Aphelios vs Vayne Counter Pick
Matchup Summary
What the Data Means
Aphelios, the Weapon of the Faithful, meets Vayne, the Night Hunter, in the ADC lane. 1,870 tracked games on 16.13.1 put Aphelios at a 53.7% win rate into Vayne. A 3.7-point edge is what puts this matchup in Aphelios’s column.
This is a ranged mirror in terms of reach — 550 versus 550 — so spacing matters less than ability timing.
With Aphelios and Vayne both dealing physical damage, stacking a single stat answers most of it. Before items it is 600 HP, 26 armour, 30 MR for Aphelios; 550, 23, 30 for Vayne. By level 18 that becomes 2334 health and 97 armour for Aphelios against 2301 and 101 for Vayne. Base attack damage is 55 against 60, so Vayne wins the raw auto-attack exchange. Vayne covers ground faster from level one (325 against 330).
Condemn (E) is the ability Aphelios has to respect, just as Vayne plays around Weapon Abilites. Whoever spends Moonlight Vigil or Final Hour first hands the other a window.
Pair 53.7% with its 1,870 games and patch 16.13.1 before calling the matchup settled.
FAQ
Yes — Aphelios holds the statistical advantage in this matchup. Aphelios wins 53.7% of the recorded games.
53.7% from Aphelios's perspective, measured on patch 16.13.1.
1,870 ranked games at Emerald rank and above, across all regions.
The current Aphelios build — items, runes and skill order from the same data set — is on the Aphelios build page.