Apheliosvs Nilah
Aphelios vs Nilah is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.19. Nilah wins with a 53.6% win rate (+7.1%) over Aphelios based on 28 games. Aphelios wins the early laning phase while Nilah scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Aphelios build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Aphelios vs Nilah matchup.
Aphelios Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Aphelios performs against them. You'll get head-to-head win rates, laning stats, the best build and runes for the matchup, and early vs late game analysis — all based on real ranked data.
Who wins Aphelios vs Nilah?
Aphelios wins 50.0% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 36.9% and 63.1% (95% range).
- Expected
- 47.0% From both champions' overall Bot win rates
- Matchup effect
- +3.0 pts Observed minus expected
- Sample
- 52 games Lane: Bot
- vs patch 26.18
- — Not enough games on both patches
Lane: Bot · Ranked Solo/Duo & Flex · North America server · All ranks · Patch 26.19 · Sep 24 – Sep 28
Key takeaways
- Aphelios vs Nilah is an even matchup: Aphelios wins 50.0% of 52 games, and the 95% range (36.9–63.1%) comfortably includes 50%.
- Both champions' overall Bot win rates predict 47.0% for Aphelios; the result is within the margin of error of that, so this matchup mostly reflects the two champions' general strength.
- Neither side reliably wins the lane: the average gold difference at 15 minutes is 16, within the margin of error (51 games).
How we calculate this
Games: ranked Solo/Duo and Flex games on the North America server from the patch shown. Remakes (games under 5 minutes) are excluded.
A game only counts when Aphelios and Nilah played the same position on opposite teams, so roaming, lane swaps within a team or a champion merely being in the same game never count as this matchup.
The 95% range is a Wilson score interval. Confidence comes from how wide that range is: within ±3 points is very high, ±5 high, ±8 moderate, anything wider low. Below 20 games a matchup is not classified at all.
Expected win rate combines both champions’ win rates in this lane (same games and filters) with the log5 formula: E = A(1−B) / (A(1−B) + B(1−A)). Matchup effect = observed − expected.
"What changes" compares Aphelios's choices in this matchup with the same champion's other games in the same lane, and lists a change only when it is at least 3 points and statistically significant (two-proportion z-test, |z| ≥ 2, 20+ games).
Results are not split by rank: the sample per rank is too small for honest per-rank matchup numbers.
Aphelios vs Nilah Laning Stats
At 15 minutes
Whole-game averages
Aphelios vs Nilah Win Rate by Game Length
Aphelios's win rate against Nilah by game length. The dot is the win rate, the bar its 95% range and the dashed line the champion's usual win rate at that length. Lengths with fewer than 25 games are left blank.
No game length stands out: Aphelios's results against Nilah in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.
Aphelios vs Nilah Power Spikes
Who is ahead at each stage, measured from these games. A stage reads "Even" when the difference is inside the margin of error, and "Insufficient data" when there are too few games to tell.
- Lane (15 min)EvenAphelios gold at 15: +16
- First itemEvenAphelios: 11.5 min · Nilah: 11.5 min
- Games under 20 minInsufficient data
- 20–30 min gamesInsufficient data
- 30+ min gamesInsufficient data
What Aphelios Changes Against Nilah
Aphelios players don't meaningfully change their setup against Nilah: no item, rune, spell or skill order differs by 3 points or more beyond the margin of error. The usual build applies.
Best Aphelios Build vs Nilah
Usual Aphelios build (Bot)
76.5% win rate · 34 games
Against Nilah
Not enough matchup-specific build data: only 4 of 32 Aphelios games against Nilah carried a complete build, which is too few to recommend an item path from. Use Aphelios's standard build instead.
- Aphelios usually completes The Collector first, at 11.5 min (median of 26 games).
- Nilah usually completes The Collector first, at 11.5 min (median of 41 games).
- Skill priority: Q > E > W — the same as usual.
Builds are ranked by the lower edge of their win rate range, not the raw win rate, so a build seen in a handful of wins never outranks a proven one.
Best Aphelios Runes vs Nilah
Usual Aphelios runes (Bot)
Press the Attack
70.0% win rate · 30 games
Against Nilah
Press the Attack
54.5% win rate · 22 games
Plan your Aphelios draft in Draft Lab
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Aphelios matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.19. The table below shows Aphelios's win rate, gold difference, and performance stats against every champion in the current meta. Click any champion name to see a detailed head-to-head breakdown including the best Aphelios build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.
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Win rate and games for each matchup. Lists are ranked by the edge of the 95% range so small samples cannot top them; matchups with at least 50 games only.
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Aphelios vs Nilah FAQ - Patch 26.19
Who wins Aphelios vs Nilah?
Aphelios vs Nilah is an even matchup: Aphelios wins 50.0% of 52 games, and the 95% range (36.9–63.1%) comfortably includes 50%.
What is Aphelios's win rate against Nilah?
Aphelios wins 50.0% of 52 Bot games against Nilah on patch 26.19 (95% range 36.9–63.1%). Based on both champions' overall Bot win rates, 47.0% would be expected.
Does Aphelios counter Nilah?
Not clearly. Aphelios wins 50.0% of 52 games against Nilah, and the 95% range (36.9–63.1%) includes 50%, so neither champion reliably counters the other on current data.
Who wins lane, Aphelios or Nilah?
Neither side reliably wins the lane: the average gold difference at 15 minutes is 16, within the margin of error (51 games).
Does Aphelios outscale Nilah?
There are too few games of each length to tell yet.
When is Nilah strongest against Aphelios?
On current data there is no stage of the game where Nilah is ahead of Aphelios beyond the margin of error.
What should Aphelios build against Nilah?
There are not enough games for a matchup-specific core, so use Aphelios's usual Bot core: Immortal Shieldbow, Lord Dominik's Regards, Infinity Edge.
What runes should Aphelios use against Nilah?
Press the Attack with Precision and Inspiration — 54.5% over 22 games against Nilah.