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Aphelios

The Weapon of the Faithful

Emerging from moonlight's shadow with weapons drawn, Aphelios kills the enemies of his faith in brooding silence—speaking only through the certainty of his aim, and the firing of each gun. Though fueled by a poison that renders him mute, he is guided by his sister Alune.Read the full story on Riot's Universe site

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Aphelios

Overview

On patch 16.21, Aphelios is rated B tier in the bot lane, winning 49.2% of 4,547 ranked games with a 4.7% pick rate. The most successful build this patch runs Press the Attack with Flash and Ghost and builds Infinity Edge, The Collector, Lord Dominik's Regards, and Boots.

Aphelios struggles most against Nilah (26.9%), Xayah (39.8%), and Miss Fortune (43.8%) and does best against Viktor (71%), Zeri (60.9%), and Draven (60.4%).

Ranked solo/duo · patch 16.21 · 4,547 games · updated Nov 1, 2026 · How we calculate

49.2%

Win rate

4.7%

Pick rate

4.5K

Games

16.21

Patch

Playing as Aphelios

Each of Aphelios' weapons have different strengths, so try to find the right situation for your current weapons.

Playing against Aphelios

Each of Aphelios' weapons have different weaknesses, try to exploit the ones that work best for your champion. Watch out for the purple Gravity gun, it can root you.

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Matchups

All Aphelios matchups

Strong against

Viktor71.0%31
Zeri60.9%46
Draven60.4%96
Vayne58.0%131
Veigar57.5%40

Weak against

Nilah26.9%26
Xayah39.8%93
Miss Fortune43.8%480
Caitlyn44.1%481
Jinx47.1%367

Abilities

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The Hitman and the Seer
Aphelios wields 5 Lunari Weapons made by his sister Alune. He has access to two at a time: one main-hand and one off-hand. Each weapon has a unique Basic Attack and Ability. Attacks and abilities consume a weapon's ammo. When out of ammo, Aphelios discards the weapon and Alune summons the next of the 5.
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Weapon Abilites
Aphelios has 5 different activated abilities, based on his main-hand weapon: Calibrum (Rifle): Long range shot that marks its target for a long-range follow-up attack. Severum (Scythe Pistol): Run fast while attacking nearby enemies with both weapons. Gravitum (Cannon): Root all enemies slowed by this weapon. Infernum (Flamethrower): Blast enemies in a cone and attack them with your off-hand weapon. Crescendum (Chakram): Deploy a sentry that shoots your off-hand weapon.
Cooldown: 9Cost: 60Range: 1450
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Phase
Aphelios swaps his main-hand gun with his off-hand gun, replacing his basic attack and activated ability.
Cooldown: 0.8Cost: 0Range: 250
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Weapon Queue System
Aphelios has no third ability. This slot shows the next weapon Alune will give him. Weapon order begins fixed but may change over game time -- when a weapon is out of ammo it goes to the end of the order.
Cooldown: 0Cost: 0Range: 1000
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Moonlight Vigil
Fire a concentrated blast of moonlight that explodes on enemy champions. Applies the unique effect of Aphelios' main-hand gun.
Cooldown: 120/110/100Cost: 100Range: 1300