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How to Win Kha'Zix vs Aphelios Counter MatchupKha'Zix is in the a tier of champions

Kha'Zix vs Aphelios

How to Beat Aphelios as Kha'Zix in LoLKha'Zix is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Aphelios as Kha'Zix

based on 2,603 Kha'Zix vs Aphelios matchups
Win Rate
51.2 %
K/D/A
2.36
Pick Rate
2.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our matchup statistics from the millions of rated League games that we analyze every week. Our guide on how to beat Aphelios as Kha'Zix came out of an analysis of 2603 ranked games where both champions clashed against one another. This particular counter pairing is fairly rare. Kha'Zix is forced to battle against Aphelios in only 2.4% of his games.

Kha'Zix vs Aphelios Matchup Summary

Kha'Zix has done a decent job of beating Aphelios. Typically, he wins a acceptable 51.2% of the time the champs clash against each other in. In Kha'Zix vs Aphelios rounds, Kha'Zix’s side is 0.1% more likely to earn first blood, implying that he most likely will be able to get first blood against Aphelios.

Best Kha'Zix vs Aphelios Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordThe Brutalizer

Core Kha'Zix Items

~22 Mins
Youmuu's GhostbladeEdge of NightOpportunity

Optional Items

Maw of MalmortiusAxiom ArcSerylda's GrudgeProfane Hydra

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Kha'Zix to level upq
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Second ability for Kha'Zix to level upw
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Last skill for Kha'Zix to max oute

Runes

InspirationFirst StrikeMagical FootwearFuture's MarketCosmic Insight
DominationSudden ImpactTreasure Hunter
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Kha'Zix's passive ability p
Kha'Zix's q ability q
Kha'Zix's w ability w
Kha'Zix's e ability e
Kha'Zix's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Countering Aphelios as Kha'Zix

Tips for Playing as Kha'Zix against Aphelios

Enemies are considered isolated if they have no allies within a short distance. The damage of Taste Their Fear is massively increased against these targets.

Unseen Threat activates when Kha'Zix cannot be seen by the enemy team. Reactivate by using brush or Void Assault. Don't forget to apply Unseen Threat by autoattacking enemy champions.

Kha'Zix has a great deal of freedom to choose where and when to fight. Pick your battles carefully to succeed.

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.

Kha'Zix vs Aphelios Counter Stats

Kha'Zix Image
Win Rate
51.2 %
VS
Win Rate
48.8 %
Aphelios Image
8.2
< Kills >
6.7
6.1
< Deaths >
6.5
6.2
< Assists >
5.8
1.88
< Killing Sprees >
1.57
25
< Minions Killed >
179
1.72
< Dragons Killed >
0.2
0.34
< Inhibitors >
0.51
17,380
< Physical Damage >
20,171
1,073
< Magic Damage >
1,383
968
< True Damage >
423
19,421
< Damage Dealt >
21,978
33,262
< Damage Taken >
19,368
12,734
< Gold Earned >
12,020
1.05
< Towers >
2.43
0.36
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
16,529
< Total Healing >
5,396
13,893
< Experience >
12,670
24
< Vision Score >
17
5
< Wards Placed >
8
223
< Time Dealing CC >
137

How to Counter Aphelios with Kha'Zix in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here emphasize several vital Kha'Zix against Aphelios counter statistics that can help us grasp the differences and similarities between this pair of champions. For instance, Kha'Zix’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Aphelios’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Kha'Zix may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Aphelios..

Kha'Zix typically has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his opponent does. Typically, he receives more damage than Aphelios. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also illustrate that the champion with higher health has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Kha'Zix and Aphelios

Damage Types Compared

Kha'Zix
Aphelios
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kha'Zix
Aphelios

Who is Better, Kha'Zix or Aphelios?

Both LoL champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Kha'Zix usually wins when trying to fight Aphelios, with a 51.2% win rate. Therefore, Kha'Zix makes a good counter for Aphelios.

While Kha'Zix does have a higher win rate compared to Aphelios, when facing one another, Kha'Zix also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes him a less difficult champion to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Kha'Zix into Aphelios.

Furthermore, Kha'Zix has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Aphelios. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Kha'Zix vs Aphelios matchups, Kha'Zix is the better champion with a higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Kha'Zix is a decent counter for Aphelios. Make sure you focus your actions on maximizing your CS and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Kha'Zix against Aphelios.

Additional Information for Kha'Zix Players

How We Calculated Our Kha'Zix vs Aphelios Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Aphelios as Kha'Zix, we analyzed 2,603 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 Kha'Zix 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 Kha'Zix to counter Aphelios during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips shown here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kha'Zix on average racks up a lot less CS as Aphelios. Champs who on average don't earn many minion kills often 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 situation, try to surpass the values shown on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to have in your Kha'Zix versus Aphelios build include Youmuu's Ghostblade, Edge of Night, and Opportunity. When Kha'Zix bought at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better versus Aphelios than with most other common builds. In fact, Kha'Zix had an average winrate of 51.2% battling Aphelios with this counter build.

To have the greatest probability of vanquishing Aphelios as Kha'Zix, Kha'Zix players should equip the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Future's Market, Cosmic Insight, Sudden Impact, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Inspiration and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players used for Kha'Zix vs Aphelios clashes, this sequence of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 51.2% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Aphelios as Kha'Zix are shown for all skill levels, merged. If you want to filter the statistics and builds to a particular skill level, you can use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.