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How to Win Akali vs Gwen Counter MatchupAkali is in the a tier of champions

Akali vs Gwen

How to Beat Gwen as Akali in LoLAkali is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Gwen as Akali

based on 4,811 Akali vs Gwen matchups
Win Rate
51.6 %
K/D/A
2.49
Pick Rate
2.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion analyze millions of recently ranked League of Legends games each and every week. Within our database, Akali battled Gwen 4811 times. Using so many matchups for Akali versus Gwen gives us confidence in our capability to prepare enlightening stats and a recommended build to counter your opponent. This particular pairing is relatively rare. Akali is forced to battle against Gwen in only 2.1% of her rounds.

Akali vs Gwen Matchup Summary

Akali does a decent job of countering Gwen. On average, she wins a acceptable 51.6% of the time the champions battle each other in. In Akali against Gwen rounds, Akali’s team is 0.0% more expected to earn first blood. This implies that she most likely will be able to get first blood against Gwen.

Best Akali vs Gwen Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Aether WispHextech Alternator

Core Akali Items

~22 Mins
Lich BaneShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapZhonya's HourglassHextech RocketbeltVoid Staff

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Akali to level upq
>
Second ability for Akali to level upe
>
Last skill for Akali to max outw

Runes

DominationElectrocuteSudden ImpactEyeball CollectionUltimate Hunter
ResolveSecond WindOvergrowth
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Akali's passive ability p
Akali's q ability q
Akali's w ability w
Akali's e ability e
Akali's ultimate ability r
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W
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E
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Countering Gwen as Akali

Tips for Playing as Akali against Gwen

Akali excels at killing fragile champions. Let your team initiate and then strike at the people in the back.

Twilight Shroud offers safety in even the most dangerous situations. Use that time to save up energy for a quick strike later.

Advice to Win Against Gwen

Gwen must hit something to recast her Ultimate, try to evade her between casts.

Gwen needs to attack a few times to set up her damage, so try to get the jump on her.

Gwen's Hallowed Mist shroud will only follow her once, after that it will dissipate when she leaves.

Akali vs Gwen Counter Stats

Akali Image
Win Rate
51.6 %
VS
Win Rate
48.4 %
Gwen Image
9.1
< Kills >
5.8
5.7
< Deaths >
6.4
5.1
< Assists >
4.7
2.06
< Killing Sprees >
1.34
157
< Minions Killed >
158
0.04
< Dragons Killed >
0.27
0.37
< Inhibitors >
0.56
1,345
< Physical Damage >
2,974
21,660
< Magic Damage >
15,122
756
< True Damage >
3,678
23,762
< Damage Dealt >
21,774
25,910
< Damage Taken >
30,086
11,826
< Gold Earned >
11,878
1.57
< Towers >
2.57
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.07
3,254
< Total Healing >
7,363
14,496
< Experience >
14,800
17
< Vision Score >
17
8
< Wards Placed >
8
73
< Time Dealing CC >
143

How to Counter Gwen with Akali in LoL

The stats shown on this page underscore some vital Akali versus Gwen counter stats that can help us distinguish the differences and similarities between the two. For instance, Akali’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Gwen’s ratio of NaN, showing that Akali may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Gwen. This observation is largely fueled by the difference in kills.

Akali often has a slightly larger longest killing spree than her opponent does. Commonly, she takes less damage than Gwen. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also hint that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to flee from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Akali and Gwen

Damage Types Compared

Akali
Gwen
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Akali
Gwen

Who is Better, Akali or Gwen?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Akali usually wins when trying to fight Gwen, with a 51.6% win rate. Thus, Akali makes a good counter to Gwen.

While Akali does have a higher winrate than Gwen, when they face off with one another, Akali also has a greater difficulty level that makes her a more complex champion to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Akali into Gwenas her relative depth means that you may not be able to reach her full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Akali also has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Gwen. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Akali vs Gwen matchups, Akali is the better champion with a higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Akali is a decent counter for Gwen. Make sure you focus your play on maximizing your CS and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Akali against Gwen.

Other Champion Matchups Against Akali

Akali Loses Against

LilliaLillia45.1% winrateMiss FortuneMiss Fortune45.2% winrateTaricTaric45.7% winrateMaokaiMaokai45.8% winrate

Akali Wins Against

YuumiYuumi54.5% winrateHweiHwei53.7% winrateOriannaOrianna53.2% winrateLeBlancLeBlanc52.9% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

TaricTaric+ 52.5% 2290 GamesLilliaLillia+ 53.1% 10960 GamesTrundleTrundle+ 53.2% 13190 GamesMiss FortuneMiss Fortune+ 53.3% 30791 Games

Additional Information for Akali Players

How We Calculated Our Akali vs Gwen Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Gwen as Akali, we analyzed 4,811 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Gwen as Akali comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

Other Useful Resources

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Akali to counter Gwen during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions shown above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Akali typically accumulates a similar amount of CS as Gwen. Champions who typically don't earn many minion kills often don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The most important items to have in your Akali versus Gwen build consist of Lich Bane, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Akali bought at least these three pieces in her build, she performed a lot better versus Gwen than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Akali boasted an average winrate of 51.6% when playing against Gwen with this counter build.

To have the highest likelihood of coming out on top against Gwen as Akali, Akali players should use the Electrocute, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Ultimate Hunter, Overgrowth, and Second Wind runes from the Domination and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players used for Akali vs Gwen face-offs, this composite of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 51.6% winrate overall.

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