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Aphelios vs Xin Zhao

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

based on 2,917 Aphelios vs Xin Zhao matchups
Win Rate
47.1 %
K/D/A
2.02
Pick Rate
3.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of recently ranked League of Legends games every week. In our database, Aphelios fought Xin Zhao 2917 times. With so many matchups for Aphelios versus Xin Zhao gives us faith in our capacity to prepare actionable data and a solid build to shatter Xin Zhao. This particular champion pairing is relatively rare. Aphelios fights Xin Zhao in only 3.3% of his games.

Aphelios vs Xin Zhao Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Aphelios has done a dismal job of countering Xin Zhao. Normally, he wins a lowly 47.1% of the time the champs battle each other in. In Aphelios vs Xin Zhao rounds, Aphelios’s side is 0.1% less expected to gain first blood, indicating that he most likely won't get first blood versus Xin Zhao.

Best Aphelios vs Xin Zhao Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordSerrated Dirk

Core Aphelios Items

~22 Mins
Infinity EdgeBloodthirsterStormrazor

Optional Items

Lord Dominik's RegardsRunaan's HurricaneThe CollectorKraken Slayer

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerheal 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 Xin Zhao as Aphelios

Tips for Playing as Aphelios against Xin Zhao

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

Advice to Win Against Xin Zhao

Xin Zhao relies heavily on his Three Talon Strikes for damage and cooldown resets, so preventing him from finishing his combo will have a dramatic effect.

Xin Zhao is a powerful initiator with both his charge and ultimate dealing damage to all units around him. Try having your team stay spread out until he's used his ultimate.

Aphelios vs Xin Zhao Counter Stats

Aphelios Image
Win Rate
47.1 %
VS
Win Rate
52.9 %
Xin Zhao Image
6.6
< Kills >
6.6
6.3
< Deaths >
6.3
6.1
< Assists >
8
1.51
< Killing Sprees >
1.51
177
< Minions Killed >
41
0.2
< Dragons Killed >
1.55
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.49
20,677
< Physical Damage >
16,960
1,378
< Magic Damage >
1,354
459
< True Damage >
960
22,514
< Damage Dealt >
19,275
18,828
< Damage Taken >
40,138
11,852
< Gold Earned >
11,813
2.36
< Towers >
1.63
0.07
< Baron Takedowns >
0.37
5,318
< Total Healing >
21,169
12,476
< Experience >
13,528
16
< Vision Score >
22
8
< Wards Placed >
6
139
< Time Dealing CC >
474

How to Counter Xin Zhao with Aphelios in LoL

The stats provided here show some strategic Aphelios vs. Xin Zhao matchup statistics that may help you appreciate the distinctions between this pair of champions. For instance, Aphelios’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Xin Zhao’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Aphelios may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Xin Zhao..

Aphelios typically has a similar longest killing spree as his counter does. Commonly, he receives less damage than Xin Zhao. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also hint that the champion with more health has less agility and thus is not able to flee from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Aphelios and Xin Zhao

Damage Types Compared

Aphelios
Xin Zhao
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Aphelios
Xin Zhao

Who is Better, Aphelios or Xin Zhao?

Both League champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Aphelios usually loses when facing off against Xin Zhao, with a 47.1% win rate. Thus, Aphelios makes a bad counter to Xin Zhao.

While Aphelios does have a lower win rate than Xin Zhao, when on opposite teams, Aphelios also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes him a more difficult character to learn and master. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Aphelios into Xin Zhaoas his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Aphelios also has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Xin Zhao. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Aphelios vs Xin Zhao matchups, Xin Zhao is the better champ with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.

Aphelios is a bad counter to Xin Zhao. Focus your actions on increasing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Aphelios against Xin Zhao.

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 Xin Zhao Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Xin Zhao as Aphelios, we analyzed 2,917 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 Xin Zhao 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Aphelios to counter Xin Zhao during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions shown above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Aphelios on average picks up much more CS relative to Xin Zhao. Champs who typically don't take many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values displayed on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to have in your Aphelios versus Xin Zhao build consist of Infinity Edge, Bloodthirster, and Stormrazor. When Aphelios included at least these three items in his build, he did much better against Xin Zhao than with many other typical builds. In fact, Aphelios had an average win rate of 47.1% when playing against Xin Zhao with this counter build.

To have the highest probability of coming out on top against Xin Zhao as Aphelios, Aphelios players should use the Fleet Footwork, Overheal, Legend: Bloodline, Cut Down, Absolute Focus, and Gathering Storm runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune builds that we analyzed for Aphelios vs Xin Zhao counterpicks, this combo of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 47.1% winrate overall.

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