Win Rate

49.3%

Pick Rate

2.8%

ApheliosTop Build

DMarksman

Patch26.4

Matches1,089,240

LaneAll Lanes

TierAll Tiers

Last UpdatedMar 4, 2026

MethodologyData Methodology

AuthorDakota Chinnick

The patch 26.4 Aphelios top build uses Boots of Swiftness, The Collector, Lord Dominik's Regards, Infinity Edge, Runaan's Hurricane, Bloodthirster, Oracle Lens. This Aphelios build has a 7.37% pick rate and a 50% win rate in LoL patch 26.4. Alternatively, check out some of the other ranked Aphelios build choices below.

Overview Build Abilities Runes Counters Matchups Arena ARAM Tips

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Best WR

Highest Win Rate Build

Core Build Items

The Collector
Lord Dominik's Regards
Infinity Edge

50.0%Win Rate

+0.7%WR Diff

7.4%Pick Rate

Best Aphelios Build - Highest Win Rate Items

This Aphelios build focuses on critical strikes for burst damage. Build the core items first for your power spike, then adapt with situational items based on enemy team composition.

Full Build

50.00%Win Rate

+0.73%WR Diff

7.37%Pick Rate

14Build Matches

These are Aphelios's essential core items that you should build in nearly every game. The Collector (49.6% WR, +0.4% WR diff, 31.5% pick rate) provides 0.25% Crit %, 50 AD. Lord Dominik's Regards (58.3% WR, +9.0% WR diff, 43.3% pick rate) provides 0.25% Crit %, 35 AD. Infinity Edge (52.6% WR, +3.3% WR diff, 81.7% pick rate) provides 0.25% Crit %, 75 AD. Rush these items first to reach your power spike and maximize your impact.

Aphelios build strength based on the items chosen in the build when compared to all builds across every champion. Strongest in: Gold Efficiency, Physical Damage. Lower in: Physical Resistance, Health, Magic Resistance, Magic Damage.

Top situational items for Aphelios include Runaan's Hurricane, Bloodthirster. These can be swapped out depending on the enemy composition and team needs.

The best boots for Aphelios are Boots of Swiftness. Adjust based on enemy team comp.

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Boots of Swiftness
1,000
55
57.14%Win Rate
+7.87%WR Diff
0.12%Pick Rate

The recommended trinket for Aphelios is Oracle Lens for vision control and map awareness.

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Oracle Lens
No Stats
52.24%Win Rate
+2.97%WR Diff
1.12%Pick Rate

Combined statistics from all items in this Aphelios build.

Movement Speed:55
Crit %:100%
Attack Damage:240
Attack Speed:40%
Movement Speed:4%
LifeSteal:15%

When facing Aphelios's top counters like Swain, Lucian, Twitch, consider adjusting your situational items to increase survivability and match their damage output. If counter champions are building high damage, prioritize armor items against AD-heavy counter picks or magic resistance items against AP threats in your situational item slots to reduce burst damage and improve trading potential. Your core build provides strong damage output. Against tanky counter picks, consider penetration items or percentage-based damage from your situational options to maintain kill pressure. Adapt your final build slots with items like Runaan's Hurricane or Bloodthirster based on which counter champions you're facing and their itemization patterns. Monitor enemy builds and adjust accordingly for optimal Aphelios performance.

This Aphelios critical strike-focused AD carry build is optimized for players looking to maximize their impact in League of Legends. While showing a 50.0% win rate, this Aphelios build requires proper execution and favorable game conditions to succeed. The build's key strengths include exceptional physical damage output with 240 total attack damage from items, high critical strike chance for burst potential. This Aphelios build excels when your team has frontline champions to protect you during teamfights. Pair with engage supports or tanks who can create space for Aphelios to deal damage safely. The sustain from this build helps Aphelios outlast opponents in extended trades, making it ideal against poke-heavy compositions. However, be aware that this build lacks defensive stats making Aphelios vulnerable to burst damage and low health pool requiring careful positioning. With a total gold cost of 16,850, this Aphelios build scales into the late game. Focus on farming efficiently and reaching your The Collector, Lord Dominik's Regards, Infinity Edge power spike before taking major fights. For optimal results with this Aphelios build, focus on proper itemization timing, positioning in teamfights, and adapting your situational items based on the specific challenges each game presents.

Champions that use similar core items to Aphelios. These builds share at least 2 core items with the current top aphelios build and may have similar playstyles and power spikes.

Miss Fortune

Core Items

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Aphelios Build - Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best Aphelios build?

The best Aphelios build in this patch includes The Collector, Lord Dominik's Regards, and Infinity Edge. This build has a 50.00% win rate and is picked 7.37% of the time.

What are Aphelios's core items?

Aphelios's core items are The Collector, Lord Dominik's Regards, and Infinity Edge. These items provide the best stats and synergies for Aphelios's kit and playstyle in League of Legends.

What are the best boots for Aphelios?

Boots of Swiftness are the best boots for Aphelios. These boots provide optimal mobility and stats for Aphelios's playstyle. They are included in 7.4% of Aphelios builds.

What is the best trinket for Aphelios?

Oracle Lens is the best trinket for Aphelios. This trinket provides optimal vision control and map awareness. Using Oracle Lens helps Aphelios maintain vision around objectives and track enemy movements.

Are there alternative Aphelios builds?

Yes, alternative Aphelios builds include options like situational item choices. Different builds can be more effective depending on team composition and matchups.

Where does MetaBot source build data for Aphelios?

MetaBot sources its build data for Aphelios directly from the Riot Games API, provided to developers for ingesting game data from League of Legends. MetaBot analyzes hundreds of thousands of matches daily to help it determine build statistics.

How does MetaBot determine what the best Aphelios builds are?

MetaBot filters out any matches that don't use complete builds for Aphelios. From there, we aggregate the Aphelios builds data and use that to determine which builds are finding the most success in the current League of Legends meta. High performing builds with low confidence intervals resulting from thin data are dropped from our final results.