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Akali vs Draven

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How to Beat Draven as Akali

based on 6,954 Akali vs Draven matchups
Win Rate
49.5 %
K/D/A
2.34
Pick Rate
3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our counter stats from the millions of rated LoL matches that we review each week. Our guide on how to beat Draven as Akali came out of an evaluation of 6954 ranked games where both champions faced one another. This particular matchup is fairly rare. Akali is forced to battle against Draven in only 3.0% of her rounds.

Akali vs Draven Matchup Summary

Akali does a ok job of beating Draven. On average, she wins a acceptable 49.5% of the time the champions fight one another in. In Akali against Draven games, Akali’s side is 0.2% less expected to get first blood, indicating that she most likely won't be able to get first blood against Draven.

Best Akali vs Draven Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Aether WispHextech Alternator

Core Akali Items

~22 Mins
CryptbloomShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapLich BaneZhonya's HourglassVoid Staff

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Akali to level upq
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Second ability for Akali to level upe
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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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Guide to Countering Draven as Akali

Tips for Playing as Akali against Draven

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 Draven

Disrupt Draven with the goal of making him drop his axes. If you do, his power drops dramatically.

Launch skillshots toward the landing position of Draven's Spinning Axes.

Akali vs Draven Counter Stats

Akali Image
Win Rate
49.5 %
VS
Win Rate
50.5 %
Draven Image
8.6
< Kills >
8.5
5.8
< Deaths >
6.9
5
< Assists >
5.6
1.95
< Killing Sprees >
1.95
153
< Minions Killed >
170
0.04
< Dragons Killed >
0.22
0.35
< Inhibitors >
0.48
1,299
< Physical Damage >
22,357
20,621
< Magic Damage >
120
718
< True Damage >
480
22,638
< Damage Dealt >
22,957
25,833
< Damage Taken >
22,556
11,399
< Gold Earned >
13,656
1.42
< Towers >
2.3
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.07
3,109
< Total Healing >
6,621
13,984
< Experience >
12,217
17
< Vision Score >
15
8
< Wards Placed >
7
70
< Time Dealing CC >
84

How to Counter Draven with Akali in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page clarify some significant Akali against Draven matchup statistics that can help us interpret the differences between this set of champions. For instance, Akali’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Draven’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Akali may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Draven..

Akali typically has a similar longest kill spree as her foe does. Commonly, she takes more damage than Draven. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also illustrate that the champion with more HP has less agility and thus is unable to escape additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Akali and Draven

Damage Types Compared

Akali
Draven
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Akali
Draven

Who is Better, Akali or Draven?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Akali usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Draven, with a 49.5% win rate. Therefore, Akali makes an ok counter for Draven.

While Akali does have a lower winrate compared to Draven, when they face off with one another, Akali also has a lower level of difficulty that makes her a less difficult champ to develop with. You should be careful when picking Akali into Dravenas her relative depth means you may not be able to unleash her full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Akali has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Draven. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Akali vs Draven matchups, Draven is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.

Akali is a somewhat poor counter to Draven. Focus your tactics on maximizing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Akali against Draven.

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 Draven Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Draven as Akali, we analyzed 6,954 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 Draven 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 Draven during both the lane 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 pay attention to the build and tips displayed here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Akali most often picks up a similar amount of CS as Draven. Champs who on average don't acquire much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values shown on this page to do well.

The most important items to prioritize in your Akali versus Draven build include Cryptbloom, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Akali bought at least these three pieces in her build, she performed much better when facing Draven than with many other common builds. In fact, Akali had an average win rate of 49.5% when countering Draven with this counter build.

To have the greatest likelihood of defeating Draven as Akali, you 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 players used for Akali vs Draven counter picks, this order of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 49.5% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Draven as Akali are displayed for all ranked divisions. If you want to narrow the statistics and builds to a particular rank, you may use the selection menu earlier on the page.