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Akali

Akali Counters

Best and worst picks against Akali in Mid at Gold+, ranked by win rate and by gold lead at 15 minutes. Malphite, Ziggs and Brand beat Akali most often. Qiyana, Talon and Akshan win the laning phase against Akali by the widest gold margin.

Best picks against Akali

Highest win rate versus Akali in Mid.

  1. 1Malphite137 games59.9%
  2. 2Ziggs115 games58.3%
  3. 3Brand164 games57.9%
  4. 4Veigar924 games57.6%
  5. 5Lux759 games57.0%
  6. 6Sion234 games56.4%
  7. 7Twisted Fate979 games56.4%
  8. 8Jayce155 games56.1%
  9. 9Galio1,252 games56.1%
  10. 10Lissandra724 games55.7%
  11. 11Annie316 games54.8%
  12. 12Hwei564 games54.4%
  13. 13Yasuo1,422 games54.2%
  14. 14Kennen1,795 games54.2%
  15. 15Anivia278 games54.0%

Worst picks against Akali

Lowest win rate versus Akali in Mid.

  1. 1Smolder105 games39.0%
  2. 2Lucian136 games44.1%
  3. 3Irelia539 games46.4%
  4. 4Sylas1,078 games47.0%
  5. 5Mel814 games47.9%
  6. 6Qiyana551 games47.9%
  7. 7Yone1,746 games48.1%
  8. 8Azir301 games48.5%
  9. 9Taliyah195 games48.7%
  10. 10Orianna526 games48.9%
  11. 11Katarina1,345 games48.9%
  12. 12Viktor1,666 games49.0%

Best lane counters vs Akali

Largest gold lead over Akali at 15 minutes in Mid.

  1. 1Qiyana137 games+579
  2. 2Talon243 games+433
  3. 3Akshan152 games+432
  4. 4Mel411 games+402
  5. 5Diana344 games+395
  6. 6Zed626 games+358
  7. 7Naafiri192 games+349
  8. 8LeBlanc365 games+280
  9. 9Lissandra438 games+249
  10. 10Irelia338 games+225
  11. 11Pantheon135 games+217
  12. 12Zoe238 games+206
  13. 13Sion112 games+201
  14. 14Twisted Fate324 games+158
  15. 15Swain101 games+139

How to play against Akali

Lane and teamfight rules that hold regardless of your pick.

In lane and in teamfights

  1. Hold the wave near your side after level 3 and save your key escape for her E or ult. Punish her after Q trades when she cannot extend the fight.
  2. Track her flank routes before river fights and collapse only after her first dash is spent. Force her to enter through visible terrain instead of fog.
  3. Keep carries spread behind peel and turn on her after she commits R. Deny resets by saving hard crowd control for her second entry.

Where Akali is weak

Exploit these in draft and in lane.

  • Akali needs isolated access and energy-managed extended combos; grouped teams with layered CC deny her assassination windows.
  • Her wave control and ranged pressure are weak before committing, forcing Akali to choose between farm and roams.

Akali counters: questions

Who counters Akali in Mid?

At Gold+, Malphite (59.9%), Ziggs (58.3%) and Brand (57.9%) have the highest win rates against Akali.

Who does Akali counter?

Akali wins most often against Smolder (39.0%), Lucian (44.1%) and Irelia (46.4%).

Who wins lane against Akali?

By gold lead at 15 minutes, Qiyana (+579), Talon (+433) and Akshan (+432) come out of the laning phase furthest ahead of Akali.

How is the counter list ranked?

Best and worst picks use same-lane win rate; lane counters use the average gold difference at 15 minutes between the two laners. Both come from Ranked Solo/Duo at the selected rank with at least 100 games per matchup, and are not adjusted for champion strength.