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Aphelios & Nami vs Caitlyn & Milio
Bot Lane MatchupAphelios vs Caitlyn (with Nami & Milio) BOT matchup tips: who wins, how to trade, wave control and common mistakes.
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Who Wins
- Pre-6, Caitlyn's range advantage and Milio's E shield make this lane heavily unfavorable for you — you cannot match Caitlyn's poke range with most weapons, and Milio's healing offsets any chip damage you land.
- Post-6, your R gives you a meaningful teamfight tool, but in a pure 2v2 Caitlyn's R and Milio's R cleanse still give them the edge unless you have Infernum or Gravitum to set up kills.
Synergy & Trading
- Your best trading pattern is to use Gravitum's slow into a Nami W or E to force a full trade when Caitlyn has used her E — without her escape, she is vulnerable to your sustained damage.
- Avoid extended poke wars with Calibrum since Milio's healing will out-sustain your chip damage over time.
Wave Control/Roaming
- You want to push the wave consistently to deny Caitlyn free trap placement under tower and reduce her ability to zone you with traps in the wave.
- A slow-pushed wave into a freeze near your tower is dangerous because Caitlyn can freely trap the area and poke you without risk.
Mistakes to Avoid
- Do not walk up to CS when Caitlyn has a trap placed in the minion wave and Milio has his E ready — the combination of trap root, Milio shield, and Caitlyn headshot burst will chunk you severely.
- Respect the trap zones and path around them even if it costs you a few minions.
Created on 08/06/2026
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