MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
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.
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 Aurelion Sol behind by 733 gold.
Aurelion Sol at 15:00
- Gold: -733
- CS: -12
- XP: -84
Typical gap to Aphelios, from 328 games that reached 15:00.
Does Aurelion Sol counter Aphelios?
No counter here: Aurelion Sol sits at 53% over 328 games. The swing lives in the spots below, so play the side you know better and chase the row that moves the number the most in this lane, then hold that lead through the first back.
Beating Aphelios: the Aurelion Sol game plan
A 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 72% | 95 |
| Behind in gold 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 26.1-26.12.
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.