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Akali vs Orianna

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

based on 3,025 Akali vs Orianna matchups
Win Rate
53.2 %
K/D/A
2.36
Pick Rate
1.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our counter stats from the millions of recently ranked League rounds that we analyze each week. Our guide on how to beat Orianna as Akali came out of an analysis of 3025 ranked rounds where both champs battled each other. This matchup is fairly rare. Akali encounters Orianna in only 1.3% of her games.

Akali vs Orianna Matchup Summary

Akali has done a good job of countering Orianna. Typically, she wins a fantastic 53.2% of matches the champs oppose each other in. In Akali against Orianna matches, Akali’s side is 0.0% more likely to gain first blood, indicating that she probably will be able to get first blood versus Orianna.

Best Akali vs Orianna Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeSorcerer's Shoes

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
>
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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W
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Q
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Q
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R
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Guide to Countering Orianna as Akali

Tips for Playing as Akali against Orianna

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 Orianna

Orianna can only affect the area the Ball is around. Use this to your advantage.

Watch out for Orianna's Ball returning to her due to leashing. This may cause some unexpected situations.

Akali vs Orianna Counter Stats

Akali Image
Win Rate
53.2 %
VS
Win Rate
46.8 %
Orianna Image
8.8
< Kills >
5.2
5.8
< Deaths >
5.9
4.9
< Assists >
9
1.99
< Killing Sprees >
1.18
154
< Minions Killed >
165
0.04
< Dragons Killed >
0.08
0.38
< Inhibitors >
0.49
1,300
< Physical Damage >
1,104
20,850
< Magic Damage >
19,736
691
< True Damage >
324
22,842
< Damage Dealt >
21,164
27,071
< Damage Taken >
18,760
11,641
< Gold Earned >
11,076
1.5
< Towers >
2.04
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
3,560
< Total Healing >
1,659
14,440
< Experience >
14,172
18
< Vision Score >
21
8
< Wards Placed >
10
72
< Time Dealing CC >
335

How to Counter Orianna with Akali in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page emphasize several vital Akali against Orianna counter statistics that may help you distinguish the distinctions between the two. Akali’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Orianna’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Akali may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Orianna. This observation is largely caused by the difference in kills.

Akali normally has a much larger longest kill spree than her counter does. On average, she receives more damage than Orianna. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also imply that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Akali and Orianna

Damage Types Compared

Akali
Orianna
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Akali
Orianna

Who is Better, Akali or Orianna?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Akali usually wins when taking on Orianna, with a 53.2% win rate. Therefore, Akali makes a great counter for Orianna.

While Akali does have a higher winrate than Orianna, when facing one another, Akali also has a greater difficulty level that makes her a more challenging character to learn and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Akali into Oriannaas her relative depth means you may not be able to unleash her full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

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

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Akali vs Orianna matchups, Akali is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Akali is a great counter to Orianna. Focus your actions on increasing your CS and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Akali against Orianna.

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 Orianna Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Orianna as Akali, we analyzed 3,025 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 Orianna 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

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Akali in order to counter Orianna during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips displayed here, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Akali on average accumulates a similar amount of CS as Orianna. Champs who typically don't acquire much CS typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers reported here to do well.

The most crucial items to prioritize in your Akali versus Orianna build consist of Lich Bane, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Stormsurge. When Akali incorporated at least these three items in her build, she did significantly better versus Orianna than with most other common builds. In fact, Akali boasted an average win rate of 53.2% when playing against Orianna with this build.

To have the best chance of vanquishing Orianna as Akali, Akali players should take the Fleet Footwork, Presence of Mind, Legend: Tenacity, Coup de Grace, Overgrowth, and Second Wind runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for Akali vs Orianna LoL games, this composite of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 53.2% win rate overall.

If you need to get Akali vs Orianna tips and matchup stats and build suggestions for a a distinct skill level, feel free to select one from the selection menu displayed above. At first, the stats and guides shown are computed using every round completed with these champions.