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How to Win Aphelios vs Kai'Sa Counter MatchupAphelios is in the a tier of champions

Aphelios vs Kai'Sa

How to Beat Kai'Sa as Aphelios in LoLAphelios is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Kai'Sa as Aphelios

based on 3,826 Aphelios vs Kai'Sa matchups
Win Rate
53.1 %
K/D/A
2.19
Pick Rate
4.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of recently ranked League of Legends games every week. Within our database, Aphelios faced off against Kai'Sa in 3826 rounds. Using so many games with Aphelios vs Kai'Sa provides us confidence in our capability to produce informative data and a pro build to crush your opponent. This counter matchup is relatively uncommon. Aphelios fights Kai'Sa in only 4.4% of his games.

Aphelios vs Kai'Sa Matchup Summary

Aphelios does a good job of beating Kai'Sa. Typically, he wins a terrific 53.1% of games the champs battle each other in. In Aphelios against Kai'Sa rounds, Aphelios’s side is 0.1% less probable to gain first blood, indicating that he probably won't be able to get first blood against Kai'Sa.

Best Aphelios vs Kai'Sa Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordBerserker's Greaves

Core Aphelios Items

~22 Mins
Lord Dominik's RegardsKraken SlayerThe Collector

Optional Items

BloodthirsterInfinity EdgeImmortal ShieldbowYoumuu's Ghostblade

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerheal 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 Kai'Sa as Aphelios

Tips for Playing as Aphelios against Kai'Sa

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

Advice to Win Against Kai'Sa

Kai'Sa is very vulnerable to getting outranged by mages and long range carries.

Make sure to place wards in your blind spots so you can see Kai'Sa coming.

Kai'Sa is very good at picking off isolated enemies. Stick together against her.

Aphelios vs Kai'Sa Counter Stats

Aphelios Image
Win Rate
53.1 %
VS
Win Rate
46.9 %
Kai'Sa Image
7.5
< Kills >
7.9
6.3
< Deaths >
6.2
6.3
< Assists >
6.4
1.74
< Killing Sprees >
1.85
179
< Minions Killed >
182
0.22
< Dragons Killed >
0.24
0.57
< Inhibitors >
0.47
21,815
< Physical Damage >
12,326
1,397
< Magic Damage >
7,946
494
< True Damage >
422
23,707
< Damage Dealt >
20,694
18,866
< Damage Taken >
20,173
12,451
< Gold Earned >
12,679
2.71
< Towers >
2.16
0.07
< Baron Takedowns >
0.08
5,417
< Total Healing >
4,485
12,949
< Experience >
12,923
17
< Vision Score >
18
8
< Wards Placed >
8
143
< Time Dealing CC >
45

How to Counter Kai'Sa with Aphelios in LoL

The stats shown here highlight some valuable Aphelios against Kai'Sa matchup statistics that may help you realize the distinctions between the two. As an example, Aphelios’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Kai'Sa’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Aphelios may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Kai'Sa..

Aphelios normally has a similar longest kill spree as his opponent does. Commonly, he takes a similar amount of damage to Kai'Sa. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, but it can also illustrate that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to escape further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Aphelios and Kai'Sa

Damage Types Compared

Aphelios
Kai'Sa
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Aphelios
Kai'Sa

Who is Better, Aphelios or Kai'Sa?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Aphelios usually wins when trying to fight Kai'Sa, with a 53.1% win rate. Therefore, Aphelios makes a great counter for Kai'Sa.

While Aphelios does have a higher winrate compared to Kai'Sa, when facing one another, Aphelios also has a much greater learning curve that makes him a more difficult champion to develop with. You should be be fine when picking Aphelios into Kai'Saas his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Aphelios also has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Kai'Sa. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Aphelios vs Kai'Sa matchups, Aphelios is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.

Aphelios is a great counter for Kai'Sa. Focus your tactics on increasing your CS and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Aphelios against Kai'Sa.

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 Kai'Sa Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kai'Sa as Aphelios, we analyzed 3,826 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 Kai'Sa 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

To truly master Aphelios to counter Kai'Sa during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats shown here, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Aphelios typically gets a similar amount of CS relative to Kai'Sa. Champions who on average don't earn much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers reported here to do well.

The most important items to use in your Aphelios versus Kai'Sa build include Lord Dominik's Regards, Kraken Slayer, and The Collector. When Aphelios included at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better against Kai'Sa than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Aphelios boasted an average win rate of 53.1% when countering Kai'Sa with these items in his kit.

To have the highest likelihood of crushing Kai'Sa as Aphelios, Aphelios players should take the Fleet Footwork, Overheal, Legend: Bloodline, Cut Down, Absolute Focus, and Gathering Storm runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune sets we have analyed for Aphelios vs Kai'Sa LoL games, this mixture of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 53.1% winrate overall.

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