Hello! your average Gold Aphelios otp here, i have been making a notepad since his release on him, this guide however is gonna cover Weapon Orders details and use To understand my personal guide you need a strong background on phel and practice so i suggest to check koog's guide first and having at least 50 games on him

Guide summery - Aphelios summery - Orders introduction - Closing

Orderss - General rules - The 24 Orderss x Descriptions x Benefits

		can flash Moonshot in 0.4s cast, mark proc relate to AS and range, won't use ammo, has synergy with Runaan's Hurricane		Precision Onslaught procs Press the Attack easily, and has punish after kiting		Binding Eclipse sets up for a guaranteed Moonshot and Moonlight Vigil		hit a huge wave and a champion with Precision Duskwave then Mark Proc that champion for damage		Precision Sentry's position is most important to control teamfights and objectives, it can be set as a trap in a bush
		Resurgent Moonshot mark proc uses severum aa, fast, unpredictable, pierces windwalls		Runaan's Hurricane uses severum's passive, Onslaught reduces range to 410, taunt doesn't alter targeting		might wanna use Binding Eclipse before Onslaught because it has shorter range than an auto attack		after Onslaught use Phase, aa, and an instant Resurgent Duskwave for ideal combo, hit more heal more		use Resurgent Sentry when threatened from crowd control for extra heal and damage
		Binding Moonshot can loop with Binding Eclipse early game if timed right		Binding Onslaught is the best gap control ability, however avoid Rammus		Runaan's Hurricane uses gravitum's passive, Binding Eclipse cast mid aa pierces Highlander		if you hit multiple targets with Binding Duskwave line up the root to land a perfect Moonlight Vigil		Binding Sentry *peashooter* is incredible for objective control, creates gaps to escape bad situations, can be set as bush traps
		attacking Incediary Moonshot mark uses infernum projectile that deals damage on the way and behind the target		Incendiary Onslaught's burst damage and healing allows for aggressive positioning		auto attack multiple targets and use Binding Eclipse for an easier aa + Duskwave landing		Runaan's Hurricane uses mini-infernum passive, Duskwave has calibrum's range on angles, has 0.4s cast animation		use Incendiary Sentry with Lethal Tempo for the big damage late game
		attacking Arcing Moonshot mark uses Crescendum aa, increasing your mirrors by 1 and life span refreshes		pair Arcing Onslaught with Guardian Angel late game, instantly Phase crescendum		piar Moonlight Vigil, Crescendum with Sentry and Binding Eclipse		use Arcing Duskwave on huge waves for instant mirrors, huge spike early game		mirrors are destroyed if cres hit a windwall, Sentry can block skillshots, can't bypass windwall
		cast Moonshot with Moonlight Vigil, Calibrum then aa twice as a surprise combo		Moonlight Vigil, Severum can bait opponents when you are low health		use Moonlight Vigil, Gravitum when fights last longer, or set up picks/combos		mix Moonlight Vigil, Infernum with Duskwave using Flash for the best damage		Moonlight Vigil, Crescendum gets the fastest mirrors, it's great when you have gravitum

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if you've read koog's guide you already know that there's an optimal weapon order, which is:

but you still don't use everything Aphelios can offer with a *single specific order* so i am going to cover up all 5-weapon loop orders aphelios can use (there are other ways to making a weapon order but i'll just bring up the one i came up with)

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Why this guide? if you wanna Master optimizing how you are using your weapons to given situations, you need to know/practice every double/triple/quadruple weapon combination/sequences.

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Not convinced? well, when you are using only 1 order you get stuck in a lot of scenarios because of a sub-optimal weapon combo, that means you wanna waste the weapon you don't want which can break your order.

when that happens you are already using a different playstyle/order and you crossed your territory of sticking to 1 order. knowing how to play all of these weapon orders will help expand your knowledge on how to use 1 order in several ways.

choosing from your arsenal

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i set a rule for myself to choose the weapons i wanna attack with as {M} main weapons and choose on the side {S} support weapons to set up a rotation, there wil be a weapon that will be used as {B} both support and main

a rotation shouldn't have 2 main weapons meet or 2 support weapons meet
so it looks either like |M-S-B-M-S| or |S-M-B-S-M|

double weapon combos

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-you want to think about what set of main/off hand weapons you want in a game

for example: the enemy team is mostly an attack comp, so you want combinations that excel in peeling and safety to survive their hard engage, that means you want to pair calibrum with crescendum and severum for the safest combos, you can also itemize accordingly

another example if you are in a team that makes best out of splitting then you want 1v1 pairings like crescendum with severum to split, or disengage pairings like crescendum with gravitum to peel the team from fights

early-mid-late game weapon usage

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in early you want to drop your weapon according to what the match up is and how the lane is going
(it doesn't have to be always severum first)

-how to know what weapons you wanna drop ?

you just want to keep the better weapon in your hand and drop the other
or you want to set up a powerful weapon combination that you are going to benefit from against a certain matchup

in mid game you start crafting a rotation that fits in that game's fights

late game is the same as mid game but you focus more on survivability


-the triple weapon combinations you want in a game shapes your order
(ignore quadruple combos since they aren't that usable, except infernum gravitum start)

ult usage

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- Moonlight Vigil is essentially Alune being your 6th weapon when you are "disarmed" during dropping a weapon
-this means this is going to enhance triple combos' execution

-if you are getting crescendum after dropping a weapon it's good Moonlight Vigil timing for single target DPS
-if you are getting severum after a drop it's good Moonlight Vigil timing if you are going low or in 1v1
- infernum surprise Moonlight Vigil timing is the best in teamfights to make your damage skyrocket
- calibrum surprise Moonlight Vigil timing is best for last tick damage on your opponent, or when you stack crescendum before it

weapon management

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it's ok to break your weapon sequence for value

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there are exactly 24 similar but unique 5-weapon-loop Orders

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Main/Off hand weapons

Orders

Main/Off hand weapons

Orders

NOTE:

The Optimal Order Is the aphelios main order that is referenced to every game, you either go with it or change only a little bit on it, you use it by getting rid of guns you absolutely don't want in future fights

(Signiture combos are the efficient key triple combos in an order)
(i choose the best main and support weapons based on their position in the 5 weapon loop order)
(the names i put for the orders are not official, only for me)

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1- Starting/Default Order:

description:

this is the order you start with on Aphelios every game, has a strong early lane control you lose some damage when you have severum but gains sustain and chasing/kiting excels in lane teamfights in protect comps, not the best in other comps, it's played with LT

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2- Dark Warlock Order:

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doesn't have the damage early game (until crescendum) but has the safety and gank potential good in split comps with stalling fights and siege ( Sentry), works in catch, not the best in teamfights

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3- Safety Order:

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This is basically switching severum and gravitum in the Optimal order provides the best self peel for Aphelios and whole team peel with Sentry good in protect and split comps, bad for other comps

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4- Dark Ruler Order:

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you get this order if you switch infernum and severum in Ruler Order two paths early, one is better with ganks (saving ), the other is better at all in (drop after ) best in siege with setting up Sentry and cc for your teammates

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5- Light Ruler order:

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you get this rotation if you switch calibrum and infernum in Ruler Rotation good in being pure damage/the only carry in protect comps

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6- Mirror Barrage:

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This is one of the split pushing weapon orders for aphelios, it goes with a specific rune page and build

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7- Sub-optimal Order:

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you get this rotation if you switch severum- infernum in the Optimal Order for diversity works for siege and catch generally, needs Runaan's Hurricane with attack comp

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8- frisbee Barrage:

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excels in catch comp with the snowballing runes, works for split comp

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9- Optimal Order:

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has the best weapon combinations for use of weapons and efficiency in damage you can play for catch/poke with sequence, and split with sequence you can play attack with , and protect with as the carry

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10- Inverted Mirror Barrage:

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you get this rotation by switching and in the Optimal Order works in attack comp when you have , and split comp when you have is mainly a split weapon order with split runes and items, nice with Runaan's Hurricane

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11- Inverted Ruler Order:

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two pathings early, dropping severum first (good for poking), saving severum (good with ganks) works in siege but is bad against siege and better against melee, works for catch as well

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12- Light Warlock Order:

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works best in siege comp with any rune while having the best peel

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13- Split Order:

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This order specializes in split comps by stalling fights and denying recalls for a split member

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14- Ruler Order:

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Specializes in protect comp with the sequence, and in attack comp with funfact: this rotation's name was inspired by a pro player who uses it

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15- Damage Order:

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Increases the damage combos of Optimal Order in protect comp with sequence the order gets safety with the best peel combo that also specializes in catches

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16- Protect Order:

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good in a comp where you aren't the only damage and you use "safe to execute" combos can peel for your team while being always in a safe distance, play with your ult being around

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17- Blazing Mirror Barrage:

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mainly a catch order with sequence, can split with and attack with

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18- Warlock Order:

description:

feel like a warlock and summon minions (sentries) on your side to attack with you nice with LT (not limited to it), good in teamfights, works in split comp not as split

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19- Inverted Damage Order:

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gives a better execution for some of the damage rotation combos best in protect comp where you are the only damage

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20- Inverted optimal Order:

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this is basically the Optimal Order if you drop the weapons.. backwards the sequence of the weapons change making the order bad for split but better for teamfighting

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21- Inverted Split Order:

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best in split and siege comps using the sequences of the weapons for each situation

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22- Inverted Safety Order:

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works in split comp with stall fights and deny recall, otherwise it's better in protect

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23- Inverted Sub-optimal Order:

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the sequences of weapons make this order perfect for attack comp and catch

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24- Inverted Starting/Default Order:

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does what "starting order" does but with easier combo excution makes it viable with other runes

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Advanced stuff

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there is a way to play a "triple skip weapon rotation", for example:

this rotation goes like this:

let's start with being in your hand, and the weapons in queue are in order - - -

the 1st sequence is:

you drop and get in hand you drop and get in hand you drop and get in hand now you drop and get back to

in summery keeping crescendum off hand while spending other weapons
then you repeat with gravitum being off hand instead

the 2nd sequence is:

you drop and get in hand you drop and get in hand you drop and get in hand now you drop and get back to

the idea here is that you are keeping in hand either of the 2 weapons you want at all times, but i made this specific rotation because gravitum is hard to get rid of and crescendum has the most dps in 1v1 situations

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if you drop either gravitum or crescendum before dropping either of the rotation won't break but it'll make the sequence of different (try it in practice tool) (you should try everything in practice tool)

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you can replace gravitum or crescendum in this order with any 2 weapons of your choice

check out my supreme average aphelios playlist

TO DO LIST

-edit the guide graphically
-add detail and videos for all triple combos *after rito fixes replay tool*
-stream otp aphelios to challenger one day
-get a job
-get a life too

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changelog:

patch 11.12:
tested and included all 24 rotation
tweaks on the summery and the format
[/h2]patch 11.17:
edited the items according to comps
changed the purpose of the guide
[/h2]patch 11.21:
edited some items, changed runes, added a special build
[/h2]patch 11.24:
preseason changes applied
updated runes, changed the special runaans first build situations