LeBlanc vs Akali
How to Beat Akali as LeBlanc
based on 3,784 LeBlanc vs Akali matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
LeBlanc vs Akali Matchup Summary
Best LeBlanc vs Akali Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Akali as LeBlanc
Tips for Playing as LeBlanc against Akali
Using Distortion can help your positioning to land Ethereal Chains.
You can chain Sigil of Malice and Ethereal Chains to prevent characters with blink from escaping for up to 4 seconds.
Distortion allows you to be aggressive with your other spells while being able to return to safety.
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.
LeBlanc vs Akali Counter Stats
How to Counter Akali with LeBlanc in LoL
The stat comparisons provided here emphasize some significant LeBlanc against Akali matchup statistics that can help us interpret the differences and similarities between this pair of champions. LeBlanc’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Akali’s ratio of NaN, showing that LeBlanc may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Akali..
LeBlanc normally has a similar longest killing spree as her foe does. Typically, she takes less damage than Akali. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also hint that the champion with increased health has less mobility and thus is unable to escape further harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between LeBlanc and Akali
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Who is Better, LeBlanc or Akali?
Both League champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, LeBlanc usually loses when trying to fight Akali, with a 47.1% win rate. As a result, LeBlanc makes a bad counter to Akali.
While LeBlanc does have a lower winrate than Akali, when they face off with one another, LeBlanc also has a greater learning curve that makes her a more complex champion to pick up and master. You should be very concerned when picking LeBlanc into Akalias her relative depth means that you may not be able to reach her full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.
Moreover, LeBlanc has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Akali. This often 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 in League of Legends, in LeBlanc vs Akali matchups, Akali is the better champ with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.
LeBlanc is a terribly counter to Akali. Focus your actions on increasing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as LeBlanc against Akali.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of LeBlanc to counter Akali during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips presented above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
LeBlanc on average accumulates a similar amount of CS compared to Akali. Champions who typically don't take much CS often don't need 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, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need many items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers shown here to do well.
The most crucial items to have in your LeBlanc versus Akali build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Stormsurge, and Luden's Companion. When LeBlanc incorporated at least these three pieces in her build, she performed much better vs. Akali than with many other common counter builds. In fact, LeBlanc had an average win rate of 47.1% battling Akali with these items in her kit.
To have the greatest probability of beating Akali as LeBlanc, LeBlanc players should use the Fleet Footwork, Presence of Mind, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Biscuit Delivery, and Magical Footwear runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the runes players used for LeBlanc vs Akali fights, this order of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 47.1% winrate overall.
By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Akali as LeBlanc are presented for all skill levels, merged. If you want to narrow the statistics and builds to a particular rank, you can use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.