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Mordekaiser vs Akali

How to Beat Akali as Mordekaiser in LoLMordekaiser is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Akali as Mordekaiser

based on 16,184 Mordekaiser vs Akali matchups
Win Rate
53.4 %
K/D/A
1.97
Pick Rate
6.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our counter statistics from the millions of recently rated League of Legends rounds that we evaluate every week. Our guide on how to beat Akali as Mordekaiser came out of an examination of 16184 ranked games where both champs engaged one another. This particular pairing is relatively uncommon. Mordekaiser is forced to battle against Akali in only 6.1% of his games.

Mordekaiser vs Akali Matchup Summary

Mordekaiser has done a good job of beating Akali. Typically, he wins a fantastic 53.4% of games the champions fight one another in. In Mordekaiser vs Akali matches, Mordekaiser’s team is 0.0% more probable to gain first blood, implying that he probably will get first blood versus Akali.

Best Mordekaiser vs Akali Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Giant's BeltBlasting Wand

Core Mordekaiser Items

~22 Mins
Spirit VisageLiandry's TormentJak'Sho, The Protean

Optional Items

Nashor's ToothDead Man's PlateZhonya's HourglassUnending Despair

Summoner Spells

summonerhaste summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Mordekaiser to level upq
>
Second ability for Mordekaiser to level upe
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Last skill for Mordekaiser to max outw

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: TenacityLast Stand
ResolveConditioningRevitalize
Ability HasteAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Mordekaiser's passive ability p
Mordekaiser's q ability q
Mordekaiser's w ability w
Mordekaiser's e ability e
Mordekaiser's ultimate ability r
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Q
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E
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W
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Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Akali as Mordekaiser

Tips for Playing as Mordekaiser against Akali

Hitting multiple champions with the same ability can help quickly activate Darkness Rise.

Offense is your defense. Keep fighting to build up larger Indestructible shields.

Use Realm of Death on a low health enemy to guarantee the kill and keep their stats for the rest of a teamfight.

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.

Mordekaiser vs Akali Counter Stats

Mordekaiser Image
Win Rate
53.4 %
VS
Win Rate
46.6 %
Akali Image
7.1
< Kills >
8.9
6.1
< Deaths >
6.2
4.9
< Assists >
5.1
1.61
< Killing Sprees >
2.02
153
< Minions Killed >
153
0.21
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.33
2,798
< Physical Damage >
1,347
21,190
< Magic Damage >
21,777
629
< True Damage >
756
24,618
< Damage Dealt >
23,881
32,088
< Damage Taken >
26,804
11,851
< Gold Earned >
11,688
2.06
< Towers >
1.38
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
9,380
< Total Healing >
3,340
15,182
< Experience >
14,383
17
< Vision Score >
17
8
< Wards Placed >
8
247
< Time Dealing CC >
71

How to Counter Akali with Mordekaiser in LoL

The stats shown here show several important Mordekaiser vs. Akali counter statistics that may help us understand the distinctions between the two. Mordekaiser’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Akali’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Mordekaiser may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Akali..

Mordekaiser often has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his enemy does. Typically, he receives more damage than Akali. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also illustrate that the champ with more health has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Mordekaiser and Akali

Damage Types Compared

Mordekaiser
Akali
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Mordekaiser
Akali

Who is Better, Mordekaiser or Akali?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Mordekaiser usually wins when facing off against Akali, with a 53.4% win rate. Therefore, Mordekaiser makes a great counter to Akali.

While Mordekaiser does have a higher winrate than Akali, when on opposite teams, Mordekaiser also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less complex character to develop with. You should be be fine when picking Mordekaiser into Akali.

Furthermore, Mordekaiser also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Akali. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Mordekaiser vs Akali matchups, Mordekaiser is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.

Mordekaiser is a great counter to Akali. Make sure you focus your gameplay on keeping up your gold income and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Mordekaiser against Akali.

Additional Information for Mordekaiser Players

How We Calculated Our Mordekaiser vs Akali Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Akali as Mordekaiser, we analyzed 16,184 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 Mordekaiser 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 Mordekaiser to counter Akali during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions presented above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Mordekaiser often picks up a similar amount of CS as Akali. Champions who typically don't acquire many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values reported here to do well.

The top items to focus on in your Mordekaiser versus Akali build include Spirit Visage, Liandry's Torment, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When Mordekaiser used at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better when fighting Akali than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Mordekaiser had an average winrate of 53.4% when countering Akali with this counter build.

To have the greatest likelihood of coming out on top against Akali as Mordekaiser, you should use the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Tenacity, Last Stand, Conditioning, and Revitalize runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune sets we have analyed for Mordekaiser vs Akali counterpicks, this sequence of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 53.4% winrate overall.

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