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Lunar Aphelios with Lux

Also called Aphelios Fast 8 · Lunar Fast 8

Fast 8Carried by ApheliosA Teamfight Tactics Set 18 comp, measured on patch 18.5 ranked games.

Difficulty Medium Placed 0.41 worse on average when one other player held Aphelios

Updated 21 Oct 2026, 10:18 UTC · ranked games, last 7 days, Diamond+ · Patch 18.5

Too few games to grade in Diamond+: 198 in the last 7 days, and its numbers start at 400. All ranks shows what we measured.

Which version?

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 play
DianaApheliosSentinel
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No tier yetLunar Aphelios with Lux
— avg— top 4198 gamesFast 8
Carried by Aphelios
Only this one plays
VarusKog'Maw
4 smaller versions

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 this week   Not graded played too rarely to grade

When

Take it when you hold Recurve Bow and B.F. Sword, and nobody else is on Aphelios

  • #3.87 alone27% of games
  • #4.28 with one other44% of games
  • #4.93 with two or more30% of games

Others on Aphelios in the lobby, over 656 games of this patch at all ranks.

Scout the lobby: with two or more other players on Aphelios it placed #4.93, against #3.87 with nobody else on them.

Slam order our rule

First Kraken's Fury (Recurve Bow + Negatron Cloak)

Of Aphelios' most played build, the item its boards placed best with: #4.11 over 371 boards.

Then: Recurve Bow, B.F. Sword, Needlessly Large Rod, Sparring Gloves

Aphelios' items go on Xayah until Aphelios comes in at level 8. plan

Level plan

  1. Stage 2 Lv 4 plan
  2. Stage 3 Lv 6 plan
  3. Stage 4 Lv 8.0 measured
  4. Stage 5 Lv 8.3 measured
  5. Stage 6 Lv 9.0 measured

Its games end at Lv 8 42% · Lv 9 48% · Lv 10 9%

Carries

Aphelios 3★ on 1% of boards

Guinsoo's RagebladeInfinity EdgeKraken's Fury Guinsoo's Rageblade, Infinity Edge, Kraken's Fury

#3.91 over 69 games

Aphelios

Game plan

How it’s played
Fast 8 Players of this comp who go out in stage 6 are level 9.0 on average.
Play it when
you hold Recurve Bow and B.F. Sword, and nobody else is on Aphelios (it placed #3.87 then, #4.93 against two or more)
Roll
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
Build
Aphelios Aphelios Guinsoo's RagebladeInfinity EdgeKraken's Fury Guinsoo's Rageblade, Infinity Edge, Kraken's Fury · 69 games · #3.91
Components
Recurve BowRecurve Bow ×2 · B.F. SwordB.F. Sword · Needlessly Large RodNeedlessly Large Rod · Negatron CloakNegatron Cloak · Sparring GlovesSparring Gloves
Pace
Level when its players go out — stage 4: 8.0 · stage 5: 8.3 · stage 6: 9.0
Games end
Lv 8 42% · Lv 9 48% · Lv 10 9%
Vs its level
Finishes at level 8.7 on average. Boards at its levels average 4.02 across every comp; this one averages 4.32, 0.30 worse. Level is partly how a game went and partly the plan, so this is context, not a grade.

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Final board

The whole board at level 9, where most of its games end, drawn from its games at all ranks over the last 14 days. A dashed slot is one its games fill differently; an open one, no unit holds on a quarter of them. Under a unit, or: who its games play there instead.

The Night Arena: an obsidian TFT board lit in gold
★★
★★
★★
★★
★★
★★

Positions are our rule, by attack range: melee in front, ranged behind, the most-itemed carries in the back corners. Riot's match data has none. Dashed level buttons are planned, the rest measured.

5Lux★
  • Spear of Shojin
  • Jeweled Gauntlet
4Amumu★★
  • Gargoyle Stoneplate
  • Warmog's Armor
  • Spirit Visage
4Aphelios★★
  • Guinsoo's Rageblade
  • Kraken's Fury
  • Infinity Edge
carry
4Sentinel★★
  • Protector's Vow
  • Gargoyle Stoneplate
  • Warmog's Armor
3Diana★★
3Kog'Maw★★
1Varus★★
4Nidaleeflex
or
  • Brambleback
3Viflex

Paste it into the game’s Team Planner to have these champions marked in your shop.

Stage by stage

What to do at each stage, from the numbers below: stages 2 and 3 are our plan, 4 to 6 the level its players were measured at.

Stage 2 Level 4 plan

Play Akali, Varus, Xayah and Kog'Maw.

Aphelios' items go on Xayah until Aphelios comes in at level 8.

Stage 3 Level 6 plan

Add Mama Beak and Rakan.

Stage 4 Level 8 measured

Its players average 8.0 when they go out in stage 4.

Add Lux, Amumu, Aphelios, Sentinel, Diana and Nidalee; sell Akali, Xayah, Mama Beak and Rakan.

Fill the eighth slot: Nidalee #5.47 (2% won, 49 games), Vi #6.28 (0% won, 76 games); all level-8 boards #5.91.

42% of its games end at level 8.

Stage 5 Level 8 measured

Its players average 8.3 when they go out in stage 5.

Stage 6 Level 9 measured

Its players average 9.0 when they go out in stage 6.

Sell Nidalee.

48% of its games end at level 9.

Its games end around round 5-7 on average, with 6 gold left.

How it’s played

The board at every level from 4, with what each level adds and sells. From level 8 up it is measured over 651 games at all ranks over the last 14 days; below that it is planned. Each level’s options are this patch’s.

842%948%109%
Lv 4planAkaliVarusXayahKog'Maw1222Aphelios’s items on Xayah
Lv 5planAkaliRakanVarusXayahKog'MawAddedRakan12222Aphelios’s items on Xayah
Lv 6planAkaliVarusXayahKog'MawMama BeakRakanAddedMama Beak13222Aphelios’s items on Xayah
Lv 7planVarusDianaKog'MawSentinelAkaliXayahMama BeakAddedDianaSentinelSoldRakan1322222Aphelios’s items on Xayah
Lv 842%LuxAmumuApheliosSentinelDianaKog'MawVarusNidaleeAddedLuxAmumuApheliosNidaleeSoldAkaliXayahMama Beak11222222Optionsall: #5.91 · 2% won · 160 gamesNidalee#5.472% won · 49Vi#6.280% won · 76
Lv 948%LuxAmumuApheliosSentinelDianaKog'MawVarusNidaleeViAddedVi1122222222
Lv 109%LuxAmumuApheliosNidaleeSentinelDianaKog'MawViVarusWarwickAddedWarwick11222222222

Not 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. Under a measured level, its options: what its games put in the slots past that level’s core, best placed first, with average place, win rate and games beside the level’s own. All of them went out at that level, so none is flattered by having got further. The board draws the first, in a gold ring; the most played is named among them.

Contested?

How this comp placed by how many of the other seven players in the lobby held Aphelios, over 656 games of this patch at all ranks. We keep all eight boards of every game, so this is measured, not guessed; part of the gap is the lobby itself, so read it as how it placed, not only why.

Others holding itAvg PlaceShare of games
Nobody else#3.8727%
1 other player#4.2844%
2 or more#4.9330%

Questions

What people search for about this comp, answered from the numbers on this page.

How do you play Lunar Aphelios with Lux 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 (48%).

What items does Aphelios need?

Its most played build this patch is Guinsoo's Rageblade, Infinity Edge and Kraken's Fury: #3.91 over 69 games.

Is Lunar Aphelios with Lux good in patch 18.5?

Not graded yet: 251 games at all ranks in the last 7 days, and a grade needs 400. Its average place over them is #4.47.

Is Lunar Aphelios with Lux contested?

Yes, contest costs it: with nobody else on Aphelios it placed #3.87 (27% of games), with one other #4.28 (44%), with two or more #4.93 (30%), over 656 games of this patch at all ranks.

Items

The three items this comp’s carry was measured holding most often, the placement of the boards it held them on, and the difference against the comp’s own average. Every board of the family at all ranks over the last 14 days.

ChampionItemAvg Placevs compGames
ApheliosGuinsoo's Rageblade#4.41-0.06469
ApheliosKraken's Fury#4.11-0.36371
ApheliosInfinity Edge#4.32-0.14286

Full builds

The carries’ most played three-item builds this patch, with the placement of the games they were built in.

ChampionBuildAvg PlaceGames
ApheliosGuinsoo's RagebladeGuinsoo's RagebladeInfinity EdgeInfinity EdgeKraken's FuryKraken's Fury#3.9169
ApheliosDeathbladeDeathbladeGuinsoo's RagebladeGuinsoo's RagebladeKraken's FuryKraken's Fury#4.0255
ApheliosDeathbladeDeathbladeGuinsoo's RagebladeGuinsoo's RagebladeInfinity EdgeInfinity Edge#4.4224

Components to hold Recurve Bow ×2, B.F. Sword, Needlessly Large Rod, Negatron Cloak, Sparring Gloves

Variations

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.

Lv 8LuxAmumuApheliosLilliaSentinelDianaKog'MawVarus5.60avg place122 gamesPlaysLilliaInstead ofVi

Augments that fit

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.

#4.36

Lunar 4: averages 4.36 here, against 4.50 at Lunar 2 (539 boards)

#3.61

Primal 4: averages 3.61 here, against 3.87 at Primal 2 (276 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 8.65 (651)

Commerce CoreInvested+Invested++Prismatic TicketUpward MobilityCalculated LossCognitive OverloadEpic RolldownEpochEpoch+Trade SectorTrade Sector+
3 moreCrafted CraftingPatience Is A VirtueRecombobulator

Riot’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.

More about this comp

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.

  1. #3minari baby#SG2Challenger · SEA · 1,564 LP · level 9 · out at 6-3 · 2026-10-10

Traits

Active on the final board above, with the next breakpoint the trait offers.

Avatar1Caustic1Adaptor2next 3Inferno2next 3Invoker2next 3Juggernaut2next 4Lunar2next 3Primal2next 4Rapidfire2next 3Vanguard2next 4

What 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.

TraitPlacement at each tier
Inferno24.2950634.4865
Lunar24.5037544.36164
Primal23.8715843.61118

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.

BracketGamesAvg PlaceTop 4 %Win %
Diamond+198#4.3257.6%6.1%
All ranks251#4.4753.0%6.0%

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.

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