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Soraka vs Aphelios

How to Beat Aphelios as Soraka in LoLSoraka is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Aphelios as Soraka

based on 1,933 Soraka vs Aphelios matchups
Win Rate
50 %
K/D/A
3.16
Pick Rate
2.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of ranked LoL rounds each and every week. In our dataset, Soraka faced off against Aphelios 1933 times. With so many matchups for Soraka versus Aphelios gives us faith in our ability to prepare enlightening data and a recommended build to annihilate your rival. This champion pairing is fairly rare. Soraka is forced to battle against Aphelios in only 2.2% of her games.

Soraka vs Aphelios Matchup Summary

Soraka has done a average job of countering Aphelios. Typically, she wins a acceptable 50.0% of matches the champions oppose one another in. In Soraka against Aphelios matches, Soraka’s side is 0.1% more probable to obtain first blood, indicating that she most likely will get first blood versus Aphelios.

Best Soraka vs Aphelios Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeGlowing Mote

Core Soraka Items

~22 Mins
Ardent CenserDream MakerMoonstone Renewer

Optional Items

DawncoreSolstice SleighStaff of Flowing WaterRedemption

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerheal summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Soraka to level upw
>
Second ability for Soraka to level upq
>
Last skill for Soraka to max oute

Runes

SorcerySummon AeryManaflow BandTranscendenceScorch
ResolveBone PlatingRevitalize
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Soraka's passive ability p
Soraka's q ability q
Soraka's w ability w
Soraka's e ability e
Soraka's ultimate ability r
1
Q
2
W
3
E
4
W
5
W
6
R
7
W
8
Q
9
W
10
Q
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R
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Q
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Q
14
E
15
E
16
R

Guide to Countering Aphelios as Soraka

Tips for Playing as Soraka against Aphelios

Equinox can be used as a powerful zoning tool to keep enemies at bay.

You can use Wish on your allies from across the map to save them from otherwise fatal events.

Soraka is a powerful ally in battle, using her strong healing to keep the party moving forward.

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.

Soraka vs Aphelios Counter Stats

Soraka Image
Win Rate
50 %
VS
Win Rate
50 %
Aphelios Image
0.9
< Kills >
5.9
4.9
< Deaths >
5.7
14.6
< Assists >
5.5
0.12
< Killing Sprees >
1.39
25
< Minions Killed >
174
0.04
< Dragons Killed >
0.19
0.54
< Inhibitors >
0.53
586
< Physical Damage >
20,838
4,763
< Magic Damage >
1,390
346
< True Damage >
437
5,695
< Damage Dealt >
22,666
15,453
< Damage Taken >
17,987
7,941
< Gold Earned >
11,573
2.18
< Towers >
2.52
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
23,981
< Total Healing >
5,278
10,277
< Experience >
12,200
53
< Vision Score >
16
23
< Wards Placed >
8
202
< Time Dealing CC >
141

How to Counter Aphelios with Soraka in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here clarify several significant Soraka against Aphelios matchup stats that may help us grasp the differences between the pair. Soraka’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Aphelios’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Soraka may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Aphelios. This observation is largely fueled by the differences in assists.

Soraka often has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than her matchup does. Typically, she takes a similar amount of damage to Aphelios. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also indicate that the champ with higher health has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Soraka and Aphelios

Damage Types Compared

Soraka
Aphelios
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Soraka
Aphelios

Who is Better, Soraka or Aphelios?

Both LoL champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Soraka usually fairs equally well when facing off against Aphelios, with a 50.0% win rate. Thus, Soraka makes an ok counter to Aphelios.

While Soraka does have a higher win rate compared to Aphelios, when on opposite teams, Soraka also has a much lower difficulty level that makes her a less complex character to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Soraka into Aphelios.

Furthermore, Soraka also has a lot of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Aphelios. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Soraka vs Aphelios matchups, Aphelios is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.

Soraka is a decent counter to Aphelios. Focus your play on maximizing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Soraka against Aphelios.

Other Champion Matchups Against Soraka

Soraka Loses Against

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Soraka Wins Against

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Additional Information for Soraka Players

How We Calculated Our Soraka vs Aphelios Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Aphelios as Soraka, we analyzed 1,933 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 Soraka 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

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Soraka 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 lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions displayed here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Soraka typically gets a lot less CS as Aphelios. Champs who typically don't acquire much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values shown here to do well.

The most crucial items to focus on in your Soraka versus Aphelios build include Ardent Censer, Dream Maker, and Moonstone Renewer. When Soraka included at least these three pieces in her build, she performed significantly better vs Aphelios than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Soraka boasted an average win rate of 50.0% battling Aphelios with this build.

To have the highest likelihood of annihilating Aphelios as Soraka, you should use the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Bone Plating, and Revitalize runes from the Sorcery and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune builds players picked for Soraka vs Aphelios counterpicks, this combination of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 50.0% winrate overall.

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