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Aurelion Sol vs Aphelios
How often does Aurelion Sol beat Aphelios in ADC?
Aurelion Sol into Aphelios in ADC: 53% observed win rate across 328 ranked games. Counted from real matches, and every number here shows its sample size.
By 15 minutes the median game has Aurelion Sol behind by 733 gold.
Does Aurelion Sol counter Aphelios?
Too close for a counter call: Aurelion Sol sits at 53% over 328 games, inside the noise band. On this sample neither pick counters the other — the swing lives in the conditions below, so play the side you know better.
Beating Aphelios: the Aurelion Sol game plan
A 300-gold lead at 10:00 puts Aurelion Sol at 72% across 95 games. Flip the lead and Aurelion Sol falls to 46% across 233.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| 300 gold up at 10:00 | 72% | 95 |
| 300 gold down at 10:00 | 46% | 233 |
| First blood | 60% | 149 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 68% | 84 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 56% | 87 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 63% | 94 |
| 0 deaths at 15:00 | 65% | 43 |
Someone usually dies here around 6:32 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 7:30. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Aurelion Sol's ADC build, with receipts
Into Aphelios specifically, Aurelion Sol finishes Rylai's Crystal Scepter first most often: 44.0% over 109 games of this matchup.
The most-finished Aurelion Sol core is Blackfire Torch, Rylai's Crystal Scepter, Liandry's Torment: 52.4% across 645 games when all three got done. All matchups, patches 16.1-16.12.
Most games start Doran's Ring + Health Potion + Health Potion; the first finished item is usually Rylai's Crystal Scepter (2,331 games).
Skill plan: Aurelion Sol players max Q first and take Q at level 1.