Apheliosvs Swain
Aphelios vs Swain is a very close matchup in LoL patch 26.19. Aphelios wins with a 50.0% win rate (+0.0%) over Swain based on 22 games. Swain wins the early laning phase while Aphelios scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Aphelios build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Aphelios vs Swain 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 Swain?
Aphelios wins 44.0% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 26.7% and 62.9% (95% range).
- Expected
- 47.3% From both champions' overall Bot win rates
- Matchup effect
- −3.3 pts Observed minus expected
- Sample
- 25 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
- Current data slightly favors Swain, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Aphelios wins 44.0% of 25 games (95% range 26.7–62.9%).
- Both champions' overall Bot win rates predict 47.3% for Aphelios; the result is within the margin of error of that, so this matchup mostly reflects the two champions' general strength.
- Aphelios players pick Berserker's Greaves much less often against Swain: 53.9% of their other Bot games, 20.0% here.
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 Swain 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 Swain Laning Stats
Only 25 games have a 15-minute snapshot so far — the lane-phase numbers appear from 30.
Whole-game averages
Aphelios vs Swain Win Rate by Game Length
Aphelios's win rate against Swain 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 Swain in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.
Aphelios vs Swain 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)Insufficient data
- First itemInsufficient data
- Games under 20 minInsufficient data
- 20–30 min gamesInsufficient data
- 30+ min gamesInsufficient data
What Aphelios Changes Against Swain
Choices Aphelios players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Bot games.
Berserker's GreavesBootsUsually53.9%vs Swain20.0%−33.9 pts
Gluttonous GreavesBootsUsually28.1%vs Swain52.0%+23.9 pts
SorcerySecondary treeUsually38.6%vs Swain16.0%−22.6 pts
Gathering StormRuneUsually38.3%vs Swain16.0%−22.3 pts
InspirationSecondary treeUsually58.0%vs Swain80.0%+22.0 pts50.0% WR here
Absolute FocusRuneUsually36.7%vs Swain16.0%−20.7 pts
Triple TonicRuneUsually43.8%vs Swain64.0%+20.2 pts
StormrazorItemUsually27.2%vs Swain8.0%−19.2 pts
Best Aphelios Build vs Swain
Usual Aphelios build (Bot)
76.5% win rate · 34 games
Against Swain
Not enough matchup-specific build data: only 2 of 16 Aphelios games against Swain carried a complete build, which is too few to recommend an item path from. Use Aphelios's standard build instead.
- 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 Swain
Usual Aphelios runes (Bot)
Press the Attack
70.0% win rate · 30 games
Against Swain
Too few games for a matchup-specific rune page yet — use the usual page.
Plan your Aphelios draft in Draft Lab
Draft Lab lays out both teams lane by lane with live matchup win rates, damage profiles and game-phase lean, and suggests picks and bans from current meta data.
- Full 5v5 draft board
- Lane matchup win rates
- Pick and ban suggestions
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.
Other Aphelios Matchups
Hardest for Aphelios
Easiest for Aphelios
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 Swain FAQ - Patch 26.19
Who wins Aphelios vs Swain?
Current data slightly favors Swain, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Aphelios wins 44.0% of 25 games (95% range 26.7–62.9%).
What is Aphelios's win rate against Swain?
Aphelios wins 44.0% of 25 Bot games against Swain on patch 26.19 (95% range 26.7–62.9%). Based on both champions' overall Bot win rates, 47.3% would be expected.
Does Aphelios counter Swain?
Not clearly. Aphelios wins 44.0% of 25 games against Swain, and the 95% range (26.7–62.9%) includes 50%, so neither champion reliably counters the other on current data.
Who wins lane, Aphelios or Swain?
There are not enough games with a 15-minute snapshot yet (25) to say who wins lane.
Does Aphelios outscale Swain?
There are too few games of each length to tell yet.
When is Swain strongest against Aphelios?
On current data there is no stage of the game where Swain is ahead of Aphelios beyond the margin of error.
What should Aphelios build against Swain?
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. The biggest change against Swain: Berserker's Greaves (53.9% usually, 20.0% here).
What runes should Aphelios use against Swain?
Use Aphelios's usual Press the Attack page (Precision + Sorcery); there are too few games for a matchup-specific page. The biggest change against Swain: Sorcery (38.6% usually, 16.0% here).