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Akali vs Lissandra

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How to Beat Lissandra as Akali

based on 3,250 Akali vs Lissandra matchups
Win Rate
48.1 %
K/D/A
2.19
Pick Rate
1.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our matchup stats from the millions of ranked League rounds that we get from Riot Games each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Lissandra as Akali came out of an examination of 3250 ranked games where both champs fought one another. This champion matchup is somewhat rare. Akali encounters Lissandra in only 1.4% of her matches.

Akali vs Lissandra Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Akali has done a below average job of beating Lissandra. On average, she wins a lowly 48.1% of matches the champions oppose one another in. In Akali against Lissandra matches, Akali’s team is 0.0% more probable to obtain first blood, implying that she most likely will be able to get first blood versus Lissandra.

Best Akali vs Lissandra Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Aether WispHextech Alternator

Core Akali Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapHextech RocketbeltStormsurge

Optional Items

Zhonya's HourglassLich BaneShadowflameVoid Staff

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

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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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 Lissandra as Akali

Tips for Playing as Akali against Lissandra

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 Lissandra

Lissandra's Ring of Frost has a long cooldown at early ranks; engage her while it's on cooldown.

Lissandra's Ice Shard only slows the first unit it hits. Approach Lissandra from behind your team's minions to avoid being slowed.

The best way to stop Lissandra from moving using her Glacial Path is to immobilize her before she reactivates it.

Akali vs Lissandra Counter Stats

Akali Image
Win Rate
48.1 %
VS
Win Rate
51.9 %
Lissandra Image
8.5
< Kills >
5.7
6.2
< Deaths >
6.2
5.1
< Assists >
8.8
1.95
< Killing Sprees >
1.35
157
< Minions Killed >
166
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.34
< Inhibitors >
0.46
1,271
< Physical Damage >
1,317
20,988
< Magic Damage >
19,948
718
< True Damage >
1,000
22,977
< Damage Dealt >
22,266
27,117
< Damage Taken >
22,310
11,624
< Gold Earned >
11,272
1.41
< Towers >
1.92
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
3,239
< Total Healing >
3,321
14,274
< Experience >
14,186
17
< Vision Score >
21
8
< Wards Placed >
10
73
< Time Dealing CC >
494

How to Counter Lissandra with Akali in LoL

The stats shown on this page emphasize some valuable Akali against Lissandra counter stats that can help us explain the differences and similarities between this set of champions. Akali’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Lissandra’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Akali may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Lissandra..

Akali normally has a slightly larger longest killing spree than her enemy does. Commonly, she receives more damage than Lissandra. This often reflects differing health capacities, but it can also indicate that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Akali and Lissandra

Damage Types Compared

Akali
Lissandra
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Akali
Lissandra

Who is Better, Akali or Lissandra?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Akali usually loses when taking on Lissandra, with a 48.1% win rate. Thus, Akali makes a poor counter for Lissandra.

While Akali does have a lower win rate compared to Lissandra, when facing one another, Akali also has a greater level of difficulty that makes her a more challenging character to learn. You should be careful when picking Akali into Lissandraas her relative depth means you may not be able to reach her full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Akali has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Lissandra. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Akali vs Lissandra matchups, Lissandra is the better champion with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Akali is a somewhat poor counter to Lissandra. You will do well by focussing your strategy on increasing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Akali against Lissandra.

Additional Information for Akali Players

How We Calculated Our Akali vs Lissandra Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Lissandra as Akali, we analyzed 3,250 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 Lissandra 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 Lissandra during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and stats shown above, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Akali often gets a similar amount of CS as Lissandra. Champions who typically don't get many minion kills usualy don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values shown here to do well.

The most crucial items to prioritize in your Akali versus Lissandra build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Hextech Rocketbelt, and Stormsurge. When Akali used at least these three pieces in her build, she performed much better when facing Lissandra than with most other common builds. In fact, Akali had an average win rate of 48.1% when countering Lissandra with these items in her kit.

To have the greatest chance of defeating Lissandra 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. Out of all the rune builds we have analyed for Akali vs Lissandra counter picks, this set of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 48.1% win rate overall.

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