ADC Matchup

Senna vs Aphelios

Patch: 15.23 (25.23)
League: Platinum+
Senna

Senna

the Redeemer
ADC
Senna ADC Overall Win Rate
51.88%

Matchup Win Rate

51.0%
Senna vs Aphelios Wins
49.0%
Aphelios vs Senna Wins
Aphelios

Aphelios

the Weapon of the Faithful
ADC
Aphelios ADC Overall Win Rate
49.92%

Senna vs Aphelios - ADC Matchup Guide Patch 15.23 (25.23)

Senna ADC vs Aphelios ADC - Who is stronger?

Senna ADC has a slight edge over Aphelios (51.0% win rate) based on 783 games. The matchup slightly favors Senna.

View detailed statistics below: items, runes, and counter builds for Senna ADC vs Aphelios ADC in patch 15.23 (25.23), including win rates and pick rates. With proper study, this can improve your chances of victory up to 61.1% in this matchup.

Statistical Matchup Analysis

Senna with 0.5% pick rate (29th place among ADC champions) rarely faces Aphelios, who maintains 6.0% popularity. While this matchup isn't common overall, Aphelios's solid presence in the meta makes understanding it worthwhile when you do play Senna. Even tiers, uneven results: Both champions sit at B+-tier, but Senna claims a meaningful 51.0% vs 49.0% advantage. Senna's kit synergizes better in this specific head-to-head matchup. Optimize for consistency: Grasp of the Undying paired with Font of Life (54.9% win rate, 2.2% popularity) provides the stats you need, while the item sequence Black Cleaver > Rapid Firecannon > Infinity Edge with Boots of Swiftness delivers 61.1% win rate against Aphelios.

Lane dominance: Senna not only wins the matchup but crushes CS (6.55/min vs 6.54 for Aphelios). This 0.01 CS/min advantage generates significant gold leads that compound your already favorable position. Quality over quantity: Senna wins through smart play rather than raw damage - despite lower DPS (787 vs 927/min), the 51.0% win rate shows superior utility, positioning, and team fight impact. Statistical dominance: Senna leads in both matchup win rate (51.0%) and KDA (3.00 vs 2.00) - complete superiority across all metrics.

Senna vs Aphelios - ADC Stats Comparison

Senna ADC
Senna ADC
Versus
Aphelios ADC
Aphelios ADC
B+TierB+
51.0%Matchup Winrate49.0%
51.88%Role Winrate49.92%
#7Winrate Rank#17
0.5%Pickrate6.0%
3.0Average KDA2.0
415Gold per Minute442
6.55CS/Min6.54
0.26Wards per Minute0.27
787Damage per Minute927

How to Beat Aphelios as Senna (ADC)

While statistically Senna is slightly stronger than Aphelios as ADC, neither champion has an overwhelming advantage in this matchup. The winner is determined by player skill and understanding the intricacies of the confrontation. Studying this guide will improve your chances of success.

Except for rare builds, Senna deals physical damage. Focus on eliminating enemy carries. Aphelios deals mainly physical damage (93.04%), additional items against this damage type may be required against snowballing or aggressive play.

An important advantage of Senna is higher farming statistics (ranked 22nd among role champions) (versus 23rd for Aphelios), which provides a stable gold advantage in extended games and allows faster access to key items. Meanwhile, their lower KDA (2.0 versus 3.0) suggests they are less effective in team fights.

Key aspects of the Senna ADC versus Aphelios ADC matchup

Despite the statistical advantage in the matchup, overconfidence can be the main mistake. It is important for the Senna player to maintain constant pressure on Aphelios, not allowing the opponent to safely scale up, and actively use the advantage gained to help their team.

Senna vs Aphelios: ADC Summoner Spells

Most Popular

Flash
Flash Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.
Barrier
Barrier Gain a brief Shield.
50.6% Win Rate79.8% Pick Rate

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.
57.2% Win Rate5.5% Pick Rate

Senna vs Aphelios: ADC Runes

Most Frequent Runes

Primary Path
Precision
Fleet Footwork
Fleet Footwork Attacking and moving builds Energy stacks. At 100 stacks, your next attack is Energized

Energized attacks heal you for 10 - 130 (+0.1 Bonus AD, +0.05 AP) and grant 20% Move Speed for 1s.

For Ranged Champions, Healing is 60% effective and Move Speed is 75% effective. All healing is 15% effective against Minions.

Fleet Footwork

Attacking and moving builds Energy stacks. At 100 stacks, your next attack is EnergizedEn…

Presence of Mind
Presence of Mind Damaging an enemy champion restores 6-50 (80% for ranged) mana or 6 energy.

Takedowns restore 15% of your maximum mana or energy.

Cooldown for damage restoration: 8s

Presence of Mind

Damaging an enemy champion restores 6-50 (80% for ranged) mana or 6 energy.Take…

Legend: Alacrity
Legend: Alacrity Gain 3% attack speed plus an additional 1.5% for every Legend stack (max 10 stacks).

Earn progress toward Legend stacks for every champion takedown, epic monster takedown, large monster kill, and minion kill.

Legend: Alacrity

Gain 3% attack speed plus an additional 1.5% for every Legend stack (max 10 sta…

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

Cut Down

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

Secondary Path
Inspiration
Biscuit Delivery
Biscuit Delivery Biscuit Delivery: Gain a Total Biscuit of Everlasting Will every 2 mins, until 6 min.

Biscuits restore 12% of your missing health. Consuming or selling a Biscuit permanently increases your max health by 30.

Biscuit Delivery

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

Approach Velocity
Approach Velocity Gain 7.5% Move Speed towards nearby enemy champions that are movement impaired. This bonus is increased to 15% Move Speed for any enemy champion that you impair.

Activation Range for CC from allies: 1000

Approach Velocity

Gain 7.5% Move Speed towards nearby enemy champions that are movement impaired.…

Adaptive
Attack Speed
Attack Speed Increases attack speed by 10%

Attack Speed

Increases attack speed by 10%

Adaptive Force
Adaptive Force Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Adaptive Force

Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

+65 Health
+65 Health +65 Health

+65 Health

+65 Health

51.1% Win Rate54.3% Pick Rate

Best Win Rate Runes

Primary Path
Resolve
Grasp of the Undying
Grasp of the Undying Every 4s in combat, your next basic attack on a champion will:
  • Deal bonus magic damage equal to 3.5% of your max health
  • Heal you for 1.3% of your max health
  • Permanently increase your health by 5
    Ranged Champions: Damage, healing, and permanent health gained are 60% effective.
  • Grasp of the Undying

    Every 4s in combat, your next basic attack on a champion will:Deal bonus magic damage equ…

    Font of Life
    Font of Life Impairing the movement of an enemy champion restores @BaseHeal@ Health to you and the lowest health nearby allied champion.

    70% effect for Ranged Users.

    Cooldown: 20s

    Font of Life

    Impairing the movement of an enemy champion restores @BaseHeal@ Health to you a…

    Bone Plating
    Bone Plating After taking damage from an enemy champion, the next 3 spells or attacks you receive from them deal 30-60 (based on level) less damage.

    Duration: 1.5s
    Cooldown: 55s

    Bone Plating

    After taking damage from an enemy champion, the next 3 spells or attacks you re…

    Revitalize
    Revitalize Gain 5% Heal and Shield Power.

    Heals and shields you cast or receive are 10% stronger on targets below 40% health.

    Revitalize

    Gain 5% Heal and Shield Power.Heals and shields you cast or receive are 10% str…

    Secondary Path
    Precision
    Presence of Mind
    Presence of Mind Damaging an enemy champion restores 6-50 (80% for ranged) mana or 6 energy.

    Takedowns restore 15% of your maximum mana or energy.

    Cooldown for damage restoration: 8s

    Presence of Mind

    Damaging an enemy champion restores 6-50 (80% for ranged) mana or 6 energy.Take…

    Legend: Alacrity
    Legend: Alacrity Gain 3% attack speed plus an additional 1.5% for every Legend stack (max 10 stacks).

    Earn progress toward Legend stacks for every champion takedown, epic monster takedown, large monster kill, and minion kill.

    Legend: Alacrity

    Gain 3% attack speed plus an additional 1.5% for every Legend stack (max 10 sta…

    Adaptive
    Attack Speed
    Attack Speed Increases attack speed by 10%

    Attack Speed

    Increases attack speed by 10%

    Adaptive Force
    Adaptive Force Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

    Adaptive Force

    Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

    +65 Health
    +65 Health +65 Health

    +65 Health

    +65 Health

    54.9% Win Rate2.2% Pick Rate

    Senna vs 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.
    World Atlas
    World Atlas (400 gold)
    Health Potion
    Health Potion (50 gold) Consume
    Restores 120 Health over 15 seconds.
    47.7% Win Rate52.2% Pick Rate
    Popular Boots
    Boots of Swiftness
    Boots of Swiftness (1000 gold) 60 Move Speed
    Fleetfooted
    Reduce the effectiveness of Slows by 25%.
    49.6% Win Rate79.9% Pick Rate
    Berserker's Greaves
    Berserker's Greaves (1100 gold) 25% Attack Speed
    45 Move Speed

    46.1% Win Rate7.2% Pick Rate
    Plated Steelcaps
    Plated Steelcaps (1200 gold) 25 Armor
    45 Move Speed

    Plating
    Reduces incoming damage from Attacks by 10%.
    50.3% Win Rate3.4% Pick Rate
    Core Build
    Pickaxe
    Pickaxe (875 gold) 25 Attack Damage
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    Statikk Shiv
    Statikk Shiv (2700 gold) 45 Attack Damage
    30% Attack Speed
    4% Move Speed

    Electrospark
    Attacks trigger chain lightning On-Hit, dealing magic damage with a cooldown.
    Electroshock
    Takedowns within 3 seconds of damaging the target reset Electrospark's cooldown.
    Black Cleaver
    Black Cleaver (3000 gold) 40 Attack Damage
    400 Health
    20 Ability Haste

    Carve
    Dealing physical damage to champions reduces their Armor by 6% for 6 seconds. (stacks 5 times).
    Fervor
    Dealing physical damage grants 20 Move Speed for 2 seconds.
    Rapid Firecannon
    Rapid Firecannon (2650 gold) 35% Attack Speed
    25% Critical Strike Chance
    4% Move Speed

    Sharpshooter
    Your Energized Attack deals 40 bonus magic damage and gains 35% bonus Attack Range.
    55.9% Win Rate12.3% Pick Rate
    Final Build
    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.
    57.1% Win Rate20.7% Pick Rate

    Best Win Rate Build

    Starting Items
    Oracle Lens
    Oracle Lens (0 gold) Active (160 - 100s, max 2 charges)
    Reveals enemy Stealth Wards and traps around you for 6 seconds.
    World Atlas
    World Atlas (400 gold)
    Health Potion
    Health Potion (50 gold) Consume
    Restores 120 Health over 15 seconds.
    50.9% Win Rate3.8% Pick Rate
    Highest Winrate Boots
    Ionian Boots of Lucidity
    Ionian Boots of Lucidity (900 gold) 10 Ability Haste
    45 Move Speed

    Ionian Insight
    Gain 10 Summoner Spell Haste.
    52.3% Win Rate1.7% Pick Rate
    Mercury's Treads
    Mercury's Treads (1250 gold) 20 Magic Resist
    45 Move Speed
    30% Tenacity

    52.0% Win Rate1.5% Pick Rate
    Plated Steelcaps
    Plated Steelcaps (1200 gold) 25 Armor
    45 Move Speed

    Plating
    Reduces incoming damage from Attacks by 10%.
    50.3% Win Rate3.4% Pick Rate
    Core Build
    Phage
    Phage (1100 gold) 15 Attack Damage
    200 Health

    Rage
    Attacking grants Move Speed for 2 seconds.
    ->
    Black Cleaver
    Black Cleaver (3000 gold) 40 Attack Damage
    400 Health
    20 Ability Haste

    Carve
    Dealing physical damage to champions reduces their Armor by 6% for 6 seconds. (stacks 5 times).
    Fervor
    Dealing physical damage grants 20 Move Speed for 2 seconds.
    Rapid Firecannon
    Rapid Firecannon (2650 gold) 35% Attack Speed
    25% Critical Strike Chance
    4% Move Speed

    Sharpshooter
    Your Energized Attack deals 40 bonus magic damage and gains 35% bonus Attack Range.
    Infinity Edge
    Infinity Edge (3450 gold) 65 Attack Damage
    25% Critical Strike Chance
    40% Critical Strike Damage

    61.1% Win Rate4.4% Pick Rate
    Final Build
    Kraken Slayer
    Kraken Slayer (3100 gold) 45 Attack Damage
    40% Attack Speed
    4% Move Speed

    Bring It Down
    Every third Attack deals bonus physical damageOn-Hit, increased based on their missing Health.
    59.7% Win Rate5.8% Pick Rate
    Other Items
    Bloodthirster
    Bloodthirster (3400 gold) 80 Attack Damage
    15% Life Steal

    Ichorshield
    Convert excess healing from your Lifesteal to a Shield.
    57.5% Win Rate12.5% Pick Rate
    Infinity Edge
    Infinity Edge (3450 gold) 65 Attack Damage
    25% Critical Strike Chance
    40% Critical Strike Damage

    53.9% Win Rate10.2% Pick Rate
    Kraken Slayer
    Kraken Slayer (3100 gold) 45 Attack Damage
    40% Attack Speed
    4% Move Speed

    Bring It Down
    Every third Attack deals bonus physical damageOn-Hit, increased based on their missing Health.
    59.7% Win Rate5.8% Pick Rate
    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.
    59.7% Win Rate4.8% Pick Rate
    Edge of Night
    Edge of Night (3000 gold) 50 Attack Damage
    15 Lethality
    250 Health

    Annul
    Grants a Spell Shield that blocks the next enemy Ability.
    52.2% Win Rate2.7% Pick Rate
    Lord Dominik's Regards
    Lord Dominik's Regards (3100 gold) 35 Attack Damage
    40% Armor Penetration
    25% Critical Strike Chance

    51.4% Win Rate2.6% Pick Rate
    Chempunk Chainsword
    Chempunk Chainsword (3100 gold) 45 Attack Damage
    450 Health
    15 Ability Haste

    Hackshorn
    Dealing physical damage applies 40% Wounds to enemy champions for 3 seconds.
    54.1% Win Rate2.5% Pick Rate

    Senna vs Aphelios: ADC Skill (abilities) Orders

    Most Frequent Skill Order

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    Q
    Q
    Piercing Darkness From the twin barrels of her Relic Cannon, Senna fires a unified beam of light and shadow through a target, healing allies and damaging enemies.
    Q
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    W
    W
    Last Embrace Senna sends forth a wave of Black Mist. If it hits an enemy it latches onto them hungrily, rooting them and everything nearby after a brief delay.
    W
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    E
    E
    Curse of the Black Mist Senna draws the Mist she has stored in her weapon into a storm around her, embracing darkness and becoming a wraith within. Allies who enter the area are camouflaged and also appear as wraiths as the Mist shrouds them. Wraiths gain increased Move Speed, are unselectable, and hide their identities.
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    Dawning Shadow Senna calls upon the relic stones of fallen Sentinels, splitting her relic cannon into a holy array of shadow and light. She then fires a global beam that shields allies from harm, while damaging enemies caught in the center.
    R
    R
    R
    Max Order: Q > W > E
    50.5% Win Rate71.5% Pick Rate

    Highest Win % Skill Order

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    Piercing Darkness From the twin barrels of her Relic Cannon, Senna fires a unified beam of light and shadow through a target, healing allies and damaging enemies.
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    Last Embrace Senna sends forth a wave of Black Mist. If it hits an enemy it latches onto them hungrily, rooting them and everything nearby after a brief delay.
    W
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    Curse of the Black Mist Senna draws the Mist she has stored in her weapon into a storm around her, embracing darkness and becoming a wraith within. Allies who enter the area are camouflaged and also appear as wraiths as the Mist shrouds them. Wraiths gain increased Move Speed, are unselectable, and hide their identities.
    E
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    Dawning Shadow Senna calls upon the relic stones of fallen Sentinels, splitting her relic cannon into a holy array of shadow and light. She then fires a global beam that shields allies from harm, while damaging enemies caught in the center.
    R
    R
    R
    Max Order: Q > W > E
    94.5% Win Rate0.3% Pick Rate

    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.