How to Win Akali vs Shaco Counter Matchup Akali is in the b tier of champions

Akali vs Shaco

How to Beat Shaco as Akali in LoL Shaco is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Shaco as Akali

based on 4,756 Akali vs Shaco matchups
Win Rate
47.8 %
K/D/A
2.27
Pick Rate
3.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our matchup stats from the millions of rated League of Legends games that we get from Riot Games each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Shaco as Akali came out of an analysis of 4756 ranked games where both champs battled each other. This matchup is fairly rare. Akali is forced to battle against Shaco in only 3.7% of her games.

Akali vs Shaco Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Akali has done a poor job of countering Shaco. Typically, she wins a lowly 47.8% of the time the champions face off with each other in. In Akali vs Shaco rounds, Akali’s team is 0.1% less likely to get first blood, indicating that she probably won't be able to get first blood versus Shaco.

Best Akali vs Shaco Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsHextech Alternator

Core Akali Items

~22 Mins
Hextech RocketbeltRabadon's DeathcapShadowflame

Optional Items

Void StaffZhonya's HourglassMorellonomicon

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Akali to level up q
>
Second ability for Akali to level up e
>
Last skill for Akali to max out w

Runes

Domination Electrocute Sudden ImpactEyeball CollectionRelentless Hunter
Resolve Second WindOvergrowth
Adaptive Adaptive MagicRes
Akali's passive ability p
Akali q ability q
Akali w ability w
Akali e ability e
Akali's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
W
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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E
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Q
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E
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R

Guide to Countering Shaco as Akali

Tips for Playing as Akali against Shaco

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 Shaco

If Shaco uses Deceive to enter a fight he won't be able to quickly use it again to get away. Work with your team to quickly focus him down.

If Shaco is doing well early-game, it is worth the investment to place Stealth Wards near his Jungle camps.

Akali vs Shaco Counter Stats

Akali Image
Win Rate
47.8 %
VS
Win Rate
52.2 %
Shaco Image
8.3
< Kills >
7.2
5.9
< Deaths >
5.8
5.1
< Assists >
8.5
1.87
< Killing Sprees >
1.68
144
< Minions Killed >
37
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
1.14
0.34
< Inhibitors >
0.45
1,400
< Physical Damage >
5,636
19,663
< Magic Damage >
12,756
1,120
< True Damage >
2,036
22,183
< Damage Dealt >
20,428
28,056
< Damage Taken >
24,179
11,410
< Gold Earned >
11,482
1.34
< Towers >
1.35
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.24
2,906
< Total Healing >
5,584
14,172
< Experience >
13,232
17
< Vision Score >
26
8
< Wards Placed >
8
62
< Time Dealing CC >
662

How to Counter Shaco with Akali in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here highlight some critical Akali versus Shaco counter statistics that may help you grasp the distinctions between the two. Akali’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Shaco’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Akali may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Shaco..

Akali often has a similar longest kill spree as her counter does. Commonly, she takes more damage than Shaco. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, but it can also show that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Akali and Shaco

Damage Types Compared

Akali
Shaco
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Akali
Shaco

Who is Better, Akali or Shaco?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Akali usually loses when trying to fight Shaco, with a 47.8% win rate. Thus, Akali makes a bad counter to Shaco.

While Akali does have a lower win rate compared to Shaco, when on opposite teams, Akali also has a lower difficulty level that makes her a less time consuming champion to learn. You should be very concerned when picking Akali into Shacoas her relative depth means you may not be able to unleash her full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Akali has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Shaco. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Akali vs Shaco matchups, Shaco is the better champ with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.

Akali is a terribly counter to Shaco. You will do well by focussing your strategy on increasing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Akali against Shaco.

Other Champion Matchups Against Akali

Akali Loses Against

Urgot Urgot 44.8% winrate Illaoi Illaoi 45.3% winrate Kog'Maw Kog'Maw 45.9% winrate Swain Swain 46% winrate

Akali Wins Against

Kennen Kennen 54.8% winrate Nidalee Nidalee 54.4% winrate Ryze Ryze 54.1% winrate Elise Elise 53.9% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

Master Yi Master Yi + 52.1% 7536 Games Sivir Sivir + 52.1% 12640 Games Amumu Amumu + 52.6% 5499 Games Illaoi Illaoi + 52.9% 2991 Games

Additional Information for Akali Players

How We Calculated Our Akali vs Shaco Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Shaco as Akali, we analyzed 4,756 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 Shaco 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 Shaco Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Akali in order to counter Shaco during both the laning 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 pay attention to the build and tips presented here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Akali typically gets much more CS compared to Shaco. Champs who on average don't take many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values reported here to do well.

The best items to have in your Akali versus Shaco build include Hextech Rocketbelt, Rabadon's Deathcap, and Shadowflame. When Akali included at least these three pieces in her build, she performed much better against Shaco than with most other common item sets. In fact, Akali had an average winrate of 47.8% when countering Shaco with these items in her kit.

To have the greatest probability of defeating Shaco as Akali, Akali players should use the Electrocute, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Relentless Hunter, Second Wind, and Overgrowth runes from the Domination and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the runes players used for Akali vs Shaco clashes, this composite of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 47.8% winrate overall.

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