How to win lane as Aphelios against Lucian · 52.44% win rate over 6,918 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Even / skill | Level 1 is even because both trade with basic autos and no spike exists yet. |
| Level 2 | Even / skill | Level 2 stays skill-based as neither champion gains a decisive 2-item or ult edge. |
| Level 3 | Even / skill | Level 3 remains even with Lucian poking but you matching through paired guns. |
| Levels 4-5 | Aphelios | Levels 4-5 favor you as your two-gun combos out-DPS his poke when his dash is down. |
| Level 6 | Lucian | Level 6 favors Lucian because The Culling plus a dash all-in bursts your immobile frame. |
| First item | Lucian | First item favors Lucian since his double-shot spike lands cleaner than your one-item all-in. |
| Two+ items | Aphelios | 2+ items favors you as sustained gun-swap DPS and Moonlight Vigil overwhelm his falloff. |
Even at 1-3: neither of you dominates, so last-hit carefully and block his Piercing Light with the minion wave. Lucian pokes with Q double-shots but you match with paired-gun autos; hold Gravitum and don't over-extend past your caster minions.
The full Aphelios vs Lucian report continues with the mid-game plan, the late-game and teamfight plan, every power spike to play around, and the win conditions for both sides — plus cooldown tracking and the live enemy-jungle tracker inside the app.
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