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Aphelios

Aphelios ADC

the Weapon of the Faithful
Win Rate: All Roles 49.7% | as ADC 49.7%
Pick Rate: All Roles 8.6% | as ADC 8.4%
Ban Rate: 3.2%
Analyzed: 47155 ranked matches
League: Platinum+
Patch: 15.15 (25.15)
ADC ARAM

Aphelios ADC Guide

B Tier

Aphelios is playable in ADC with a 49.7% win rate (#21 among ADC champions), compared to 49.7% win rate across all roles. Requires solid fundamentals but can work. Aphelios has strong meta presence with 8.6% overall pick rate and solid 8.4% presence in ADC in Plat+ on patch 15.15 (25.15)**Data may mix with previous patch on the first day of patch release, based on 47155 ranked games. This champion is mainly played in this role - 98.7% of games. Standard build starts with Berserker's Greaves, into The Collector, Infinity Edge, and Lord Dominik's Regards. Aphelios has low farm - 6.56 CS/min (#22 among ADC champions) and earns 416 gold per minute. Averages 2.0 KDA (#30 among ADC champions). Has a 3.2% ban rate (79th place). Aphelios deals primarily physical damage, making this champion strong in magic-heavy team comps. Recommended runes: Press the Attack, Absorb Life, Legend: Bloodline, Cut Down, (Precision) + Absolute Focus, Gathering Storm, (Sorcery). When playing, most players max abilities in Q > E > W order. Aphelios ADC is strong against Kalista, Ezreal, Senna, and weak against Twitch, Nilah, and Kog'Maw.

Aphelios Roles

Aphelios

  • ADC
    (ADC - 98.7%) 46547 games

ARAM Stats

  • ARAM
    Analyzed 24432 ARAM games

Aphelios ADC Stats

49.7%
Win Rate (Role)
98.7%
ADC (Role Rate)
3.2%
Ban Rate
0.0060
Penta/Game
7.4
Kills/Game
6.5
Deaths/Game
5.3
Assists/Game
0.26
Wards/Min
6.56
CS/Min
416
Gold/Min

Damage Type

Physical: 93.3%
Magic: 3.9%
True: 2.86%

Overall Champion Matrix

Aphelios ADC Summoner Spells

Most Popular
Flash
Flash Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.
Barrier
Barrier Gain a brief Shield.
49.4% Win Rate 80.8% Pick Rate37601 games

Highest Win Rate
Flash
Flash Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.
Heal
Heal Restores Health and grants Move Speed to you and target allied champion.
52.7% Win Rate 0.8% Pick Rate354 games

Aphelios ADC Item Builds

Most Popular Build

Starting Items
Stealth Ward
Stealth Ward (0 gold) Active (210 - 120s, max 2 charges)
Places an Invisible Stealth Ward that grants vision for 90-120 seconds.
Doran's Blade
Doran's Blade (450 gold) 10 Attack Damage
80 Health
3% Life Steal
Health Potion
Health Potion (50 gold) Consume
Restores 120 Health over 15 seconds.
50.1% Win Rate 94.5% Pick Rate44001 games
Popular Boots
Berserker's Greaves
Berserker's Greaves (1100 gold) 25% Attack Speed
45 Move Speed
50.1% Win Rate 76.2% Pick Rate35450 games
Boots of Swiftness
Boots of Swiftness (1000 gold) 60 Move Speed
Fleetfooted
Reduce the effectiveness of Slows by 25%.
52.2% Win Rate 12.6% Pick Rate5874 games
Plated Steelcaps
Plated Steelcaps (1200 gold) 25 Armor
45 Move Speed
Plating
Reduces incoming damage from Attacks by 10%.
53.2% Win Rate 2.3% Pick Rate1061 games
Core Build
Serrated Dirk
Serrated Dirk (1000 gold) 20 Attack Damage
10 Lethality
->
The Collector
The Collector (3000 gold) 50 Attack Damage
10 Lethality
25% Critical Strike Chance
Death
Your damage executes champions that are below 5% Health.
Taxes
Champion kills grant 25 bonus gold.
Infinity Edge
Infinity Edge (3450 gold) 65 Attack Damage
25% Critical Strike Chance
40% Critical Strike Damage
Lord Dominik's Regards
Lord Dominik's Regards (3100 gold) 35 Attack Damage
40% Armor Penetration
25% Critical Strike Chance
59.8% Win Rate 18.4% Pick Rate8565 games
Final Build
Bloodthirster
Bloodthirster (3400 gold) 80 Attack Damage
15% Life Steal
Ichorshield
Convert excess healing from your Lifesteal to a Shield.
57.5% Win Rate 31.0% Pick Rate14425 games

Best Win Rate Build

Starting Items
Stealth Ward
Stealth Ward (0 gold) Active (210 - 120s, max 2 charges)
Places an Invisible Stealth Ward that grants vision for 90-120 seconds.
Doran's Blade
Doran's Blade (450 gold) 10 Attack Damage
80 Health
3% Life Steal
Health Potion
Health Potion (50 gold) Consume
Restores 120 Health over 15 seconds.
50.1% Win Rate 94.5% Pick Rate44001 games
Highest Winrate Boots
Mercury's Treads
Mercury's Treads (1250 gold) 20 Magic Resist
45 Move Speed
30% Tenacity
54.1% Win Rate 1.0% Pick Rate461 games
Plated Steelcaps
Plated Steelcaps (1200 gold) 25 Armor
45 Move Speed
Plating
Reduces incoming damage from Attacks by 10%.
53.2% Win Rate 2.3% Pick Rate1061 games
Boots of Swiftness
Boots of Swiftness (1000 gold) 60 Move Speed
Fleetfooted
Reduce the effectiveness of Slows by 25%.
52.2% Win Rate 12.6% Pick Rate5874 games
Core Build
B. F. Sword
B. F. Sword (1300 gold) 40 Attack Damage
->
Yun Tal Wildarrows
Yun Tal Wildarrows (3000 gold) 55 Attack Damage
35% Attack Speed
0% Critical Strike Chance
Practice Makes Lethal
On-Attack, gain Critical Strike Chance permanently up to 25%.
Flurry
On-Attacking an enemy champion, gain 30% Attack Speed for 6 seconds (30 second cooldown).
Attacks reduce this cooldown by 1 second, increased to 2 seconds for Critical Strikes.
Infinity Edge
Infinity Edge (3450 gold) 65 Attack Damage
25% Critical Strike Chance
40% Critical Strike Damage
Lord Dominik's Regards
Lord Dominik's Regards (3100 gold) 35 Attack Damage
40% Armor Penetration
25% Critical Strike Chance
62.8% Win Rate 5.5% Pick Rate2579 games
Final Build
Mortal Reminder
Mortal Reminder (3300 gold) 35 Attack Damage
35% Armor Penetration
25% Critical Strike Chance
Grievous Wounds
Dealing physical damage applies 40% Wounds to enemy champions for 3 seconds.
65.6% Win Rate 2.2% Pick Rate1029 games
Other Items
Guardian Angel
Guardian Angel (3200 gold) 55 Attack Damage
45 Armor
Rebirth
Upon taking lethal damage, restores 50% base Health and 100% max Mana after 4 seconds of Stasis.
58.3% Win Rate 21.5% Pick Rate9984 games
Immortal Shieldbow
Immortal Shieldbow (3000 gold) 55 Attack Damage
25% Critical Strike Chance
Lifeline
Taking damage that would reduce your Health below 30% grants a Shield for 3 seconds.
57.2% Win Rate 10.7% Pick Rate4957 games
Runaan's Hurricane
Runaan's Hurricane (2650 gold) 40% Attack Speed
25% Critical Strike Chance
4% Move Speed
Wind's Fury
Attacks fire bolts at 2 additional enemies near the target.
Each bolt deals physical damage and applies On-Hit effects.
58.0% Win Rate 10.5% Pick Rate4878 games
Mercurial Scimitar
Mercurial Scimitar (3200 gold) 40 Attack Damage
40 Magic Resist
10% Life Steal

ACTIVE
Quicksilver
Removes all crowd control debuffs (excluding Airborne) and grants Move Speed.
57.1% Win Rate 4.4% Pick Rate2062 games
Phantom Dancer
Phantom Dancer (2650 gold) 60% Attack Speed
25% Critical Strike Chance
8% Move Speed
Spectral Waltz
Become Ghosted.
58.6% Win Rate 3.1% Pick Rate1443 games
Mortal Reminder
Mortal Reminder (3300 gold) 35 Attack Damage
35% Armor Penetration
25% Critical Strike Chance
Grievous Wounds
Dealing physical damage applies 40% Wounds to enemy champions for 3 seconds.
65.6% Win Rate 2.2% Pick Rate1029 games
Youmuu's Ghostblade
Youmuu's Ghostblade (2800 gold) 55 Attack Damage
18 Lethality
4% Move Speed
Haunt
Gain Move Speed while out of combat.
Wraith Step
Gain Move Speed and Ghosting for seconds.
62.5% Win Rate 2.0% Pick Rate940 games

Aphelios ADC Runes

Most Frequent Runes

Primary Path
Precision
Press the Attack
Press the Attack

Press the Attack

Hitting an enemy champion with 3 consecutive basic attacks deals 40 - 160 bonus adaptive …

Absorb Life
Absorb Life

Absorb Life

Killing a target heals you for @HealAmount@.

Legend: Bloodline
Legend: Bloodline

Legend: Bloodline

Gain 0.35% Life Steal for every Legend stack (max 15 stacks). At maximum Legend…

Cut Down
Cut Down

Cut Down

Deal 8% more damage to champions who have more than 60% health.

Secondary Path
Sorcery
Absolute Focus
Absolute Focus

Absolute Focus

While above 70% health, gain an adaptive bonus of up to 18 Attack Damage or 30 …

Gathering Storm
Gathering Storm

Gathering Storm

Every 10 min gain AP or AD, adaptive.10 min: + 8 AP or 5 AD 20 min: + 24 AP or …

Adaptive
Attack Speed
Attack Speed

Attack Speed

Increases attack speed by 10%

Adaptive Force
Adaptive Force

Adaptive Force

Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Scaling Health
Scaling Health

Scaling Health

Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

49.2% Win Rate 86.8% Pick Rate40398 games

Best Win Rate Runes

Primary Path
Precision
Press the Attack
Press the Attack

Press the Attack

Hitting an enemy champion with 3 consecutive basic attacks deals 40 - 160 bonus adaptive …

Triumph
Triumph

Triumph

Takedowns restore 5% of your missing health, 2.5% of your max health, and grant…

Legend: Bloodline
Legend: Bloodline

Legend: Bloodline

Gain 0.35% Life Steal for every Legend stack (max 15 stacks). At maximum Legend…

Cut Down
Cut Down

Cut Down

Deal 8% more damage to champions who have more than 60% health.

Secondary Path
Inspiration
Magical Footwear
Magical Footwear

Magical Footwear

You get free Slightly Magical Footwear at 12 min, but you cannot buy boots befo…

Biscuit Delivery
Biscuit Delivery

Biscuit Delivery

Biscuit Delivery: Gain a Total Biscuit of Everlasting Will every 2 mins, until …

Adaptive
Attack Speed
Attack Speed

Attack Speed

Increases attack speed by 10%

Adaptive Force
Adaptive Force

Adaptive Force

Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

+65 Health
+65 Health

+65 Health

+65 Health

52.3% Win Rate 10.7% Pick Rate4967 games

Aphelios best with

Qiyana Synergy Champion
+5.7%
Qiyana
Qiyana
Zilean Synergy Champion
+5.6%
Zilean
Zilean

Aphelios ADC Skill (abilities) Orders

Most Frequent Skill Order

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W
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E
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R
R
Max Order: Q > E > W
46.6% Win Rate 51.3% Pick Rate23893 games

Highest Win % Skill Order

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R
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Max Order: Q > E > W
57.5% Win Rate 0.8% Pick Rate391 games

Countered by Aphelios

Kalista - countered by Aphelios
+1.1%
Kalista
Kalista
Ezreal - countered by Aphelios
+3.8%
Ezreal
Ezreal
Senna - countered by Aphelios
+3.2%
Senna
Senna
Draven - countered by Aphelios
+2.3%
Draven
Draven
Vayne - countered by Aphelios
+3.8%
Vayne
Vayne
Corki - countered by Aphelios
+1.1%
Corki
Corki

Aphelios Counterpicks

Twitch - effective counter againstAphelios
-4.1%
Twitch
Twitch
Nilah - effective counter againstAphelios
-4.2%
Nilah
Nilah
Kog'Maw - effective counter againstAphelios
-3.2%
Kog'Maw
Kog'Maw
Jinx - effective counter againstAphelios
-1.7%
Jinx
Jinx
Ashe - effective counter againstAphelios
-1.8%
Ashe
Ashe
Ziggs - effective counter againstAphelios
-1.1%
Ziggs
Ziggs
Smolder - effective counter againstAphelios
-1.1%
Smolder
Smolder

Aphelios ADC Lane Matchups

Aphelios
+3.8%
Ezreal

Aphelios vs Ezreal
Aphelios
+3.8%
Vayne

Aphelios vs Vayne
Aphelios
+3.2%
Senna

Aphelios vs Senna
Aphelios
+2.3%
Draven

Aphelios vs Draven
Aphelios
+1.9%
Yunara

Aphelios vs Yunara
Aphelios
+1.5%
Kai'Sa

Aphelios vs Kai'Sa
Aphelios
+1.4%
Zeri

Aphelios vs Zeri
Aphelios
+1.4%
Sivir

Aphelios vs Sivir
Aphelios
+1.1%
Corki

Aphelios vs Corki
Aphelios
+0.4%
Caitlyn

Aphelios vs Caitlyn
Aphelios
-0.8%
Jhin

Aphelios vs Jhin
Aphelios
-0.9%
Xayah

Aphelios vs Xayah
Aphelios
-1.1%
Miss Fortune

Aphelios vs Miss Fortune
Aphelios
-1.1%
Smolder

Aphelios vs Smolder
Aphelios
-1.1%
Ziggs

Aphelios vs Ziggs
Aphelios
-1.5%
Lucian

Aphelios vs Lucian
Aphelios
-1.7%
Jinx

Aphelios vs Jinx
Aphelios
-1.8%
Ashe

Aphelios vs Ashe
Aphelios
-1.8%
Samira

Aphelios vs Samira
Aphelios
-2.0%
Varus

Aphelios vs Varus
Aphelios
-3.2%
Kog'Maw

Aphelios vs Kog'Maw
Aphelios
-3.4%
Tristana

Aphelios vs Tristana
Aphelios
-4.1%
Twitch

Aphelios vs Twitch
Aphelios
-4.2%
Nilah

Aphelios vs Nilah

Aphelios lore:

Emerging from moonlight's shadow with weapons drawn, Aphelios kills the enemies of his faith in brooding silence—speaking only through the certainty of his aim, and the firing of each gun. Though fueled by a poison that renders him mute, he is guided by his sister Alune. From her distant temple sanctuary, she pushes an arsenal of moonstone weapons into his hands. For as long as the moon shines overhead, Aphelios will never be alone.

Aphelios tips:

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

Playing 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.

Aphelios abilities description:

The Hitman and the Seer
P
The Hitman and the Seer (passive)
Aphelios wields 5 Lunari Weapons made by his sister Alune. He has access to two at a time: one main-hand and one off-hand. Each weapon has a unique Basic Attack and Ability. Attacks and abilities consume a weapon's ammo. When out of ammo, Aphelios discards the weapon and Alune summons the next of the 5.
Weapon Abilites
Q
Weapon Abilites (Q)
Aphelios has 5 different activated abilities, based on his main-hand weapon:

Calibrum (Rifle): Long range shot that marks its target for a long-range follow-up attack.
Severum (Scythe Pistol): Run fast while attacking nearby enemies with both weapons.
Gravitum (Cannon): Root all enemies slowed by this weapon.
Infernum (Flamethrower): Blast enemies in a cone and attack them with your off-hand weapon.
Crescendum (Chakram): Deploy a sentry that shoots your off-hand weapon.
Phase
W
Phase (W)
Aphelios swaps his main-hand gun with his off-hand gun, replacing his basic attack and activated ability.
Weapon Queue System
E
Weapon Queue System (E)
Aphelios has no third ability. This slot shows the next weapon Alune will give him. Weapon order begins fixed but may change over game time -- when a weapon is out of ammo it goes to the end of the order.
Moonlight Vigil
R
Moonlight Vigil (R)
Fire a concentrated blast of moonlight that explodes on enemy champions. Applies the unique effect of Aphelios' main-hand gun.

Aphelios Skins and Splash Arts

Default Aphelios Default Aphelios
Nightbringer Aphelios Nightbringer Aphelios
Lunar Beast Aphelios Lunar Beast Aphelios
EDG Aphelios EDG Aphelios
Spirit Blossom Aphelios Spirit Blossom Aphelios
HEARTSTEEL Aphelios HEARTSTEEL Aphelios