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Akali vs Vayne

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How to Beat Vayne as Akali

based on 12,324 Akali vs Vayne matchups
Win Rate
48.7 %
K/D/A
2.36
Pick Rate
5.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our matchup stats from the millions of recently ranked LoL rounds that we review each and every week. This guide on how to beat Vayne as Akali resulted from an evaluation of 12324 ranked matches where both champs fought each other. This particular champ matchup is relatively uncommon. Akali encounters Vayne in only 5.4% of her games.

Akali vs Vayne Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Akali has done a dismal job of countering Vayne. Typically, she wins a acceptable 48.7% of matches the champions face off with one another in. In Akali against Vayne rounds, Akali’s team is 0.1% less probable to gain first blood, indicating that she most likely won't be able to get first blood against Vayne.

Best Akali vs Vayne Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsSorcerer's Shoes

Core Akali Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapLich BaneStormsurge

Optional Items

CryptbloomZhonya's HourglassShadowflameBanshee's Veil

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
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Last skill for Akali to max outw

Runes

DominationElectrocuteSudden ImpactEyeball CollectionUltimate Hunter
PrecisionPresence of MindCoup de Grace
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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Guide to Countering Vayne as Akali

Tips for Playing as Akali against Vayne

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 Vayne

Deny Vayne the opportunity to pin you against walls.

Vayne is fragile - turn the pressure up on her and she will be forced to play cautiously.

Akali vs Vayne Counter Stats

Akali Image
Win Rate
48.7 %
VS
Win Rate
51.3 %
Vayne Image
8.8
< Kills >
7.5
5.9
< Deaths >
6.6
5.1
< Assists >
5.6
1.99
< Killing Sprees >
1.75
154
< Minions Killed >
161
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.19
0.38
< Inhibitors >
0.49
1,308
< Physical Damage >
15,050
20,965
< Magic Damage >
1,611
754
< True Damage >
4,283
23,027
< Damage Dealt >
20,945
26,311
< Damage Taken >
21,444
11,636
< Gold Earned >
12,081
1.5
< Towers >
2.23
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
3,242
< Total Healing >
5,777
14,297
< Experience >
12,824
17
< Vision Score >
17
8
< Wards Placed >
9
72
< Time Dealing CC >
67

How to Counter Vayne with Akali in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page show some influential Akali versus Vayne counter statistics that can help us realize the distinctions between the pair. Akali’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Vayne’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Akali may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Vayne..

Akali normally has a similar longest killing spree as her opponent does. On average, she takes more damage than Vayne. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, but it can also indicate that the champion with increased HP has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Akali and Vayne

Damage Types Compared

Akali
Vayne
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Akali
Vayne

Who is Better, Akali or Vayne?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Akali usually loses when facing off against Vayne, with a 48.7% win rate. As a result, Akali makes a poor counter to Vayne.

While Akali does have a lower win rate compared to Vayne, when they face off with one another, Akali also has a lower level of difficulty that makes her a less challenging champion to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Akali into Vayneas her relative depth means that you may not be able to reach her full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Akali has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Vayne. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

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

Akali is a somewhat poor counter for Vayne. You will do well by focussing your play on maximizing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Akali against Vayne.

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 Vayne Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Vayne as Akali, we analyzed 12,324 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 Vayne 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 Vayne Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Akali in order to counter Vayne during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips shown above, you should grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Akali on average picks up a similar amount of CS compared to Vayne. Champions who on average don't earn much CS usualy don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values shown on this page to do well.

The ideal items to have in your Akali versus Vayne build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Lich Bane, and Stormsurge. When Akali included at least these three items in her build, she performed significantly better vs. Vayne than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Akali had an average win rate of 48.7% when countering Vayne with these items in her kit.

To have the greatest likelihood of vanquishing Vayne as Akali, Akali players should use the Electrocute, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Ultimate Hunter, Presence of Mind, and Coup de Grace runes from the Domination and Precision rune sets. Of all the runes players used for Akali vs Vayne LoL games, this sequence of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 48.7% win rate overall.

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