MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Aphelios vs Ezreal
What is Aphelios's win rate vs Ezreal?
In ADC, Aphelios wins 52% against Ezreal across 7,321 observed 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 behind by 100 gold.
Aphelios at 15:00
- Gold: -100
- CS: -4
- XP: -192
Typical gap to Ezreal, from 7,296 games that reached 15:00.
Does Aphelios counter Ezreal?
Yes. Aphelios wins 52% of 7,321 ranked ADC games into Ezreal. That is a real edge in this lane, so play for it. The 10:00 rows below show how often Aphelios closes the game out from a lead, and how often Ezreal claws it back.
How to beat Ezreal as Aphelios
When Aphelios is ahead in gold at 10:00, this matchup runs 65% over 3,451 games; behind, it drops to 40% over 3,867.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 65% | 3,451 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 40% | 3,867 |
| First blood | 60% | 3,531 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 67% | 2,566 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 62% | 3,163 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 65% | 1,506 |
| 0 deaths at 15:00 | 74% | 546 |
The median first death in this lane comes at 5:14; the level 6 spike lands around 7:33. Respect the all-in window until your spike is online.
What does Aphelios build in ADC?
Into Ezreal specifically, Aphelios finishes The Collector first most often: 48.6% over 1,654 games of this matchup.
The most-finished core in this exact matchup is The Collector, Infinity Edge, Lord Dominik's Regards: 58.6% across 507 games.
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.