MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
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.
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 Caitlyn ahead by 265 gold.
Caitlyn at 15:00
- Gold: +265
- CS: +7
- XP: +134
Typical gap to Aphelios, from 7,909 games that reached 15:00.
Does Caitlyn counter Aphelios?
No counter here: Caitlyn sits at 50% over 7,948 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 Caitlyn game plan
A 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 59% | 4,529 |
| Behind in gold 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 26.1-26.12.
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.