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How to Win Jayce vs Akali Counter MatchupJayce is in the b tier of champions

Jayce vs Akali

How to Beat Akali as Jayce in LoLJayce is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Akali as Jayce

based on 3,086 Jayce vs Akali matchups
Win Rate
51.8 %
K/D/A
1.96
Pick Rate
6.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of ranked LoL rounds each week. Within our dataset, Jayce battled Akali in 3086 matches. With so many games with Jayce vs Akali provides us confidence in our capability to provide useful stats and a recommended build to annihilate Akali. This particular counter pairing is relatively uncommon. Jayce fights Akali in only 6.1% of his rounds.

Jayce vs Akali Matchup Summary

Jayce does a decent job of beating Akali. Typically, he wins a acceptable 51.8% of matches the champions face off with one another in. In Jayce vs Akali games, Jayce’s team is 0.0% more likely to get first blood, indicating that he most likely will be able to get first blood against Akali.

Best Jayce vs Akali Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordRefillable Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Serrated DirkRectrix

Core Jayce Items

~22 Mins
Guardian AngelMuramanaSerylda's Grudge

Optional Items

Edge of NightOpportunityMaw of MalmortiusVoltaic Cyclosword

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Jayce to level upq
>
Second ability for Jayce to level upw
>
Last skill for Jayce to max oute

Runes

InspirationFirst StrikeMagical FootwearBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
SorceryManaflow BandTranscendence
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Jayce's passive ability p
Jayce's q ability q
Jayce's w ability w
Jayce's e ability e
Jayce's ultimate ability r
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Q
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W
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Q
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Guide to Countering Akali as Jayce

Tips for Playing as Jayce against Akali

For increased range and damage, try casting Shock Blast through the Acceleration Gate.

If you find yourself taking lots of damage, try using Jayce's Hammer Stance, as it grants you additional defenses.

Be sure to switch stances often. It will enhance your attacks and grant you quick bursts of speed.

Advice to Win Against Akali

Akali's Five Point Strike is powerful when used at maximum range and energy. Engage on her when she has low energy to maximize your chance of winning trades.

Return to base if your Health is low and Akali has her ultimate available.

Akali can still be hit by area effect spells while obscured inside Twilight Shroud. Doing so will briefly reveal her position.

Jayce vs Akali Counter Stats

Jayce Image
Win Rate
51.8 %
VS
Win Rate
48.2 %
Akali Image
6.8
< Kills >
8.8
6.8
< Deaths >
6.1
6.5
< Assists >
4.9
1.59
< Killing Sprees >
2.04
184
< Minions Killed >
159
0.09
< Dragons Killed >
0.04
0.56
< Inhibitors >
0.35
21,199
< Physical Damage >
1,239
4,538
< Magic Damage >
20,409
656
< True Damage >
698
26,394
< Damage Dealt >
22,347
22,038
< Damage Taken >
27,354
12,531
< Gold Earned >
11,795
2.56
< Towers >
1.44
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
2,781
< Total Healing >
3,370
14,888
< Experience >
14,485
19
< Vision Score >
18
9
< Wards Placed >
8
136
< Time Dealing CC >
73

How to Counter Akali with Jayce in LoL

The stats shown on this page underscore several important Jayce against Akali counter statistics that may help us realize the distinctions between the pair. As an example, Jayce’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Akali’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Jayce may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Akali..

Jayce often has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his counter does. Typically, he receives less damage than Akali. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also hint that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Jayce and Akali

Damage Types Compared

Jayce
Akali
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Jayce
Akali

Who is Better, Jayce or Akali?

Both League champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Jayce usually wins when taking on Akali, with a 51.8% win rate. Therefore, Jayce makes a good counter for Akali.

While Jayce does have a higher winrate compared to Akali, when facing one another, Jayce also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more challenging character to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Jayce into Akalias his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

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

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

Jayce is a decent counter to Akali. Make sure you focus your strategy on keeping up your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Jayce against Akali.

Additional Information for Jayce Players

How We Calculated Our Jayce vs Akali Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Akali as Jayce, we analyzed 3,086 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 Akali as Jayce 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Jayce to counter Akali during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions displayed here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Jayce usually gets a similar amount of CS relative to Akali. Champions who on average don't earn much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values shown on this page to do well.

The best items to have in your Jayce versus Akali build consist of Guardian Angel, Muramana, and Serylda's Grudge. When Jayce included at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better against Akali than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Jayce boasted an average winrate of 51.8% battling Akali with this build.

To have the best probability of crushing Akali as Jayce, Jayce players should take the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Manaflow Band, and Transcendence runes from the Inspiration and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune sets we have analyed for Jayce vs Akali fights, this set of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 51.8% winrate overall.

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