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Akali vs Illaoi

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How to Beat Illaoi as Akali

based on 4,316 Akali vs Illaoi matchups
Win Rate
48.2 %
K/D/A
2.41
Pick Rate
1.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of recently ranked League matches each week. In our dataset, Akali did battle with Illaoi in 4316 games. With so many matchups for Akali vs Illaoi provides us a lot of faith in our capacity to provide actionable data and a supported build to wreck your opposition. This particular pairing is fairly rare. Akali is forced to battle against Illaoi in only 1.9% of her games.

Akali vs Illaoi Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Akali has done a poor job of countering Illaoi. Normally, she wins a lowly 48.2% of games the champions clash against one another in. In Akali versus Illaoi rounds, Akali’s team is 0.0% more likely to earn first blood. This indicates that she most likely will be able to get first blood versus Illaoi.

Best Akali vs Illaoi Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Aether WispHextech Alternator

Core Akali Items

~22 Mins
Void StaffZhonya's HourglassStormsurge

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapShadowflameLich BaneHextech Rocketbelt

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Akali to level upq
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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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Guide to Countering Illaoi as Akali

Tips for Playing as Akali against Illaoi

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 Illaoi

Killing Tentacles whenever possible will make it much easier to win a fight against Illaoi.

When your spirit gets pulled out, fight back if you can. Dealing damage to Illaoi reduces the spirit's duration.

Avoid grouping up for Leap of Faith to reduce the number of Tentacles available to Illaoi.

Akali vs Illaoi Counter Stats

Akali Image
Win Rate
48.2 %
VS
Win Rate
51.8 %
Illaoi Image
9
< Kills >
5.4
5.9
< Deaths >
6.8
5.2
< Assists >
4.5
2.03
< Killing Sprees >
1.23
150
< Minions Killed >
188
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.32
< Inhibitors >
0.59
1,301
< Physical Damage >
25,474
21,923
< Magic Damage >
855
789
< True Damage >
413
24,013
< Damage Dealt >
26,742
27,030
< Damage Taken >
35,606
11,619
< Gold Earned >
12,041
1.38
< Towers >
2.82
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
3,469
< Total Healing >
8,631
14,406
< Experience >
15,266
17
< Vision Score >
16
8
< Wards Placed >
8
71
< Time Dealing CC >
408

How to Counter Illaoi with Akali in LoL

The stats provided here highlight some vital Akali versus Illaoi matchup statistics that can help us understand the distinctions between the pair. For instance, Akali’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Illaoi’s ratio of NaN, showing that Akali may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Illaoi. This observation is largely fueled by the difference in kills.

Akali normally has a slightly larger longest kill spree than her opponent does. Typically, she takes less damage than Illaoi. This typically indicates differing health capacities, yet it can also imply that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Akali and Illaoi

Damage Types Compared

Akali
Illaoi
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Akali
Illaoi

Who is Better, Akali or Illaoi?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Akali usually loses when trying to fight Illaoi, with a 48.2% win rate. Thus, Akali makes a bad counter for Illaoi.

While Akali does have a lower winrate compared to Illaoi, when on opposite teams, Akali also has a much greater difficulty level that makes her a more challenging champ to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Akali into Illaoias her relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash her full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Akali also has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Illaoi. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Akali vs Illaoi matchups, Illaoi is the better champion with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.

Akali is a somewhat poor counter for Illaoi. You will do well by focussing your tactics on keeping up your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Akali against Illaoi.

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 Illaoi Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Illaoi as Akali, we analyzed 4,316 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 Illaoi 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

Akali Build Illaoi Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Akali in order to counter Illaoi during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and tips shown here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Akali usually accumulates a similar amount of CS as Illaoi. Champs who on average don't get much CS often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values reported on this page to do well.

The ideal items to use in your Akali versus Illaoi build include Void Staff, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Stormsurge. When Akali included at least these three pieces in her build, she performed much better against Illaoi than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Akali boasted an average win rate of 48.2% battling Illaoi with this build.

To have the best likelihood of annihilating Illaoi 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. Of all the rune builds players chose for Akali vs Illaoi battles, this order of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 48.2% win rate overall.

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