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How to Synergize Zeri with Aphelios on the Same TeamZeri is in the b tier of champions

Zeri with Aphelios

How to Win With Zeri and Aphelios Paired TogetherZeri is in the a tier of champions
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How to Synergize Zeri and Aphelios

based on 64 Zeri with Aphelios pairs
Win Rate
42.2 %
K/D/A
2
Pick Rate
0.2 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We pull the stats from from millions of LoL matches directly from Riot Games each week. Zeri has gone into battle with Aphelios in 64 recently played, competitive games. By accumulating so much relevant data directly from the developers of LoL, we feel confident that we can give you high quality, insightful builds to help Zeri synergize with Aphelios. It is very rare for Zeri to play with Aphelios on the same team. This pairing has only happened in approximately 0.2% of rounds with Zeri.

Zeri Aphelios Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Zeri does a awful job of fighting on the same side as Aphelios. Usually, they wins a poor 42.2% of rounds the champions fight alongside one another. If you want to win more matches as Zeri when playing alongside Aphelios by learning how to better synergize your strategy with him, then check out the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Zeri vs Aphelios Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordDoran's Blade

Early Items

~5 Mins
TunnelerNoonquiver

Core Zeri Items

~22 Mins
Infinity EdgeBloodthirsterRunaan's Hurricane

Optional Items

Guardian AngelT.U.R.B.O.Immortal ShieldbowTerminus

Summoner Spells

summonerboost summoner spell D
summonerflash summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
ResolveSecond WindOvergrowth
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
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
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Q
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R
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Guide to Synergizing Zeri and Aphelios

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.

Zeri Aphelios Synergy Stats

Zeri Image
Win Rate
42.2 %
VS
Win Rate
57.8 %
Aphelios Image
6.5
< Kills >
7
5.9
< Deaths >
6.1
5.3
< Assists >
6.7
1.5
< Killing Sprees >
1.62
148
< Minions Killed >
188
0.27
< Dragons Killed >
0.19
0.34
< Inhibitors >
0.46
11,309
< Physical Damage >
13,784
7,946
< Magic Damage >
6,472
738
< True Damage >
572
19,994
< Damage Dealt >
20,828
22,757
< Damage Taken >
23,156
11,909
< Gold Earned >
12,588
1.95
< Towers >
2.23
0.11
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
4,597
< Total Healing >
4,314
13,076
< Experience >
12,766
24
< Vision Score >
18
10
< Wards Placed >
8
152
< Time Dealing CC >
121

How to Play with Aphelios as Zeri in LoL

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

Overall, Zeri sees a very large drop in their KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Aphelios. His KDA fell from NaN to NaN. This worsening shows that Aphelios helps Zeri perform poorer in competitive League games. Yet, the small difference indicates that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Zeri tries to synergize with Aphelios, they sees a barely noticable drop in their full damage output. This difference could demonstrate that Aphelios does not support by providing protection for them to dish out more damage or that his support also helps extend the round's duration. Similarly, when Zeri is played with Aphelios on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when they plays without Aphelios. This is contrasting evidence that they is worse when playing synergisticly with Aphelios.

Moreover, when Zeri plays with Aphelios on the same team, they often receives a little less damage than when they plays alone. Receiving not as much damage could indicate that Aphelios does a decent job of protecting Zeri in team fights.

Synergies between Zeri and Aphelios

Damage Types Compared

Zeri
Aphelios
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Zeri
Aphelios

Is Zeri better when played alongside Aphelios?

There is no perfect companion for Zeri that will no matter what be their best ally. Yet, overall, Aphelios is a very bad companion for Zeri. By locking into the same team as Zeri, he drops their win rate by -4.0% to 42.2%. This demonstrates that there is a very bad bond between Zeri and Aphelios that results in them performing not as well together than without each other.

Aphelios has a much greater difficulty compared to Zeri. That means Zeri players should be cautious when lining up Aphelios comrades to fight alongside, as they will have to have a much higher level of skill to be able to cooperate well with you.

Playing together, you will likely observe an overall large increase in your team’s capability to destroy wih physical damage. Combined, these two can provide a great amount of sustained physical damage.

Although, by grouping Zeri and Aphelios together, you will not be providing your other teammates very much magic damage. We recommend you include other champs on your team that neutralizes this gap in this pairing's potential.

Regardless of the skill of your Aphelios ally, you should focus on maximizing your gold income, warding to avoid ambushes, and clearing objectives. If you do this, you should do well anyway.

Other Champion Matchups Against Zeri

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Zeri Wins Against

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Additional Information for Zeri Players

How We Calculated Our Zeri Aphelios Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Zeri and Aphelios, we analyzed 64 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 Zeri 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.

Other Useful Resources

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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing

If you would like to truly master Zeri in order to pair well with Aphelios during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this champion pairing. If you use the build and stats presented here, you should increase your win rate significantly.

The top finished items to prioritize in your Zeri and Aphelios synergy build consist of Infinity Edge, Bloodthirster, and Runaan's Hurricane. When Zeri combined at least these three items in their build, they did significantly better as an ally of Aphelios than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Zeri boasted an average win rate of 42.2% helping carry Aphelios with this build.

To have the best likelihood of defeating your oponents, you should equip the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Overgrowth, and Second Wind runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the runes players picked for Zeri and Aphelios pairings, this composite of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 42.2% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to pair Aphelios with Zeri are given for every ranked division. To filter the statistics and builds to a particular division, you can use the selection menu located above.