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Illaoi vs Aphelios

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

based on 1,558 Illaoi vs Aphelios matchups
Win Rate
51.7 %
K/D/A
1.48
Pick Rate
2.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our counter statistics from the millions of recently ranked League of Legends games that we review every week. Our guide on how to beat Aphelios as Illaoi resulted from an analysis of 1558 ranked rounds where both champions clashed against each other. This counter pairing is somewhat rare. Illaoi has to counter Aphelios in only 2.2% of her games.

Illaoi vs Aphelios Matchup Summary

Illaoi has done a decent job of countering Aphelios. On average, she wins a acceptable 51.7% of the time the champions face off with each other in. In Illaoi against Aphelios rounds, Illaoi’s team is 0.0% more likely to obtain first blood. This indicates that she probably will get first blood versus Aphelios.

Best Illaoi vs Aphelios Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionTear of the Goddess

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordTunneler

Core Illaoi Items

~22 Mins
Black CleaverHullbreakerIceborn Gauntlet

Optional Items

Jak'Sho, The ProteanSpirit VisageSterak's GageSundered Sky

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

ResolveGrasp of the UndyingDemolishBone PlatingOvergrowth
PrecisionPresence of MindLast Stand
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Illaoi's passive ability p
Illaoi's q ability q
Illaoi's w ability w
Illaoi's e ability e
Illaoi's ultimate ability r
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Q
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W
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E
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E
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E
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R
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E
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Guide to Countering Aphelios as Illaoi

Tips for Playing as Illaoi against Aphelios

Vessel

Tentacles are an immense source of power. Don't fight without them.

Spirits inherit their target's current health. If making a

is your goal, try whittling your opponent's health down a bit first to make killing the spirit easier.

Leap of Faith is best used to follow-up a strong engage or when being engaged upon. Be careful about being the first one into a fight.

Advice to Win 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.

Illaoi vs Aphelios Counter Stats

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

How to Counter Aphelios with Illaoi in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page clarify several strategic Illaoi vs. Aphelios counter statistics that may help us figure out the distinctions between this set of champs. As an example, Illaoi’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Aphelios’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Illaoi may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Aphelios..

Illaoi normally has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than her foe does. Commonly, she receives more damage than Aphelios. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, but it can also hint that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Illaoi and Aphelios

Damage Types Compared

Illaoi
Aphelios
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Illaoi
Aphelios

Who is Better, Illaoi or Aphelios?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Illaoi usually wins when trying to fight Aphelios, with a 51.7% win rate. Therefore, Illaoi makes a good counter to Aphelios.

While Illaoi does have a higher winrate compared to Aphelios, when on opposite teams, Illaoi also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes her a less difficult champ to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Illaoi into Aphelios.

Furthermore, Illaoi has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Aphelios. 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 one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Illaoi vs Aphelios matchups, Illaoi is the better champ with a higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.

Illaoi is a decent counter to Aphelios. Make sure you focus your strategy on maximizing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Illaoi against Aphelios.

Other Champion Matchups Against Illaoi

Illaoi Loses Against

MordekaiserMordekaiser42.8% winrateZyraZyra43.9% winrateYorickYorick44.1% winrateKayleKayle44.3% winrate

Illaoi Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee58.3% winrateK'SanteK'Sante57.1% winrateRenektonRenekton56.1% winrateSkarnerSkarner56.1% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

ZyraZyra+ 53.7% 3076 GamesLilliaLillia+ 54.4% 4331 GamesTeemoTeemo+ 56% 2582 GamesCamilleCamille+ 56.6% 143 Games

Additional Information for Illaoi Players

How We Calculated Our Illaoi vs Aphelios Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Aphelios as Illaoi, 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 Aphelios as Illaoi 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

Illaoi Build Aphelios Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Illaoi in order to counter Aphelios during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions shown above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Illaoi most often gets a similar amount of CS relative to Aphelios. Champions who typically don't take many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values reported on this page to do well.

The ideal items to focus on in your Illaoi versus Aphelios build include Black Cleaver, Hullbreaker, and Iceborn Gauntlet. When Illaoi included at least these three items in her build, she did much better vs. Aphelios than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Illaoi had an average winrate of 51.7% when countering Aphelios with this build.

To have the highest probability of beating Aphelios as Illaoi, you should equip the Grasp of the Undying, Demolish, Bone Plating, Overgrowth, Last Stand, and Presence of Mind runes from the Resolve and Precision rune sets. Of all the rune sets we have analyed for Illaoi vs Aphelios fights, this blending of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 51.7% win rate overall.

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