Akali Counters

This page ranks the champions that give Akali the most trouble in the MID lane, based on actual ranked matchup data instead of guesswork. Right now, Lissandra, Heimerdinger, and Ornn are the lane matchups where Akali’s win rate sinks lowest in the current dataset. Lissandra is the hardest of them: Akali wins only 40.0% of 145 recorded games against her. Going the other way, Akali holds up well against Smolder, Volibear, and Gwen, so those are the safer matchups to take on.

Every card lists Akali’s win rate in that matchup along with the number of games it’s drawn from. A result backed by tens of thousands of games deserves more weight than one built on a few hundred. The Easy, Even, and Hard tags are derived from the win rate itself (under 48% is labeled Hard, over 52% is labeled Easy), so they’re a quick guide rather than a separate statistic. The numbers come from ranked games at Emerald and above across every region, use patch 16.13.1, and update automatically every 48 hours to track shifts in the meta. Matchups only tell part of the story, so pair them with the current Akali build for the best items and runes, or visit the Akali champion page for her abilities and complete details.