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Akali vs Pyke

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How to Beat Pyke as Akali

based on 7,804 Akali vs Pyke matchups
Win Rate
50.2 %
K/D/A
2.33
Pick Rate
3.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our counter statistics from the millions of recently ranked League of Legends rounds that we evaluate each and every week. This guide on how to beat Pyke as Akali resulted from an analysis of 7804 ranked matches where both champs faced each other. This champ pairing is relatively rare. Akali fights Pyke in only 3.4% of her games.

Akali vs Pyke Matchup Summary

Akali has done a average job of beating Pyke. Normally, she wins a acceptable 50.2% of games the champs oppose one another in. In Akali against Pyke rounds, Akali’s team is 0.3% less expected to get first blood. This indicates that she probably won't get first blood versus Pyke.

Best Akali vs Pyke Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Aether WispHextech Alternator

Core Akali Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapHextech RocketbeltZhonya's Hourglass

Optional Items

Lich BaneVoid StaffShadowflameStormsurge

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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Q
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W
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E
4
Q
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Q
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Guide to Countering Pyke as Akali

Tips for Playing as Akali against Pyke

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 Pyke

Pyke regenerates a significant amount of damage he has taken from enemy champions, but only when you can't see him!

When Pyke is hidden nearby in his Ghostwater Dive, sharks will circle underneath your feet.

Try not to stand near low health allies. If Pyke executes them using Death From Below, you might be next on the list.

Akali vs Pyke Counter Stats

Akali Image
Win Rate
50.2 %
VS
Win Rate
49.8 %
Pyke Image
9.5
< Kills >
6.8
6.3
< Deaths >
7.4
5.2
< Assists >
8.7
2.16
< Killing Sprees >
1.58
153
< Minions Killed >
39
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.38
< Inhibitors >
0.34
1,347
< Physical Damage >
10,080
22,297
< Magic Damage >
66
761
< True Damage >
2,354
24,406
< Damage Dealt >
12,501
26,773
< Damage Taken >
22,382
11,957
< Gold Earned >
10,226
1.51
< Towers >
1.15
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
3,099
< Total Healing >
4,748
14,466
< Experience >
10,697
17
< Vision Score >
67
8
< Wards Placed >
30
71
< Time Dealing CC >
94

How to Counter Pyke with Akali in LoL

The stats provided here emphasize several valuable Akali against Pyke matchup statistics that may help us interpret the distinctions between the two. For instance, Akali’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Pyke’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Akali may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Pyke..

Akali normally has a slightly larger longest kill spree than her enemy does. Typically, she receives more damage than Pyke. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, but it can also hint that the champ with increased health has less agility and thus is unable to escape further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Akali and Pyke

Damage Types Compared

Akali
Pyke
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Akali
Pyke

Who is Better, Akali or Pyke?

Both LoL champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Akali usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Pyke, with a 50.2% win rate. Thus, Akali makes an ok counter to Pyke.

While Akali does have a higher winrate compared to Pyke, when they face off with one another, Akali also has a greater level of difficulty that makes her a more time consuming character to develop with. You should be careful when picking Akali into Pykeas her relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash her full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Akali has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Pyke. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

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

Akali is a decent counter to Pyke. You will do well by focussing your strategy on maximizing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Akali against Pyke.

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 Pyke Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Pyke as Akali, we analyzed 7,804 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 Pyke 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 Pyke Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Akali to counter Pyke during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips shown above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Akali most often accumulates much more CS as Pyke. Champions who typically don't get many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers shown here to do well.

The most important items to have in your Akali versus Pyke build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Hextech Rocketbelt, and Zhonya's Hourglass. When Akali combined at least these three pieces in her build, she did significantly better when fighting Pyke than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Akali had an average winrate of 50.2% battling Pyke with this build.

To have the greatest likelihood of annihilating Pyke as Akali, Akali players should equip 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 Pyke fights, this combination of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 50.2% winrate overall.

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