Champion profile

Aphelios in draft

Played at ADC in 100% of its games. A role under 30 games still opens, with counts only.

Presence (pick + ban)

10 %

picked or banned · 77th of 173 championshalf of the champions are under 8.2%

Picked 5% · 295 of 6,540 gamesBanned 5% · 176 of 3,272 drafts with bans

Win rate at ADC

Everything below reads on 294 games at ADC. · 422 drafts without entered bans excluded from the ban denominator (3,272 games with bans) · Index built on Oct 27, 2026, 1:37 AM

In short

Four answers. Each card opens its chapter.

01 · In draftOpening ban: removed in phase 1.What the scene picks when it is banned: not measurable yet.

02 · In a compWhat sets it apart from other ADCDamagePokeCarries its own kills

03 · With / againstNo clear matchup either way.Good againstno clear pairBad againstno clear pairBad duo withno clear pair

04 · Build2 paths: Stormrazor or The Collector.

Press the Attack

Ban it or pick it?

Its place in the scene's drafts, and what happens when it is not there.

Where it is played

Share of ADC picks taken by Aphelios, and its ban share, in each source

SoloQ

Master+ · ranked games of tracked players

3.7%22,775 picks out of 610,299banned in 2.5% of games · 2,434 of 98,270patches 16.21 → 16.19filtered by region

Tournaments

tournament code games

2.5%235 picks out of 9,366banned in 5.7% of games · 108 of 1,886patches 16.21 → 16.19filtered by region

Pro

all leagues · lolesports

1.0%23 picks out of 2,194lolesports does not provide banspatches 16.20 → 16.17region filter not applicable

Frequency only: share of the role's picks in each source, over ITS last 3 patches with games — the page's period does not apply · under 30 games in the role, not measured · the three sources are never added up · ban share over games whose bans are read only (soloQ: games collected since 10/17)

Presence by patch

Between 9% and 15% since 16.12 · 14.2% on 16.21 · 12.2% on 16.20

show the detail of the 10 patches

Patch	Presence	Games	Majority keystone
16.21	14.2%	2,671	Press the Attack75% · 163
16.20	12.2%	7,858	Press the Attack74% · 443
16.19	14.3%	6,733	Press the Attack65% · 390
16.18	8.9%	5,762	Press the Attack61% · 190
16.17	10.4%	5,728	Press the Attack57% · 215
16.16	11.1%	5,992	Press the Attack50% · 189
16.15	9.1%	5,530	Press the Attack62% · 194
16.14	9.1%	5,702	Press the Attack61% · 197
16.13	14.6%	7,391	Press the Attack62% · 393
16.12	9.4%	5,118	Press the Attack72% · 190

Presence = picks + bans over the patch's games, all regions · the axis follows the calendar: a patch without games leaves a void · hollow point under 30 games, nothing compared

When it gets banned

Opening ban: removed in phase 1.

176 bans of 3,272 drafts with bans · the phase in strong ink grounds the reading line

Fearless

Fearless: fallback pick — brought out late in the series, once the pool is drained.

G13.5%
G24.8%
G3+6.5%

Once burnt, the series moves to

Caitlyn8

Yunara7

Jhin6

series, of 67 where it is played in G1 then replaced at the same role

Share of each series game where it is picked · replacements: series where it is played in G1 then replaced at the same role (67), published from 30 series

If it is banned, they pick

Read at ADC, its main role: a ban has no role, it takes this one away first.

No champion comes out more often at ADC when Aphelios is banned: both teams keep their usual picks.

176 games where it is banned · 2,968 where it is free and not picked · share of the role's picks: ○ free → ● banned · what the ban brings out, never why

When it is picked, the scene protects itself from

Comps with Aphelios ban these champions in phase 2 more often than other comps.

Jarvan IV×1.65
Vi×1.37

× = phase 2 bans in its comps relative to other comps, kept from ×1.25 · 44,638 tournament games from 2026-04-15 to 2026-10-12, the draft review window

What does it bring to a comp?

What its kit brings to its team, phase by phase, then in fights.

Read on tournament games from 2026-04-15 to 2026-10-12 (44,638 games) · same reading as the draft review · compared with other ADCBoth builds mixed: per-build profile not measured yet

Phase by phase

Lane · 5–14 minMid game · 15–22Late · 23–30

Damage / mintick = the ADC

Lane · 5–14 min

Mid game · 15–22

Late · 23–30

Gold vs. direct opponent

Lane · 5–14 min

Mid game · 15–22

Late · 23–30

Not measured after 20 min: gold then follows the game's result.

Map pressuretakedowns outside its lane

Lane · 5–14 min

Not applicable to this position.

After 15 min

Measured before 15 min only.

Damage to champions per minute, at equal gold · gold against the direct opponent on a fixed ± 1,000 scale · map pressure before 15 min

In fights

itADC
Damage absorbed per minute.
Share of its takedowns taken with several allies.
Share of its takedowns taken in a duel.
Damage from its four allies per kill when it takes part: a high rank means it lets its allies carry the damage, a low rank that it carries it itself.
Riot CC score per minute.
Share of its team's damage.

Bar centred on ADC: to the right, more than them; to the left, less · fixed order, never sorted by value

What it is, what it is not

What marks itDamagePoke

What it is notCarries its own kills

Split-push — Not applicable to this position.

Labels set by the server: the fact's criterion when it has one, otherwise the role rank (from 75 or at 25 and below)

Its tempo

level 6 at 7:18 (7:12), 1st item at 11:54 (11:42), 2nd at 19:24 (18:30), 3rd at 24:48 (24:12).

294 games · median minute of each milestone, ADC in brackets

With whom, against whom?

The win rate is a range: only a range entirely on one side of 50% says something.

Allies and opponents

Its opponents, most frequent first.

Facing	Games	Reading
YunaraADC	51	Evenbetween 36% and 58%
JinxADC	37	Leans its waybetween 43% and 69%
LuluSUP	37	Leans its waybetween 43% and 69%
SyndraMID	35	Evenbetween 38% and 65%
WukongJGL	33	Leans against itbetween 32% and 60%
CaitlynADC	32	Leans its waybetween 39% and 67%
OrnnTOP	31	Leans against itbetween 31% and 60%
BraumSUP	23	Too few for a rate (23 of 30)
AhriMID	22	Too few for a rate (22 of 30)
MilioSUP	22	Too few for a rate (22 of 30)

show 84 other pairs

Xin ZhaoJGL	20	Too few for a rate (20 of 30)
Kai'SaADC	20	Too few for a rate (20 of 30)
BlitzcrankSUP	19	Too few for a rate (19 of 30)
NautilusSUP	19	Too few for a rate (19 of 30)
OriannaMID	18	Too few for a rate (18 of 30)
ViktorMID	18	Too few for a rate (18 of 30)
AsheADC	18	Too few for a rate (18 of 30)
LeonaSUP	18	Too few for a rate (18 of 30)
Jarvan IVJGL	17	Too few for a rate (17 of 30)
XayahADC	17	Too few for a rate (17 of 30)
SeraphineSUP	17	Too few for a rate (17 of 30)
AmbessaTOP	16	Too few for a rate (16 of 30)
SkarnerJGL	16	Too few for a rate (16 of 30)
K'SanteTOP	15	Too few for a rate (15 of 30)
SejuaniJGL	15	Too few for a rate (15 of 30)
TrundleJGL	15	Too few for a rate (15 of 30)
GnarTOP	14	Too few for a rate (14 of 30)
ThreshSUP	14	Too few for a rate (14 of 30)
SionTOP	13	Too few for a rate (13 of 30)
ViJGL	13	Too few for a rate (13 of 30)
HweiMID	13	Too few for a rate (13 of 30)
TristanaADC	13	Too few for a rate (13 of 30)
RakanSUP	13	Too few for a rate (13 of 30)
Cho'GathJGL	12	Too few for a rate (12 of 30)
NocturneJGL	12	Too few for a rate (12 of 30)
LissandraMID	12	Too few for a rate (12 of 30)
MalphiteTOP	11	Too few for a rate (11 of 30)
RenektonTOP	11	Too few for a rate (11 of 30)
AuroraMID	11	Too few for a rate (11 of 30)
LockeMID	11	Too few for a rate (11 of 30)
SivirADC	11	Too few for a rate (11 of 30)
VarusADC	11	Too few for a rate (11 of 30)
KarmaSUP	11	Too few for a rate (11 of 30)
SorakaSUP	11	Too few for a rate (11 of 30)
Dr. MundoTOP	10	Too few for a rate (10 of 30)
AkaliMID	10	Too few for a rate (10 of 30)
LucianADC	10	Too few for a rate (10 of 30)
Miss FortuneADC	10	Too few for a rate (10 of 30)
ZeriADC	10	Too few for a rate (10 of 30)
MordekaiserTOP	9	Too few for a rate (9 of 30)
Lee SinJGL	9	Too few for a rate (9 of 30)
LilliaJGL	9	Too few for a rate (9 of 30)
PantheonJGL	9	Too few for a rate (9 of 30)
QiyanaJGL	9	Too few for a rate (9 of 30)
XerathMID	9	Too few for a rate (9 of 30)
RellSUP	9	Too few for a rate (9 of 30)
AatroxTOP	8	Too few for a rate (8 of 30)
JaxTOP	8	Too few for a rate (8 of 30)
OlafTOP	8	Too few for a rate (8 of 30)
ShenTOP	8	Too few for a rate (8 of 30)
Kha'ZixJGL	8	Too few for a rate (8 of 30)
ShyvanaJGL	8	Too few for a rate (8 of 30)
ZyraJGL	8	Too few for a rate (8 of 30)
LeBlancMID	8	Too few for a rate (8 of 30)
NamiSUP	8	Too few for a rate (8 of 30)
CamilleTOP	7	Too few for a rate (7 of 30)
GragasTOP	7	Too few for a rate (7 of 30)
AniviaMID	7	Too few for a rate (7 of 30)
CassiopeiaMID	7	Too few for a rate (7 of 30)
SylasMID	7	Too few for a rate (7 of 30)
JhinADC	7	Too few for a rate (7 of 30)
ZiggsADC	7	Too few for a rate (7 of 30)
AlistarSUP	7	Too few for a rate (7 of 30)
NeekoSUP	7	Too few for a rate (7 of 30)
PykeSUP	7	Too few for a rate (7 of 30)
YuumiSUP	7	Too few for a rate (7 of 30)
Cho'GathTOP	6	Too few for a rate (6 of 30)
JayceTOP	6	Too few for a rate (6 of 30)
ZaahenTOP	6	Too few for a rate (6 of 30)
Aurelion SolMID	6	Too few for a rate (6 of 30)
GalioMID	6	Too few for a rate (6 of 30)
RyzeMID	6	Too few for a rate (6 of 30)
EzrealADC	6	Too few for a rate (6 of 30)
YasuoADC	6	Too few for a rate (6 of 30)
BardSUP	6	Too few for a rate (6 of 30)
RumbleTOP	5	Too few for a rate (5 of 30)
SettTOP	5	Too few for a rate (5 of 30)
Cho'GathJGL	5	Too few for a rate (5 of 30)
KaynJGL	5	Too few for a rate (5 of 30)
MaokaiJGL	5	Too few for a rate (5 of 30)
ZaahenJGL	5	Too few for a rate (5 of 30)
EkkoMID	5	Too few for a rate (5 of 30)
MelMID	5	Too few for a rate (5 of 30)
JannaSUP	5	Too few for a rate (5 of 30)

Sorted by number of games · 94 pairs in this view.

Allies and opponents over 294 games, listed from 5 games per pair; under 30 games, only W/L counts are written.

How is it built?

Keystone, spells, first skill maxed and item paths, on the fallback level that has enough games.

The usual build

Read on patch 16.21, filtered regions.

Patch + region16.21 · 37 games
Patch16.21 · 218 games
2 patches817 games
Window294 games

Keystone + secondary tree

Press the Attack+

Inspiration

76% · 28 games

Summoner spells

Flash + Barrier

65% · 24 games

First maxed skill

70% · 26 games

show 4 other choices of runes, spells or skill maxed

Other runes

orConqueror+Inspiration11% · 4 games
orPress the Attack+Sorcery14% · 5 games

Other spells

orFlash + Ghost19% · 7 games
orCleanse + Flash11% · 4 games

37 games at the level read · a level is read from 30 games

Item paths

2 item paths, from the most played 1st item to the least.

Two 1st items share the champion (25% or more each): both builds are mixed in chapter 02.

Stormrazor43% · 11:54
Infinity Edge69% · 20:00
Lord Dominik's Regards70% · 26:30
The Collector27% · 12:24

Each % reads along the path: at the 1st item, over the games that completed a 1st item; then, over those that made the previous steps AND completed one more item. A path stops under 10 games · median minute the item is completed, from 3 games.

show how we count

Draft, with / against and build: the filters at the top of the page (window, regions, level). What follows the meta moves fast.
In a comp and “the scene protects itself from”: 180 days of tournaments (from 2026-04-15 to 2026-10-12), the draft review window. A champion's kit changes little, it needs volume.
All games come from Master+ amateur tournaments. No soloQ.
A win rate is written from 30 games, always with its range. Under that threshold, wins and losses are written.
What the data does not say: the pick order (missing from the Riot API), engage (no reliable measure).