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How to Synergize Aphelios with Zoe on the Same TeamAphelios is in the a tier of champions

Aphelios with Zoe

How to Win With Aphelios and Zoe Paired TogetherAphelios is in the b tier of champions
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How to Synergize Aphelios and Zoe

based on 1,096 Aphelios with Zoe pairs
Win Rate
47.6 %
K/D/A
1.94
Pick Rate
1.2 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we take in the results of from millions of League of Legends rounds directly from Riot Games each week. Aphelios has fought alongside Zoe in 1096 recent, ranked games. By pooling so much complete data directly from the creators of League of Legends, we are sure that we can present to you high quality, accurate builds to help Aphelios synergize with Zoe. It is very rare for Aphelios to play alongside Zoe on the same side. This has only happened in about 1.2% of rounds with Aphelios.

Aphelios Zoe Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Aphelios does a below average job of synergizing with Zoe. Normally, he wins a lowly 47.6% of the time the champs fight together on the same side. If you want to play better as Aphelios when playing with Zoe by figuring out how to better synergize your playstyle with her, then dig into the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Aphelios vs Zoe Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsNoonquiver

Core Aphelios Items

~22 Mins
Infinity EdgeBloodthirsterStormrazor

Optional Items

Runaan's HurricaneThe CollectorLord Dominik's RegardsKraken Slayer

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

PrecisionFleet FootworkOverhealLegend: 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 Zoe

Tips for Playing as Aphelios with Zoe

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

Advice to Understand How Zoe Will Play

Sleepy Trouble Bubble travels further over walls. Find a hiding spot to set up for a long distance kill.

Break Sleep with your biggest damage source, since enemies who are asleep take double damage.

Paddle Star deals more damage the further it has flown. Casting it behind yourself before redirecting can deal tons of damage.

Aphelios Zoe Synergy Stats

Aphelios Image
Win Rate
47.6 %
VS
Win Rate
52.4 %
Zoe Image
6.6
< Kills >
6.7
6.4
< Deaths >
6.4
5.8
< Assists >
6
1.53
< Killing Sprees >
1.56
179
< Minions Killed >
176
0.21
< Dragons Killed >
0.2
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.5
19,825
< Physical Damage >
20,370
1,328
< Magic Damage >
1,360
415
< True Damage >
461
21,569
< Damage Dealt >
22,192
19,163
< Damage Taken >
19,033
11,990
< Gold Earned >
11,936
2.36
< Towers >
2.38
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.07
5,410
< Total Healing >
5,318
12,723
< Experience >
12,595
17
< Vision Score >
17
8
< Wards Placed >
8
138
< Time Dealing CC >
138

How to Play with Zoe as Aphelios in LoL

The Aphelios Zoe synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Zoe, 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 Zoe. His KDA fell from NaN to NaN. This fall shows that Zoe helps Aphelios perform not as well in competitive League rounds. Yet, the small difference indicates that this performance change is only marginal.

When Aphelios is paired with Zoe, he observes a barely noticable drop in his full damage output. This could demonstrate that Zoe does not help protection for him to deal more damage or that her allyship also helps increase the game's duration. Similarly, when Aphelios is played with Zoe on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays without Zoe. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing synergisticly with Zoe.

Additionally, when Aphelios plays with Zoe on the same side, he usually receives a little more damage than when he plays alone. Getting dealt more damage may indicate that Zoe does a poor job of covering Aphelios in teamfights.

Synergies between Aphelios and Zoe

Damage Types Compared

Aphelios
Zoe
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Aphelios
Zoe

Is Aphelios better when played alongside Zoe?

There is no ideal synergy for Aphelios that will no matter what be his ideal ally. However, overall, Zoe is a very typical teammate for Aphelios. By playing on the same side as Aphelios, she lowers their win rate by -1.0% to 47.6%. This clearly indicates that there is only a small strategic relationship between Aphelios and Zoe that results in them performing worse together than without each other.

Zoe has a much lower diffuclty than Aphelios. That means Aphelios players don't need to be very careful when arranging Zoe allies to fight alongside, as they will have to have a much lower level of skill to be able to work well with you.

Working on the same side, you will likely observe an overall large increase in your team’s ability to deal magic damage. Together, these champions can deal quite a lot of AP type damage.

Although, by grouping Aphelios and Zoe together, you will not be giving your other allies a great deal of support. Make sure to bring other champions on your team that helps cover this relative disparity in their abilities.

Regardless of your Zoe ally's skill level, you should focus on increasing your gold income, warding to avoid ambushes, and clearing objectives. If you do this, you should do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Aphelios Players

How We Calculated Our Aphelios Zoe Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Aphelios and Zoe, we analyzed 1,096 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 Zoe 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 synergize with Zoe during both the early game and mid / late game phases of LoL, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this champion pairing. If you listen to the build and suggestions shown here, you should grow your win rate significantly.

The most important items to include in your Aphelios and Zoe synergy build include Infinity Edge, Bloodthirster, and Stormrazor. When Aphelios included at least these three great items in his build, he did much better when fighting alongside Zoe than with many other typical builds. In fact, Aphelios boasted an average win rate of 47.6% when playing alongside Zoe with this build.

To have the best likelihood of beating your oponents, Aphelios players should use the Fleet Footwork, Overheal, Legend: Bloodline, Cut Down, Absolute Focus, and Gathering Storm runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune sets players chose for this champion pairing, this sequence of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 47.6% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to synergize Zoe with Aphelios are presented for all skill levels combined. If you would like to narrow the statistics and builds to a particular skill level, you may use the selection menu at the top of this page.