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How to Win Rell vs Aphelios Counter MatchupRell is in the b tier of champions

Rell vs Aphelios

How to Beat Aphelios as Rell in LoLRell is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Aphelios as Rell

based on 1,146 Rell vs Aphelios matchups
Win Rate
51.7 %
K/D/A
2.97
Pick Rate
2.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our counter statistics from the millions of ranked League games that we analyze each week. Our guide on how to beat Aphelios as Rell resulted from an analysis of 1146 ranked rounds where both champs opposed each other. This pairing is somewhat rare. Rell encounters Aphelios in only 2.3% of her matches.

Rell vs Aphelios Matchup Summary

Rell does a decent job of countering Aphelios. On average, she wins a acceptable 51.7% of the time the champs fight one another in. In Rell versus Aphelios games, Rell’s team is 0.1% more likely to earn first blood. This implies that she probably will get first blood against Aphelios.

Best Rell vs Aphelios Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalCloth Armor

Core Rell Items

~22 Mins
Zeke's ConvergenceLocket of the Iron SolariCelestial Opposition

Optional Items

Force of NatureSolstice SleighKnight's VowFrozen Heart

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Rell to level upw
>
Second ability for Rell to level upe
>
Last skill for Rell to max outq

Runes

InspirationGlacial AugmentHextech FlashtraptionBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
ResolveBone PlatingUnflinching
Ability HasteArmorArmor
Rell's passive ability p
Rell's q ability q
Rell's w ability w
Rell's e ability e
Rell's ultimate ability r
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W
2
Q
3
E
4
W
5
W
6
R
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W
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Q
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Guide to Countering Aphelios as Rell

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.

Rell vs Aphelios Counter Stats

Rell Image
Win Rate
51.7 %
VS
Win Rate
48.3 %
Aphelios Image
1.8
< Kills >
6.8
6
< Deaths >
6.5
16
< Assists >
6.5
0.31
< Killing Sprees >
1.59
27
< Minions Killed >
175
0.2
< Dragons Killed >
0.19
0.48
< Inhibitors >
0.46
1,738
< Physical Damage >
20,244
4,891
< Magic Damage >
1,319
836
< True Damage >
464
7,465
< Damage Dealt >
22,028
21,887
< Damage Taken >
18,062
8,556
< Gold Earned >
11,931
1.82
< Towers >
2.43
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
2,911
< Total Healing >
4,772
10,581
< Experience >
12,354
53
< Vision Score >
17
22
< Wards Placed >
8
277
< Time Dealing CC >
139

How to Counter Aphelios with Rell in LoL

The stats shown on this page highlight several critical Rell versus Aphelios counter stats that may help us figure out the differences and similarities between the two. As an example, Rell’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Aphelios’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Rell may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Aphelios. This observation is in large part fueled by the differences in assists.

Rell usually has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than her counter does. Commonly, she takes more damage than Aphelios. This commonly reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also illustrate that the champ with higher health has less agility and thus is unable to flee from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Rell and Aphelios

Damage Types Compared

Rell
Aphelios
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Rell
Aphelios

Who is Better, Rell or Aphelios?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Rell usually wins when trying to fight Aphelios, with a 51.7% win rate. Thus, Rell makes a good counter for Aphelios.

While Rell does have a higher win rate compared to Aphelios, when on opposite teams, Rell also has a much lower difficulty level that makes her a less challenging champ to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Rell into Aphelios.

Moreover, Rell has a great amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Aphelios. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Rell vs Aphelios matchups, Rell is the better champ with a higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.

Rell is a decent counter to Aphelios. Focus your gameplay on maximizing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Rell against Aphelios.

Other Champion Matchups Against Rell

Rell Loses Against

LilliaLillia42.3% winrateSingedSinged42.9% winrateLissandraLissandra44.5% winrateSwainSwain44.7% winrate

Rell Wins Against

YuumiYuumi56.6% winrateLee SinLee Sin56.6% winrateLeBlancLeBlanc55.8% winrateNautilusNautilus54.7% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

MordekaiserMordekaiser+ 53.1% 3196 GamesMiss FortuneMiss Fortune+ 53.4% 7804 GamesSwainSwain+ 54.2% 985 GamesLilliaLillia+ 56.3% 2856 Games

Additional Information for Rell Players

How We Calculated Our Rell vs Aphelios Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Aphelios as Rell, we analyzed 1,146 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 Rell 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

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Rell to counter Aphelios during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats presented above, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Rell typically picks up a lot less CS relative to Aphelios. Champions who on average don't earn many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The best items to have in your Rell versus Aphelios build consist of Zeke's Convergence, Locket of the Iron Solari, and Celestial Opposition. When Rell combined at least these three items in her build, she performed much better versus Aphelios than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Rell had an average winrate of 51.7% when playing against Aphelios with this counter build.

To have the best probability of coming out on top against Aphelios as Rell, Rell players should use the Glacial Augment, Hextech Flashtraption, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Bone Plating, and Unflinching runes from the Inspiration and Resolve rune sets. Of all the runes players picked for Rell vs Aphelios face-offs, this composite of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 51.7% winrate overall.

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