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Lux vs Aphelios
How often does Lux beat Aphelios in ADC?
Lux into Aphelios in ADC: 57% observed win rate across 396 ranked games. Counted from real matches, and every number here shows its sample size.
By 15 minutes the median game has Lux ahead by 452 gold.
Does Lux counter Aphelios?
The numbers say yes: across 396 ranked ADC games into Aphelios, Lux takes 57% — past the noise band for this sample. Read from Aphelios's side, the same games give the mirror rate, and every number here shows the games behind it.
Beating Aphelios: the Lux game plan
A 300-gold lead at 10:00 puts Lux at 63% across 219 games. Flip the lead and Lux falls to 49% across 177.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| 300 gold up at 10:00 | 63% | 219 |
| 300 gold down at 10:00 | 49% | 177 |
| First blood | 58% | 226 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 62% | 178 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 63% | 191 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 64% | 131 |
| 0 deaths at 15:00 | 73% | 56 |
Someone usually dies here around 6:55 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 7:15. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Lux's ADC build, with receipts
Into Aphelios specifically, Lux finishes Malignance first most often: 57.9% over 121 games of this matchup.
The most-finished Lux core is Malignance, Stormsurge, Shadowflame: 53.5% across 1,220 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 Malignance (3,484 games).
Skill plan: Lux players max E first and take E at level 1.