Akali vs Vel'Koz: Mid Matchup, Patch 26.20

Data updated 3h agoPatch 26.2015,156,095 ranked games analyzed
AkaliAkali
44.6%
Akali win rate
Unfavoured
VelkozVel'Koz
Akali 44.6%55.4% Vel'Koz

213 ranked games · patch 26.20

Akali vs Vel'Koz in Mid is a difficult matchup for Akali on patch 26.20. Across 213 ranked games, Akali wins 44.6% of the time. Vel'Koz out-scales Akali, so Akali wants to press its lead before 40 minutes. Akali typically builds Hextech Gunblade, Shadowflame, Zhonya's Hourglass. Vel'Koz rushes Luden's Echo, Shadowflame, Zhonya's Hourglass.

Scaling comparison

Each champion's own win rate by game length this patch, across all its games in the lane.

AkaliAkaliVelkozVel'Koz

Lane tips

  1. 01Akali wins only 44.6% into Vel'Koz: play safe, prioritise farm, and scale rather than forcing early fights.
  2. 02Vel'Koz out-ranges Akali: expect to take poke; look for trades only when Vel'Koz's key abilities are on cooldown.
  3. 03Akali spikes at level 6, track its ultimate and play around the wave to survive the all-in window.