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How to Win Akali vs Rek'Sai Counter MatchupAkali is in the a tier of champions

Akali vs Rek'Sai

How to Beat Rek'Sai as Akali in LoLAkali is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Rek'Sai as Akali

based on 1,214 Akali vs Rek'Sai matchups
Win Rate
48.3 %
K/D/A
2.18
Pick Rate
0.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our matchup statistics from the millions of recently rated League of Legends rounds that we review each week. Our guide on how to beat Rek'Sai as Akali came out of an analysis of 1214 ranked games where both champs clashed against each other. This particular champion pairing is fairly rare. Akali is forced to battle against Rek'Sai in only 0.5% of her games.

Akali vs Rek'Sai Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Akali does a poor job of countering Rek'Sai. Typically, she wins a lowly 48.3% of games the champions face each other in. In Akali against Rek'Sai rounds, Akali’s side is 0.1% less expected to earn first blood, implying that she probably won't get first blood versus Rek'Sai.

Best Akali vs Rek'Sai Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeAether Wisp

Core Akali Items

~22 Mins
Lich BaneShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Zhonya's HourglassRabadon's DeathcapHextech 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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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 Rek'Sai as Akali

Tips for Playing as Akali against Rek'Sai

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 Rek'Sai

When Rek'Sai is near, she can see the position of you and your allies, but only if you're moving.

If you see one of Rek'Sai's tunnels, briefly stand on one of the entrances to destroy it.

Rek'Sai's Furious Bite gains damage as she builds Fury. Be very careful around her when her Fury is full.

Akali vs Rek'Sai Counter Stats

Akali Image
Win Rate
48.3 %
VS
Win Rate
51.7 %
Rek'Sai Image
8.5
< Kills >
7.4
6.2
< Deaths >
6.7
5
< Assists >
7.7
1.98
< Killing Sprees >
1.75
157
< Minions Killed >
34
0.04
< Dragons Killed >
1.32
0.37
< Inhibitors >
0.42
1,316
< Physical Damage >
14,667
21,075
< Magic Damage >
76
726
< True Damage >
3,514
23,117
< Damage Dealt >
18,258
26,672
< Damage Taken >
35,606
11,663
< Gold Earned >
11,897
1.49
< Towers >
1.38
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.31
3,260
< Total Healing >
16,640
14,290
< Experience >
13,397
17
< Vision Score >
22
8
< Wards Placed >
7
74
< Time Dealing CC >
276

How to Counter Rek'Sai with Akali in LoL

The stats shown on this page underscore several influential Akali versus Rek'Sai matchup statistics that can help you interpret the differences between this set of champs. Akali’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Rek'Sai’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Akali may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Rek'Sai..

Akali typically has a similar longest killing spree as her opponent does. Commonly, she receives less damage than Rek'Sai. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also indicate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Akali and Rek'Sai

Damage Types Compared

Akali
Rek'Sai
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Akali
Rek'Sai

Who is Better, Akali or Rek'Sai?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Akali usually loses when taking on Rek'Sai, with a 48.3% win rate. As a result, Akali makes a poor counter for Rek'Sai.

While Akali does have a lower winrate than Rek'Sai, when facing one another, Akali also has a much greater learning curve that makes her a more difficult champion to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Akali into Rek'Saias her relative depth means you may not be able to reach her full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Akali has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Rek'Sai. This often 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 Rek'Sai matchups, Rek'Sai 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 team fights.

Akali is a somewhat poor counter for Rek'Sai. You will do well by focussing your strategy on increasing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Akali against Rek'Sai.

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 Rek'Sai Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Rek'Sai as Akali, we analyzed 1,214 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 Rek'Sai 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 Rek'Sai Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Akali in order to counter Rek'Sai during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats presented above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Akali on average accumulates much more CS compared to Rek'Sai. Champions who on average don't acquire much CS typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They 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, often need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The top items to use in your Akali versus Rek'Sai build consist of Lich Bane, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Akali included at least these three items in her build, she performed significantly better when facing Rek'Sai than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Akali had an average win rate of 48.3% when countering Rek'Sai with this build.

To have the greatest chance of crushing Rek'Sai as Akali, you 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 we have analyed for Akali vs Rek'Sai clashes, this sequence of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 48.3% win rate overall.

If you would like to see Akali x Rek'Sai tips and counter stats for a a distinct skill level, please select one from the selection menu above. At first, the stats and strategies given are calculated using every round completed with these champs.