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Aphelios vs Jax

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How to Beat Jax as Aphelios

based on 5,920 Aphelios vs Jax matchups
Win Rate
47.2 %
K/D/A
1.92
Pick Rate
6.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our counter statistics from the millions of ranked LoL matches that we evaluate each week. This guide on how to beat Jax as Aphelios resulted from an evaluation of 5920 ranked rounds where both champions engaged one another. This champion matchup is somewhat uncommon. Aphelios fights Jax in only 6.7% of his rounds.

Aphelios vs Jax Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Aphelios does a below average job of beating Jax. On average, he wins a lowly 47.2% of matches the champs clash against each other in. In Aphelios vs Jax games, Aphelios’s team is 0.1% less probable to gain first blood. This indicates that he most likely won't get first blood versus Jax.

Best Aphelios vs Jax Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordKircheis Shard

Core Aphelios Items

~22 Mins
Infinity EdgeStormrazorThe Collector

Optional Items

Immortal ShieldbowRapid FirecannonGuardian AngelBloodthirster

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 ForceHealth Scaling
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 Jax as Aphelios

Tips for Playing as Aphelios against Jax

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

Advice to Win Against Jax

Try to engage him in short bursts instead of going toe-to-toe with him. Preventing him from attacking consecutively drastically lowers his damage output.

Jax can dodge all incoming attacks for a very short amount of time and stuns enemies in melee range when it ends. Wait to strike him until after his dodge is finished.

Aphelios vs Jax Counter Stats

Aphelios Image
Win Rate
47.2 %
VS
Win Rate
52.8 %
Jax Image
6.4
< Kills >
6.5
6.4
< Deaths >
6.2
5.9
< Assists >
5.2
1.49
< Killing Sprees >
1.51
175
< Minions Killed >
121
0.2
< Dragons Killed >
0.65
0.48
< Inhibitors >
0.5
19,036
< Physical Damage >
11,883
1,329
< Magic Damage >
7,880
430
< True Damage >
631
20,795
< Damage Dealt >
20,394
18,618
< Damage Taken >
29,519
11,758
< Gold Earned >
11,904
2.33
< Towers >
2.2
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.15
5,084
< Total Healing >
8,653
12,430
< Experience >
14,365
17
< Vision Score >
19
8
< Wards Placed >
8
136
< Time Dealing CC >
193

How to Counter Jax with Aphelios in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here clarify several vital Aphelios versus Jax counter stats that can help us understand the differences between the pair. For instance, Aphelios’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Jax’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Aphelios may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Jax..

Aphelios typically has a similar longest killing spree as his opponent does. Commonly, he takes less damage than Jax. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also indicate that the champ with increased HP has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Aphelios and Jax

Damage Types Compared

Aphelios
Jax
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Aphelios
Jax

Who is Better, Aphelios or Jax?

Both League champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Aphelios usually loses when taking on Jax, with a 47.2% win rate. Therefore, Aphelios makes a poor counter for Jax.

While Aphelios does have a lower winrate than Jax, 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 may get destroyed when picking Aphelios into Jaxas his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Aphelios has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Jax. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

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

Aphelios is a trash counter for Jax. Focus your tactics on keeping up your CS and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Aphelios against Jax.

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 Jax Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Jax as Aphelios, we analyzed 5,920 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 Jax 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.

Other Useful Resources

Aphelios Build Jax Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Aphelios in order to counter Jax during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats shown above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Aphelios on average picks up a similar amount of CS as Jax. Champions who typically don't earn much CS typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions 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 exceed the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The best items to prioritize in your Aphelios versus Jax build include Infinity Edge, Stormrazor, and The Collector. When Aphelios combined at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better countering Jax than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Aphelios had an average winrate of 47.2% battling Jax with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest probability of crushing Jax as Aphelios, you should equip the Fleet Footwork, Overheal, Legend: Bloodline, Cut Down, Absolute Focus, and Gathering Storm runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the runes players picked for Aphelios vs Jax battles, this sequence of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 47.2% winrate overall.

If you want to see Aphelios versus Jax tips and builds for a a specific skill level, please select one from the selection menu provided above. By default, the stats and strategies given are calculated using all rounds finished with these champs.