AkaliMatchups Spreadsheet
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Optimized Akali builds, runes, skill orders, and matchup strategies — plus expert tips and guides for every Akali matchup. Brought to you by League of Matchups, your source for counter-picking insights.
| Matchup | Threat | Games | WR | Gold @ 15 | Gold Diff | Tips | |
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 Sylas  | Easy | 396 | 48% | +285 | +490 | Skill matchup. E when he Es and Q him when he goes to farm. Avoid getting in his W range when you are not hiting him. Rushing anti-heal is viable into him. | |
Skill Priority Q Five Point Strike Akali throws out five kunai, dealing damage based on her bonus Attack Damage and Ability Power and slowing.  E Shuriken Flip Flip backward and fire a shuriken forward, dealing magic damage. The first enemy or smoke cloud hit is marked. Re-cast to dash to the marked target, dealing additional damage.  W Twilight Shroud Akali drops a cover of smoke and briefly gains Move Speed. While inside the shroud, Akali becomes invisible and unable to be selected by enemy spells and attacks. Attacking or using abilities will briefly reveal her. 50.44% WR 343 Matches Summoner Spells  50.83% WR 120 Matches Skill OrderQ Five Point Strike Akali throws out five kunai, dealing damage based on her bonus Attack Damage and Ability Power and slowing. 1 4 5 7 9 W Twilight Shroud Akali drops a cover of smoke and briefly gains Move Speed. While inside the shroud, Akali becomes invisible and unable to be selected by enemy spells and attacks. Attacking or using abilities will briefly reveal her. 2 14 15 E Shuriken Flip Flip backward and fire a shuriken forward, dealing magic damage. The first enemy or smoke cloud hit is marked. Re-cast to dash to the marked target, dealing additional damage. 3 8 10 12 13  R Perfect Execution Akali leaps in a direction, damaging enemies she strikes. Re-cast: Akali dashes in a direction, executing all enemies she strikes. 6 11                      48.6% WR278 Matches       Starting Items  53.9% WR 89 Matches Core Items   25.0% WR 16 Matches 4th Item Options48.1% WR54 Matches 40.6% WR32 Matches  82.6% WR23 Matches 5th Item Options60.0% WR15 Matches  60.0% WR10 Matches 77.8% WR9 Matches 6th Item Options50.0% WR6 Matches  100.0% WR1 Matches 100.0% WR1 Matches Laning Phase (@15 min)Gold Diff+285 CS Diff+9 XP Diff+254 Ally Ganks1.63 Enemy Ganks1.39 KDA3 / 2 / 1 End of GameTotal Gold Diff+490 Total CS Diff+9 Total XP Diff0 KDA8 / 6 / 5 Split Push | |||||||
 Ahri | Favored | 393 | 55% | +153 | +586 | 💬 No tips yet — Be the first to add a tip! | |
 Galio | Favored | 358 | 46% | +159 | +396 | 💬 No tips yet — Be the first to add a tip! | |
 Yasuo | Hard | 332 | 52% | +167 | +185 | In general, you want to play for short trades early game while Yasuo wins extended trades. If you ever see Yasuo use Q to CS, you should go for punish with Q passive auto. To prevent Yasuo from being slippery, use your E when he uses E on you, then passive auto him. When Yasuo E's away, recast your E to stick onto him. Keep in mind you can sidestep his Q's when in melee range and it will make or break the 1v1's. Post 6, you should be able to burst Yasuo down but watch out for windwall. | |
 Viktor | Easy | 299 | 61% | +400 | +993 | 💬 No tips yet — Be the first to add a tip! | |
 Orianna | Not Favored | 263 | 52% | +258 | +621 | 💬 No tips yet — Be the first to add a tip! | |
 Zed | Even | 253 | 57% | -27 | -277 | 💬 No tips yet — Be the first to add a tip! | |
 Aurora | Hard | 248 | 54% | -82 | +59 | 💬 No tips yet — Be the first to add a tip! | |