It's Draven, but you can still better than Draven. Recent buffs made him really heavy and impossible to trade against except if you take Exhaust. You could outdamage him with a lot of Chakrams or long range poke with Calibrum.
Tristana
Still super strong against you, the recent changes to Trist and Aphe made this matchup easier but still really hard. Exhaust recommanded ! :)
Caitlyn
Not a big problem, first levels will be fine if you farm with Calibrum and poke a bit.
Lucian
Since the Nami/Lucian ****, he's been more popular and present in the meta. He's burst can surprise you, be carefull.
Xayah
Xayah might be harded now that she has her lethality build, she has been more dangerous than before, even crit, care with this girl ! Respect her feathers a lot and keep an eye on it!
Kai'Sa
Great all in, great damage but super support dependant, carefull on the 1v1 sittuation, Kai'Sas probably one of the best adcs to revert bad situations in good situations for her.
Twitch
He sneaks, he hides, but most importantly, he kill you. Twitch is so hard to trade, Aphelios needs time to set up his weapons and his damages, Twitch don't allow you time to do it, he just kill you faster, but dw, Twitch is not a common adc now.
Kog'Maw
Ok champ at the moment, not a big problem.
Ashe
! TAKE CLEANSE !
Hard CC, so you can't use your weapons and abilities. Hard CC her and you'll be fine.
Miss Fortune
Not a common adc but still really strong, can poke you a lot with her Q and E and comet, she could kill you faster than you could. Carreful with this girl, she hurts.
Jinx
Ok ok ok. Jinx is actually really good in solo queue, especially with her new recent buffs on R CD and passiv, so i recommend you to be carreful againt her, 1 or 2 kills could turn her into an unstopable machine. Still being easy to 1v1 or 2v2, don't get kitted too much tho.
Jhin
Jhin is ok at the moment, with Fleet he can out sustain you and if he has the right support, even outdamage you. Don't get cocky and wait for opportunities to go him, otherwise, just be patient.
Senna
Senna is better in Supp or just in fasting, so you should go Doran Blade and farm while keeping an eye on her and her stacks, don't give her too much stacks cause she will have a greater range than you.
Vayne
Not a big problem, don't let her scale, get shudown or just pick free kills.
Varus
! TAKE CLEANSE !
Letal Varus is a big threat for Aphelios, this guy can 100-0 you in a second with a simple combo, and poke again and again without losing any lane preasure. Be ready to suffer and to dance salsa over his arrow. If he has a Xerath or a Nami, dodge.
Ezreal
Ezreal is in a ok state actually for Phel. The champion can be boring at first during laning phase especially paired with a poke support but once you have BT and Galeforce, not really a problem anymore.
Kalista
Support dependant, keep your Gravitum for when she trades you, you will slow her and also slow her attack speed.
Sivir
Letal sivir can be a thing to worry about, as long as you don't get hit by random Q's, you'll be fine.
Yasuo
Hasagi. Btw, Severum's auto goes throught Yasuo's wall, keep that in mind and use this information wisely.
Samira
Use your long range with LT or even Calibrum to poke her a lot and don't let her come near you, or she will deal too mcuh for you. Wait her to use her W so you can use ult, or she will just absorb it !
Swain
Swain is a monster for Aphelios, heavy presure, heavy damage, heavy CC, heavy healings, this guy is a nightmare for you, carefull when you face this guy.
Ziggs
I. HATE. THIS. CHAMP.
Seriously, he was already good in botlane without the recent buffs but now with the AP on his Qs and the speed of his R, he's a real problem for every botlaners, especially Aphelios. Ban him. BAN HIM.
Zeri
She's too mobile for you and now with her stronger early lane it's even harder to get rid of her. On late it will be a nightmare to treat. Be carefull.
Nilah
The champion is fine at the moment but with the actual meta you wont see her a lot, too much disengage supp like Alistar or Thresh and she can't really reach you easily.
Nautilus
Thresh
Best hookman of the game for Aphe, great engage, great tempo, can save you easily with his lantern, this support has so much to offer you, he is just probably the best.
Blitzcrank
Alistar
Pyke
Braum
You are safe with Braum. Great synergy and great cover against most of the actual matchups.
Zyra
Lulu
PERFECT. I LOVE LULU. This support is perfect for Aphe, shield, attack speed, more health, poke. PER. FECT.
Yuumi
The recent Yuumi changes made her quite good especially for scalling so you should consider playing with a Yuumi at least to see if it fits the champion quite well or not. Insane value with heals and shields but care about grevious wonds.
Soraka
Heal and survavibilty.
Karma
Poke, shield, speed.
Leona
Rakan
Zilean
Seraphine
I don't really like Seraphine with Aphe, she's just an ennoying girl poking and healing when you need it, that's all.
Nami
Heal, shield, ms, poke, more damge, really good with Aphe.
Bard
Galio
Good engage and great damage, he can provide some tempo for Aphelios until he gets his Conqueror up or just if he is a bit behind.
Taric
Shield, stun, heal, invicibility, he's just great with Aphe, a true protector.
Rell
Good setup for fights and a LOT of CCs. She's giving you armor and heal tho, being a bit forgotten by players, but will make a comeback with the new support item, i swear it's gonna be good.
Brand
BAD. No Synergie at all, at least he's poking and getting lane prio.
Senna
No real synergie tho, she's an adc that need setup, Aphelios needs setup, they can't work together.
Xerath
Poke ? And ? Why do Aphelios would need this ? Seriously ?
Synergies
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Nautilus
Thresh
Best hookman of the game for Aphe, great engage, great tempo, can save you easily with his lantern, this support has so much to offer you, he is just probably the best.
Blitzcrank
Alistar
Pyke
Braum
You are safe with Braum. Great synergy and great cover against most of the actual matchups.
Zyra
Lulu
PERFECT. I LOVE LULU. This support is perfect for Aphe, shield, attack speed, more health, poke. PER. FECT.
Yuumi
The recent Yuumi changes made her quite good especially for scalling so you should consider playing with a Yuumi at least to see if it fits the champion quite well or not. Insane value with heals and shields but care about grevious wonds.
Soraka
Heal and survavibilty.
Karma
Poke, shield, speed.
Leona
Rakan
Zilean
Seraphine
I don't really like Seraphine with Aphe, she's just an ennoying girl poking and healing when you need it, that's all.
Nami
Heal, shield, ms, poke, more damge, really good with Aphe.
Bard
Galio
Good engage and great damage, he can provide some tempo for Aphelios until he gets his Conqueror up or just if he is a bit behind.
Taric
Shield, stun, heal, invicibility, he's just great with Aphe, a true protector.
Rell
Good setup for fights and a LOT of CCs. She's giving you armor and heal tho, being a bit forgotten by players, but will make a comeback with the new support item, i swear it's gonna be good.
Brand
BAD. No Synergie at all, at least he's poking and getting lane prio.
Senna
No real synergie tho, she's an adc that need setup, Aphelios needs setup, they can't work together.
Xerath
Poke ? And ? Why do Aphelios would need this ? Seriously ?
Hey everyone. My name is Tyspect and i'm a French diamond ADC.
I've started playing League 7 years ago and focused on ADC's 4 years ago.
I do play most of the ADC's but some of them are my little favorites, like Zeri, Jhin or, obviously Aphelios.
My peak elo is Diamond 1 but I do want to achieve Master rank in the end of the year.
I am French so if there's any mistake or error in the guide, don't hesitate to mention it in the comments, i'll check them as fast as possible !!
I'm also streaming on Twitch occasionnaly and creating content on Youtube so if you want to join me there, you are welcome !
Pros and Cons
PROS
+ Amazing late game + Great teamfight potential + Great waveclear + Can fit in many different comps + Super versatile in builds/runes + Learning him is rewarding
Aphelios is one of the best if not THE best late game ADC. He is really versatile and can do most of the things you would want to do in your games.
Waveclear with , 1v1 melee potential with , sustain and survavibility with , utility and CC with and long range trading with .
Your ultimate Moonlight Vigil will allow you to create a lot of chaos during fights, either by creating more chakrams, stunning the whole team or just healing a huge ammount, as I said, super versatile !
CONS
- Lack of mobility - Weak early game - Hard to play and harder to master - Hard to comeback when behind - Need to be babysitted - Gives you mental instability (lol)
Unlike a lot of other ADCs, Aphelios has literally NO escape or way to run away if he's getting in trouble, meaning any ennemy champion that would arrive melee range would most of the time, lead to a death. You need to be babysitted to have a great carry potential. Aphelios is super squishy and you'll need peel from your team to be able to deal as much damage as you can during fights.
Champions like Lulu or Thresh does this very well !
Summoners Spell
HOW TO CHOSE ? -
FLASH: Basic summoner that just fits perfectly with any ADCs. Without his low mobility and lack of escape, it's basically Aphelios only tool to get out of hard situations. You can also use your ult offenssively. A well placed Flash + Moonlight Vigil paired with Infernum, the Flamethrower followed by a Q or by Galeforce can decimate an entire team. Chose wisely when to use your flash !
GHOST: Ghost as been the most efficient summoner on Aphelios for his kite power and mobility during fights. Heal is a terrible summoner at the moment (patch 13.12) so don't bother taking it. Ghost is a mid/late game summoner, it's efficient only if you know when and how to use it. Use it too early and you'll waste it, use it too late and you'll waste some opportunities to keep it for longer.
EXHAUST: This summoner spell is kinda good against comp with assassin like Kha'Zix, Talon or champions in lane like Samira. It also helps you to take easier 1v1 in general.
Runes
CONQUEROR
| When ? |
If you know you're gonna fight for a long time then you should always go for Conq.
Aphelios is a really strong champion if you perfectly know how to master it. Never forget that you don't have any mobility, no dash, no invisiblityn, the only thing who's gonna help you is Severum's Q which is giving movement speed while used. Aphelios will need a tons of games to really know how to play him, but you'll see that at the end, you'll be proud of yourself and you'll have a new cool main in your pool !
Thanks for following this guide, it is my first guide so 'ill really apreciate if you let a commentary or just a like on it if you liked it, so now i can only say good luck with Aphelios and enjoy the champion ! Bye !
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