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Akali vs Lee Sin

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

based on 6,873 Akali vs Lee Sin matchups
Win Rate
49.6 %
K/D/A
2.16
Pick Rate
3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of ranked LoL games every week. In our data, Akali fought Lee Sin in 6873 matches. Including so many matchups for Akali vs Lee Sin provides us faith in our ability to produce enlightening stats and a supported build to obliterate Lee Sin. This champion matchup is fairly rare. Akali has to counter Lee Sin in only 3.0% of her games.

Akali vs Lee Sin Matchup Summary

Akali does a ok job of countering Lee Sin. Normally, she wins a acceptable 49.6% of matches the champions fight one another in. In Akali vs Lee Sin matches, Akali’s side is 0.1% less expected to earn first blood. This implies that she most likely won't get first blood versus Lee Sin.

Best Akali vs Lee Sin Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldDoran's Ring

Early Items

~5 Mins
Dark SealHextech Alternator

Core Akali Items

~22 Mins
Lich BaneZhonya's HourglassStormsurge

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapVoid StaffShadowflameHextech Rocketbelt

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 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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Q
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Guide to Countering Lee Sin as Akali

Tips for Playing as Akali against Lee Sin

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 Lee Sin

Lee Sin relies heavily on following up with his abilities. Use disables to prevent him from chaining together his abilities and attacks.

Stay spread out to minimize the impact of Lee Sin's ultimate, Dragon's Rage.

Lee Sin has powerful tools to combat physical damage in Iron Will and Cripple but he is still vulnerable to magic damage.

Akali vs Lee Sin Counter Stats

Akali Image
Win Rate
49.6 %
VS
Win Rate
50.4 %
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8.4
< Kills >
7.3
6.2
< Deaths >
6.2
5
< Assists >
8.3
1.92
< Killing Sprees >
1.69
155
< Minions Killed >
35
0.04
< Dragons Killed >
1.43
0.34
< Inhibitors >
0.43
1,313
< Physical Damage >
14,082
20,849
< Magic Damage >
2,904
739
< True Damage >
1,007
22,901
< Damage Dealt >
17,994
26,364
< Damage Taken >
35,259
11,494
< Gold Earned >
11,794
1.45
< Towers >
1.43
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.32
3,095
< Total Healing >
16,506
14,057
< Experience >
13,221
18
< Vision Score >
24
8
< Wards Placed >
11
72
< Time Dealing CC >
432

How to Counter Lee Sin with Akali in LoL

The stats shown on this page show several strategic Akali vs. Lee Sin matchup stats that can help you grasp the differences and similarities between the two. Akali’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Lee Sin’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Akali may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Lee Sin..

Akali typically has a similar longest killing spree as her enemy does. Typically, she takes less damage than Lee Sin. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also hint that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to escape additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Akali and Lee Sin

Damage Types Compared

Akali
Lee Sin
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Akali
Lee Sin

Who is Better, Akali or Lee Sin?

Both LoL champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Akali usually fairs equally well when facing off against Lee Sin, with a 49.6% win rate. Therefore, Akali makes an ok counter to Lee Sin.

While Akali does have a lower winrate than Lee Sin, when facing one another, Akali also has a greater difficulty level that makes her a more challenging champ to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Akali into Lee Sinas her relative depth means 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 Lee Sin. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Akali vs Lee Sin matchups, Lee Sin is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.

Akali is a somewhat poor counter for Lee Sin. Make sure you focus your actions on keeping up your CS and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Akali against Lee Sin.

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 Lee Sin Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Lee Sin as Akali, we analyzed 6,873 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 Lee Sin 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 Lee Sin during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats presented here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Akali most often gets much more CS compared to Lee Sin. Champions who on average don't take many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values shown here to do well.

The most important items to prioritize in your Akali versus Lee Sin build include Lich Bane, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Stormsurge. When Akali combined at least these three items in her build, she performed a lot better countering Lee Sin than with many other typical builds. In fact, Akali boasted an average winrate of 49.6% when playing against Lee Sin with these items in her kit.

To have the best probability of annihilating Lee Sin as Akali, Akali players 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 sets players picked for Akali vs Lee Sin face-offs, this mix of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 49.6% winrate overall.

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