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Aphelios vs Viego

How to Beat Viego as Aphelios in LoLAphelios is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Viego as Aphelios

based on 3,447 Aphelios vs Viego matchups
Win Rate
48.6 %
K/D/A
1.98
Pick Rate
3.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion analyze millions of ranked LoL rounds every week. In our dataset, Aphelios did battle with Viego in 3447 games. Using so many matchups for Aphelios vs Viego provides us a lot of faith in our ability to produce useful data and a pro build to destroy Viego. This pairing is fairly rare. Aphelios has to counter Viego in only 3.9% of his games.

Aphelios vs Viego Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Aphelios has done a dismal job of countering Viego. Normally, he wins a acceptable 48.6% of matches the champions fight each other in. In Aphelios vs Viego rounds, Aphelios’s team is 0.0% more probable to gain first blood, indicating that he most likely will be able to get first blood versus Viego.

Best Aphelios vs Viego Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsNoonquiver

Core Aphelios Items

~22 Mins
BloodthirsterKraken SlayerThe Collector

Optional Items

Lord Dominik's RegardsInfinity EdgeRunaan's HurricaneYoumuu'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 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 Viego as Aphelios

Tips for Playing as Aphelios against Viego

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

Aphelios vs Viego Counter Stats

Aphelios Image
Win Rate
48.6 %
VS
Win Rate
51.4 %
Viego Image
6.5
< Kills >
7.3
6.3
< Deaths >
6.1
6
< Assists >
6.6
1.52
< Killing Sprees >
1.71
174
< Minions Killed >
34
0.19
< Dragons Killed >
1.74
0.49
< Inhibitors >
0.46
19,629
< Physical Damage >
14,980
1,315
< Magic Damage >
1,906
480
< True Damage >
846
21,424
< Damage Dealt >
17,732
18,432
< Damage Taken >
32,424
11,751
< Gold Earned >
12,060
2.37
< Towers >
1.49
0.07
< Baron Takedowns >
0.39
5,014
< Total Healing >
16,246
12,431
< Experience >
13,611
16
< Vision Score >
22
8
< Wards Placed >
6
137
< Time Dealing CC >
228

How to Counter Viego with Aphelios in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here clarify some strategic Aphelios vs. Viego matchup statistics that can help you figure out the differences and similarities between this set of champs. Aphelios’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Viego’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Aphelios may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Viego..

Aphelios often has a similar longest killing spree as his matchup does. Typically, he receives less damage than Viego. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, but it can also show that the champion with higher health has less mobility and thus is unable to escape additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Aphelios and Viego

Damage Types Compared

Aphelios
Viego
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Aphelios
Viego

Who is Better, Aphelios or Viego?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Aphelios usually loses when trying to fight Viego, with a 48.6% win rate. Therefore, Aphelios makes a bad counter for Viego.

While Aphelios does have a lower winrate than Viego, when facing one another, Aphelios also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes him a more complex character to develop with. You should be careful when picking Aphelios into Viegoas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

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

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

Aphelios is a somewhat poor counter for Viego. Focus your strategy on keeping up your gold income and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Aphelios against Viego.

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 Viego Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Viego as Aphelios, we analyzed 3,447 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 Viego 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 Viego Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Aphelios in order to counter Viego during both the lane 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 tips presented here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Aphelios often picks up much more CS compared to Viego. Champions who on average don't earn many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values displayed on this page to do well.

The best items to use in your Aphelios versus Viego build include Bloodthirster, Kraken Slayer, and The Collector. When Aphelios used at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better against Viego than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Aphelios had an average win rate of 48.6% when playing against Viego with this build.

To have the best chance of beating Viego as Aphelios, Aphelios players should use 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 runes that we analyzed for Aphelios vs Viego matchups, this composite of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 48.6% win rate overall.

If you need to get Aphelios versus Viego tips and matchup stats and build suggestions for a a distinct player tier, feel free to select one from the selection menu above. At first, the stats and guides displayed are computed using every match finished with both champions.