Xerath Adc
HardWin Rate43.0%
Games682
Champion Counters
Aphelios Counters
Find Aphelios counters, difficult matchups and champions Aphelios performs well against.
ADC Patch 16.13.1 Updated Jul 2, 2026 op.gg data · Emerald+ ranked games, all regions
Weak Against5
Strong Against5
Best CounterXerath (43.0%)
Best MatchupVayne (56.6%)
C Current tier: C ADC — view tier list
Weak Against — Champions That Counter Aphelios
Win rate shown from Aphelios's perspective — lower means a harder matchup.
Nilah Adc
HardWin Rate43.9%
Games465
Aurelion Sol Adc
HardWin Rate43.9%
Games335
Vel'Koz Adc
HardWin Rate43.9%
Games280
Karthus Adc
HardWin Rate44.2%
Games242
Strong Against — Champions Aphelios Counters
Vayne Adc
EasyWin Rate56.6%
Games1,381
Ezreal Adc
EasyWin Rate53.2%
Games6,424
Kai'Sa Adc
EasyWin Rate52.9%
Games12,180
Swain Adc
EasyWin Rate52.4%
Games403
Mel Adc
EasyWin Rate52.0%
Games615
All Aphelios Matchups
| Opponent | Role | Type | Win Rate | Games | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xerath | ADC | Counter | 43.0% | 682 | — |
| Nilah | ADC | Counter | 43.9% | 465 | — |
| Aurelion Sol | ADC | Counter | 43.9% | 335 | Matchup |
| Vel'Koz | ADC | Counter | 43.9% | 280 | — |
| Karthus | ADC | Counter | 44.2% | 242 | — |
| Vayne | ADC | Favorable | 56.6% | 1,381 | Matchup |
| Ezreal | ADC | Favorable | 53.2% | 6,424 | — |
| Kai'Sa | ADC | Favorable | 52.9% | 12,180 | Matchup |
| Swain | ADC | Favorable | 52.4% | 403 | — |
| Mel | ADC | Favorable | 52.0% | 615 | — |
How to Use Aphelios Counter Data
Looking for reliable Aphelios counters? The matchup numbers below come straight from current ranked games in the ADC role, not from tier-list guesswork. Right now the hardest opponents for Aphelios are Aurelion Sol, Syndra, Ziggs — in these matchups Aphelios’s win rate drops the furthest below its average. The single strongest counter is Aurelion Sol, where Aphelios wins just 40.7% of 214 recorded games. Aphelios itself counters Vayne, Sivir, Kai’Sa — favorable matchups worth exploiting in champion select.
Each card shows the win rate from Aphelios’s perspective and the number of games behind it — a matchup with tens of thousands of games is far more trustworthy than one with a few hundred. The Easy/Even/Hard labels are computed from those win rates (below 48% reads as Hard, above 52% as Easy); they are a reading aid, not a separate source stat. Data comes from ranked games at Emerald rank and above across all regions, so the numbers reflect the meta. Counters are only half the picture: check the current Aphelios build for the strongest items and runes, or the Aphelios champion page for abilities and full details.
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Aphelios Counters — FAQ
Xerath is currently the strongest counter to Aphelios — Aphelios wins only 43.0% of 682 recorded games in that matchup. Other difficult opponents are listed in the Weak Against section above.
Aphelios performs best against Vayne, winning 56.6% of those games — see the full Strong Against list above.
From ranked games at Emerald rank and above across all regions.
Yes — every matchup record carries the patch it was collected on, and the whole page refreshes with each data update, so the numbers always describe the current patch rather than an old meta.