MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Aphelios vs Akshan
How often does Aphelios beat Akshan in ADC?
Aphelios into Akshan in ADC: 53% observed win rate across 34 ranked games.
Global ranked sample: games from every region and every rank pooled together, not one server's stats. Data runs through patch 26.12; curves updated 2026-08-07.
By 15 minutes the median game has Aphelios ahead by 409 gold.
Aphelios at 15:00
- Gold: +409
- CS: +14
- XP: +29
Typical gap to Akshan, from 34 games that reached 15:00.
Beating Akshan: the Aphelios game plan
Someone usually dies here around 6:12 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 7:25. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Aphelios's ADC build, with receipts
The most-finished Aphelios core is The Collector, Infinity Edge, Lord Dominik's Regards: 56.4% across 7,206 games when all three got done. All matchups, patches 26.1-26.12.
Most games start Doran's Blade + Health Potion; the first finished item is usually The Collector (22,181 games).
Skill plan: Aphelios players max Q first and take Q at level 1.