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Akali vs Kindred

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How to Beat Kindred as Akali

based on 4,436 Akali vs Kindred matchups
Win Rate
52.4 %
K/D/A
2.48
Pick Rate
1.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our matchup statistics from the millions of recently ranked League matches that we review each week. This guide on how to beat Kindred as Akali came out of an analysis of 4436 ranked rounds where both champs opposed one another. This champ matchup is somewhat rare. Akali is forced to battle against Kindred in only 1.9% of her rounds.

Akali vs Kindred Matchup Summary

Akali does a good job of countering Kindred. On average, she wins a whopping 52.4% of the time the champions face off with one another in. In Akali versus Kindred games, Akali’s team is 0.1% less likely to get first blood, implying that she most likely won't get first blood against Kindred.

Best Akali vs Kindred Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeDark Seal

Core Akali Items

~22 Mins
Void StaffZhonya's HourglassStormsurge

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapLich BaneShadowflameHextech 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 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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Q
2
W
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Kindred as Akali

Tips for Playing as Akali against Kindred

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 Kindred

When Kindred uses Lamb's Respite get inside, it stops all champions from dying.

Kindred is fragile - turn the pressure up on her, and she will be forced to play cautiously.

Clear the Hunts Wolf activates on jungle camps to slow down Kindred's damage output.

Akali vs Kindred Counter Stats

Akali Image
Win Rate
52.4 %
VS
Win Rate
47.6 %
Kindred Image
9.3
< Kills >
6.5
5.8
< Deaths >
7.3
5.1
< Assists >
7.3
2.1
< Killing Sprees >
1.49
152
< Minions Killed >
40
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
1.45
0.38
< Inhibitors >
0.39
1,330
< Physical Damage >
14,780
21,653
< Magic Damage >
3,858
700
< True Damage >
1,263
23,683
< Damage Dealt >
19,902
26,482
< Damage Taken >
30,999
11,757
< Gold Earned >
11,964
1.54
< Towers >
1.45
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.35
3,322
< Total Healing >
16,631
14,352
< Experience >
13,325
17
< Vision Score >
23
8
< Wards Placed >
6
73
< Time Dealing CC >
213

How to Counter Kindred with Akali in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here highlight some significant Akali versus Kindred matchup stats that can help you realize the distinctions between the pair. For instance, Akali’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Kindred’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Akali may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Kindred..

Akali often has a slightly larger longest kill spree than her enemy does. On average, she receives less damage than Kindred. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, but it can also hint that the champion with increased health has less agility and thus is unable to flee from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Akali and Kindred

Damage Types Compared

Akali
Kindred
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Akali
Kindred

Who is Better, Akali or Kindred?

Both League champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Akali usually wins when playing against Kindred, with a 52.4% win rate. Therefore, Akali makes a good counter for Kindred.

While Akali does have a higher win rate than Kindred, when they face off with one another, Akali also has a much greater difficulty level that makes her a more difficult character to develop with. You should be be fine when picking Akali into Kindredas her relative depth means that you may not be able to reach her full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

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

While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Akali vs Kindred matchups, Akali is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.

Akali is a good counter to Kindred. Make sure you focus your gameplay on maximizing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Akali against Kindred.

Additional Information for Akali Players

How We Calculated Our Akali vs Kindred Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kindred as Akali, we analyzed 4,436 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 Kindred 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 in order to counter Kindred during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and stats shown here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Akali often gets much more CS compared to Kindred. Champions who typically don't acquire many minion kills often don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values shown here to do well.

The top items to focus on in your Akali versus Kindred build consist of Void Staff, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Stormsurge. When Akali combined at least these three pieces in her build, she did much better when facing Kindred than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Akali boasted an average winrate of 52.4% when playing against Kindred with this counter build.

To have the highest probability of defeating Kindred as Akali, Akali players should equip the Electrocute, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Ultimate Hunter, Overgrowth, and Second Wind runes from the Domination and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune sets we have analyed for Akali vs Kindred face-offs, this combo of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 52.4% winrate overall.

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