Revelation VR: Aphelios, the Weapon of the Faithful, now available!

"Our thoughts touch. Impossibly close. Which of us am I?" - Aphelios, the Weapon of the Faithful, is now available!

Aphelios is priced at 975 RP / 7800 BE and will drop to the standard 6300 BE price point after 12/25. You can pick up Aphelios and Nightbringer Aphelios in a release bundle for 1837 RP for a limited time.

Continue reading to shed moonlight onto Aphelios's gameplay, special interactions, and more!

Client Release
Aphelios, the Weapon of the Faithful
Champion Spotlight
Stats & Abilities
Lore
Voiceover
Release Skin - Nightbringer Aphelios
Chroma
Champion Price Reduction
More on Aphelios

Client Release

Aphelios and his release skin are now available in the store!

Aphelios, the Weapon of the Faithful

Champion Spotlight

Before we get into the kit details, check out Aphelios's Champion Spotlight:

Stats & Abilities

Stats:

Mana: 348
Mana Per Level: 42
MR: 26
MR Per Level: 0.5
Base AD: 57
AD Per Level: 2.2
Base Armor: 28
Armor Per Level: 3
Base HP: 530
HP per level: 86
HP5: 0.65
HP Regen Per Level: 0.11
Attack Speed Per Level: 2.1
Move Speed: 330
Attack Range: 550

Abilities:

[Because of Aphelios' intricate weapon switching kit, we're going to use Riot Aether's kit primer as base with our own screenshots added in for more details!]

Aphelios Kit Primer

"Most champions can be summarized relatively quickly, but Aphelios isn't most champions. Learning to wield the Weapon of the Faithful demands discipline, focus, and mental acuity, so consider this primer your first test of faith along the path to mastering a champion with one of the highest skill ceilings in the game. (But really, this page has a ton of info to process. Read it a couple times, probably.)

We're going to start with the overall structure of Aphelios' kit, then get into what each of his weapons does.

How the kit works

Guns, basic attacks & ammo

Aphelios cycles through five weapons, each with its own basic attack. He attacks with his main-hand weapon, but always carries an off-hand weapon he can swap to with W.

Aphelios can't pick and choose which two weapons he equips at any given time. His weapons have 50 ammo ("Moonlight") each, and when a weapon runs empty you get the next one in line. Empty weapons go to the end of the line to recharge.

Since Aphelios can swap between his main-hand and off-hand, weapon order changes throughout the game based on which weapons you use first.

Abilities

Aphelios only has three buttons: Q, W, and R. W swaps between his main- and off-hand weapons, leaving him with two actual abilities. Kind of.

Each of Aphelios' five weapons has its own Q ability when equipped as his main-hand weapon. Each Q applies bonus attacks and effects based on his off-hand weapon. All five Qs cost mana and ammo, and each has its own cooldown (you can Q, switch guns, then immediately use the other Q). Aphelios automatically learns Q at level 2 and it slowly becomes stronger over the course of the game. We'll get to what each Q does in the weapon sections below.

Aphelios' ultimate, Moonlight Vigil, sends forward a moon bomb that explodes on the first enemy hit, damaging nearby enemies. Then, Aphelios follows up with enhanced basic attacks from his main-hand weapon against all enemies caught in the explosion. He automatically learns R at level 6, and it automatically levels up at levels 11 and 16.

Level-ups

Since Aphelios automatically learns his Q and R, he puts his 18 level-up points into stats rather than abilities:

Attack Damage [4/8/12/16/24]

Attack Speed [6/12/18/24/30/36%]

Bonus Armor Penetration [3/6/9/12/15/18%]

Calibrum, the Rifle

Calibrum

Calibrum is a poke/harass weapon. Its basic attacks have [+100] extra range.

When abilities deal damage with Calibrum, they mark enemies hit [for 4.5s] . Aphelios can right-click marked enemies anywhere on the map to follow up with a basic attack from his off-hand weapon (or his non-Calibrum weapon, in cases where he swaps Calibrum to his off-hand before firing). This attack detonates other nearby marks for bonus damage [20/25/30/35/40 at 1/3/5/7/9 (+40% bAD)] against the marked targets.