Tier A Vanguard · Aphelios: comp guide
Style: Level 8Vanguard · Aphelios is a tier A comp in patch 18.5: average placement 4.52 and top 4 in 51% of 3,778 games from Platinum to Challenger. Aphelios carries with Guinsoo's Rageblade, Kraken's Fury, Infinity Edge. Level 8.
- Avg
- 4.52
- Top 4
- 51%
- 1st
- 8%
- Games
- 3,778
- Level
- 8
Set 18 Patch 18.5 77,232 high-elo games Games from 6 Oct to 20 Oct
Early comps
what to open with to reach the final comp in good shape
Item priority
3 of them
2 of them
The items the comp's units want most.
Carries
Traits
Approximate layout
Worked out by role (range, health and items). Faded = flexible.
Leveling
- Lvl 42-1
- Lvl 52-5
- Lvl 63-2
- Lvl 73-5
- Lvl 84-2
Roll down for the comp at level 8 (4-2). A guideline, based on the comp's style.
Stage 2 · level 4-5 · what to open with to reach the final comp in good shape
Transition · level 6-7 · before switching into the final comp
Riot only provides the board each player ends with, not how it looked in stage 2 or 3: we calculate these openers from the comp's traits, the units that stay in the final board and each unit's strength in high elo. Gold border: the ones that stay.
Carry items (Aphelios)
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Components of its 3 main items: 2× Recurve Bow, Needlessly Large Rod, Negatron Cloak, B.F. Sword, Sparring Gloves.
Items per champion
Best items per champion (in any comp)
Roles
Deduced from the data: the secondary carry is the champion with the most damage items after the carry; the frontline, melee champions or those with tank items.
Core champions
Dianain 99% · 1.8★ on averageHecarimin 55% · 1.8★ on averageMama Beakin 49% · 1.9★ on averageApheliosin 100% · 1.9★ on averageAmumuin 40% · 1.8★ on averageBramblebackin 47% · 1.8★ on averageSentinelin 96% · 1.6★ on averageTaricin 64% · 1.2★ on averageFlexible champions
Champions by cost
Cost 1-2 · the first you'll find
Cost 3 · the middle of the game
Cost 4-5 · the final board
Related comps
They share core champions: use them to pivot if yours gets tough.
More about the comp
Why play this comp?
- Tier A: average placement 4.52 and top 4 in 51% of 3778 high-elo games.
- Clear build: Aphelios carries Guinsoo's Rageblade, Kraken's Fury, Infinity Edge (Guinsoo's Rageblade in 69% of games).
- Late-game comp: reaches level 8 with 5 cost 4-5 champions in its core.
When not to play it
- If you don't get components for Aphelios: its items need 2× Recurve Bow, Needlessly Large Rod, Negatron Cloak, B.F. Sword, Sparring Gloves.
Based on the comp's high-elo stats; the style is deduced from the carry's cost and stars and the final level.
No augments: the Riot API doesn't include augments in match data, so there are no reliable stats for them.