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Aphelios with Thresh

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How to Synergize Aphelios and Thresh

based on 5,145 Aphelios with Thresh pairs
Win Rate
48.7 %
K/D/A
2.3
Pick Rate
5.9 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We take in the stats from from millions of League of Legends rounds straight from Riot Games each and every week. Aphelios has been on the same team as Thresh in 5145 recent, ranked matches. By pooling so much relevant data from the hosts of LoL, we are totally sure that we can give you high quality, insightful builds to help Aphelios synergize with Thresh. It is somewhat uncommon for Aphelios to play alongside Thresh on the same team. This pairing has only happened in about 5.9% of games with Aphelios.

Aphelios Thresh Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Aphelios has done a below average job of teaming up with Thresh. On average, he wins an acceptable 48.7% of rounds the champions try and synergize their gameplay. If you want to maximize your potential as Aphelios when playing with Thresh by learning how to better synergize your gameplay with him, then review the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Aphelios vs Thresh Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordBerserker's Greaves

Core Aphelios Items

~22 Mins
Infinity EdgeLord Dominik's RegardsThe Collector

Optional Items

Guardian AngelBloodthirsterPhantom DancerRapid Firecannon

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

PrecisionConquerorOverhealLegend: 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 Synergizing Aphelios and Thresh

Tips for Playing as Aphelios with Thresh

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

Advice to Understand How Thresh Will Play

Communication is key when making use of Thresh's lantern. Let your teammates know how you like to use it.

Death Sentence and Flay can be combined in either cast order for powerful combinations.

Thresh can collect souls without needing to kill units himself. Planning your map position to be near the most deaths will help to maximize soul collection.

Aphelios Thresh Synergy Stats

Aphelios Image
Win Rate
48.7 %
VS
Win Rate
51.3 %
Thresh Image
7.8
< Kills >
6.7
6.1
< Deaths >
6.4
6.2
< Assists >
6
1.8
< Killing Sprees >
1.56
181
< Minions Killed >
176
0.21
< Dragons Killed >
0.2
0.52
< Inhibitors >
0.5
21,936
< Physical Damage >
20,370
1,318
< Magic Damage >
1,360
470
< True Damage >
461
23,724
< Damage Dealt >
22,192
18,271
< Damage Taken >
19,033
12,330
< Gold Earned >
11,936
2.45
< Towers >
2.38
0.08
< Baron Takedowns >
0.07
5,466
< Total Healing >
5,318
12,515
< Experience >
12,595
16
< Vision Score >
17
8
< Wards Placed >
8
138
< Time Dealing CC >
138

How to Play with Thresh as Aphelios in LoL

The Aphelios Thresh synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Thresh, compared to his overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how his gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.

Overall, Aphelios sees a very large drop in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Thresh. His KDA worsened from NaN to NaN. This worsening shows that Thresh helps Aphelios perform worse in competitive League of Legends games. Yet, the small difference demonstrates that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Aphelios tries to synergize with Thresh, he sees a little increase in his total damage dealt. This could indicate that Thresh provides cover for him to deal more damage or that his allyship also helps increase the game's duration. Similarly, when Aphelios is played alongside Thresh on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing synergisticly with Thresh.

Additionally, when Aphelios plays with Thresh on the same team, he usually receives a little less damage than when he plays alone. Getting dealt not as much damage could mean that Thresh does a decent job of protecting Aphelios in team fights.

Synergies between Aphelios and Thresh

Damage Types Compared

Aphelios
Thresh
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Aphelios
Thresh

Is Aphelios better when played alongside Thresh?

There is no universally accepted best champion pairing for Aphelios that will always be his best ally. However, Thresh is a very typical teammate for Aphelios. By playing on the same side as Aphelios, he raises their win rate by 0.1% to 48.7%. This proves that there is only a small bond between Aphelios and Thresh that allows them to perform at the top of their game together than alone.

Thresh has a much lower diffuclty than Aphelios. That means Aphelios players don't need to be cautious when arranging Thresh comrades to fight alongside, as they will require a much lower level of skill to do well with you.

Fighting on the same side, you should expect to see an overall large increase in your team’s capability to support your allies. When paired, these two may be able to carry with the power of their abilities.

Although, by pairing Aphelios and Thresh together, you probably will not be providing your team a great deal of magical damage output. We recommend you pick other champs on your team that neutralizes this hole in this pairing's capabilities.

Regardless of the ability of your Thresh teammate, you need to focus on increasing your gold income, warding to avoid ambushes, and clearing objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you should do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Aphelios Players

How We Calculated Our Aphelios Thresh Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Aphelios and Thresh, we analyzed 5,145 ranked and recent League of Legends matches. We perform advanced data cleaning and statistical methods to guarantee that our team synergy stats are accurate and reliable. You can be confident that our recommended build to pair Aphelios with Thresh comes from actual 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 your division's most relevant stats and build.

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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing

If you would like to truly master Aphelios in order to pair well with Thresh during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League matches, you should keep reading to gather some more tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you use the build and suggestions displayed above, you will grow your win rate significantly.

The best items to build first in your Aphelios and Thresh synergy build consist of Infinity Edge, Lord Dominik's Regards, and The Collector. When Aphelios included at least these three finished items in his build, he performed significantly better as an ally of Thresh than with many other common builds. In fact, Aphelios boasted an average winrate of 48.7% helping carry Thresh with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest probability of crushing your oponents, you should equip the Conqueror, Overheal, Legend: Bloodline, Cut Down, Absolute Focus, and Gathering Storm runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the runes we have analyed for this champion pairing, this combo of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 48.7% winrate overall.

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