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How to Win Twisted Fate vs Akali Counter MatchupTwisted Fate is in the a tier of champions

Twisted Fate vs Akali

How to Beat Akali as Twisted Fate in LoLTwisted Fate is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Akali as Twisted Fate

based on 9,136 Twisted Fate vs Akali matchups
Win Rate
52.2 %
K/D/A
2.07
Pick Rate
6.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our counter stats from the millions of rated League of Legends games that we get from Riot Games each week. Our guide on how to beat Akali as Twisted Fate came out of an examination of 9136 ranked rounds where both champs opposed one another. This particular counter matchup is relatively uncommon. Twisted Fate has to counter Akali in only 6.4% of his games.

Twisted Fate vs Akali Matchup Summary

Twisted Fate has done a good job of beating Akali. Normally, he wins a whopping 52.2% of matches the champions battle each other in. In Twisted Fate vs Akali games, Twisted Fate’s side is 0.0% more expected to obtain first blood, implying that he probably will get first blood against Akali.

Best Twisted Fate vs Akali Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Hextech AlternatorLost Chapter

Core Twisted Fate Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Banshee's VeilNashor's ToothRapid FirecannonVoid Staff

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Twisted Fate to level upq
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Second ability for Twisted Fate to level upw
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Last skill for Twisted Fate to max oute

Runes

InspirationFirst StrikeMagical FootwearMinion DematerializerCosmic Insight
SorceryAbsolute FocusGathering Storm
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Twisted Fate's passive ability p
Twisted Fate's q ability q
Twisted Fate's w ability w
Twisted Fate's e ability e
Twisted Fate's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Countering Akali as Twisted Fate

Tips for Playing as Twisted Fate against Akali

Twisted Fate is viable as an Attack Damage or Ability Power character, letting him fit on many different team compositions.

Stealth characters often escape a battle with very low hit points. Take advantage of Destiny's ability to reveal stealthed units to finish them off.

Coordinate with your allies for the best time to use Destiny to ambush enemies.

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.

Twisted Fate vs Akali Counter Stats

Twisted Fate Image
Win Rate
52.2 %
VS
Win Rate
47.8 %
Akali Image
5.9
< Kills >
9.1
6.7
< Deaths >
5.8
8
< Assists >
4.9
1.37
< Killing Sprees >
2.07
169
< Minions Killed >
159
0.09
< Dragons Killed >
0.04
0.51
< Inhibitors >
0.33
2,779
< Physical Damage >
1,276
18,982
< Magic Damage >
21,122
802
< True Damage >
699
22,563
< Damage Dealt >
23,097
22,117
< Damage Taken >
26,224
12,610
< Gold Earned >
11,786
2.28
< Towers >
1.43
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
2,933
< Total Healing >
3,151
14,649
< Experience >
14,295
18
< Vision Score >
17
9
< Wards Placed >
8
171
< Time Dealing CC >
72

How to Counter Akali with Twisted Fate in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here show several critical Twisted Fate versus Akali counter statistics that can help us distinguish the differences between the two. As an example, Twisted Fate’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Akali’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Twisted Fate may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Akali..

Twisted Fate usually has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his counter does. On average, he receives less damage than Akali. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also indicate that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to escape additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Twisted Fate and Akali

Damage Types Compared

Twisted Fate
Akali
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Twisted Fate
Akali

Who is Better, Twisted Fate or Akali?

Both League champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Twisted Fate usually wins when facing off against Akali, with a 52.2% win rate. Therefore, Twisted Fate makes a good counter for Akali.

While Twisted Fate does have a higher winrate than Akali, when facing one another, Twisted Fate also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more time consuming character to learn and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Twisted Fate into Akalias his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Twisted Fate also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Akali. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Twisted Fate vs Akali matchups, Twisted Fate is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Twisted Fate is a good counter for Akali. Make sure you focus your actions on increasing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Twisted Fate against Akali.

Additional Information for Twisted Fate Players

How We Calculated Our Twisted Fate vs Akali Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Akali as Twisted Fate, we analyzed 9,136 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 Twisted Fate 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 Twisted Fate to counter Akali during both the early game 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 suggestions shown here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Twisted Fate most often racks up a similar amount of CS as Akali. Champs who on average don't earn much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values displayed on this page to do well.

The top items to prioritize in your Twisted Fate versus Akali build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Twisted Fate bought at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better against Akali than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Twisted Fate boasted an average win rate of 52.2% when playing against Akali with these items in his kit.

To have the best chance of coming out on top against Akali as Twisted Fate, Twisted Fate players should use the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Minion Dematerializer, Cosmic Insight, Absolute Focus, and Gathering Storm runes from the Inspiration and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune builds players chose for Twisted Fate vs Akali matchups, this composite of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 52.2% winrate overall.

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