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Akali vs Evelynn

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How to Beat Evelynn as Akali

based on 6,207 Akali vs Evelynn matchups
Win Rate
51.6 %
K/D/A
2.27
Pick Rate
2.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our counter stats from the millions of recently ranked LoL rounds that we analyze each week. Our guide on how to beat Evelynn as Akali resulted from an examination of 6207 ranked games where both champions faced off against one another. This champion pairing is somewhat rare. Akali fights Evelynn in only 2.7% of her games.

Akali vs Evelynn Matchup Summary

Akali does a decent job of beating Evelynn. On average, she wins a acceptable 51.6% of games the champs oppose one another in. In Akali vs Evelynn matches, Akali’s team is 0.0% more expected to earn first blood, implying that she probably will get first blood versus Evelynn.

Best Akali vs Evelynn Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Aether WispHextech Alternator

Core Akali Items

~22 Mins
Lich BaneShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapBanshee's VeilVoid StaffZhonya's Hourglass

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

PrecisionFleet FootworkPresence of MindLegend: TenacityCoup de Grace
ResolveSecond WindOvergrowth
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
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 Evelynn as Akali

Tips for Playing as Akali against Evelynn

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 Evelynn

Purchasing Vision Wards can help you detect Evelynn's location in order to prepare for her ambushes.

A large share of Evelynn's threat is in her charm, 'Allure.' Protect allies marked with 'Allure' or, if you are marked, make sure allies are between you and where Evelynn may attack from.

If you suspect Evelynn is about to ambush one of your teammates, let them know by pinging the minimap and typing in chat.

Akali vs Evelynn Counter Stats

Akali Image
Win Rate
51.6 %
VS
Win Rate
48.4 %
Evelynn Image
9.4
< Kills >
8.8
6.3
< Deaths >
6.6
4.9
< Assists >
7
2.15
< Killing Sprees >
1.98
157
< Minions Killed >
20
0.04
< Dragons Killed >
1.28
0.38
< Inhibitors >
0.3
1,337
< Physical Damage >
684
22,154
< Magic Damage >
20,836
744
< True Damage >
631
24,236
< Damage Dealt >
22,151
27,502
< Damage Taken >
31,602
12,026
< Gold Earned >
12,033
1.53
< Towers >
0.86
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.31
3,308
< Total Healing >
14,694
14,685
< Experience >
13,659
18
< Vision Score >
20
8
< Wards Placed >
7
73
< Time Dealing CC >
196

How to Counter Evelynn with Akali in LoL

The stats shown here emphasize several significant Akali versus Evelynn matchup stats that can help us figure out the differences between this pair of champions. For instance, Akali’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Evelynn’s ratio of NaN, showing that Akali may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Evelynn..

Akali often has a similar longest killing spree as her counter does. Typically, she takes less damage than Evelynn. This often reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also hint that the champion with increased HP has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Akali and Evelynn

Damage Types Compared

Akali
Evelynn
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Akali
Evelynn

Who is Better, Akali or Evelynn?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Akali usually wins when playing against Evelynn, with a 51.6% win rate. Thus, Akali makes a good counter to Evelynn.

While Akali does have a higher winrate than Evelynn, when facing one another, Akali also has a lower difficulty level that makes her a less time consuming champ to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Akali into Evelynnas her relative depth means you may not be able to unleash her full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

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

While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Akali vs Evelynn matchups, Akali is the better champ with a higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.

Akali is a decent counter to Evelynn. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on keeping up your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Akali against Evelynn.

Additional Information for Akali Players

How We Calculated Our Akali vs Evelynn Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Evelynn as Akali, we analyzed 6,207 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 Evelynn 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Akali to counter Evelynn during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn 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 that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Akali often picks up much more CS compared to Evelynn. Champs who on average don't take much CS often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The top items to have in your Akali versus Evelynn build include Lich Bane, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Akali bought at least these three pieces in her build, she performed a lot better against Evelynn than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Akali boasted an average winrate of 51.6% when countering Evelynn with this counter build.

To have the greatest chance of beating Evelynn as Akali, you should equip the Fleet Footwork, Presence of Mind, Legend: Tenacity, Coup de Grace, Second Wind, and Overgrowth runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune combinations we have analyed for Akali vs Evelynn clashes, this composite of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 51.6% winrate overall.

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