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Akali vs Gnar

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How to Beat Gnar as Akali

based on 2,369 Akali vs Gnar matchups
Win Rate
52.5 %
K/D/A
2.33
Pick Rate
1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of ranked League of Legends games each and every week. Within our data, Akali battled Gnar 2369 times. With so many games with Akali versus Gnar provides us a lot of faith in our ability to produce informative stats and a recommended build to counter Gnar. This champ pairing is relatively rare. Akali is forced to battle against Gnar in only 1.0% of her matches.

Akali vs Gnar Matchup Summary

Akali does a good job of beating Gnar. Typically, she wins a whopping 52.5% of games the champs face one another in. In Akali versus Gnar rounds, Akali’s team is 0.0% more likely to gain first blood, indicating that she probably will get first blood versus Gnar.

Best Akali vs Gnar Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Aether WispHextech Alternator

Core Akali Items

~22 Mins
Lich BaneShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapZhonya's HourglassHextech Rocketbelt

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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E
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Countering Gnar as Akali

Tips for Playing as Akali against Gnar

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 Gnar

Gnar's ultimate stuns if he hits you into a wall. Be careful when fighting him near one.

Gnar's animations and resource bar change as he gets closer to transforming.

Gnar can't gain Rage for 15 seconds after he turns from big to little. Use this chance to engage on his team.

Akali vs Gnar Counter Stats

Akali Image
Win Rate
52.5 %
VS
Win Rate
47.5 %
Gnar Image
9
< Kills >
5.2
6
< Deaths >
6
5
< Assists >
6.2
2.05
< Killing Sprees >
1.19
154
< Minions Killed >
165
0.04
< Dragons Killed >
0.09
0.38
< Inhibitors >
0.47
1,321
< Physical Damage >
18,598
21,547
< Magic Damage >
3,447
753
< True Damage >
509
23,622
< Damage Dealt >
22,555
26,973
< Damage Taken >
29,726
11,753
< Gold Earned >
11,433
1.52
< Towers >
2.35
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
3,338
< Total Healing >
5,996
14,394
< Experience >
14,922
18
< Vision Score >
18
8
< Wards Placed >
9
72
< Time Dealing CC >
417

How to Counter Gnar with Akali in LoL

The stats shown on this page underscore some influential Akali versus Gnar matchup stats that may help you interpret the differences between the pair. As an example, Akali’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Gnar’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Akali may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Gnar. This observation is in large part caused by the difference in kills.

Akali often has a much larger longest killing spree than her foe does. On average, she takes a similar amount of damage to Gnar. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also hint that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Akali and Gnar

Damage Types Compared

Akali
Gnar
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Akali
Gnar

Who is Better, Akali or Gnar?

Both LoL champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Akali usually wins when facing off against Gnar, with a 52.5% win rate. As a result, Akali makes a good counter for Gnar.

While Akali does have a higher winrate compared to Gnar, when they face off with one another, Akali also has a lower learning curve that makes her a less difficult character to develop with. You should be be fine when picking Akali into Gnaras her relative depth means you may not be able to reach her full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Akali has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Gnar. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

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

Akali is an above average counter to Gnar. Make sure you focus your actions on keeping up your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Akali against Gnar.

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 Gnar Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Gnar as Akali, we analyzed 2,369 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 Gnar 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

Akali Build Gnar Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Akali in order to counter Gnar during both the laning 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 listen to the build and suggestions presented above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Akali most often gets a similar amount of CS as Gnar. Champs who typically don't take many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They 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, often have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The top items to have in your Akali versus Gnar build include Lich Bane, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Akali incorporated at least these three items in her build, she did significantly better vs. Gnar than with most other typical builds. In fact, Akali had an average winrate of 52.5% when countering Gnar with these items in her kit.

To have the best likelihood of beating Gnar 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. Of all the rune builds we have analyed for Akali vs Gnar counter picks, this combo of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 52.5% win rate overall.

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