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Aphelios matchups

Tier 4#20 ADC4Full build
You playAphelios

Tier 449.6% win · #20 adc

Aphelios favoured51.9%Aphelios wins 51.9% of games into Kai'Sa, well above the 49.6% Aphelios wins overall.
AgainstKai'Sa

Tier 149.0% win · #3 adc

51.9%48.8%

9,584 gamesSample A 51.8%Sample B 53.3%Sample C 52.1%Gold at 15 +158Full matchup pageSample A, Sample B, Sample C · Emerald+ · 6 Nov

Overall win rate by rank, not this matchup:Aphelios: Gold 50.0% · Plat 50.7% · Emerald 49.5% · Diamond 49.0%Kai'Sa: Gold 49.5% · Plat 49.8% · Emerald 49.6% · Diamond 48.7%

Lane plan

Be careful not to take Kai’sa’s Icathian Rain (Q)’s full damage by yourself, and try to avoid her Void Seeker (W) if you can! Use your longer range early game to contest lane and gain level 2 faster. However, keep in mind that Aphelios is weaker on level 1 as he lacks active abilities!

Lane tip from this patch's games, play even
  • The Collector

    You complete The Collector at ~11 min; Kai'Sa completes Kraken Slayer at ~11 min. You spike together.

  • Level 3: Kai'Sa's Void Seeker (W) is 20s, your Weapon Abilites (Q) is 9s, so you're back first. Level 6: Kai'Sa's ultimate 130s, yours 120s.

  • Barrier

    Kai'Sa takes Flash + Barrier in 64.4% of games. You take Flash + Barrier (58.7%).

Build into Kai'Sa

Sample B · Emerald+ · 3,771 games · 6 Nov

Items

Most built at each step, in buy order; small icons are the other picks

  1. Start0:00

    Doran's BowHealth PotionHealth Potion

    Doran's Bow + Health Potion + Health Potion

    78.0% of games · 52.9% win
    • Doran's BladeHealth Potion54.4%
    • Doran's HelmHealth Potion56.1%

  2. First back

    Long SwordBootsPickaxe

    Long Sword, Boots, Pickaxe

    Bought in most games

  3. 1st item11 min

    The Collector

    The Collector

    42.2% of games · 51.8% win
    • Stormrazor56.6%
    • Hexoptics C4453.7%

  4. 2nd item19 min

    Infinity Edge

    Infinity Edge

    62.4% of games · 56.5% win
    • Phantom Dancer54.3%
    • Lord Dominik's Regards55.1%

  5. 3rd item24 min

    Lord Dominik's Regards

    Lord Dominik's Regards

    33.9% of games · 61.1% win
    • Infinity Edge60.2%
    • Mortal Reminder58.8%

  6. Boots14 min

    Berserker's Greaves

    Berserker's Greaves

    43.6% of games · 53.6% win
    • Gluttonous Greaves57.9%
    • Boots of Swiftness53.4%

  7. Late27–31 min

    Lord Dominik's RegardsRunaan's HurricaneImmortal Shieldbow

    Lord Dominik's Regards, Runaan's Hurricane or Immortal Shieldbow

    One of them, for what you're facing

Runes

Most played page, 2,813 games

PrecisionPrecision

  1. Press the AttackPress the Attackpicked in 74.6%
  2. TriumphTriumphpicked in 77.9%
  3. Legend: BloodlineLegend: Bloodlinepicked in 91.4%
  4. Cut DownCut Downpicked in 94.6%

InspirationInspiration

  1. Cash BackCash Backpicked in 73.8%
  2. Triple TonicTriple Tonicpicked in 44.3%

Shards

Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealthAttack Speed · Adaptive Force · Health

KeystoneWin rate

  2. Lethal TempoLethal Tempopicked in 14.0% · 527 games · no full page47.1%
  3. ConquerorConquerorpicked in 9.3% · 352 games · no full page55.4%

Skill order

Most played order, 399 games
Q1235810
W15
E479111214
R613

Max

  1. QEW63.2% pick · 2,329 games54.1%
  2. QWE26.9% pick · 990 games53.1%
  3. EQW4.5% pick · 166 games57.8%

Kai'Sa: Q start, max QEW380 games

Summoner spells

FlashBarrierFlash + Barrier58.7% pick

FlashBarrierKai'Sa: Flash + Barrier, 64.4%2,391 games

Play against Kai'Sa

Cooldowns at levels 1, 3, 6 and 11 on each side's most played skill order, before ability haste

Kai'Sa's abilities

Your opponent · uses mana
  1. P Second SkinPassive
  2. Q Icathian Rain10 / 9 / 8 / 7 / 6s cooldown · 55 mana · 600 range10s10s8s6s
  3. W Void Seeker20 / 18.5 / 17 / 15.5 / 14s cooldown · 55 / 60 / 65 / 70 / 75 mana · 3000 range—20s20s20s
  4. E Supercharge16 / 14.5 / 13 / 11.5 / 10s cooldown · 30 mana—16s16s13s
  5. R Killer Instinct130 / 100 / 70s cooldown · 100 mana · 2000 / 2500 / 3000 range——130s130s

Void Seeker (W) is the long one early: 20s at level 3, so trade once it's down. — means not learned yet at that level.

Aphelios's abilities

You · uses mana
  1. P The Hitman and the SeerPassive
  2. Q Weapon Abilites9s cooldown · 60 mana · 1450 range—9s9s9s
  3. W Phase0.8s cooldown · No cost · 250 range0.8s0.8s0.8s0.8s
  4. E Weapon Queue System0s cooldown · No cost · 1000 range———0s
  5. R Moonlight Vigil120 / 110 / 100s cooldown · 100 mana · 1300 range——120s120s

Weapon Abilites (Q) is the long one early: 9s at level 3, so trade once it's down. — means not learned yet at that level.

All 25 adc matchups

Aphelios's win rate into each one · green beats Aphelios's average, rose falls short
42.0%44.0%46.0%48.0%50.0%52.0%54.0%56.0%

Numbers from Sample A (collected 6 Nov), Sample B (Emerald+, collected 6 Nov) and Sample C (Emerald+, collected 6 Nov), ranked Solo/Duo, patch 16.22. Combined win rates weight each sample by its games. Next Queue doesn't collect these games itself.