MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Ezreal vs Aphelios
How often does Ezreal beat Aphelios in ADC?
Ezreal into Aphelios in ADC: 48% observed win rate across 7,321 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 Ezreal ahead by 101 gold.
Ezreal at 15:00
- Gold: +101
- CS: +4
- XP: +193
Typical gap to Aphelios, from 7,296 games that reached 15:00.
Does Ezreal counter Aphelios?
The count says no. Aphelios holds 52% of 7,321 ranked ADC games here. The lane is still winnable. Ezreal wins it back from the spots below, so learn which ones swing it before you lock in Ezreal against Aphelios, and play for those first.
Beating Aphelios: the Ezreal game plan
A gold lead at 10:00 puts Ezreal at 60% across 3,867 games. Flip the lead and Ezreal falls to 35% across 3,451.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 60% | 3,867 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 35% | 3,451 |
| First blood | 54% | 4,411 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 61% | 3,228 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 56% | 3,979 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 57% | 1,924 |
| 0 deaths at 15:00 | 65% | 845 |
Someone usually dies here around 5:58 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 7:21. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Ezreal's ADC build, with receipts
Into Aphelios specifically, Ezreal finishes Trinity Force first most often: 49.5% over 3,104 games of this matchup.
The most-finished core in this exact matchup is Trinity Force, Manamune, Spear of Shojin: 51.1% across 856 games.
The most-finished Ezreal core is Trinity Force, Manamune, Endless Hunger: 54.4% across 26,876 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 Trinity Force (90,351 games).
Skill plan: Ezreal players max Q first and take Q at level 1.