From runes to items, gameplay tips amd more, we've put together a guide to help you master playing Aphelios in the botlane in League of Legends.
Be mindful that there are several ways to build and play a champion, and you'll need to be adaptable as the game and the enemy team progress.
That said, this guide is a good starting point to helping you get to grips with the champion and making an impact in your games.
Runes
Core Items
Build
Galeforce is a great item on Aphelios, offering attack speed and crit chance, while giving him a gap-closing or escape tool.
The Collector ramps up this crit chance, adds some Lethality, and adds a great execute passive.
Other good items include Infinity Edge and Runaan's Hurricane (both core items), Lord Dominik's Regards and Bloodthirster.
Starting Item & Boots
Skill Order
While your choices may differ according to how the game progresses, the typical Aphelios skill priority is:
R > Q > E > W
Summoner Spells
These are the summoner spells most typically taken by Aphelios in this role. Naturally, this may change depending on match-ups.
Gameplay
Aphelios is largely a classic ADC, but with a difference. He has five different weapons to call upon, and getting to know each of them and what they can do is key to mastering this champion. However, once learned, Aphelios turns into a lategame monster, shredding through enemies.
- Level 1-3- Take Q - as this is your primary ability for each weapon, you'll want to strengthen it as much as you can before activating other abilities.
- First Back - Start building towards your Galeforce, or pick up your boots for the attack speed and movement bonus.
Tips & Tricks
- The cooldown of your Q is unique to each weapon, so you can use it twice in a row between different weapons for quicker burst damage.
- Using Q consumes 10 ammo of the 50 you have, so don't waste it unnecessarily. If you want a particular weapon, firing into the void will get you there quicker.
- In the laning phase it might be better to go with the Gravitum weapon as a secondary, so you can control the enemy if they try to go all-in, or to follow up on an ally attack.
- Runaan's Hurricane is a key item, but don't be afraid to play safe while you build it.
- Each weapon has its own gameplay style, so keep your preferred choice in secondary until a teamfight for best or most comfortable effect.
- Regardless of the weapon equipped, when you use your ult an auto-attack is launched against your target.
- The range of your R is huge, so use this to burst down the enemy without ever being seen.
