Lane edge
+0.96 pp
#44 hardest of 52
Win rate vs Taliyah
Lane opponent
How to play
Rank
All ranks
Patch 16.16.21–16.22
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How to play Aphelios
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Aphelios wins a wave early, so check your ammo bars before the fight you care about and burn toward the pair you want, because green/purple, blue/purple, blue/red, red/white, and white/green all ask for different fight shapes .
White/green is the signature Aphelios trap pattern: place the turret on the exact path enemies must cross, let it mark, then cash the mark with green from safety instead of dropping it in open space with no follow-up .
Do not autopilot red/white as your go-button; it is strongest when enemies are already walking into you, and bad early trades hurt Aphelios more than they look because his results swing sharply with early gold and delayed component timing .
If the next fight is close and your pair is wrong, fix the rotation before you look for a play. Use the nearest safe wave to dump ammo with purpose: blue is the fastest way to chew through a wave, red is often the easiest weapon to spend without exposing yourself, and you should stop trading randomly if it keeps the bad pair alive longer. Do not force a fight just because red/white or another pair sounds strong in theory; walk in with the pair the fight actually wants. If you cannot fully repair the cycle, at least enter knowing what your current guns can and cannot do.
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.
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.
Aphelios swaps his main-hand gun with his off-hand gun, replacing his basic attack and activated ability.
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.
Fire a concentrated blast of moonlight that explodes on enemy champions. Applies the unique effect of Aphelios' main-hand gun.
