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How to Win Jayce vs Aphelios Counter MatchupJayce is in the b tier of champions

Jayce vs Aphelios

How to Beat Aphelios as Jayce in LoLJayce is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Aphelios as Jayce

based on 1,160 Jayce vs Aphelios matchups
Win Rate
50.5 %
K/D/A
2.11
Pick Rate
2.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our matchup statistics from the millions of ranked League of Legends matches that we review each week. This guide on how to beat Aphelios as Jayce came out of an evaluation of 1160 ranked games where both champions opposed each other. This particular counter pairing is somewhat rare. Jayce fights Aphelios in only 2.3% of his games.

Jayce vs Aphelios Matchup Summary

Jayce has done a ok job of beating Aphelios. On average, he wins a acceptable 50.5% of games the champions oppose one another in. In Jayce versus Aphelios rounds, Jayce’s team is 0.0% more likely to earn first blood, implying that he most likely will be able to get first blood versus Aphelios.

Best Jayce vs Aphelios Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordSerrated Dirk

Core Jayce Items

~22 Mins
Youmuu's GhostbladeEdge of NightSerylda's Grudge

Optional Items

HubrisVoltaic CycloswordOpportunityEclipse

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

SorceryPhase RushManaflow BandAbsolute FocusGathering Storm
InspirationMagical FootwearBiscuit Delivery
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Jayce's passive ability p
Jayce's q ability q
Jayce's w ability w
Jayce's e ability e
Jayce's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
Q
4
W
5
Q
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W
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Q
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Guide to Countering Aphelios as Jayce

Tips for Playing as Jayce against Aphelios

For increased range and damage, try casting Shock Blast through the Acceleration Gate.

If you find yourself taking lots of damage, try using Jayce's Hammer Stance, as it grants you additional defenses.

Be sure to switch stances often. It will enhance your attacks and grant you quick bursts of speed.

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.

Jayce vs Aphelios Counter Stats

Jayce Image
Win Rate
50.5 %
VS
Win Rate
49.5 %
Aphelios Image
6.7
< Kills >
6.8
6.3
< Deaths >
6.6
6.6
< Assists >
5.7
1.52
< Killing Sprees >
1.59
189
< Minions Killed >
183
0.09
< Dragons Killed >
0.2
0.57
< Inhibitors >
0.52
20,376
< Physical Damage >
19,758
4,312
< Magic Damage >
1,340
597
< True Damage >
460
25,286
< Damage Dealt >
21,558
21,586
< Damage Taken >
19,620
12,550
< Gold Earned >
12,206
2.71
< Towers >
2.44
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
2,962
< Total Healing >
5,503
14,972
< Experience >
12,785
19
< Vision Score >
17
9
< Wards Placed >
8
136
< Time Dealing CC >
138

How to Counter Aphelios with Jayce in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page clarify some significant Jayce against Aphelios counter statistics that can help you understand the differences and similarities between the two. As an example, Jayce’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Aphelios’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Jayce may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Aphelios..

Jayce normally has a similar longest killing spree as his foe does. Commonly, he receives a similar amount of damage to Aphelios. This often reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also indicate that the champion with increased health has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Jayce and Aphelios

Damage Types Compared

Jayce
Aphelios
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Jayce
Aphelios

Who is Better, Jayce or Aphelios?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Jayce usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Aphelios, with a 50.5% win rate. As a result, Jayce makes an ok counter for Aphelios.

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

Moreover, Jayce also has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Aphelios. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

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

Jayce is a decent counter for Aphelios. Focus your play on maximizing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Jayce against Aphelios.

Additional Information for Jayce Players

How We Calculated Our Jayce vs Aphelios Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Aphelios as Jayce, we analyzed 1,160 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 Jayce 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

If you would like to truly master Jayce in order to counter Aphelios during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips shown here, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Jayce often racks up a similar amount of CS compared to Aphelios. Champs who on average don't take much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values reported here to do well.

The ideal items to use in your Jayce versus Aphelios build consist of Youmuu's Ghostblade, Edge of Night, and Serylda's Grudge. When Jayce used at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better against Aphelios than with many other common builds. In fact, Jayce had an average winrate of 50.5% battling Aphelios with this counter build.

To have the highest chance of vanquishing Aphelios as Jayce, Jayce players should use the Phase Rush, Manaflow Band, Absolute Focus, Gathering Storm, Biscuit Delivery, and Magical Footwear runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune builds players used for Jayce vs Aphelios matchups, this blending of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 50.5% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Aphelios as Jayce are given for all skill levels combined. If you want to narrow the stats and builds to an individual player tier, you should use the selection menu earlier on the page.