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Akali vs Senna

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How to Beat Senna as Akali

based on 16,829 Akali vs Senna matchups
Win Rate
49.3 %
K/D/A
2.3
Pick Rate
7.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our counter stats from the millions of rated LoL matches that we analyze each week. Our guide on how to beat Senna as Akali came out of an evaluation of 16829 ranked games where both champions opposed each other. This particular pairing is relatively uncommon. Akali has to counter Senna in only 7.3% of her rounds.

Akali vs Senna Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Akali has done a below average job of countering Senna. Normally, she wins a acceptable 49.3% of matches the champs face off with one another in. In Akali versus Senna matches, Akali’s team is 0.0% more expected to obtain first blood. This implies that she probably will get first blood against Senna.

Best Akali vs Senna Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Dark SealRefillable Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Sorcerer's ShoesHextech Alternator

Core Akali Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapLich BaneShadowflame

Optional Items

CryptbloomBanshee's VeilZhonya's HourglassVoid 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

PrecisionConquerorPresence of MindLegend: TenacityLast Stand
ResolveSecond WindOvergrowth
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
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 Senna as Akali

Tips for Playing as Akali against Senna

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.

Akali vs Senna Counter Stats

Akali Image
Win Rate
49.3 %
VS
Win Rate
50.7 %
Senna Image
9
< Kills >
4.7
6
< Deaths >
6.5
4.8
< Assists >
11.9
2.04
< Killing Sprees >
1.07
155
< Minions Killed >
61
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.12
0.37
< Inhibitors >
0.54
1,332
< Physical Damage >
17,507
21,334
< Magic Damage >
314
722
< True Damage >
504
23,389
< Damage Dealt >
18,326
26,718
< Damage Taken >
19,069
11,723
< Gold Earned >
10,638
1.46
< Towers >
2.29
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
3,290
< Total Healing >
9,445
14,426
< Experience >
11,609
17
< Vision Score >
49
8
< Wards Placed >
20
73
< Time Dealing CC >
208

How to Counter Senna with Akali in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page feature some critical Akali vs. Senna counter stats that can help you understand the differences between the pair. Akali’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Senna’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Akali may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Senna. This observation is largely a result of the difference in kills.

Akali normally has a much larger longest killing spree than her matchup does. Commonly, she takes more damage than Senna. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also imply that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to escape further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Akali and Senna

Damage Types Compared

Akali
Senna
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Akali
Senna

Who is Better, Akali or Senna?

Both LoL champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Akali usually fairs equally well when playing against Senna, with a 49.3% win rate. Therefore, Akali makes an ok counter to Senna.

While Akali does have a lower winrate than Senna, when they face off with one another, Akali also has a greater level of difficulty that makes her a more complex champ to develop with. You should be careful when picking Akali into Sennaas her relative depth means you may not be able to reach her full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

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

While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Akali vs Senna matchups, Senna is the better champ with a similar win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.

Akali is a somewhat poor counter to Senna. Focus your tactics on increasing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Akali against Senna.

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 Senna Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Senna as Akali, we analyzed 16,829 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 Senna 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

To learn all of the intricacies of Akali to counter Senna during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions shown above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Akali most often racks up more CS as Senna. Champs who on average don't acquire much CS often don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values shown here to do well.

The most important items to use in your Akali versus Senna build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Lich Bane, and Shadowflame. When Akali combined at least these three pieces in her build, she performed significantly better countering Senna than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Akali boasted an average win rate of 49.3% when countering Senna with this counter build.

To have the best chance of crushing Senna as Akali, you should take the Conqueror, Presence of Mind, Legend: Tenacity, Last Stand, Second Wind, and Overgrowth runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players chose for Akali vs Senna face-offs, this order of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 49.3% win rate overall.

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