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Akali Middle build and counters

Akali Middle has a 48.59% win rate with 3.1% pick rate in ranked solo and is currently placed in tier C. Based on our analysis of 5 429 matches in patch 26.19, SeeMeta summarizes aggregate stats, role, difficulty, and lane matchup win rates for Akali on Middle.

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Games 5 429

Win rate 48.59%

Tier C

Akali

Akali Middle

Akali

Akali

C
  • Assassin's MarkP
  • Five Point StrikeQ
  • Twilight ShroudW
  • Shuriken FlipE
  • Perfect ExecutionR

Middle · Patch 26.19 · Ranked Solo

Games
5 429
Wins
2 638
Win rate
48.59%
Pick rate
3.1%
Ban rate
15.43%
Difficulty
Hard

Akali Middle stats

1 488
Physical Damage
23 172
Magic Damage
2 037
True Damage
26 698
Total Damage
30 054
Damage Taken
6 008
Healing
9.2
Kills
6.5
Deaths
5.1
Assists
4.1
Max Kill Spree
12 167
Gold
173
Minions Killed
1
Jungle CS

Akali Middle Builds

Akali

Runes

Domination

Domination

  • ElectrocuteDark HarvestHail of Blades
  • Cheap ShotTaste of BloodSudden Impact
  • Sixth SenseGrisly MementosDeep Ward
  • Relentless HunterUltimate HunterTreasure Hunter
Resolve

Resolve

  • Shield BashDemolishFont of Life
  • ConditioningSecond WindBone Plating
  • UnflinchingOvergrowthRevitalize

Stat Shards

  • Adaptive Force
  • Adaptive Force
  • Health Scaling

Summoner Spells

  • Flash
  • Ignite

Starting Items

  • Doran's Ring
  • Health Potion

Core Items

  • Hextech Gunblade
  • Sorcerer's Shoes
  • Shadowflame

Item 4

  • Zhonya's Hourglass80%
  • Rabadon's Deathcap20%

Item 5

  • Rabadon's Deathcap71%
  • Zhonya's Hourglass29%

Item 6

  • Stormsurge55%
  • Void Staff45%

Item 7

  • Rabadon's Deathcap67%
  • Lich Bane33%

Skill Priority

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
Q
Q
QQ
Q
Q
W
W
WW
WW
E
E
E
E
EE
R
R
R
R
Popularity5.88%Win rate45.77%
Popularity2.89%Win rate54.14%
Popularity2.16%Win rate41.03%
Popularity1.90%Win rate39.81%
Popularity1.23%Win rate55.22%
Popularity1.20%Win rate49.23%
Popularity1.05%Win rate57.89%
Popularity0.85%Win rate39.13%
Popularity0.77%Win rate54.76%
Popularity0.74%Win rate55%

Akali Middle skill order

On patch 26.19 Akali Middle most often maxes Q > E > W, used in 97.12% of games with a 49.39% win rate. At levels 1 to 3 the usual order is Q, W, E.

Skill max order

Which of Q, W and E is maxed first, second and third, from games with at least 11 skill points. R is not included.

  1. Five Point Strike
  2. Shuriken Flip
  3. Twilight Shroud
Win rate
49.39%
Pick rate
97.12%
Games
5 025

Other options

    1. Five Point Strike
    2. Twilight Shroud
    3. Shuriken Flip
    Win rate 40.91%Pick rate 2.55%

First three levels

Abilities taken at levels 1, 2 and 3.

  1. Five Point Strike
  2. Twilight Shroud
  3. Shuriken Flip
Win rate
48.69%
Pick rate
79.23%
Games
4 223

Other options

    1. Five Point Strike
    2. Shuriken Flip
    3. Twilight Shroud
    Win rate 48.43%Pick rate 17.35%
    1. Five Point Strike
    2. Twilight Shroud
    3. Five Point Strike
    Win rate 44.12%Pick rate 1.91%
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Akali Middle counters

Akali Middle struggles most against Malzahar (42.46%), Yone (46.28%), Veigar (44.44%) and has the easiest time against Locke (57.22%), Diana (58.41%), Zed (51.79%). Percentages are Akali's win rate in each matchup, based on 5 429 ranked solo games of Akali in this role on patch 26.19.

Champions that counter Akali

Lowest Akali win rate in the lane matchup. The number under each champion is Akali's win rate.

Malzahar
S
Tier up since last patch, was A
Malzahar
42.46%
3.56%
Yone
S
Yone
46.28%
4.86%
Veigar
A
Tier down since last patch, was S
Veigar
44.44%
3.29%
Ahri
B
Tier down since last patch, was S
Ahri
46.04%
4.59%
Lissandra
B
Lissandra
44.19%
2.13%

Champions Akali counters

Highest Akali win rate in the lane matchup.

Locke
C
Locke
57.22%
2.78%
Diana
B
Tier up since last patch, was C
Diana
58.41%
1.94%
Zed
B
Tier up since last patch, was C
Zed
51.79%
4.03%
Katarina
B
Katarina
51.96%
3.38%
Viktor
A
Tier down since last patch, was S
Viktor
51.11%
3.38%

All Akali Middle matchups

Sorted from the hardest to the easiest matchup. Pairs with fewer than 10 games are left out. Gold diff @15 is Akali's average gold lead over the opponent at 15 minutes. It is shown for pairs with at least 30 games that have this data.

OpponentAkali win rate
Malzahar42.46%
Games
179
Gold diff @15
−365
Zoe43.06%
Games
72
Gold diff @15
−313
Hwei43.42%
Games
76
Gold diff @15
+94
Lissandra44.19%
Games
129
Gold diff @15
−247
Veigar44.44%
Games
171
Gold diff @15
+82
Syndra44.44%
Games
126
Gold diff @15
−99
Qiyana44.93%
Games
69
Gold diff @15
−850
Aurelion Sol45.45%
Games
55
Gold diff @15
+357
Lux45.69%
Games
116
Gold diff @15
−266
Vladimir45.83%
Games
96
Gold diff @15
+79
Ahri46.04%
Games
265
Gold diff @15
+16
Yone46.28%
Games
363
Gold diff @15
+394
Galio47.43%
Games
175
Gold diff @15
−80
LeBlanc47.50%
Games
120
Gold diff @15
−284
Yasuo48.52%
Games
371
Gold diff @15
−31
Vex48.53%
Games
136
Gold diff @15
−64
Sylas49.02%
Games
204
Gold diff @15
+358
Irelia49.02%
Games
102
Gold diff @15
−447
Fizz49.33%
Games
150
Gold diff @15
+312
Xerath50.00%
Games
84
Gold diff @15
+430
Viktor51.11%
Games
180
Gold diff @15
+249
Zed51.79%
Games
251
Gold diff @15
−568
Katarina51.96%
Games
179
Gold diff @15
+220
Ekko52.34%
Games
107
Gold diff @15
+261
Twisted Fate52.63%
Games
76
Gold diff @15
−101
Orianna52.73%
Games
55
Gold diff @15
+112
Mel53.61%
Games
97
Gold diff @15
−200
Locke57.22%
Games
180
Gold diff @15
+170
Diana58.41%
Games
113
Gold diff @15
−196

Akali in other roles

Tier, win rate and pick rate of Akali outside the main role, plus builds and matchups where there are enough games. These roles have fewer games, so the numbers move more between patches.

Akali Top

Tier B
Win rate
49.7%
Pick rate
1.13%
Games
1 978

Core Items

Hextech GunbladeSorcerer's ShoesShadowflame

Runes

ElectrocuteDominationResolve

Skill max order

  1. Five Point Strike
  2. Shuriken Flip
  3. Twilight Shroud
Win rate 50.05%

Champions that counter Akali

Volibear
S
Tier up since last patch, was C
Volibear
42.11%
2.46%
Darius
C
Tier up since last patch, was D
Darius
45.95%
3.98%
Garen
S
Garen
46.27%
3.88%

Champions Akali counters

Sett
A
Tier down since last patch, was S
Sett
67.19%
3.96%
Jax
B
Tier down since last patch, was A
Jax
61.54%
2.68%
Malphite
S+
Malphite
57.41%
3.7%

Akali Jungle

Win rate
44.44%
Pick rate
0.01%
Games
9

Akali Bottom

Win rate
30.56%
Pick rate
0.02%
Games
36

Skill max order

  1. Five Point Strike
  2. Shuriken Flip
  3. Twilight Shroud
Win rate 34.38%

Akali Support

Win rate
22.22%
Pick rate
0.01%
Games
18

Game duration popularity

Game lengthShare of games
0–15 min5.1%
16–20 min4.3%
21–25 min14.5%
26–30 min29.6%
31–35 min25.7%
36–40 min13.5%
41+ min7.3%

Win rate by game duration

Game lengthWin rate
0–15 min53.2%
16–20 min47.2%
21–25 min49.2%
26–30 min47.7%
31–35 min48%
36–40 min51.4%
41+ min45.5%

Win rate by objective secured

  • First Blood secured54.2%
  • First Dragon secured59.1%
  • First Herald secured63.6%
  • First Tower secured66.3%
  • First Baron secured78.2%

Frequently asked questions

Who counters Akali Middle?
On patch 26.19 the hardest Middle matchups for Akali are Malzahar (42.46%), Yone (46.28%), Veigar (44.44%). The percentage is Akali's win rate in that matchup.
Who does Akali Middle counter?
On patch 26.19 Akali does best against Locke (57.22%), Diana (58.41%), Zed (51.79%).
What is the best Akali Middle skill order?
On patch 26.19 Akali Middle most often maxes Q > E > W, used in 97.12% of games with a 49.39% win rate. At levels 1 to 3 the usual order is Q, W, E.

How the Akali Middle page is built

Where the data comes from

This Akali Middle page is built from real ranked solo queue matches. Players are sampled across regions and ranks, their recent games are read and filtered to the current patch, and every game of Akali in Middle is aggregated for the stats and builds shown here.

What this page shows

The summary shows how Akali performs in Middle, with its win rate, pick rate, and ban rate. Below it you see the most used build, runes, and summoner spells, plus the matchups that are easiest and hardest for Akali in Middle.

This Akali Middle data is a snapshot of the current patch and shifts with balance changes. Use the page as a starting point and adapt items and runes to your game.

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