Stage 2 Level 4 plan
Play Rakan, Xayah, Elise and Vi.
Aphelios' items go on Xayah until Aphelios comes in at level 7.
Lunar Aphelios with Maokai
Also called Aphelios Fast 8 · Lunar Fast 8
Fast 8Carried by Aphelios
——Tier
#5.30Avg Place
34.1%Top 4 %
7.8%Win %
0.1%Play Rate
2,414Games, 7 days
Final board
The board at level 9, where most of its games end, from its games at all ranks over the last 14 days. Press a level to see the board on the way.
★★
★★
★★
★★
Level
Positions are our rule by attack range, not measured. Riot's match data has no positions. Dashed levels are planned.
4Amumu★★
Amumu★★- Gargoyle Stoneplate
- Warmog's Armor
- Spirit Visage
4Aphelios★★
Aphelios★★- Guinsoo's Rageblade
- Kraken's Fury
- Infinity Edge
4Sentinel★★
Sentinel★★- Protector's Vow
- Gargoyle Stoneplate
or
Draven
3Diana★★
Diana★★5Aluneflex
Aluneflex5Kennenflex
Kennenflex5Luxflex
Luxflexor
Elder Dragon
5Maokaiflex
Maokaiflexor
- Vi
5Taricflex
Taricflex
How to play this
- When
- You hold Recurve Bow and B.F. Sword, and nobody else in the lobby is on Aphelios.Others on Aphelios in the lobby, over 2,674 games of this patch at all ranks.
- Items
- Slam Infinity Edge first (B.F. Sword + Sparring Gloves): of Aphelios' most played build, the item its boards placed best with, #4.93 over 2,191 boards at all ranks. our rule Hold the rest:
Recurve Bow ×2
Needlessly Large Rod
Negatron Cloak - Level
- Level to 8 and roll there. Its games also end at level 10 (6%). Level 8 around 4-2: about 22 rolls (44 gold) to 2-star Aphelios; about 33 if three copies of each are on other boards. model Finishes at level 8.7 on average. Boards at its levels average 4.07 across every comp; this one averages 5.31, 1.24 worse. Level is partly how a game went and partly the plan, so this is context, not a grade.Finishes at level 8.7 on average. Boards at its levels average 4.07 across every comp; this one averages 5.29, 1.22 worse. Level is partly how a game went and partly the plan, so this is context, not a grade.
- Carries
Aphelios 3★ on 1% of boards
Guinsoo's Rageblade, Infinity Edge, Kraken's Fury#4.79 over 157 games at all ranks
Stage by stage
Stages 2 and 3 are our plan; 4 to 6 are the level its players were measured at.
Stage 3 Level 6 plan
Add Diana and Varus.
Stage 4 Level 8 measured
Its players average 8.5 when they go out in stage 4.
Add Amumu, Aphelios and Sentinel; sell Vi, Rakan, Elise, Xayah and Varus.
35% of its games end at level 8.
Stage 5 Level 9 measured
Its players average 8.6 when they go out in stage 5.
Add Kennen, Maokai and Taric.
59% of its games end at level 9.
Stage 6 Level 9 measured
Its players average 9.0 when they go out in stage 6.
Its games end around round 5-5 on average, with 7 gold left.
Which version?
Eight comps play Lunar around Aphelios; the biggest four are compared here. They share the two below; the units only one of them plays tell you which one you are on.
All of these playDianaAphelios
DianaApheliosNot gradedLunar Aphelios with Maokai
#5.30 avg34.1% top 42,414 gamesFast 8
Played on about 1 board in 769 in the last 7 days; a grade needs 1 in 100.
Carried by Aphelios
Only this one playsor Kennenor Maokai
or Kennenor MaokaiNo tier yetLunar Aphelios with Lux
— avg— top 4177 gamesFast 8
Carried by Aphelios
Only this one playsVarus
Kog'Maw
or Nidaleeor Vi
Open this version →VarusKog'Mawor Nidaleeor ViNo tier yetLunar Aphelios with Lillia
— avg— top 4121 gamesFast 9
Carried by Aphelios & Alune
Only this one plays
Lillia
or Ivern
or Rammus
or Morgana
Open this version →Lilliaor Ivernor Rammusor MorganaNo tier yetLunar Aphelios & Sett
— avg— top 484 gamesFast 8
Carried by Aphelios & Sett
Only this one plays
Krug
Mama Beak
Sett
or Brambleback
or Zyra
Open this version →KrugMama BeakSettor Bramblebackor Zyra4 smaller versions
- Lunar Aphelios & LilliaNo tier yet83 games
- Lunar Aphelios & NidaleeNo tier yet79 games
- Lunar Aphelios with GnarNo tier yet64 games
- Lunar ApheliosNo tier yet56 games
Eight comps play Lunar around Aphelios; the biggest four are compared here. They share the three below; the units only one of them plays tell you which one you are on.
All of these playDianaApheliosor Lux
DianaApheliosor LuxNot gradedLunar Aphelios with Maokai
#5.29 avg34.5% top 42,674 gamesFast 8
Played on about 1 board in 793 in the last 7 days; a grade needs 1 in 100.
Carried by Aphelios
Only this one playsor Kennenor Maokai
or Kennenor MaokaiNo tier yetLunar Aphelios with Lux
#4.69 avg53.2% top 4186 gamesFast 8
Carried by Aphelios
Only this one playsKog'Mawor Nidaleeor Vi
Open this version →Kog'Mawor Nidaleeor ViNo tier yetLunar Aphelios with Lillia
#4.67 avg46.7% top 4137 gamesFast 9
Carried by Aphelios & Alune
Only this one playsor Ivernor Rammusor Morgana
Open this version →or Ivernor Rammusor MorganaNo tier yetLunar Aphelios & Lillia
#4.86 avg44.0% top 4100 gamesFast 8
Carried by Aphelios & Alune
Only this one plays
Shen
Fiddlesticks
Open this version →ShenFiddlesticks4 smaller versions
- Lunar Aphelios & SettNo tier yet95 games
- Lunar Aphelios & NidaleeNo tier yet83 games
- Lunar Aphelios with GnarNo tier yet69 games
- Lunar ApheliosNo tier yet59 games
Ranked games, last 7 days, Diamond+. A dashed portrait is a flex slot: many of its games play another unit there.
No tier yet fewer than 400 games in 7 days Not graded played too rarely to grade
Board at every levelthe board level by level, with its traits and the options its games play
The board at every level from 4, with what each level adds and sells. From level 8 up it is measured over 6,999 games at all ranks over the last 14 days; below that it is planned.
Lv 4plan
2
2
2Aphelios’s items on Xayah
222Aphelios’s items on XayahLv 5planAdded22
22Aphelios’s items on Xayah
Added2222Aphelios’s items on XayahLv 6planAdded3222Aphelios’s items on Xayah
Added3222Aphelios’s items on XayahLv 7realAddedSold
1
2
22
2
22
AddedSold1222222Lv 835%AddedSold
1
1
32222
AddedSold1132222Lv 959%AddedSold
11
113322
AddedSold11113322Lv 106%Added111133322
Added111133322Not a reroll comp: nothing is 3-starred on even 1 board in 5.
How these rows are made
Level 8 and up are the boards this comp’s games ended on. Riot’s match data keeps only that last board, so the levels below are planned by one rule from this comp’s own units and traits and Riot’s shop odds, and marked plan — how the rule works. Hover a trait badge for what it does. Rows marked real are the boards of the games that went out at that level holding four or more of this comp’s units — real boards on the way to it, not its own games.
Item builds, measuredthe carries’ three-item builds, with average place and games
The carries’ most played three-item builds this patch, with the placement of the games they were built in.
| Champion | Build | Avg Place | Games |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aphelios | Guinsoo's RagebladeInfinity EdgeKraken's Fury | #4.79 | 157 |
| Aphelios |  DeathbladeGuinsoo's RagebladeKraken's Fury | #5.07 | 119 |
| Aphelios | DeathbladeGuinsoo's RagebladeInfinity Edge | #4.89 | 73 |
Components to hold Recurve Bow ×2, B.F. Sword, Needlessly Large Rod, Negatron Cloak, Sparring Gloves
Variationswhat close versions add or leave out, and how they placed
Other boards this comp ends on, over the last 14 days. Each row is a version’s usual final board and what it plays instead of this comp’s own board at that level. A 2 on a portrait: that unit takes two team slots.
Lv 9+1 open5.00avg place452 gamesWithout
+1 open5.00avg place452 gamesWithoutLv 925.60avg place403 gamesPlays2Instead of
25.60avg place403 gamesPlays2Instead ofLv 9+1 open5.27avg place397 gamesPlaysInstead of
+1 open5.27avg place397 gamesPlaysInstead ofLv 85.16avg place375 gamesPlaysInstead of
5.16avg place375 gamesPlaysInstead ofLv 9+1 open5.50avg place362 gamesWithout
+1 open5.50avg place362 gamesWithoutAugments that fitby trait and by our rule; no augment has a number of its own
What each augment grants, set against what this comp measured: the same rule the overlay uses when it reads the three on offer. A measured line is the comp’s own placement at a trait level; a line by rule is a fact about the comp, such as the damage its carry is built for.
MeasuredThe comp’s own placement at a trait’s levels, beside the augments that give the trait.
#4.99
Flora Fatalis 2: averages 4.99 here, against 5.28 at Flora Fatalis 1 (544 boards)
Works against it: Not a reroll comp (15)
By ruleNot a reroll comp: it 3-stars a unit in under 10% of boards, averaging level 8.70 (6,999)
Commerce Core
Invested+
Invested++
Prismatic Ticket
Upward Mobility
Calculated Loss
Cognitive Overload
Epic Rolldown
Epoch
Epoch+
Trade Sector
Trade Sector+3 more
Crafted Crafting
Patience Is A Virtue
RecombobulatorRiot’s match-v1 data does not report which augments a player took, so no augment has a number of its own on this page or anywhere else on the site. The augment reference lists what each one grants.
Questionswhat people search for about this comp, answered from this page
What people search for about this comp, answered from the numbers on this page.
How do you play Lunar Aphelios with Maokai in TFT Set 18?
Fast 8. Players of this comp who go out in stage 6 are level 9.0 on average. Its games end most often at level 9 (59%).
What items does Aphelios need?
Its most played build this patch is Guinsoo's Rageblade, Infinity Edge and Kraken's Fury: #4.79 over 157 games.
Is Lunar Aphelios with Maokai good in patch 18.5?
In Diamond+: average place #5.30 and 34% top 4 over 2,414 Diamond+ games in the last 7 days. At all ranks it averages #5.29 over 2,674 games.
Is Lunar Aphelios with Maokai contested?
Yes, contest costs it: with nobody else on Aphelios it placed #5.21 (41% of games), with one other #5.28 (42%), with two or more #5.51 (18%), over 2,674 games of this patch at all ranks.
More about this compladder boards, traits, by bracket, trend, also played
At the top of the ladder
The newest boards of this comp from the players on our leaderboard, best placed first. A name opens that player’s games, board and items included.
- #2Llaih#2915Challenger · VN · 1,510 LP · level 8 · out at 6-2 · 2026-10-17
- #8minari baby#SG2Challenger · SEA · 1,521 LP · level 8 · out at 5-2 · 2026-10-27
- #8i am patoska#EUWChallenger · EUW · 1,503 LP · level 8 · out at 4-6 · 2026-10-19
Traits
Active on the final board above, with the next breakpoint the trait offers.
Attuned1Avatar1Emerald Aspect1Old Growth1Lunar3next 4Vanguard3next 4Inferno2next 3Juggernaut2next 4What each tier of this comp’s own traits was worth on its boards. The small number under each average is how many boards sat at that tier.
| Trait | Placement at each tier |
|---|---|
| Inferno | 25.172,72235.211,24454.4343473.1367 |
| Juggernaut | 25.134,94944.69309 |
| Lunar | 25.282,87334.741,34844.6866054.02495 |
| Vanguard | 25.204,91144.77892 |
By bracket
Diamond, Master, Grandmaster and Challenger against the whole sample. Each board carries the tier of its own player where the sampler held it.
| Bracket | Games | Avg Place | Top 4 % | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diamond+ | 2,414 | #5.30 | 34.1% | 7.8% |
| All ranks | 2,674 | #5.29 | 34.5% | 7.5% |
Trend
Avg Place on each of the last 7 days. The bars are scaled to the range shown, so the shape is the comparison and the figure under each bar is the day.
5.2922
5.3923
5.2224
5.3225
5.2626
5.3227
5.1928
Also played
Families sharing at least 4 core units with this one — the same board taken a different way.
| Comp | Tier | Shared units | Avg Place | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primal Aphelios & Nidalee | B | 4 | #4.55 | 97,728 |
| Rapidfire Aphelios & Brambleback | — | 4 | #4.83 | 15,017 |
| Solar Aphelios & Amumu | — | 4 | #4.47 | 4,244 |
| Lunar Aphelios with Lux | — | 4 | #4.69 | 186 |
| Elderwood Ezreal with Ivern | — | 4 | #6.80 | 122 |
| Riftbeast Aphelios with Amumu | — | 4 | #4.97 | 109 |
| Lunar Aphelios & Nidalee | — | 4 | #3.90 | 83 |
| Riftbeast Aphelios & Elder Dragon | — | 4 | #4.53 | 66 |