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How to Win Aphelios vs Darius Counter MatchupAphelios is in the a tier of champions

Aphelios vs Darius

How to Beat Darius as Aphelios in LoLAphelios is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Darius as Aphelios

based on 3,128 Aphelios vs Darius matchups
Win Rate
48.4 %
K/D/A
2
Pick Rate
3.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our counter stats from the millions of recently ranked LoL games that we get from Riot Games every week. Our guide on how to beat Darius as Aphelios resulted from an examination of 3128 ranked rounds where both champs engaged each other. This counter matchup is fairly rare. Aphelios fights Darius in only 3.6% of his rounds.

Aphelios vs Darius Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Aphelios does a below average job of countering Darius. Normally, he wins a lowly 48.4% of matches the champions battle each other in. In Aphelios vs Darius matches, Aphelios’s team is 0.1% less expected to get first blood. This indicates that he most likely won't be able to get first blood versus Darius.

Best Aphelios vs Darius Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsNoonquiver

Core Aphelios Items

~22 Mins
Lord Dominik's RegardsBloodthirsterThe Collector

Optional Items

Runaan's HurricaneInfinity EdgeImmortal ShieldbowKraken Slayer

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 Darius as Aphelios

Tips for Playing as Aphelios against Darius

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

Advice to Win Against Darius

When Darius's axe grab is on cooldown, he is vulnerable to harassment attacks.

Darius's ability to escape from fights is limited. If you have an advantage against him, press your lead.

Aphelios vs Darius Counter Stats

Aphelios Image
Win Rate
48.4 %
VS
Win Rate
51.6 %
Darius Image
6.8
< Kills >
6.9
6.4
< Deaths >
6.1
6
< Assists >
4.4
1.57
< Killing Sprees >
1.6
177
< Minions Killed >
169
0.19
< Dragons Killed >
0.15
0.5
< Inhibitors >
0.5
20,819
< Physical Damage >
16,415
1,378
< Magic Damage >
94
474
< True Damage >
3,943
22,671
< Damage Dealt >
20,453
18,919
< Damage Taken >
32,001
12,017
< Gold Earned >
12,028
2.39
< Towers >
2.43
0.07
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
5,235
< Total Healing >
7,935
12,639
< Experience >
14,689
17
< Vision Score >
17
8
< Wards Placed >
8
138
< Time Dealing CC >
167

How to Counter Darius with Aphelios in LoL

The stats shown on this page clarify some important Aphelios vs. Darius matchup statistics that may help you explain the distinctions between the pair. As an example, Aphelios’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Darius’s ratio of NaN, showing that Aphelios may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Darius..

Aphelios usually has a similar longest killing spree as his opponent does. Typically, he receives less damage than Darius. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also hint that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Aphelios and Darius

Damage Types Compared

Aphelios
Darius
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Aphelios
Darius

Who is Better, Aphelios or Darius?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Aphelios usually loses when trying to fight Darius, with a 48.4% win rate. Therefore, Aphelios makes a bad counter for Darius.

While Aphelios does have a lower win rate than Darius, when they face off with one another, Aphelios also has a much greater learning curve that makes him a more time consuming champion to learn. You should be careful when picking Aphelios into Dariusas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

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

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

Aphelios is a somewhat poor counter to Darius. Make sure you focus your strategy on increasing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Aphelios against Darius.

Additional Information for Aphelios Players

How We Calculated Our Aphelios vs Darius Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Darius as Aphelios, we analyzed 3,128 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 Darius 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

If you would like to truly master Aphelios in order to counter Darius during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats shown here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Aphelios typically racks up a similar amount of CS relative to Darius. 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 a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The top items to prioritize in your Aphelios versus Darius build consist of Lord Dominik's Regards, Bloodthirster, and The Collector. When Aphelios combined at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better when facing Darius than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Aphelios had an average winrate of 48.4% battling Darius with these items in his kit.

To have the best chance of crushing Darius as Aphelios, Aphelios players should equip 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 rune builds we have analyed for Aphelios vs Darius counters, this composite of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 48.4% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Darius as Aphelios are presented for all ranked divisions combined. If you want to scope the statistics and builds to an individual rank, you may use the selection menu earlier on the page.