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

Aphelios vs Xayah

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

based on 1,338 Aphelios vs Xayah matchups
Win Rate
51.7 %
K/D/A
2.13
Pick Rate
1.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our matchup statistics from the millions of recently ranked League of Legends matches that we get from Riot Games every week. This guide on how to beat Xayah as Aphelios resulted from an examination of 1338 ranked games where both champs fought one another. This particular matchup is fairly rare. Aphelios has to counter Xayah in only 1.5% of his games.

Aphelios vs Xayah Matchup Summary

Aphelios does a decent job of countering Xayah. Typically, he wins a acceptable 51.7% of games the champions clash against one another in. In Aphelios versus Xayah matches, Aphelios’s team is 0.0% more probable to earn first blood, implying that he most likely will get first blood against Xayah.

Best Aphelios vs Xayah Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
DaggerNoonquiver

Core Aphelios Items

~22 Mins
Infinity EdgeLord Dominik's RegardsBloodthirster

Optional Items

Kraken SlayerThe CollectorStormrazorRunaan's Hurricane

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 Xayah as Aphelios

Tips for Playing as Aphelios against Xayah

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

Advice to Win Against Xayah

Xayah's Bladecaller will only root targets hit by 3 or more returning Feathers.

Long fights in the same area with Xayah will allow her to drop a lot of Feathers. Try to stay on the move!

Make sure you are ready when you go for the kill. Untargetability from Featherstorm can quickly turn an ambush in Xayah's favor.

Aphelios vs Xayah Counter Stats

Aphelios Image
Win Rate
51.7 %
VS
Win Rate
48.3 %
Xayah Image
7
< Kills >
6.7
6.2
< Deaths >
5.7
6.2
< Assists >
6.7
1.63
< Killing Sprees >
1.57
182
< Minions Killed >
186
0.22
< Dragons Killed >
0.29
0.53
< Inhibitors >
0.49
21,312
< Physical Damage >
19,485
1,431
< Magic Damage >
367
514
< True Damage >
372
23,258
< Damage Dealt >
20,225
18,826
< Damage Taken >
20,247
12,233
< Gold Earned >
12,164
2.55
< Towers >
2.37
0.07
< Baron Takedowns >
0.09
5,433
< Total Healing >
4,920
12,884
< Experience >
12,928
17
< Vision Score >
18
8
< Wards Placed >
9
146
< Time Dealing CC >
55

How to Counter Xayah with Aphelios in LoL

The stats shown here underscore some critical Aphelios vs. Xayah matchup statistics that can help you realize the distinctions between the two. Aphelios’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Xayah’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Aphelios may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Xayah..

Aphelios usually has a similar longest killing spree as his enemy does. On average, he takes a similar amount of damage to Xayah. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also imply that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to escape additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Aphelios and Xayah

Damage Types Compared

Aphelios
Xayah
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Aphelios
Xayah

Who is Better, Aphelios or Xayah?

Both League champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Aphelios usually wins when trying to fight Xayah, with a 51.7% win rate. Thus, Aphelios makes a good counter to Xayah.

While Aphelios does have a higher win rate compared to Xayah, when they face off with one another, Aphelios also has a much greater difficulty level that makes him a more complex champion to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Aphelios into Xayahas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Aphelios has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Xayah. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

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

Aphelios is a decent counter to Xayah. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on keeping up your gold income and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Aphelios against Xayah.

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

ZacZac+ 51.9% 1935 GamesFizzFizz+ 52.1% 4417 GamesLilliaLillia+ 52.6% 5307 GamesKog'MawKog'Maw+ 55.4% 112 Games

Additional Information for Aphelios Players

How We Calculated Our Aphelios vs Xayah Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Xayah as Aphelios, we analyzed 1,338 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 Xayah 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 Xayah Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Aphelios in order to counter Xayah during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips shown here, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Aphelios typically racks up a similar amount of CS relative to Xayah. Champs who on average don't acquire much CS often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The most important items to use in your Aphelios versus Xayah build include Infinity Edge, Lord Dominik's Regards, and Bloodthirster. When Aphelios used at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better against Xayah than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Aphelios had an average winrate of 51.7% when playing against Xayah with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest chance of crushing Xayah as Aphelios, you should use 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 players used for Aphelios vs Xayah counterpicks, this combo of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 51.7% winrate overall.

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