Akali Counters

How to play against Akali

To beat Akali in Mid on patch 26.20, start by knowing what you are up against: Akali is a situational pick this patch with a 48.7% win rate across 87,871 ranked games at a 5.8% pick rate. The champions that beat Akali hardest right now are Vel'Koz, Aurelion Sol, Twisted Fate: Vel'Koz wins 56.0% of the lane against it. Any of these is a safe counter pick. Akali is strongest early (49.6% before 25 minutes) and falls off, so survive the early game and the matchup swings your way. Playing the matchup itself: Akali can still be hit by area effect spells while obscured inside Twilight Shroud. Doing so will briefly reveal her position. Akali's Five Point Strike is powerful when used at maximum range and energy. Engage on her when she has low energy to maximize your chance of winning trades. Return to base if your Health is low and Akali has her ultimate available. Pick a counter from the list above, respect Akali's power spikes, and track its cooldowns so you only commit to trades when its key abilities are down. Counter data updates automatically every patch.

Pros have picked Akali in 15 of the last 111 recorded games (14%), winning 53% of them. See the pro build.

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