# Aphelios Build, Runes and Counters · 26.22

> Best build for Aphelios: rune page, item set, summoner spells, skill order and counter picks — 26.22 patch, ranked match data.

Source: https://gamerone.org/en/champion/aphelios · Patch: 26.22 · Bot lane

## Aphelios — the Weapon of the Faithful

- Tier: S (#10 of 68 in Bot lane)
- Win rate: 49.8%
- Pick: 8.3%
- Ban: 4.0%
- Games: 33,184

## Runes

- **Precision**: Press the Attack, Triumph, Legend: Bloodline, Cut Down
- **Inspiration**: Cash Back, Triple Tonic
- Attack Speed, Adaptive Force, Health

## Summoner spells

Flash, Barrier

## Items

- Starting items: Doran's Bow, Health Potion, Health Potion
- **Critical range** (Win rate: 52.4% · Games: 14,545): The Collector → Infinity Edge → Lord Dominik's Regards → (Lord Dominik's Regards / Runaan's Hurricane) → (Guardian Angel / Bloodthirster / Mercurial Scimitar)
- Boots: Berserker's Greaves

## Skill order

Q > E > W

## Struggles against

- Vladimir: -20.7 pp win rate difference (58 games)
- Akshan: -19.2 pp win rate difference (13 games)
- Zyra: -10.0 pp win rate difference (25 games)
- Tahm Kench: -9.1 pp win rate difference (22 games)
- Brand: -7.9 pp win rate difference (57 games)

## Strong against

- Malzahar: +13.2 pp win rate difference (19 games)
- Locke: +12.5 pp win rate difference (16 games)
- Kindred: +8.3 pp win rate difference (12 games)
- Twisted Fate: +4.5 pp win rate difference (22 games)
- Aurora: +4.5 pp win rate difference (11 games)

The data is calculated per patch from ranked matches in the selected tier and region.

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