive games. By amassing so much accurate data directly from the hosts of League of Legends, we are sure that we can showcase high quality, insightful builds to help Kha'Zix synergize with Aphelios. It is relatively rare for Kha'Zix to play with Aphelios on the same team. This has only happened in approximately 2.4% of rounds with Kha'Zix.

Kha'Zix Aphelios Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Kha'Zix does a poor job of playing alongside Aphelios. Normally, he wins an acceptable 48.6% of the time the champions try and work together in. If you want to play better as Kha'Zix when fighting on the same team as Aphelios by learning how to better synergize your tactics with him, then look into the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Kha'Zix vs Aphelios Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordTiamat

Core Kha'Zix Items

~22 Mins
Youmuu's GhostbladeEdge of NightHubris

Optional Items

Axiom ArcSerylda's GrudgeMaw of MalmortiusOpportunity

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Kha'Zix to level upq
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Second ability for Kha'Zix to level upw
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Last skill for Kha'Zix to max oute

Runes

DominationDark HarvestSudden ImpactEyeball CollectionTreasure Hunter
SorceryAbsolute FocusGathering Storm
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Kha'Zix's passive ability p
Kha'Zix's q ability q
Kha'Zix's w ability w
Kha'Zix's e ability e
Kha'Zix's ultimate ability r
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W
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E
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Q
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Q
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R
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Guide to Synergizing Kha'Zix and Aphelios

Tips for Playing as Kha'Zix with Aphelios

Enemies are considered isolated if they have no allies within a short distance. The damage of Taste Their Fear is massively increased against these targets.

Unseen Threat activates when Kha'Zix cannot be seen by the enemy team. Reactivate by using brush or Void Assault. Don't forget to apply Unseen Threat by autoattacking enemy champions.

Kha'Zix has a great deal of freedom to choose where and when to fight. Pick your battles carefully to succeed.

Advice to Understand How Aphelios Will Play

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

Kha'Zix Aphelios Synergy Stats

Kha'Zix Image
Win Rate
48.6 %
VS
Win Rate
51.4 %
Aphelios Image
8
< Kills >
8.3
6.2
< Deaths >
6.3
5.8
< Assists >
6.1
1.87
< Killing Sprees >
1.9
26
< Minions Killed >
27
1.66
< Dragons Killed >
1.7
0.33
< Inhibitors >
0.33
17,136
< Physical Damage >
17,790
1,056
< Magic Damage >
1,085
969
< True Damage >
998
19,162
< Damage Dealt >
19,874
32,906
< Damage Taken >
33,569
12,610
< Gold Earned >
12,821
0.99
< Towers >
1.01
0.36
< Baron Takedowns >
0.36
16,160
< Total Healing >
16,467
13,727
< Experience >
13,997
23
< Vision Score >
23
6
< Wards Placed >
6
215
< Time Dealing CC >
219

How to Play with Aphelios as Kha'Zix in LoL

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

Overall, Kha'Zix sees a very large drop in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Aphelios. His KDA fell from NaN to NaN. This drop shows that Aphelios helps Kha'Zix perform not as well in competitive LoL rounds. Yet, the small difference shows that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Kha'Zix is an ally to Aphelios, he gets a barely noticable drop in his total damage dealt. This change may indicate that Aphelios does not support by providing cover for him to dish out more damage or that his allyship also helps extend the match's duration. Similarly, when Kha'Zix is played together with Aphelios on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing synergisticly with Aphelios.

Additionally, when Kha'Zix plays with Aphelios on the same side, he typically receives a little less damage than when he fights alone. Getting dealt not as much damage may indicate that Aphelios does a decent job of protecting Kha'Zix during teamfights.

Synergies between Kha'Zix and Aphelios

Damage Types Compared

Kha'Zix
Aphelios
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Kha'Zix
Aphelios

Is Kha'Zix better when played alongside Aphelios?

There is no ideal champion pairing for Kha'Zix that will 100% of the time be his ideal teammate. However, overall, Aphelios is a very typical companion for Kha'Zix. By being on the same team as Kha'Zix, he drops their win rate by -0.6% to 48.6%. This proves that there is only a small synergy between Kha'Zix and Aphelios that results in them performing not as well together than alone.

Aphelios has a much greater difficulty compared to Kha'Zix. That means you must be careful when lining up Aphelios teammates to play with, as they will need a much greater level of skill to work well with you.

Fighting alongside, you should expect to observe an overall large increase in your team’s ability to destroy wih physical damage. Together, these champs can tear through the other team with a lot of physcial damage.

Conversely, by aligning Kha'Zix and Aphelios together, you will not be granting your side very much AP. Plan to bring other champions on your team that offsets this hole in their capabilities.

Regardless of your Aphelios ally's skill level, you need to focus on maximizing your gold income, outlasting your enemies, and clearing objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you will do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Kha'Zix Players

How We Calculated Our Kha'Zix Aphelios Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Kha'Zix and Aphelios, we analyzed 2,601 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 Kha'Zix with Aphelios 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 truly master Kha'Zix in order to work well with Aphelios during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League matches, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and tips presented above, you should increase your win rate significantly.

The best finished items to get in your Kha'Zix and Aphelios synergy build include Youmuu's Ghostblade, Edge of Night, and Hubris. When Kha'Zix included at least these three finished items in his build, he performed significantly better as an ally of Aphelios than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Kha'Zix boasted an average win rate of 48.6% helping carry Aphelios with these items in his kit.

To have the highest probability of beating your oponents, Kha'Zix players should use the Dark Harvest, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Absolute Focus, and Gathering Storm runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations we have analyed for Kha'Zix and Aphelios pairings, this set of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 48.6% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to synergize Aphelios with Kha'Zix are given for every ranked division. If you would like to filter the stats and builds to a particular division, you should use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.