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Fiddlesticks vs Aphelios

How to Beat Aphelios as Fiddlesticks in LoLFiddlesticks is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Aphelios as Fiddlesticks

based on 1,443 Fiddlesticks vs Aphelios matchups
Win Rate
50.8 %
K/D/A
2.44
Pick Rate
2.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our matchup statistics from the millions of rated LoL rounds that we review each week. Our guide on how to beat Aphelios as Fiddlesticks resulted from an evaluation of 1443 ranked matches where both champs clashed against each other. This champ matchup is relatively rare. Fiddlesticks encounters Aphelios in only 2.3% of his rounds.

Fiddlesticks vs Aphelios Matchup Summary

Fiddlesticks has done a average job of countering Aphelios. Typically, he wins a acceptable 50.8% of the time the champs battle each other in. In Fiddlesticks vs Aphelios rounds, Fiddlesticks’s team is 0.0% more expected to earn first blood. This indicates that he probably will be able to get first blood against Aphelios.

Best Fiddlesticks vs Aphelios Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeSorcerer's Shoes

Core Fiddlesticks Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapHextech RocketbeltZhonya's Hourglass

Optional Items

MalignanceLiandry's TormentVoid StaffShadowflame

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Fiddlesticks to level upw
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Second ability for Fiddlesticks to level upq
>
Last skill for Fiddlesticks to max oute

Runes

DominationDark HarvestCheap ShotEyeball CollectionUltimate Hunter
InspirationTriple TonicCosmic Insight
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Fiddlesticks's passive ability p
Fiddlesticks's q ability q
Fiddlesticks's w ability w
Fiddlesticks's e ability e
Fiddlesticks's ultimate ability r
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W
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Q
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W
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Guide to Countering Aphelios as Fiddlesticks

Advice to Win Against Aphelios

Each of Aphelios' weapons have different weaknesses, try to exploit the ones that work best for your champion. Watch out for the purple Gravity gun, it can root you.

Fiddlesticks vs Aphelios Counter Stats

Fiddlesticks Image
Win Rate
50.8 %
VS
Win Rate
49.2 %
Aphelios Image
5.9
< Kills >
6.4
6.1
< Deaths >
6.7
9
< Assists >
6.1
1.37
< Killing Sprees >
1.51
39
< Minions Killed >
177
1.19
< Dragons Killed >
0.2
0.35
< Inhibitors >
0.49
294
< Physical Damage >
19,680
17,607
< Magic Damage >
1,361
1,181
< True Damage >
431
19,083
< Damage Dealt >
21,472
33,254
< Damage Taken >
19,650
11,381
< Gold Earned >
11,944
1.17
< Towers >
2.32
0.28
< Baron Takedowns >
0.07
17,367
< Total Healing >
5,316
13,076
< Experience >
12,756
47
< Vision Score >
17
4
< Wards Placed >
8
755
< Time Dealing CC >
141

How to Counter Aphelios with Fiddlesticks in LoL

The stats shown on this page emphasize several influential Fiddlesticks against Aphelios counter statistics that may help you grasp the distinctions between the two. For instance, Fiddlesticks’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Aphelios’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Fiddlesticks may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Aphelios..

Fiddlesticks often has a similar longest kill spree as his counter does. On average, he takes more damage than Aphelios. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also imply that the champ with higher health has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Fiddlesticks and Aphelios

Damage Types Compared

Fiddlesticks
Aphelios
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Fiddlesticks
Aphelios

Who is Better, Fiddlesticks or Aphelios?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Fiddlesticks usually fairs equally well when taking on Aphelios, with a 50.8% win rate. As a result, Fiddlesticks makes an ok counter to Aphelios.

While Fiddlesticks does have a higher win rate than Aphelios, when they face off with one another, Fiddlesticks also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less complex champion to develop with. You should be careful when picking Fiddlesticks into Apheliosas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Fiddlesticks also has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Aphelios. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Fiddlesticks vs Aphelios matchups, Fiddlesticks is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.

Fiddlesticks is a decent counter to Aphelios. Focus your play on maximizing your CS and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Fiddlesticks against Aphelios.

Other Champion Matchups Against Fiddlesticks

Fiddlesticks Loses Against

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Fiddlesticks Wins Against

CorkiCorki56.4% winrateKalistaKalista56.4% winrateYuumiYuumi55.1% winrateKennenKennen55% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Fiddlesticks Players

How We Calculated Our Fiddlesticks vs Aphelios Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Aphelios as Fiddlesticks, we analyzed 1,443 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 Aphelios as Fiddlesticks 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.

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Fiddlesticks to counter Aphelios during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and tips shown above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Fiddlesticks often accumulates a lot less CS relative to Aphelios. Champions who typically don't earn many minion kills often don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values displayed here to do well.

The top items to use in your Fiddlesticks versus Aphelios build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Hextech Rocketbelt, and Zhonya's Hourglass. When Fiddlesticks incorporated at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better vs Aphelios than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Fiddlesticks had an average win rate of 50.8% when playing against Aphelios with this counter build.

To have the best likelihood of vanquishing Aphelios as Fiddlesticks, you should take the Dark Harvest, Cheap Shot, Eyeball Collection, Ultimate Hunter, Cosmic Insight, and Triple Tonic runes from the Domination and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations we have analyed for Fiddlesticks vs Aphelios counter picks, this composite of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 50.8% winrate overall.

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