Xerathvs Aphelios
Xerath vs Aphelios is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.7. Xerath wins with a 66.7% win rate (+33.3%) over Aphelios based on 6 games. Xerath holds the advantage in both the early and late game. Below you'll find the best Xerath build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Xerath vs Aphelios matchup.
Xerath Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Xerath 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.
Aphelios(66.7%)Who Wins the Xerath vs Aphelios Matchup?
Xerath vs Aphelios Matchup Summary
The Xerath vs Aphelios matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 6 recent matches analyzed, Xerath wins with a 66.7% win rate compared to Aphelios's 33.3%, giving Xerath a 33.3 percentage point advantage. Xerath dominates at every stage — from early laning through late game team fights. This consistent advantage makes it difficult for Aphelios players to find favorable windows, so team-dependent strategies and avoiding solo confrontations are essential. The most significant statistical gap is in sustain, where Aphelios leads by 236 HP/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Xerath players can confidently pick into Aphelios and play aggressively from level 1. Look to establish lane dominance early through favorable trades and zone Aphelios away from CS whenever possible. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.
Xerath vs Aphelios Laning Phase Breakdown
Xerath is favored during the laning phase against Aphelios, winning 4 out of 5 key stat categories. Xerath holds advantages in farming, damage, gold income and crowd control, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
Xerath50.0%Aphelios50.0%Xerath75.0%Aphelios25.0%The early game (first 15 minutes) is a toss-up between Xerath and Aphelios, with Xerath holding a razor-thin 50.0% win rate edge (+0.0%). Individual skill and jungle proximity will matter more than champion advantage in the early laning phase.
Xerath is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 75.0% win rate — 50.0 points above Aphelios. Extended games heavily favor Xerath, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.
Xerath holds the advantage at every stage of the game, making this a consistently favorable matchup from lane through late game team fights. Aphelios players should look for outplays, team-dependent strategies, and picks rather than relying on scaling to win this matchup.
Best Xerath Runes Against Aphelios
Sorcery
Precision
Running Sorcery primary with Precision secondary allows Xerath to press their advantage against Aphelios, amplifying the strengths that make this a favorable matchup.
Xerath matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.7. The table below shows Xerath'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 Xerath build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.
Opponent | Win Rate | Matches | CS/min | DMG/min | Gold/game | Early WR | Late WR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 53.10% | 226 | 4.1 | 901 | 11,378 | 47.6% | 56.3% | |
| 53.53% | 170 | 5.5 | 1,019 | 11,143 | 57.5% | 50.0% | |
| 57.35% | 136 | 6.5 | 967 | 12,864 | 56.0% | 58.1% | |
| 50.77% | 130 | 6.4 | 1,016 | 11,928 | 56.4% | 46.7% | |
| 58.97% | 117 | 6.4 | 1,092 | 11,748 | 61.9% | 55.6% | |
| 56.48% | 108 | 6.3 | 950 | 11,861 | 66.7% | 49.2% | |
| 54.37% | 103 | 6.6 | 1,041 | 12,802 | 56.4% | 53.1% | |
| 47.25% | 91 | 2.0 | 807 | 9,917 | 42.5% | 51.0% | |
| 48.84% | 86 | 3.7 | 1,021 | 11,591 | 60.5% | 39.6% | |
| 55.00% | 80 | 6.2 | 987 | 11,674 | 52.8% | 56.8% | |
| 44.30% | 79 | 6.4 | 967 | 11,806 | 36.1% | 51.2% | |
| 51.95% | 77 | 2.1 | 802 | 10,330 | 52.9% | 51.2% | |
| 58.44% | 77 | 3.5 | 1,026 | 11,598 | 80.0% | 48.1% | |
| 48.68% | 76 | 6.3 | 1,008 | 12,307 | 36.4% | 53.7% | |
| 43.42% | 76 | 2.1 | 851 | 10,764 | 53.1% | 36.4% | |
| 42.67% | 75 | 6.0 | 880 | 12,310 | 40.0% | 44.4% | |
| 60.81% | 74 | 6.3 | 1,050 | 13,007 | 69.0% | 55.6% | |
| 54.17% | 72 | 6.5 | 960 | 12,599 | 58.1% | 51.2% | |
| 47.89% | 71 | 2.0 | 830 | 9,994 | 64.7% | 32.4% | |
| 54.29% | 70 | 1.9 | 887 | 10,611 | 48.5% | 59.5% | |
| 48.53% | 68 | 6.1 | 973 | 11,993 | 39.4% | 57.1% | |
| 49.25% | 67 | 6.4 | 1,029 | 12,091 | 46.4% | 51.3% | |
| 46.27% | 67 | 6.1 | 911 | 12,176 | 48.0% | 45.2% | |
| 51.52% | 66 | 2.9 | 932 | 10,798 | 56.0% | 48.8% | |
| 39.68% | 63 | 5.9 | 885 | 11,757 | 59.3% | 25.0% | |
| 59.02% | 61 | 3.3 | 875 | 11,033 | 52.2% | 63.2% | |
| 52.46% | 61 | 6.7 | 1,053 | 11,971 | 53.1% | 51.7% | |
| 57.89% | 57 | 2.4 | 920 | 11,318 | 66.7% | 52.8% | |
| 48.21% | 56 | 6.0 | 1,010 | 11,933 | 38.7% | 60.0% | |
| 33.93% | 56 | 1.9 | 789 | 10,119 | 40.9% | 29.4% | |
| 43.40% | 53 | 1.9 | 812 | 9,559 | 59.1% | 32.3% | |
| 53.85% | 52 | 6.5 | 975 | 12,067 | 60.0% | 48.1% | |
| 60.00% | 50 | 5.3 | 916 | 11,869 | 62.5% | 58.8% | |
| 44.00% | 50 | 6.1 | 997 | 11,742 | 47.6% | 41.4% | |
| 53.06% | 49 | 2.6 | 888 | 11,354 | 41.2% | 59.4% | |
| 46.94% | 49 | 1.9 | 775 | 9,606 | 60.0% | 33.3% | |
| 59.18% | 49 | 6.0 | 920 | 11,942 | 55.6% | 61.3% | |
| 50.00% | 48 | 6.6 | 1,025 | 12,135 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 71.74% | 46 | 6.6 | 1,119 | 13,110 | 70.6% | 72.4% | |
| 45.45% | 44 | 6.0 | 1,096 | 11,873 | 39.1% | 52.4% | |
| 55.81% | 43 | 6.7 | 1,124 | 12,595 | 72.2% | 44.0% | |
| 34.88% | 43 | 6.4 | 938 | 12,162 | 40.0% | 32.1% | |
| 41.86% | 43 | 2.2 | 881 | 10,804 | 20.0% | 53.6% | |
| 34.15% | 41 | 2.2 | 830 | 10,593 | 46.7% | 26.9% | |
| 44.74% | 38 | 6.0 | 969 | 12,242 | 27.3% | 51.9% | |
| 44.74% | 38 | 1.9 | 811 | 10,690 | 50.0% | 41.7% | |
| 41.67% | 36 | 1.9 | 872 | 11,860 | 63.6% | 32.0% | |
| 51.52% | 33 | 1.9 | 655 | 9,320 | 52.9% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 32 | 3.3 | 940 | 11,878 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 32 | 6.5 | 1,030 | 13,841 | 57.1% | 48.0% | |
| 37.50% | 32 | 6.3 | 970 | 11,687 | 27.8% | 50.0% | |
| 54.84% | 31 | 6.6 | 1,068 | 11,489 | 52.6% | 58.3% | |
| 54.84% | 31 | 2.0 | 833 | 10,610 | 58.3% | 52.6% | |
| 60.00% | 30 | 2.5 | 1,051 | 11,108 | 66.7% | 57.1% | |
| 53.33% | 30 | 6.2 | 951 | 12,756 | 62.5% | 50.0% | |
| 66.67% | 30 | 6.6 | 1,081 | 13,086 | 54.5% | 73.7% | |
| 46.43% | 28 | 6.1 | 1,178 | 13,597 | 63.6% | 35.3% | |
| 37.04% | 27 | 2.1 | 875 | 11,134 | 27.3% | 43.8% | |
| 62.96% | 27 | 6.1 | 1,044 | 13,437 | 66.7% | 61.1% | |
| 52.00% | 25 | 3.2 | 1,003 | 11,035 | 58.3% | 46.1% | |
| 54.17% | 24 | 6.4 | 987 | 11,456 | 54.5% | 53.9% | |
| 62.50% | 24 | 1.7 | 879 | 11,412 | 100.0% | 43.8% | |
| 52.17% | 23 | 7.2 | 1,168 | 13,097 | 60.0% | 37.5% | |
| 63.64% | 22 | 6.5 | 1,111 | 12,634 | 66.7% | 61.5% | |
| 54.55% | 22 | 6.2 | 900 | 10,897 | 33.3% | 80.0% | |
| 47.62% | 21 | 2.5 | 935 | 11,545 | 37.5% | 53.9% | |
| 55.00% | 20 | 6.4 | 1,149 | 13,140 | 66.7% | 37.5% | |
| 42.11% | 19 | 6.5 | 932 | 10,909 | 70.0% | 11.1% | |
| 42.11% | 19 | 6.4 | 1,000 | 11,605 | 50.0% | 36.4% | |
| 68.42% | 19 | 5.5 | 1,114 | 13,657 | 66.7% | 69.2% | |
| 70.59% | 17 | 1.8 | 832 | 10,678 | 44.4% | 100.0% | |
| 64.71% | 17 | 3.9 | 977 | 11,157 | 50.0% | 77.8% | |
| 70.59% | 17 | 3.3 | 997 | 13,619 | 80.0% | 66.7% | |
| 35.29% | 17 | 6.8 | 1,043 | 12,249 | 33.3% | 37.5% | |
| 68.75% | 16 | 1.9 | 830 | 10,415 | 62.5% | 75.0% | |
| 56.25% | 16 | 6.3 | 1,200 | 14,549 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 16 | 1.8 | 740 | 9,678 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 80.00% | 15 | 6.2 | 1,298 | 15,351 | 100.0% | 76.9% | |
| 60.00% | 15 | 6.0 | 1,297 | 12,720 | 40.0% | 70.0% | |
| 57.14% | 14 | 6.1 | 1,051 | 13,690 | 62.5% | 50.0% | |
| 57.14% | 14 | 5.5 | 1,147 | 12,312 | 100.0% | 40.0% | |
| 50.00% | 14 | 7.3 | 1,027 | 13,098 | 57.1% | 42.9% | |
| 35.71% | 14 | 1.8 | 799 | 10,268 | 50.0% | 30.0% | |
| 61.54% | 13 | 6.3 | 1,002 | 10,195 | 70.0% | 33.3% | |
| 75.00% | 12 | 6.8 | 948 | 13,965 | 100.0% | 57.1% | |
| 45.45% | 11 | 6.1 | 1,151 | 9,950 | 42.9% | 50.0% | |
| 18.18% | 11 | 5.2 | 948 | 13,458 | 20.0% | 16.7% | |
| 36.36% | 11 | 1.9 | 869 | 11,037 | 60.0% | 16.7% | |
| 18.18% | 11 | 6.3 | 946 | 11,943 | 33.3% | 12.5% | |
| 27.27% | 11 | 6.7 | 1,145 | 14,006 | 0.0% | 30.0% | |
| 36.36% | 11 | 6.3 | 1,064 | 14,555 | 33.3% | 37.5% | |
| 50.00% | 10 | 6.9 | 1,050 | 13,134 | 33.3% | 75.0% | |
| 50.00% | 10 | 2.3 | 832 | 9,876 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 10 | 5.7 | 1,080 | 13,116 | 66.7% | 42.9% | |
| 50.00% | 10 | 6.4 | 1,010 | 12,358 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 10 | 2.1 | 903 | 11,308 | 100.0% | 44.4% | |
| 33.33% | 9 | 2.6 | 876 | 11,666 | 50.0% | 20.0% | |
| 44.44% | 9 | 6.3 | 1,107 | 13,244 | 50.0% | 40.0% | |
| 55.56% | 9 | 6.7 | 917 | 11,368 | 40.0% | 75.0% | |
| 87.50% | 8 | 6.8 | 1,175 | 15,373 | 100.0% | 75.0% | |
| 37.50% | 8 | 6.3 | 1,132 | 12,708 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 4.1 | 943 | 11,321 | 33.3% | 50.0% | |
| 28.57% | 7 | 7.1 | 943 | 11,897 | 0.0% | 40.0% | |
| 100.00% | 7 | 3.2 | 816 | 12,056 | 100.0% | 100.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 6.3 | 951 | 11,967 | 33.3% | 33.3% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 6.9 | 1,107 | 13,619 | 50.0% | 75.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 5.9 | 838 | 11,348 | 100.0% | 20.0% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 2.1 | 721 | 9,810 | 0.0% | 100.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 6.8 | 980 | 14,683 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 7.0 | 1,032 | 12,070 | 50.0% | 0.0% | |
| 100.00% | 5 | 6.3 | 1,022 | 8,762 | 100.0% | 100.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 7.6 | 1,174 | 13,717 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 3.7 | 1,127 | 11,411 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
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Xerath vs Aphelios - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Xerath do against Aphelios in League of Legends?
Xerath wins the Xerath vs Aphelios matchup with a 66.7% win rate compared to Aphelios's 33.3%, a 33.3 percentage point difference. This data is based on 6 recent ranked games in patch 26.7.
How does Xerath do against Aphelios in the early game?
In the early game, Xerath has the advantage against Aphelios with a 50.0% win rate versus 50.0%. Xerath players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.
How does Xerath do against Aphelios in the late game?
In the late game, Xerath takes over the Xerath vs Aphelios matchup with a 75.0% win rate compared to 25.0%. Xerath scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Xerath vs Aphelios matchup?
Xerath wins the matchup against Aphelios with a 66.7% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.7. The 33.3 percentage point advantage means Xerath is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 6 games analyzed.
What is the best Xerath build against Aphelios?
The best Xerath build against Aphelios includes optimized core items. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.
What are the best Xerath runes against Aphelios?
The best Xerath runes against Aphelios use the Sorcery primary tree with Precision secondary. This rune setup achieves a 100.0% win rate in the Xerath vs Aphelios matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Xerath counter Aphelios?
Yes, Xerath has a favorable matchup against Aphelios with a 66.7% win rate. Xerath strongly counters Aphelios in lane based on current patch 26.7 data.
How do I play Xerath against Aphelios?
When playing Xerath against Aphelios, leverage your statistical advantages by trading aggressively during favorable windows. You have early game priority — look for kills and zone control before first recall. Build the recommended items and runes for this specific matchup for the best results.