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How to Win Akali vs Darius Counter MatchupAkali is in the a tier of champions

Akali vs Darius

How to Beat Darius as Akali in LoLAkali is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Darius as Akali

based on 7,936 Akali vs Darius matchups
Win Rate
51 %
K/D/A
2.35
Pick Rate
3.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our counter stats from the millions of ranked League of Legends games that we review each week. This guide on how to beat Darius as Akali came out of an analysis of 7936 ranked rounds where both champions battled each other. This particular counter matchup is fairly rare. Akali encounters Darius in only 3.5% of her rounds.

Akali vs Darius Matchup Summary

Akali has done a decent job of countering Darius. Normally, she wins a acceptable 51.0% of games the champs battle one another in. In Akali versus Darius rounds, Akali’s team is 0.1% less probable to obtain first blood. This indicates that she probably won't get first blood versus Darius.

Best Akali vs Darius Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Aether WispHextech Alternator

Core Akali Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapHextech RocketbeltStormsurge

Optional Items

Lich BaneShadowflameZhonya's HourglassVoid Staff

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

DominationElectrocuteSudden ImpactEyeball CollectionUltimate Hunter
ResolveSecond WindOvergrowth
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Akali's passive ability p
Akali's q ability q
Akali's w ability w
Akali's e ability e
Akali's ultimate ability r
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W
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Countering Darius as Akali

Tips for Playing as Akali against Darius

Akali excels at killing fragile champions. Let your team initiate and then strike at the people in the back.

Twilight Shroud offers safety in even the most dangerous situations. Use that time to save up energy for a quick strike later.

Advice to Win Against Darius

When Darius's axe grab is on cooldown, he is vulnerable to harassment attacks.

Darius's ability to escape from fights is limited. If you have an advantage against him, press your lead.

Akali vs Darius Counter Stats

Akali Image
Win Rate
51 %
VS
Win Rate
49 %
Darius Image
8.9
< Kills >
6.9
6
< Deaths >
6.4
5.2
< Assists >
4.5
2.02
< Killing Sprees >
1.58
154
< Minions Killed >
165
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.15
0.35
< Inhibitors >
0.46
1,319
< Physical Damage >
16,863
21,492
< Magic Damage >
87
784
< True Damage >
3,941
23,595
< Damage Dealt >
20,892
26,386
< Damage Taken >
32,165
11,693
< Gold Earned >
11,922
1.46
< Towers >
2.27
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
3,155
< Total Healing >
7,667
14,320
< Experience >
14,589
17
< Vision Score >
17
8
< Wards Placed >
8
71
< Time Dealing CC >
161

How to Counter Darius with Akali in LoL

The stats provided here clarify several important Akali versus Darius counter stats that can help you appreciate the differences between this pair of champs. As an example, Akali’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Darius’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Akali may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Darius..

Akali normally has a slightly larger longest kill spree than her foe does. Commonly, she takes less damage than Darius. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also imply that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to escape further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Akali and Darius

Damage Types Compared

Akali
Darius
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Akali
Darius

Who is Better, Akali or Darius?

Both League champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Akali usually wins when trying to fight Darius, with a 51.0% win rate. Thus, Akali makes a good counter to Darius.

While Akali does have a higher win rate compared to Darius, when on opposite teams, Akali also has a much greater difficulty level that makes her a more complex champion to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Akali into Dariusas her relative depth means that you may not be able to reach her full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

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

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

Akali is a decent counter for Darius. Make sure you focus your strategy on increasing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Akali against Darius.

Other Champion Matchups Against Akali

Akali Loses Against

LilliaLillia45.1% winrateMiss FortuneMiss Fortune45.2% winrateTaricTaric45.7% winrateMaokaiMaokai45.8% winrate

Akali Wins Against

YuumiYuumi54.5% winrateHweiHwei53.7% winrateOriannaOrianna53.2% winrateLeBlancLeBlanc52.9% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

TaricTaric+ 52.5% 2290 GamesLilliaLillia+ 53.1% 10960 GamesTrundleTrundle+ 53.2% 13190 GamesMiss FortuneMiss Fortune+ 53.3% 30791 Games

Additional Information for Akali Players

How We Calculated Our Akali vs Darius Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Darius as Akali, we analyzed 7,936 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 Darius as Akali 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.

Other Useful Resources

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Akali in order to counter Darius during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions presented here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Akali usually accumulates a similar amount of CS relative to Darius. Champions who typically don't earn much CS typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. 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, typically require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values displayed on this page to do well.

The best items to prioritize in your Akali versus Darius build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Hextech Rocketbelt, and Stormsurge. When Akali included at least these three items in her build, she did significantly better vs. Darius than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Akali boasted an average win rate of 51.0% battling Darius with this counter build.

To have the greatest probability of defeating Darius as Akali, Akali players should take the Electrocute, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Ultimate Hunter, Overgrowth, and Second Wind runes from the Domination and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the runes that we analyzed for Akali vs Darius counterpicks, this combo of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 51.0% win rate overall.

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