Light summary of Aphelios' kit
Here you can read up what he does. Super light summary in tl;dr section.
**The weapons: ** Aphelios has 5 weapons total. He carries 2 weapons at a time, at all times. Use W to switch between the 2 weapons. Each weapon has 50 ammo. Once ammo is depleted, Aphelios switches to a new weapon.
**Ultimate: ** Throws a bomb forward, exploding on first enemy hit and damaging all nearby enemies. He then shoots all damaged enemies with an enhanced basic attack.
Abilities: Q depends on weapon used. P is for Passive. R is for enhanced attack. There is no E ability. E shows the next weapon in queue.
1) Rifle P: Increased attack range. Abilities that use the rifle mark enemies. Basic attacks consume the mark on the target and all nearby enemies, dealing extra damage. This attack uses the other weapon and has unlimited range. Q: Skillshot that damages and marks first enemy hit. R: Applies an enhanced mark.
2) Pistol P: Heal for some damage the weapon does. Overhealing gives a shield. Q: Rapidly attack the nearest enemy using both guns with reduced damage. R: Flat heal.
3) Cannon P: Slows enemies. Q: Root and damage slowed enemies. R: Enhanced slow.
4) Flamethrower P: Higher damage. Hits enemies behind target. Q: Shoots flames to do AoE damage. All targets hit are attacked with other weapon. R: Hits all nearby enemies instead of behind them.
5) Boomerang P: Throwing weapon. Can't attack until it returns. Attack speed increases travel speed. If used for abilities, creates a copy of itself for each enemy hit. Q: Deploy a turret. Has same attack type as your other weapon. R: If less than 3 enemies were hit, creates 3 copies of itself.
**Levelling up: ** Abilities level automatically. Uses points to level stats instead. Stats than can be leveled: Attack Damage, Attack Speed or Bonus Armor Penetration.
tl;dr Switches weapon when out of ammo. Rifle has range. Skillshot ability. Pistol has lifesteal. Urgot W-like ability. Cannon has slow. Root ability. Flamethrower has AoE. AoE ability. Boomerang is close ranged. Turret ability. R shoots a bomb forward that explodes. Levels stats instead of abilities.
That wraps it up folks!