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Aphelios vs Illaoi

How to Beat Illaoi as Aphelios in LoLAphelios is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Illaoi as Aphelios

based on 1,558 Aphelios vs Illaoi matchups
Win Rate
48.3 %
K/D/A
2.08
Pick Rate
1.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our matchup statistics from the millions of recently rated LoL games that we get from Riot Games each week. Our guide on how to beat Illaoi as Aphelios resulted from an evaluation of 1558 ranked games where both champs battled each other. This pairing is somewhat rare. Aphelios has to counter Illaoi in only 1.8% of his rounds.

Aphelios vs Illaoi Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Aphelios does a poor job of countering Illaoi. Typically, he wins a lowly 48.3% of matches the champs face one another in. In Aphelios versus Illaoi rounds, Aphelios’s team is 0.0% more probable to earn first blood, indicating that he most likely will be able to get first blood versus Illaoi.

Best Aphelios vs Illaoi Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsNoonquiver

Core Aphelios Items

~22 Mins
Infinity EdgeBloodthirsterKraken Slayer

Optional Items

Lord Dominik's RegardsRunaan's HurricaneThe CollectorStormrazor

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste 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 Countering Illaoi as Aphelios

Tips for Playing as Aphelios against Illaoi

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

Advice to Win Against Illaoi

Killing Tentacles whenever possible will make it much easier to win a fight against Illaoi.

When your spirit gets pulled out, fight back if you can. Dealing damage to Illaoi reduces the spirit's duration.

Avoid grouping up for Leap of Faith to reduce the number of Tentacles available to Illaoi.

Aphelios vs Illaoi Counter Stats

Aphelios Image
Win Rate
48.3 %
VS
Win Rate
51.7 %
Illaoi Image
6.7
< Kills >
5.2
6.1
< Deaths >
6.5
6
< Assists >
4.4
1.56
< Killing Sprees >
1.21
174
< Minions Killed >
188
0.2
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.59
20,819
< Physical Damage >
24,071
1,380
< Magic Damage >
816
500
< True Damage >
378
22,700
< Damage Dealt >
25,266
19,042
< Damage Taken >
34,844
11,906
< Gold Earned >
11,940
2.32
< Towers >
2.9
0.07
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
5,557
< Total Healing >
8,592
12,799
< Experience >
15,130
16
< Vision Score >
16
8
< Wards Placed >
8
140
< Time Dealing CC >
441

How to Counter Illaoi with Aphelios in LoL

The stats shown on this page show several vital Aphelios vs. Illaoi counter stats that can help you explain the differences between this set of champs. As an example, Aphelios’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Illaoi’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Aphelios may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Illaoi..

Aphelios normally has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his opponent does. Typically, he takes less damage than Illaoi. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also imply that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to escape further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Aphelios and Illaoi

Damage Types Compared

Aphelios
Illaoi
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Aphelios
Illaoi

Who is Better, Aphelios or Illaoi?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Aphelios usually loses when playing against Illaoi, with a 48.3% win rate. As a result, Aphelios makes a poor counter to Illaoi.

While Aphelios does have a lower win rate compared to Illaoi, when they face off with one another, Aphelios also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes him a more difficult champion to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Aphelios into Illaoias his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Aphelios has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Illaoi. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Aphelios vs Illaoi matchups, Illaoi is the better champ with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.

Aphelios is a somewhat poor counter to Illaoi. Focus your play on increasing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Aphelios against Illaoi.

Other Champion Matchups Against Aphelios

Aphelios Loses Against

BraumBraum44.1% winrateIvernIvern44.5% winrateMiss FortuneMiss Fortune45.1% winrateAniviaAnivia45.6% winrate

Aphelios Wins Against

YuumiYuumi54.8% winrateLeBlancLeBlanc54.5% winrateZeriZeri54.2% winrateHweiHwei53.3% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Aphelios Players

How We Calculated Our Aphelios vs Illaoi Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Illaoi as Aphelios, we analyzed 1,558 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Illaoi as Aphelios comes from real 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 the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

Other Useful Resources

Aphelios Build Illaoi Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Aphelios in order to counter Illaoi during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions displayed here, you should increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Aphelios often racks up a similar amount of CS compared to Illaoi. Champs who typically don't get many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The top items to have in your Aphelios versus Illaoi build include Infinity Edge, Bloodthirster, and Kraken Slayer. When Aphelios bought at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better vs. Illaoi than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Aphelios had an average win rate of 48.3% when playing against Illaoi with this counter build.

To have the highest chance of crushing Illaoi as Aphelios, you should take the Fleet Footwork, Overheal, Legend: Bloodline, Cut Down, Absolute Focus, and Gathering Storm runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the runes players picked for Aphelios vs Illaoi battles, this mixture of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 48.3% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Illaoi as Aphelios are presented for all skill levels, merged. If you would like to scope the stats and builds to a particular rank, you can use the selection menu at the top of this page.