Aphelios vs Smolder at a glance
Across 1,739 NA and EUW ranked games in Bot lane, Aphelios wins 50.5% against Smolder, 1.3 points higher than the 49.2% Aphelios wins in that role overall.
In our library of 5 high-elo VODs (latest patch 16.17), Aphelios won 40% against Smolder and averaged 7.2/4.8/5.2. That is a small sample, so treat it as a starting point.
One Aphelios setup into Smolder takes Fleet Footwork (Precision and Sorcery) and builds Stormrazor, The Collector and Infinity Edge. It shows up in 1 of 5 games. The main alternative also takes Fleet Footwork but runs Triumph (1 game).
Solo kills by level
A solo kill is a kill on the lane opponent with no assist. The bars over each champion above count them by champion level, from 1,739 NA and EUW ranked games in Bot lane; the amber marks are where that champion's kills usually fall.
Aphelios gets 0.5 solo kills per game against Smolder, more than the 0.4 Aphelios averages in bot lane, and 13% of them come before level 6, about the usual 13%.
Smolder gets 0.3 solo kills per game against Aphelios, in line with the 0.3 Smolder averages in bot lane, and 16% of them come before level 6, about the usual 14%.
How they built Aphelios into Smolder
Taken from the 5 VODs on this page, patch 16.17, 16.1, 15.13.
One-off setup
One-off setup
Latest Aphelios vs Smolder games
The most recent games in this matchup, newest first.
- Victory 8/2/1Patch 16.17
- Victory 10/3/5Patch 16.17
- Defeat 10/8/10Patch 16.1
- Defeat 3/4/1Patch 15.13
- Defeat 5/7/9Patch 14.3




