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Akali vs Shyvana

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How to Beat Shyvana as Akali

based on 3,231 Akali vs Shyvana matchups
Win Rate
51.3 %
K/D/A
2.49
Pick Rate
1.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our matchup stats from the millions of recently rated League games that we evaluate each week. This guide on how to beat Shyvana as Akali came out of an evaluation of 3231 ranked matches where both champs opposed one another. This counter matchup is relatively rare. Akali encounters Shyvana in only 1.4% of her games.

Akali vs Shyvana Matchup Summary

Akali does a decent job of countering Shyvana. Normally, she wins a acceptable 51.3% of games the champs fight one another in. In Akali versus Shyvana matches, Akali’s team is 0.1% more expected to obtain first blood. This indicates that she most likely will be able to get first blood versus Shyvana.

Best Akali vs Shyvana Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeDark Seal

Core Akali Items

~22 Mins
Lich BaneShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapZhonya's HourglassVoid StaffHextech Rocketbelt

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Akali to level upq
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Second ability for Akali to level upe
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Last skill for Akali to max outw

Runes

DominationElectrocuteSudden ImpactEyeball CollectionUltimate Hunter
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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Guide to Countering Shyvana as Akali

Tips for Playing as Akali against Shyvana

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 Shyvana

All of Shyvana's basic abilities hit multiple enemies in dragon form. It's important for opposing champions to not cluster while fighting her.

Shyvana's Fury Bar indicate her ultimate can be activated. Harassing her when she's low on Fury can be very effective.

A significant portion of Shyvana's power is generated through aggression, making her weak against opponents who are able to keep their distance.

Akali vs Shyvana Counter Stats

Akali Image
Win Rate
51.3 %
VS
Win Rate
48.7 %
Shyvana Image
9.2
< Kills >
5.8
5.7
< Deaths >
6.4
5
< Assists >
6.5
2.07
< Killing Sprees >
1.34
154
< Minions Killed >
66
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
1.58
0.37
< Inhibitors >
0.47
1,370
< Physical Damage >
5,035
21,766
< Magic Damage >
14,161
783
< True Damage >
1,060
23,920
< Damage Dealt >
20,257
26,635
< Damage Taken >
33,974
11,780
< Gold Earned >
12,268
1.48
< Towers >
1.71
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.26
3,423
< Total Healing >
12,209
14,516
< Experience >
14,349
17
< Vision Score >
22
8
< Wards Placed >
7
72
< Time Dealing CC >
186

How to Counter Shyvana with Akali in LoL

The stats provided here highlight several valuable Akali versus Shyvana counter statistics that may help us figure out the distinctions between the pair. As an example, Akali’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Shyvana’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Akali may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Shyvana. This observation is in large part caused by the difference in kills.

Akali often has a slightly larger longest kill spree than her counter does. On average, she receives less damage than Shyvana. This often reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also imply that the champion with increased HP has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Akali and Shyvana

Damage Types Compared

Akali
Shyvana
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Akali
Shyvana

Who is Better, Akali or Shyvana?

Both LoL champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Akali usually wins when taking on Shyvana, with a 51.3% win rate. Thus, Akali makes a good counter to Shyvana.

While Akali does have a higher winrate compared to Shyvana, when they face off with one another, Akali also has a much greater difficulty level that makes her a more difficult champ to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Akali into Shyvanaas her relative depth means you may not be able to reach her full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Akali has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Shyvana. 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 for every situation in League of Legends, in Akali vs Shyvana matchups, Akali is the better champion with a higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.

Akali is a decent counter to Shyvana. Focus your actions on keeping up your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Akali against Shyvana.

Additional Information for Akali Players

How We Calculated Our Akali vs Shyvana Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Shyvana as Akali, we analyzed 3,231 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 Shyvana 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

If you would like to truly master Akali in order to counter Shyvana during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats displayed here, you should grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Akali most often picks up more CS as Shyvana. Champs who typically don't earn many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values shown here to do well.

The best items to use in your Akali versus Shyvana build include Lich Bane, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Akali included at least these three items in her build, she did much better vs. Shyvana than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Akali had an average win rate of 51.3% when countering Shyvana with this build.

To have the greatest likelihood of beating Shyvana as Akali, Akali players should take the Electrocute, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Ultimate Hunter, Overgrowth, and Second Wind runes from the Domination and Resolve rune sets. Of all the runes players used for Akali vs Shyvana matchups, this mixture of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 51.3% winrate overall.

If you need to see Akali versus Shyvana tips and counter stats for a an individual rank, please select one from the selection menu provided above. At first, the stats and build suggestions displayed are computed using all rounds completed with both champions.