By GamGem ResearchLast updated 18 Oct 2026
the Weapon of the Faithful
Patch 26.20 · Stats from the 26.18 Master+ sample (4,443 games).
Aphelios, the Weapon of the Faithful, has no third ability: he carries five Lunari weapons, two at a time, and Phase swaps which one is in his hand. Master+ bot laners mostly picked Press the Attack, then built The Collector, Infinity Edge and Lord Dominik's Regards, in that order, on Gluttonous Greaves.
Marksman
Patch 26.18 · Bot · Ranked Solo/Duo · Master+ · EUW · KR · NA · 4,443 games · Preview sample
4,443
Games
Very High
Confidence
55.2%Win Rate
Flash
Barrier57.1%Win Rate
Flash
Ghost
This exact page: taken in 19.9% of games·50.5% win rate over 885 games.
Hitting an enemy champion 3 consecutive times deals bonus damage and amplifies your damage until you leave combat with champions.
Takedowns restore 5% of your missing health and grant an additional 20 gold.
Takedowns on enemies grant permanent Life Steal, up to a cap. Once the cap is reached, increase your max health. Weaker earlier but stronger later game than other Legend Runes.
Deal more damage to high health enemy champions.
Get some gold back when you purchase Legendary Items.
Upon reaching level 3, gain an Elixir of Avarice. Upon reaching level 6, gain an Elixir of Force. Upon reaching level 9, gain an Elixir of Skill.
Fleet Footwork13.5% taken · 47.9% win601 games
Lethal Tempo10.7% taken · 47.0% win477 games
Conqueror9.7% taken · 44.4% win432 gamesPrecision + Inspiration85.0% taken · 49.3% win3,776 games
Precision + Sorcery13.3% taken · 47.4% win589 games
Precision + Resolve1.5% taken · 51.5% win68 gamesWhich ability to max first, and the level each point goes in — Aphelios's most common path.
QAphelios has 5 different activated abilities, based on his main-hand weapon:Calibrum (Rifle): Long range shot that marks its target for a long-range follow-up attack.
Cooldown 9s · 60 Mana
WAphelios swaps his main-hand gun with his off-hand gun, replacing his basic attack and activated ability.
Cooldown 0.8s · No cost
EAphelios has no third ability.
Cooldown 0s · No cost
RFire a concentrated blast of moonlight that explodes on enemy champions.
Cooldown 120/110/100s · 100 ManaMax Q first, then E, then W. Take R whenever available (6 / 12 / 16).
| Ability | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QWeapon Abilites | Q | Q | Q | Q | Q | Q | ||||||||||||
| WPhase | W | W | W | |||||||||||||||
| EWeapon Queue System | E | E | E | E | E | E | ||||||||||||
| RMoonlight Vigil | R | R | R |
How Aphelios performs against enemy bot laners
Recommended items by enemy team composition
ApheliosBot average
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Close the gap early — it wins at range and at three items — neither before ten minutes
Punish the cooldown — Aphelios is exposed while its rotation is down
Ward the flank — vision is what turns its best opening into a worse one
Respect the spike — Riot rates the kit 10/10, so a practised player gets more out of it than the average
Trade on your terms — take the fight where its damage lands on nobody
PThe Hitman and the Seer
Aphelios wields 5 Lunari Weapons made by his sister Alune. He has access to two at a time: one main-hand and one off-hand. Each weapon has a unique Basic Attack and Ability. Attacks and abilities consume a weapon's ammo. When out of ammo, Aphelios discards the weapon and Alune summons the next of the 5.
Passive — never cast
QWeapon Abilites
Aphelios has 5 different activated abilities, based on his main-hand weapon:Calibrum (Rifle): Long range shot that marks its target for a long-range follow-up attack.Severum (Scythe Pistol): Run fast while attacking nearby enemies with both weapons.Gravitum (Cannon): Root all enemies slowed by this weapon.Infernum (Flamethrower): Blast enemies in a cone and attack them with your off-hand weapon.Crescendum (Chakram): Deploy a sentry that shoots your off-hand weapon.
Cost 60 ManaCooldown 9sRange 1450
WPhase
Aphelios swaps his main-hand gun with his off-hand gun, replacing his basic attack and activated ability.
No costCooldown 0.8sRange 250
EWeapon Queue System
Aphelios has no third ability. This slot shows the next weapon Alune will give him. Weapon order begins fixed but may change over game time -- when a weapon is out of ammo it goes to the end of the order.
No costCooldown 0sRange 1000
RMoonlight Vigil
Fire a concentrated blast of moonlight that explodes on enemy champions. Applies the unique effect of Aphelios' main-hand gun.
Cost 100 ManaCooldown 120/110/100sRange 1300
Riot's notes from patch 25.S1.1 to 26.20 change Aphelios in 6 patches. The latest is patch 26.19, published 2026-09-22.
Calibrum
Severum
Gravitum
Infernum
Crescendum
Aphelios has been kiting the spotlight for a while now, even though he's a hypercarry in an enchanter meta that should favor him, so we're looking to give him a little boost to encourage him to get out of his comfort zone.
Calibrum
Severum
Infernum
Crescendum
Since his nerfs earlier this year, Aphelios has fallen in priority and win rate. With some power budget freed up, we're pulling back on some of those earlier nerfs to highlight each gun's unique strengths.
PThe Hitman and the Seer
Even after our hotfix nerfs in 26.1, Aphelios remains as one of the most dominant marksmen in the game. We're lowering his damage to make him a little less powerful at all stages of the game.
Calibrum
Severum
Infernum
Crescendum
RMoonlight Vigil
Aphelios has a lot of intricacies and some of his abilities try to behave exactly like basic attacks. With that in mind, we're converting Severum's active to total attack damage in line with similar abilities and generally lowering the bonus AD ratios of several abilities that already scale well due to firing off basic attacks that can crit as part of their cast.
Base Stats
Severum
Calibrum
Aphelios is doing alright in terms of power right now, but he hasn’t quite made the leap into pro play. We’re giving him a few small pro-skewed buffs to build some more faith in the weapon of the faithful himself.
Base Stats
Aphelios isn't critically weak, but his current builds mostly focus on spell-based outputs and not his actual attacks. We're buffing up his attack speed ratio to make investing in attack speed on Aphelios a bit more rewarding.
Riot's data lists 8 looks for Aphelios with their own art, the base skin included and 41 chroma variants.
Best ARAM build
This champion’s win rate on each patch the preview sample spans, over its own games there. What actually changed each patch is in Riot’s own notes.
| Stat | Aphelios | Rank | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base health | 600 | =116th | 620 |
| Health per level | 102 | =107th | 104 |
| Base armor | 26 | =110th | 30 |
| Armor per level | 4.2 | =122nd | 4.6 |
| Base magic resist | 33 | =4th | 32 |
| Magic resist per level | 1.1 | =145th | 1.55 |
| Base attack damage | 55 | =120th | 59 |
| Base attack speed | 0.665 | =50th | 0.656 |
| Attack speed per level | 2.1% | =114th | 2.5% |
| Move speed | 325 | =154th | 335 |
| Attack range | 550 | =9th | 175 |
| Stat | Level 1 | Per level | Level 18 | Rank at 18 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health | 600 | +102 | 2334 | =116th of 173 |
| Mana | 348 | +42 | 1062 | 73rd of 145 |
| Armor | 26 | +4.2 | 97.4 | =145th of 173 |
| Magic resist | 33 | +1.1 | 51.7 | =141st of 173 |
Riot Data Dragon 16.20.1. Growth curve: League of Legends Wiki — Champion statistic.
Aphelios, the Weapon of the Faithful, is a Marksman champion in League of Legends. Riot rates the kit 10/10 for difficulty, 6/10 for attack, 2/10 for defense and 1/10 for magic. Aphelios spends Mana and has 8 skins with their own art.
Emerging from moonlight's shadow with weapons drawn, Aphelios kills the enemies of his faith in brooding silence—speaking only through the certainty of his aim, and the firing of each gun. Though fueled by a poison that renders him mute, he is guided by his sister Alune. From her distant temple sanctuary, she pushes an arsenal of moonstone weapons into his hands. For as long as the moon shines overhead, Aphelios will never be alone.
