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Caitlyn vs Aphelios
How often does Caitlyn beat Aphelios in ADC?
Caitlyn into Aphelios in ADC: 50% observed win rate across 7,948 ranked games. Counted from real matches, and every number here shows its sample size.
By 15 minutes the median game has Caitlyn ahead by 265 gold.
Does Caitlyn counter Aphelios?
Too close for a counter call: Caitlyn sits at 50% over 7,948 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 Caitlyn game plan
A 300-gold lead at 10:00 puts Caitlyn at 59% across 4,529 games. Flip the lead and Caitlyn falls to 37% across 3,413.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| 300 gold up at 10:00 | 59% | 4,529 |
| 300 gold down at 10:00 | 37% | 3,413 |
| First blood | 57% | 4,296 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 61% | 3,211 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 56% | 4,975 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 59% | 2,076 |
| 0 deaths at 15:00 | 68% | 801 |
Someone usually dies here around 5:50 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 7:20. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Caitlyn's ADC build, with receipts
Into Aphelios specifically, Caitlyn finishes The Collector first most often: 50.5% over 2,030 games of this matchup.
The most-finished core in this exact matchup is The Collector, Infinity Edge, Lord Dominik's Regards: 53.2% across 592 games.
The most-finished Caitlyn core is The Collector, Infinity Edge, Lord Dominik's Regards: 54.3% across 14,626 games when all three got done. All matchups, patches 16.1-16.12.
Most games start Doran's Blade + Health Potion; the first finished item is usually Hexoptics C44 (47,375 games).
Skill plan: Caitlyn players max Q first and take Q at level 1.