Twitch vs Akali
How to Beat Akali as Twitch
based on 8,894 Twitch vs Akali matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Twitch vs Akali Matchup Summary
Best Twitch vs Akali Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Akali as Twitch
Tips for Playing as Twitch against Akali
Contaminate has a large range; apply as many stacks of Deadly Venom as possible before using it.
You can catch up to an enemy out of attack range with Venom Cask.
Twitch's Attack Speed is among the highest in the game; try purchasing items with on-hit effects such as Black Cleaver or Wit's End.
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.
Twitch vs Akali Counter Stats
How to Counter Akali with Twitch in LoL
The stat comparisons shown here underscore several important Twitch against Akali matchup statistics that can help us grasp the distinctions between the two. For instance, Twitch’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Akali’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Twitch may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Akali..
Twitch normally has a similar longest kill spree as his matchup does. Commonly, he receives less damage than Akali. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, yet it can also hint that the champ with increased HP has less mobility and thus is not able to escape further damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Twitch and Akali
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Who is Better, Twitch or Akali?
Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Twitch usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Akali, with a 50.0% win rate. As a result, Twitch makes an ok counter for Akali.
While Twitch does have a higher winrate compared to Akali, when facing one another, Twitch also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less challenging champ to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Twitch into Akali.
Furthermore, Twitch also has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Akali. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Twitch vs Akali matchups, Akali is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.
Twitch is a decent counter for Akali. Focus your tactics on maximizing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Twitch against Akali.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Twitch 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 lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats displayed here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Twitch most often racks up a similar amount of CS as Akali. Champions who on average don't earn many minion kills usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers reported here to do well.
The ideal items to focus on in your Twitch versus Akali build include Guardian Angel, Runaan's Hurricane, and Blade of The Ruined King. When Twitch incorporated at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better vs Akali than with most other common builds. In fact, Twitch had an average win rate of 50.0% when playing against Akali with this build.
To have the highest likelihood of crushing Akali as Twitch, Twitch players should use the Hail of Blades, Taste of Blood, Eyeball Collection, Relentless Hunter, Presence of Mind, and Legend: Alacrity runes from the Domination and Precision rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players picked for Twitch vs Akali face-offs, this mix of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 50.0% winrate overall.
By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Akali as Twitch are given for all skill levels, merged. To narrow the statistics and builds to a distinct skill level, you can use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.