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Akali vs Lucian

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How to Beat Lucian as Akali

based on 13,641 Akali vs Lucian matchups
Win Rate
50.5 %
K/D/A
2.32
Pick Rate
6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our counter statistics from the millions of ranked LoL rounds that we get from Riot Games every week. Our guide on how to beat Lucian as Akali resulted from an examination of 13641 ranked games where both champs faced off against each other. This particular pairing is fairly uncommon. Akali has to counter Lucian in only 6.0% of her rounds.

Akali vs Lucian Matchup Summary

Akali does a average job of countering Lucian. On average, she wins a acceptable 50.5% of games the champs battle one another in. In Akali against Lucian games, Akali’s team is 0.1% less expected to gain first blood, implying that she most likely won't get first blood against Lucian.

Best Akali vs Lucian Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldDoran's Ring

Early Items

~5 Mins
Aether WispHextech Alternator

Core Akali Items

~22 Mins
CryptbloomShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapRiftmakerBanshee's VeilZhonya's Hourglass

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
PrecisionPresence of MindCoup de Grace
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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W
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Countering Lucian as Akali

Tips for Playing as Akali against Lucian

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 Lucian

Lucian cannot change the aim of The Culling. Take advantage of this by avoiding the angle of the bullets.

Lucian has strong burst, but little sustained damage.

Piercing Light does not give Lucian extra Attack Range. He still needs to find a target in range to line up his shot. Avoid Piercing Light by anticipating the angle Lucian will choose.

Akali vs Lucian Counter Stats

Akali Image
Win Rate
50.5 %
VS
Win Rate
49.5 %
Lucian Image
8.9
< Kills >
7.6
6
< Deaths >
6.5
5
< Assists >
6.7
2.03
< Killing Sprees >
1.79
159
< Minions Killed >
182
0.04
< Dragons Killed >
0.19
0.36
< Inhibitors >
0.49
1,328
< Physical Damage >
18,998
21,545
< Magic Damage >
2,692
750
< True Damage >
531
23,625
< Damage Dealt >
22,221
26,538
< Damage Taken >
21,127
11,820
< Gold Earned >
12,447
1.48
< Towers >
2.29
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
3,268
< Total Healing >
4,763
14,466
< Experience >
12,681
17
< Vision Score >
19
8
< Wards Placed >
9
74
< Time Dealing CC >
39

How to Counter Lucian with Akali in LoL

The stats shown on this page highlight several critical Akali versus Lucian matchup statistics that can help us appreciate the differences and similarities between this set of champions. As an example, Akali’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Lucian’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Akali may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Lucian..

Akali usually has a similar longest killing spree as her enemy does. Commonly, she receives more damage than Lucian. This typically indicates differing health capacities, but it can also hint that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to flee from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Akali and Lucian

Damage Types Compared

Akali
Lucian
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Akali
Lucian

Who is Better, Akali or Lucian?

Both League champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Akali usually fairs equally well when playing against Lucian, with a 50.5% win rate. Therefore, Akali makes an ok counter to Lucian.

While Akali does have a higher win rate compared to Lucian, when they face off with one another, Akali also has a greater level of difficulty that makes her a more time consuming champ to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Akali into Lucianas her relative depth means you may not be able to unleash her full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Akali has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Lucian. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Akali vs Lucian matchups, Akali is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

Akali is a decent counter for Lucian. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on maximizing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Akali against Lucian.

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 Lucian Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Lucian as Akali, we analyzed 13,641 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 Lucian 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 Lucian Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Akali to counter Lucian during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats shown above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Akali most often racks up a similar amount of CS relative to Lucian. Champions who typically don't get many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values shown on this page to do well.

The best items to prioritize in your Akali versus Lucian build include Cryptbloom, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Akali incorporated at least these three pieces in her build, she performed significantly better when facing Lucian than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Akali boasted an average winrate of 50.5% battling Lucian with this counter build.

To have the best chance of coming out on top against Lucian as Akali, Akali players should equip the Electrocute, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Ultimate Hunter, Presence of Mind, and Coup de Grace runes from the Domination and Precision rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players chose for Akali vs Lucian counter picks, this combo of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 50.5% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Lucian as Akali are presented for all ranked divisions. If you would like to narrow the stats and builds to a distinct division, you may use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.