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Aphelios is a champion in League of Legends.[1]

Abilities[]

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The Hitman and the Seer

The Hitman and the Seer

Innate: Aphelios has access to an arsenal of 5 Moonstone Weapons, created by his sister Alune. He equips two weapons at any one time, one as his main weapon and one as his off-hand. Each weapon has a unique basic attack and passive effect.

Aphelios begins the game with Calibrum Calibrum as his main weapon and Severum Severum in his off-hand, with Gravitum Gravitum, Infernum Infernum, and Crescendum Crescendum queued in reserve. The queue order can be rearranged based on weapon usage.

The Hitman and the Seer 2

Innate - Moonlight: Weapons spawn with 50 Moonlight for ammunition, which is consumed on basic attacks on-attack or to cast his abilities abilities. Abilities that cause Aphelios to attack do not cost additional Moonlight on top of their ability cost. Once his main weapon is exhausted of Moonlight, it is moved to the end of the queue and Aphelios assembles his next available weapon over 1 second to equip it from his reserve, with its Q ability being placed on a 1.5-second Cooldown icon cooldown before that time. Aphelios cannot cast Phase Phase during the assembly.

Innate - Weapon Master: Aphelios cannot improve his abilities with skill points. He starts the game with Phase Phase and gains access to abilities abilities at level 2 and Moonlight Vigil Moonlight Vigil at level 6, with the latter improving automatically at levels 11 and 16. Instead, Aphelios may spend his skill points to gain Attack damage icon bonus attack damage, Attack speed icon bonus attack speed or Armor penetration icon lethality.

Bonus Attack Damage:
4.5 / 9 / 13.5 / 18 / 22.5 / 27
Bonus Attack Speed:
9 / 18 / 27 / 36 / 45 / 54%
Lethality:
5.5 / 11 / 16.5 / 22 / 27.5 / 33
▶️   "This will be your voice."

Info
  • The level up for the bonus attack damage, attack speed, and armor penetration have hotkeys Q, W, E, respectively.
    • Assigning points does not follow the same rules as conventional point expenditure. The quickest you can get an individual statistic to rank-6 is by assigning points at 1 / 2 / 3 / 5 / 7 / 9.
  • An ammunition counter will appear to the right side of the screen at 10 or less Moonlight.
  • Abilities can still be used with less than the required amount of Moonlight, consuming all remaining Moonlight in the process.
  • Runaan's Hurricane Runaan's Hurricane does not consume additional Moonlight for his basic attacks.
  • The icon for this ability changes based on the active skin and functions as Alune's portrait, similarly to Aphelios' portrait.

Map-Specific Differences
Arena icon Arena differences edit
  • Weapon ammunition changed to 30.

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Weapons of the Faithful

Weapons of the Faithful

The active effect of Aphelios' Q varies based on his current main weapon.

The individual actives do not share a cooldown.


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Calibrum, the Sniper Rifle

Calibrum

Aphelios gains Range icon 100 bonus attack range while Calibrum is his main weapon. Enemies damaged by Calibrum through an ability are marked for 4.5 seconds, Reveal icon revealing them for the duration. Aphelios' next basic attack against a marked target uses the current off-hand weapon and has Range icon 1800 range, increased missile speed, and a brief cast time that lasts shorter based on Aphelios' proximity to the target.

The empowered attack will consume the marks from all targets, dealing 15 (+ 20% bonus AD) bonus physical damage to the main target for each mark consumed. If Calibrum is the current off-hand weapon, the main weapon is used for the attack instead.

▶️   "Calibrum."
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Moonshot

Moonshot

Active: Aphelios fires a bolt of energy in the target direction that deals 60 − 160 (based on level) (+ 42% − 60% (based on level) bonus AD) (+ 100% AP) physical damage to the first enemy hit.

Notes
  • Crescendum's Crescendum's outgoing basic attack can bypass Yasuo's Yasuo's Wind Wall Wind Wall and Braum's Braum's Unbreakable Unbreakable but cannot while returning.
  • Triggered Marks apply on-hit effects, stack Energized and trigger Runaan's Hurricane Runaan's Hurricane, but no other on-attack effects.
  • The mark will not be triggered by Onslaught Onslaught attacks.
  • The increased basic attack range is drawn for Aphelios to differentiate it from his normal attack range.
  • The empowered range for the mark will also be drawn as an indicator for Aphelios.
  • Runaan's Hurricane Runaan's Hurricane bolts will use Calibrum's projectiles for Aphelios's attacks with Calibrum.
  • If the target becomes Untargetable icon untargetable, Death dies, or is too far away or no longer in Sight icon sight during the empowered attack's cast time, it will still fire despite the target being invalid.(bug)
Calibrum Attack Range screenshot

A blue circle outlining the range in which he may perform basic attacks.

Aphelios Calibrum Enhanced Mark Range

This glowing indicator will align directly behind each marked target.

Notes

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Severum, the Scythe Pistol

Severum

Basic attacks with Severum are Projectile non-projectile and have an Relentless Force 2 uncancellable windup. Severum's attacks Heal power icon heal Aphelios for 2% − 7.1% (based on level) of the post-mitigation damage dealt, increased to 5% − 17.75% (based on level) for attacks from abilities.

Healing from Severum in excess of Aphelios' Health icon maximum health is converted into a Hybrid resistances icon shield for an amount of up to 10 − 140 (based on level) (+ 6% maximum health), lingering for up to 30 seconds.

▶️   "Severum."
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Onslaught

Onslaught

Active: Aphelios enters an onslaught for 1.75 seconds, gaining Movement speed icon 20% (+ 10% per 100 AP) bonus movement speed and automatically performing up to 6 (+ 2 per 100% bonus attack speed) attacks over the duration against the nearest Sight icon visible enemy, prioritizing enemy Champion icon champions.

Attacks alternate between Severum and his current off-hand weapon, each dealing 10 − 40 (based on level) (+ 20% − 35% (based on level) bonus AD) physical damage, affected by Critical strike icon critical strike modifiers, and applying On-hit icon on-hit damage at 25% effectiveness.

Aphelios cannot cast Phase Phase nor Moonlight Vigil Moonlight Vigil during Onslaught, but he is still able to move. He cannot perform attacks while unable to declare basic attacks.

Notes
  • Runaan's Hurricane Runaan's Hurricane bolts will use Severum's attack animation instead of firing projectiles for Aphelios' attacks with Severum.

Notes
  • Severum's attacks are not Projectile intercepted, but the attacks from the off-hand weapon are during Onslaught.
  • Aphelios will also not perform the attacks while channeling Recall Recall.
  • If Aphelios is Taunt icon taunted, he will still attack the nearest enemy.
  • During Onslaught, Aphelios' Range icon attack range is reduced「 to 410 」「 by 140 」and his attack commands instead issue movement commands to walk into the respective range of his target.
  • Onslaught's name is modified based on Aphelios' off-hand weapon:
  • Onslaught's attacks stack Kircheis Shard item Energized, but do not apply any other on-attack effects.
  • Crescendum Crescendum will not deal damage if blocked by Wind Wall Wind Wall, but the stacks will still be gained.
  • Cosmetically, the Moonlight cost is consumed through the duration.

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Gravitum, the Gravity Cannon

Gravitum

Basic attacks with Gravitum Slow icon slow enemies by 30% for 2.5 seconds, decaying to 10% after 0.7 seconds.

▶️   "Gravitum."
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Binding Eclipse

Binding Eclipse

Gravitum Gravitum - Active: Aphelios expunges all enemies with Gravitum's Slow icon slow debuff, dealing 50 − 110 (based on level) (+ 26% − 35% (based on level) bonus AD) (+ 70% AP) magic damage and Root icon rooting them for 1 second.

Binding Eclipse also empowers in-flight Gravitum projectiles to instantly affect their targets upon applying the slow successively.

Notes
  • Gravitum's debuff applies even if the target is immune to Slow icon slows (via Slow immune 2 slow immunity or Cc-immune icon cc-immunity).
    • The target will be affected after losing their immunity.
  • Runaan's Hurricane's Runaan's Hurricane's bolts will use Gravitum's projectiles when Aphelios attacks with Gravitum.

Notes
  • No compensations are made if Binding Eclipse is used to empower in-flight Gravitum projectiles that are Bullet strikethrough destroyed or have the slow application negated by any means, wasting the effect in the process.
  • Binding Eclipse cannot expunge enemies affected by Gravitum that are Untargetable icon untargetable.
  • Binding Eclipse cannot be cast without a marked target.

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Infernum, the Flamethrower

Infernum

Basic attacks with Infernum shoot a fire bolt that upon arrival splits into a cone of 4 lesser bolts behind the target, dealing damage to enemies they pass through. The fire bolt deals 110% AD physical damage to the primary target. Secondary targets hit by any bolt are dealt 82.5 / 110% (based on level) AD physical damage, reduced to 25.3 / 33% (based on level) AD against Minion icon minions.

Critical strike icon Critical strikes also apply to damage dealt to secondary targets and instead spray 6 missiles in a 50% wider cone that deals Critical strike damage icon critical damage.

▶️   "Infernum."
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Duskwave

Duskwave

Active: Aphelios unleashes a wave of energy in a cone in the target direction, dealing 25 − 65 (based on level) (+ 56% − 80% (based on level) bonus AD) (+ 70% AP) physical damage to all enemies hit and locking onto each of them. After 0.25 seconds, Aphelios then fires a volley of attacks at each locked-on target from his current off-hand weapon, dealing 100% AD physical damage and applying On-hit icon on-hit effects at 100% effectiveness. The damage is affected by Critical strike icon critical strike modifiers. There is no Range icon range limit for locked-on targets.

Notes
  • Infernum's attack hit can be Jax Counter Strike old dodged by or Blind icon missed against the primary target.
    • This will not prevent the missile from dealing damage to secondary targets nor from splashing against additional targets behind the primary target. The damage cannot be dodged as or missed against a secondary target.
  • Runaan's Hurricane Runaan's Hurricane bolts will use Infernum's projectiles when Aphelios attacks with Infernum.
    • The bolts' attacks shoot 3 missiles, increased to 5 missiles when they Critical strike icon critically strike.

Notes
  • The volley applies Death Lotus area damage and the follow up attacks from the off-hand weapon deal Basic Attack basic damage.
  • This ability will cast from wherever the caster is at the start of the cast time.
  • The hitbox also includes a very small portion behind Aphelios' character model.
  • Duskwave's name is modified based on Aphelios' off-hand weapon:
  • Aphelios is locked out of declaring attacks until the volley of attacks have been resolved.
  • The automatic attacks do not trigger any on-attack effects.
    • Pix Pix does not increase the damage of the volley.
  • The volley of attacks won't deal any damage, if they are Jax Counter Strike old dodged, Spirit's Refuge blocked, or if Aphelios is Blind icon blinded.

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Crescendum, the Chakram

Crescendum

Basic attacks with Crescendum hurl the blade at the target, which lingers for 0.25 seconds before homing back to Aphelios. He is unable to declare basic attacks until he retrieves Crescendum, but the attack timer is reset once caught.

Crescendum 2

Whenever Aphelios casts an ability that would require him to throw Crescendum, he instead fires a spectral Chakram at the target that similarly returns to him. Aphelios accumulates the Chakrams he catches, up to 20, which last for 5 seconds or until Crescendum is depleted of Moonlight. Attacks with Crescendum against Champion icon champions will refresh the duration of Chakrams.

Basic attacks with Crescendum are empowered to deal 0% − 138.5% (based on number of Chakrams) AD bonus physical damage and have a 10.67% wind up percentage, decreased to 6.67% when Critical strike icon critically striking. The bonus damage from Chakrams is affected by Critical strike icon critical strike modifiers.

▶️   "Crescendum."
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Sentry

Sentry

Active: Aphelios deploys a lunar sentry at the target location that arms after 0.35 seconds, lasting for up to 20 seconds, during which it is inactive and Untargetable icon untargetable. The sentry activates if an enemy is within range of it, reducing its duration to 4 seconds and becoming targetable. Sentries have 6 health and take 3 damage per Ranged role ranged basic attack and 4 damage per hit by abilities. Turret icon Turret attacks destroy sentries instantly.

The sentry grants Sight icon sight of its surroundings and autonomously attacks the nearest visible enemy in range with a replica of Aphelios' current off-hand weapon, dealing 31 − 100 (based on level) (+ 40% − 60% (based on level) bonus AD) (+ 50% AP) physical damage per hit. The sentry can Critical strike icon critically strike and benefits from both Aphelios' Attack speed icon attack speed and Critical strike chance icon critical strike chance at 100% effectiveness.

See Pets for more details about the sentry. Sentry will cast at max range if cast beyond that.

Notes
  • Accumulated Chakrams accompany Crescendum whenever Aphelios performs a basic attack. This is merely a visual representation of the increased damage, and the separate blades are not considered separate damage sources nor Projectile projectiles.
  • All Chakram stacks are lost if the Crescendum projectile is destroyed (i.e Wind Wall Wind Wall, Unbreakable Unbreakable).
  • At high attack speeds Crescendum will lower Aphelios' total attack speed, even when right next to his target.

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Phase

Phase

Active: Aphelios switches between his main weapon and off-hand weapon over 0.25 seconds.

Info
  • Switching does not interrupt any commands Aphelios was issued before or during Phase.

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Weapon Queue System

The icon of this ability reflects the next weapon that is in reserve.

Active: Aphelios receives a text prompt of the weapon Alune will create next.


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Moonlight Vigil

Moonlight Vigil

Active: Aphelios casts forth a lunar spotlight in the target direction that briefly grants Sight icon sight of the area along its path and stops upon illuminating an enemy Champion icon champion. Alune smites the area centered on the illuminated target, dealing 125 / 175 / 225 (based on level) (+ 20% bonus AD) (+ 100% AP) physical damage to enemy champions struck and locking-on to each target hit, as well as granting Sight icon sight of the area for 2 seconds.

After 0.3 seconds of the illumination, attacks based on Aphelios' current main weapon will launch from the sky against each locked-on target, dealing 100% AD physical damage and applying On-hit icon on-hit effects at 100% effectiveness. These attacks can Critical strike icon critically strike for (20% + 40% 40%) AD bonus physical damage. There is no Range icon range limit for locked-on targets.

  • Calibrum Calibrum: Applies an empowered mark that deals 50 / 80 / 110 (based on level) bonus physical damage per mark consumed.
  • Severum Severum: Heal power icon Heals Aphelios for 250 / 350 / 450 (based on level) if at least one enemy champion is hit.
  • Infernum Infernum: Deals 50 / 100 / 150 (based on level) (+ 25% bonus AD) bonus physical damage on the initial blast. Attacks splash in a 400 radius instead of a cone, dealing「 90% of that damage. 」「 45 / 90 / 135 (based on level) (+ 22.5% bonus AD) physical damage. 」Enemy champions will take damage from overlapping areas.
  • Crescendum Crescendum: Generates 5 additional spectral Chakrams that return to Aphelios from the first enemy champion hit, for a total of 6, on top of those from other targets hit.

▶️   "I am with you!"

Info
  • The basic attacks always count as Projectile projectiles unless Severum Severum is being used. The lunar beam, however, may always be intercepted regardless of which weapon is in play as the main weapon.
  • Spell Shield Spell shield blocks the Moonlight Vigil's initial detonation damage but does not prevent the attacks from locking-on.
  • The basic attacks from Moonlight Vigil Critical strike icon critically strike independently from each other. Targets further away from the center of the blast are hit after a slightly longer delay. These attacks do not apply on-attack effects.
  • Changing weapons while Moonlight Vigil is in flight does not change the effect it has when it hits.
  • This ability will cast from wherever the caster is at the start of the cast time.
  • Moonlight Vigil's effect radius is centered around the location of the missile as it collides.
  • With Calibrum Calibrum, the extra damage from consuming the mark is a bonus damage on top of Calibrum's normal mark consumption damage.
  • With Infernum Infernum, 14 fire bolts splash from each target hit (18 for Critical strike icon critical strikes). This does not occur if the initial damage of Moonlight Vigil kills the target.
  • With Infernum Infernum,the splash attacks damage is also modified by Infernum attack secondary target damage amplifier, which means it only deals 70.125% (=82.5%*85%) of attack damage to secondary targets before level 9.
  • With Crescendum Crescendum, 1 spectral chakram is gained for every target hit by the blast, meaning it is possible to gain up to 10 spectral chakrams with one use of Moonlight Vigil if it hits 5 enemy champions.
  • With Severum Severum, the extra flat heal is given only once, not per target. However, all damage done by Moonlight Vigil with it also heals him from Severum's own passive effect.
  • The locked-on attacks' can be Jax Counter Strike old dodged and Spirit's Refuge blocked, but won't be prevented if Aphelios is Blind icon blinded.
  • Moonlight Vigil has different visual effects changed accordingly to each weapon. This may vary depending on the skin, this showcases the default:

Pets[]

Control type Autonomous (static)
Target type Minion icon Minion
On-hit effects Sentry's attacks are mitigated by Spirit's Refuge block, Jax Counter Strike old dodge, but not Blind icon blind.
Spell effects Sentry's basic attacks apply spell effects as Disintegrate spell damage.

Abilities

Weapon Replication
  • Uses a copy of Aphelios' current off-hand weapon to fire at targets.
Stat Modifier
  • Attacks benefit from Aphelios' Attack speed icon attack speed and Critical strike chance icon critical strike chance.
Critical Strike Modifier
Passive Protection


Champion skins[]

This article section only contains champion skins. For all associated collection items, see Aphelios (Collection).
Aphelios OriginalSkin
Original
RP 975
11.12.2019
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 in her distant temple sanctuary from where she pushes an arsenal of moonstone weapons into his hands. For as long as the moon shines overhead, Aphelios will never be alone.
Separator
ActorN/A, Tania Gunadi
ArtistPan Chengwei
Loot eligible Loot eligible

Patch history[]

For the expanded patch notes, see here.
V14.1 - January 12th Hotfix
  • Stats
    • Attack damage growth reduced to 2.3 from 3.
V13.18
  • General
    • Bug Fix: Model no longer twitches unexpectedly during his weapon's idle animations.
V13.14
  • Gravitum Gravitum
    • Bug Fix: Slow VFX now correctly rotates around the target.
V13.13
  • Gravitum Gravitum
    • Slow duration reduced to 2.5 seconds from 3.5.
  • Severum Severum
    • Basic attacks heal reduced to 2% − 7.1% (based on level) from 2.5% − 9% (based on level).
    • Abilities heal reduced to 5% − 17.75% (based on level) from 8.33% − 30% (based on level).
  • Sentry Sentry
    • Turret attack speed reduced to 0.64 from 0.8.
V13.11
  • The Hitman and the Seer The Hitman and the Seer
    • Bonus attack damage reduced to 4.5 / 9 / 13.5 / 18 / 22.5 / 27 from 5 / 10 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30.
V13.4
  • The Hitman and the Seer The Hitman and the Seer
    • Bonus attack speed increased to 9 / 18 / 27 / 36 / 45 / 54% from 7.5 / 15 / 22.5 / 30 / 37.5 / 45%.
V12.16
V12.14
  • General
    • Bug Fix: Knocked up/stunned animation is now correctly played.
V12.11
  • The Hitman and the Seer The Hitman and the Seer
    • Bonus attack speed increased to 7.5 / 15 / 22.5 / 30 / 37.5 / 45% from 6 / 12 / 18 / 24 / 30 / 36%.
    • Lethality increased to 5.5 / 11 / 16.5 / 22 / 27.5 / 33 from 4.5 / 9 / 13.5 / 18 / 22.5 / 27.
V12.10
  • Stats
    • Base health increased to 580 from 510.
    • Health growth increased to 102 from 88.
    • Armor growth increased to 4.2 from 3.
    • Magic resistance growth increased to 1.3 from 0.5.
  • Severum Severum
    • Basic attacks heal reduced to 2.5% − 9% (based on level) from 3% − 10% (based on level).
    • Abilities heal reduced to 8.33% − 30% (based on level) from 9% − 30% (based on level).
  • Moonlight Vigil Moonlight Vigil
    • Severum Severum heal reduced to 250 / 350 / 450 (based on level) from 275 / 400 / 525 (based on level).
V12.9
  • Phase Phase
    • Bug Fix: Cast SFX is no longer audible to enemies from the fog of war.
V12.5 - March 9th Hotfix
  • Stats
    • Base armor reduced to 26 from 28.
    • Base health reduced to 510 from 530.
V12.4
  • Phase Phase
    • Bug Fix: Cast bar near the HUD now properly animates upon cast.
V11.24
  • General
    • Bug Fix: Champion model no longer becomes stuck in a certain pose if he is killed shortly after performing a basic attack.
V11.18
  • Stats
    • Base attack damage reduced to 55 from 57.
V11.13
  • The Hitman and the Seer The Hitman and the Seer
    • Bonus attack damage increased to 5 / 10 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 from 4 / 8 / 12 / 16 / 20 / 24.
    • Lethality increased to 4.5 / 9 / 13.5 / 18 / 22.5 / 27 from 3.5 / 7 / 10.5 / 14 / 17.5 / 21.
  • Moonlight Vigil Moonlight Vigil
    • Bug Fix: Fixed a bug where he would heal from spells instead of basic attacks when using it with Severum Severum.
V11.12
  • Stats
    • Base magic resistance increased to 30 from 26.
    • Attack damage growth increased to 3 from 2.4.
  • Severum Severum
    • Healing from basic attacks reduced to 3% − 10% (based on level) from 3% − 20% (based on level).
    • Healing from spells increased to 9% − 30% (based on level) from 3% − 20% (based on level).
  • Onslaught Onslaught
    • Attack speed ratio reduced to 2 per 100% bonus attack speed from 3.
    • Base damage increased to 10 − 40 (based on level) from 10 − 30 (based on level).
    • Bonus AD ratio changed to 20% − 35% (based on level) bonus AD from 21% − 30% (based on level).
  • Crescendum Crescendum
    • Bonus damage reduced to 0% − 160% (based on number of Chakrams) AD from 0% − 164% (based on number of Chakrams) AD.
  • Sentry Sentry
    • Base damage increased to 31 − 100 (based on level) from 25 − 85 (based on level).
    • Bonus AD ratio increased to 40% − 60% (based on level) bonus AD) from 35% − 50% (based on level).
V11.8 - April 14th Hotfix
V11.8
  • The Hitman and the Seer The Hitman and the Seer
    • Lethality increased to 3.5 / 7 / 10.5 / 14 / 17.5 / 21 from 3 / 6 / 9 / 12 / 15 / 18.
  • Moonlight Vigil Moonlight Vigil
    • Calibrum Calibrum mark damage increased to 50 / 80 / 110 (based on level) from 40 / 70 / 100 (based on level).
    • Severum Severum heal increased to 275 / 400 / 525 (based on level) from 250 / 375 / 500 (based on level).
    • Gravitum Gravitum empowered root duration increased to 1.35 seconds from 1.25.
    • Infernum Infernum splash damage increased to 90% from 85%.
    • Crescendum Crescendum bonus chakrams increased to 5 from 4.
      • Total chakrams generated increased to 6 from 5.
V11.6
V11.2
V11.1
V10.22
V10.21
  • The Hitman and the Seer The Hitman and the Seer
    • Lethality increased to 3 / 6 / 9 / 12 / 15 / 18 from 2 / 4 / 6 / 8 / 10 / 12.
  • Moonlight Vigil Moonlight Vigil
    • Calibrum Calibrum mark damage increased to 40 / 70 / 100 (based on level) from 20 / 45 / 70 (based on level).
    • Severum Severum heal increased to 250 / 375 / 500 (based on level) from 200 / 300 / 400 (based on level).
    • New Effect: Now increases Binding Eclipse's Binding Eclipse's root duration to 1.25 seconds if slowed while empowered by Gravitum Gravitum.
    • Infernum Infernum splash damage increased to 85% from 75%.
    • Bonus Crescendum Crescendum chakrams increased to 4 from 3.
V10.19
  • Stats
    • Attack damage growth increased to 2.4 from 2.
V10.15
  • Sentry Sentry
    • Turret attack range reduced to 500 units from 575.
    • Turret arm time increased to 0.35 seconds from 0.25.
    • Bug Fix: Now properly applies Manaflow Band Manaflow Band.
  • Infernum Infernum
  • Moonlight Vigil Moonlight Vigil
    • Bug Fix: No longer deals damage without going on cooldown if killed when casting.
V10.14
V10.13
  • Stats
    • Attack damage growth reduced to 2 from 2.2.
  • Crescendum Crescendum
    • Removed: Attacking epic monsters no longer refreshes spectral chakram duration.
  • Sentry Sentry
    • Turret range indicators no longer show in Spectator mode.
  • Moonlight Vigil Moonlight Vigil
    • Bonus critical strike damage reduced to (20% + 18 18.75%) AD from (50% + 18 18.75%) AD.
V10.11
  • Stats
    • Base health increased to 530 from 500.
    • Health growth increased to 88 from 86.
V10.8
  • The Hitman and the Seer The Hitman and the Seer
    • Removed: No longer grants 3 / 6 / 9 / 12 / 15 / 18% bonus-armor penetration.
    • New Effect: Now grants 2 / 4 / 6 / 8 / 10 / 12 lethality.
  • Moonshot Moonshot
    • Base damage reduced to 60 − 160 (based on level) from 60 / 85 / 110 / 135 / 160 (based on level).
    • Cooldown increased to 10 − 8 (based on level) seconds from 10 / 9.5 / 9 / 8.5 / 8 (based on level).
    • Bonus AD ratio reduced to 42% − 60% (based on level) bonus AD from 60% at all levels.
  • Onslaught Onslaught
    • Base damage reduced to 10 − 30 (based on level) from 10 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 (based on level).
    • Cooldown increased to 10 − 8 (based on level) seconds from 10 / 9.5 / 9 / 8.5 / 8 (based on level).
    • Bonus AD ratio reduced to 21% − 30% (based on level) bonus AD from 30% at all levels.
  • Binding Eclipse Binding Eclipse
    • Base damage reduced to 50 − 110 (based on level) from 50 / 65 / 80 / 95 / 110 (based on level).
    • Cooldown increased to 12 − 10 (based on level) seconds from 12 / 11.5 / 11 / 10.5 / 10 (based on level).
    • Bonus AD ratio reduced to 26% − 35% (based on level) bonus AD from 35% at all levels.
  • Duskwave Duskwave
    • Base damage reduced to 25 − 65 (based on level) from 25 / 35 / 45 / 55 / 65 (based on level).
    • Cooldown increased to 9 − 6 (based on level) seconds from 9 / 8.25 / 7.5 / 6.75 / 6 (based on level).
    • Bonus AD ratio reduced to 56% − 80% (based on level) bonus AD from 80% at all levels.
  • Sentry Sentry
    • Base damage reduced to 25 − 85 (based on level) from 25 / 40 / 55 / 70 / 85 (based on level).
    • Cooldown increased to 9 − 6 (based on level) seconds from 9 / 8.25 / 7.5 / 6.75 / 6 (based on level).
    • Bonus AD ratio reduced to 35% − 50% (based on level) bonus AD from 50% at all levels.
V10.6
  • Severum Severum
    • Healing reduced to 3% − 20% (based on level) from 8% − 25% (based on level).
  • Infernum Infernum
    • Secondary damage to minions reduced to 23 / 30% (based on level) AD from 34 / 45% (based on level) AD.
  • Crescendum Crescendum
    • Bonus damage reduced to 0% − 164% (based on number of Chakrams) AD from 0% − 173% (based on number of Chakrams) AD.
V10.4
  • Weapons of the Faithful Weapons of the Faithful
    • New Effect: Players can now see both guns he is holding next to his health bar.
  • Calibrum Calibrum
    • Removed: No longer resets Aphelios' basic attack timer 0.2 seconds after triggering the mark.
  • Sentry Sentry
    • Range indicator is now red for enemies when inactive.
    • Base attack speed reduced to 0.8 from 1.
    • Turret damage taken from ranged attacks increased to 3 from 2.
    • Turret damage taken from AoE abilities increased to 4 from 2.
    • Bug Fix: No longer occasionally dies upon being activated.
  • Moonlight Vigil Moonlight Vigil
    • Visual effects adjusted to be clearer in game.
    • Target range reduced to 1300 units from 1600.
V10.3
  • Calibrum Calibrum
    • New Effect: Marks now have a maximum range of 1800 units, instead of a global range.
V10.2
  • Calibrum Calibrum
    • Mark base damage reduced to 15 at all levels from 20 / 25 / 30 / 35 / 40 (based on level).
    • Mark bonus AD ratio reduced to 20% bonus AD from 30%.
  • Moonshot Moonshot
    • Cooldown increased to 10 / 9.5 / 9 / 8.5 / 8 (based on level) seconds from 9 / 8.25 / 7.5 / 6.75 / 6 (based on level).
  • Onslaught Onslaught
    • Bonus AD ratio reduced to 30% bonus AD from 35%.
  • Crescendum Crescendum
    • Bonus damage reduced to 0% − 173% (based on number of Chakrams) AD from 0% − 224.25% (based on number of Chakrams) AD.
V10.1 - January 8th Hotfix
  • Duskwave Duskwave
    • Bug Fix: Splash damage now properly originates from where the primary target was hit and deals the proper amount of damage depending on his level.
V10.1
  • Stats
    • Movement speed reduced to 325 from 330.
    • Base health reduced to 500 from 530.
  • Moonlight Vigil Moonlight Vigil
    • Infernum Infernum splash damage reduced to 75% from 100%.
V9.24 - December 17th Hotfix
  • Calibrum Calibrum
    • Bug Fix: Attacks that consume Calibrum marks no longer apply on-hit effects an additional time.
    • Mark AD ratio reduced to 30% bonus AD from 40% bonus AD.
  • Moonshot Moonshot
    • Bug Fix: No longer applies on-hit effects.
  • Moonlight Vigil Moonlight Vigil
    • Infernum Infernum AD ratio reduced to 25% bonus AD from 40% bonus AD.
    • Infernum Infernum splash radius reduced to 400 units from 500.
V9.24 - Added
  • The Hitman and the Seer The Hitman and the Seer (Innate)
    • Innate: Aphelios has access to an arsenal of 5 Moonstone Weapons, created by his sister Alune. He equips two weapons at any one time, one as his main weapon and one as his off-hand. Each weapon has a unique basic attack and passive effect.
    • Aphelios begins the game with Calibrum Calibrum as his main weapon and Severum Severum in his off-hand, with Gravitum Gravitum, Infernum Infernum, and Crescendum Crescendum queued in reserve. The queue order can be rearranged based on weapon usage.
    • Moonlight: Weapons spawn with 50 Moonlight for ammunition, which is consumed on basic attacks or to cast his abilities abilities. Abilities that cause Aphelios to attack do not cost additional Moonlight on top of their ability cost. Once his main weapon is exhausted of Moonlight, it is moved to the end of the queue and Aphelios equips the next available weapon from his reserve.
    • Weapon Master: Aphelios cannot improve his abilities with skill points. He starts the game with Phase Phase and gains access to abilities abilities at level 2. He gains access to Moonlight Vigil Moonlight Vigil at level 6, which improves automatically at levels 11 and 16. Instead, Aphelios may spend his skill points to gain bonus attack damage, bonus attack speed or armor penetration.
      • Bonus Attack Damage: 4 / 8 / 12 / 16 / 20 / 24.
      • Bonus Attack Speed: 6 / 12 / 18 / 24 / 30 / 36%.
      • Armor Penetration: 3 / 6 / 9 / 12 / 15 / 18%.
  • Weapons of the Faithful Weapons of the Faithful (Q)
    • The active effect of Aphelios' Q ability varies based on his current main hand weapon.
    • The individual actives do not share a cooldown.
  • Calibrum Calibrum (R1)
    • Innate: Aphelios gains Range icon 100 bonus range while Calibrum is his main weapon.
    • Precision: Enemies damaged by Calibrum via an ability are marked for 4.5 seconds, Sight icon revealing them for the duration. Aphelios's next basic attack against a marked target uses the current off-hand weapon and gains Range icon global range.
    • This attack will consume all marks, dealing 20 / 25 / 30 / 35 / 40 (based on level) (+ 40% bonus AD) Attack damage bonus physical damage per mark to the initial target. If Calibrum is the current off-hand weapon, the empowered attack uses the main weapon instead.
    • Cost: 1 Moonlight per attack.
  • Moonshot Moonshot (Q1)
    • Calibrum Calibrum - Active: Aphelios fires a bolt of energy in a line, dealing 60 / 85 / 110 / 135 / 160 (based on level) (+ 60% bonus AD) (+ 100% AP) physical damage to the first enemy hit.
    • Cost: 10 Moonlight + 60 mana.
    • Cooldown: 9 / 8.25 / 7.5 / 6.75 / 6 (based on level) seconds.
  • Severum Severum (R2)
    • Basic attacks with Severum don't use Projectile projectiles.
    • Resurgent: Severum's attacks Heal power icon heal him for 8% − 25% (based on level) of damage dealt.
    • Healing from Severum in excess of Aphelios' maximum health is converted into a Hybrid resistances icon shield for an amount of up to 10 − 140 (based on level) (+ 6% maximum health), lasting for up to 30 seconds.
    • Cost: 1 Moonlight per attack.
  • Onslaught Onslaught (Q2)
    • Severum Severum - Active: For 1.75 seconds, Aphelios gains 20% (+ 10% per 100 AP) Movement speed icon bonus movement speed and autonomously performs up to 6 (+ 3 per 100% bonus attack speed) attacks over the duration to the nearest enemy, prioritizing enemy Champion icon champions.
    • Attacks alternate between Severum and his current off-hand weapon, each dealing 10 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 (based on level) (+ 35% bonus AD) physical damage, 25% on-hit damage and can Critical strike icon critically strike. This will consume Moonlight from Severum regardless of whether the attacks are used.
    • Cost: 10 Moonlight + 60 mana.
    • Cooldown: 10 / 9 / 8 (based on level) seconds.
  • Gravitum Gravitum (R3)
    • Innate - Binding: Gravitum applies a 30% Slow icon slow that decays over 3.5 seconds.
    • Cost: 1 Moonlight per attack.
  • Binding Eclipse Binding Eclipse (Q3)
    • Gravitum Gravitum - Active: Aphelios expunges all enemies affected by Gravitum's Slow icon slow, dealing 50 / 65 / 80 / 95 / 110 (based on level) (+ 35% bonus AD) (+ 70% AP) Magic damage magic damage and Root icon rooting them for 1 second.
    • Cost: 10 Moonlight + 60 mana.
    • Cooldown: 12 / 11.5 / 11 / 10.5 / 10 (based on level) seconds.
    • Effect Radius: Global.
  • Infernum Infernum (R4)
    • Innate - Incendiary: Infernum deals 110% AD physical damage to the target and spray four firebolts in a cone behind them, each dealing 75 / 100% (based on level) AD physical damage to enemies hit, reduced to 34 / 45% (based on level) AD physical damage against Minion icon minions.
    • Critical strike icon Critical strikes spray eight firebolts over a X% wider cone and deal bonus damage.
    • Cost: 1 Moonlight per attack.
  • Duskwave Duskwave (Q4)
    • Infernum Infernum - Active: Aphelios unleashes a wave of energy in a cone, dealing 25 / 35 / 45 / 55 / 65 (based on level) (+ 80% bonus AD) (+ 70% AP) physical damage to all enemies hit and locking on to each of them. After a delay, Aphelios then fires a volley of basic attacks from his current off-hand weapon, one at each locked-on enemy. There is no range limit for locked-on targets.
    • Cost: 10 Moonlight + 60 mana.
    • Cooldown: 9 / 8 / 7 / 6 (based on level) seconds.
  • Crescendum Crescendum (R5)
    • Innate: Basic attacks with Crescendum hurl the blade at the target, which lingers for 0.25 seconds before homing back to Aphelios. He is Disarm icon disarmed until he retrieves Crescendum, but the attack timer is reset once caught.
    • Arcing: Whenever Aphelios casts an ability that would require him to throw Crescendum, he instead throws a spectral Chakram at his target that similarly returns to him. Aphelios accumulates the Chakrams he catches, up to 20, which last for 5 seconds. Attacks against Champion icon champions and epic Monster icon monsters will refresh the lifespan on Chakrams.
    • Basic attacks with Crescendum deal 30 / X% AD (based on number of Chakrams) bonus physical damage. The bonus damage from Chakrams can Critical strike icon critically strike.
    • Cost: 1 Moonlight per attack.
    • Speed: 600 (+ 75 per 10% bonus attack speed).
  • Sentry Sentry (Q5)
    • Crescendum Crescendum - Active: Aphelios deploys a lunar sentry for up to 20 seconds, reduced to 4 seconds after it starts attacking. Deploying a new sentry reduces the eldest's duration to 4 seconds. A sentry has 6 health, enemies can attack the sentry with basic attacks, dealing 2 damage per hit.
    • The sentry autonomously attacks the nearest enemy in range with a clone of Aphelios' current off-hand weapon, dealing 25 / 40 / 55 / 70 / 85 (based on level) (+ 50% bonus AD) (+ 50% AP) physical damage. The sentry can Critical strike icon critically strike and benefits from Aphelios' Attack speed icon attack speed and Critical strike chance icon critical strike chance.
    • Cost: 10 Moonlight + 60 mana.
    • Cooldown: 9 / 8.25 / 7.5 / 6.75 / 6 (based on level) seconds.
  • Phase Phase (W)
    • Active: Aphelios switches between his main weapon and off-hand weapon.
    • Static Cooldown: 0.8 seconds.
  • Weapon Queue System Weapon Queue System (E)
    • The icon of this ability reflects the next weapon that is in reserve.
    • Active: Alune verbally notifies which weapon she will create next.
  • Moonlight Vigil Moonlight Vigil (R)
    • Active: Aphelios casts forth a lunar spotlight that stops upon illuminating an enemy champion. Alune smites the area centered on the illuminated enemy, dealing 125 / 175 / 225 (based on level) (+ 20% bonus AD) (+ 100% AP) physical damage and locking-on to each enemy hit.
    • After a delay, basic attacks will begin raining from the sky based on Aphelios' current main weapon, one upon each enemy locked-on by Moonlight Vigil. These attacks can Critical strike icon critically strike for (50% + 18 18.75%) AD bonus physical damage. There is no range limit for locked-on targets.
      • Calibrum Calibrum: Applies an empowered mark that deals 20 / 45 / 70 (based on level) additional physical damage per mark.
      • Severum Severum: If at least one enemy is hit, Aphelios Heal power icon heals for 200 / 300 / 400 (based on level) health.
      • Gravitum Gravitum: Enemies are Slow icon slowed by 99% for the same duration.
      • Infernum Infernum: The initial blast deals an additional 50 / 100 / 150 (based on level) (+ 40% bonus AD) physical damage. Attacks Umbra Blades splash in a circle instead of a cone. Enemies will take damage from overlapping areas.
      • Crescendum Crescendum: 3 additional spectral chakrams return to Aphelios from the first enemy hit, for a total of 4, on top of those from other enemies hit.
    • Mana Cost: 100 mana.
    • Cooldown: 120 / 110 / 100 (based on level) seconds.

Trivia[]

  • Aphelios means "furthest from the sun".[2]
    • It comes from Greek, "apo" means "far apart, away"[3] and "Helios" is the Titan god of the sun,[4] the latter element being shared with Aurelion Sol Aurelion Sol.
    • In astronomy, "aphelion" means "the point in the orbit of an object where it is farthest from the Sun" also has the same origin.
  • His sister's name Alune is possibly based on Latin luna, which shares the same PIE root *lewk- as Lux Lux and Lucian Lucian.[5]
  • Aphelios Aphelios and Alune Alune are possibly inspired by the Sun and Moon twins from Indo-European mythology; albeit that both twins belong to the Lunari order.
  • Aphelios is the first champion that has less than four abilities.
  • A unique HUD is used due to the unorthodox arrangement of his kit.
  • Aphelios has a game start ceremony that forces him in place.
  • Aphelios is the only champion in League of Legends who can obtain the highest amount of Lethality.[6]
  • Since Aphelios can hold two weapons at a time with The Hitman and the Seer The Hitman and the Seer, there are 10 different possible combinations of weapons he can have equipped. These are:
  • Aphelios was associated with a meme known as '200 years' that stemmed from a champion designer's controversial comments regarding game design experience. Despite the comment being in response to a conversation about Wukong Wukong, the meme has been affiliated with Aphelios because the comment was made shortly after Aphelios's release, because Aphelios's kit was complex in both visual clarity and mechanics, and because Aphelios was extraordinarily strong during his release.

See also[]

References[]

  1. Aphelios's profile page at LeagueOfLegends.com
  2. Aphelios name meaning
  3. Beekes, R.S.P. Etymological Dictionary of Greek, p. 117
  4. Beekes, R.S.P. Etymological Dictionary of Greek, p. 516
  5. DeVaan, . Etymological Dictionary of Latin, p. 352
  6. https://leagueoflegends.fandom.com/wiki/Armor_penetration#Trivia
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