Xayah
Adc
Hard Win Rate40.9%
Games137
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 · 48h refresh
Weak Against5
Strong Against5
Best CounterXayah (40.9%)
Best MatchupKai'Sa (56.3%)
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.
Xerath
Adc
Hard Win Rate45.0%
Games180
Ashe
Adc
Hard Win Rate45.8%
Games288
Draven
Adc
Hard Win Rate46.5%
Games127
Miss Fortune
Adc
Hard Win Rate46.7%
Games343
Strong Against — Champions Aphelios Counters
Kai'Sa
Adc
Easy Win Rate56.3%
Games496
Samira
Adc
Easy Win Rate54.6%
Games143
Sivir
Adc
Easy Win Rate54.3%
Games129
Mel
Adc
Even Win Rate51.7%
Games180
Caitlyn
Adc
Even Win Rate51.1%
Games593
All Aphelios Matchups
| Opponent | Role | Type | Win Rate | Games | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xayah | ADC | Counter | 40.9% | 137 | — |
| Xerath | ADC | Counter | 45.0% | 180 | — |
| Ashe | ADC | Counter | 45.8% | 288 | — |
| Draven | ADC | Counter | 46.5% | 127 | — |
| Miss Fortune | ADC | Counter | 46.7% | 343 | — |
| Kai'Sa | ADC | Favorable | 56.3% | 496 | Matchup |
| Samira | ADC | Favorable | 54.6% | 143 | — |
| Sivir | ADC | Favorable | 54.3% | 129 | Matchup |
| Mel | ADC | Favorable | 51.7% | 180 | — |
| Caitlyn | ADC | Favorable | 51.1% | 593 | — |
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, currently on patch 16.13.1, and refreshes automatically every 48 hours, so the numbers move with 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
Xayah is currently the strongest counter to Aphelios — Aphelios wins only 40.9% of 137 recorded games in that matchup. Other difficult opponents are listed in the Weak Against section above.
Aphelios performs best against Kai'Sa, winning 56.3% of those games — see the full Strong Against list above.
Automatically every 48 hours, from ranked games at Emerald rank and above across all regions (currently patch 16.13.1).
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.