Akali vs Viktor
How to Beat Viktor as Akali
based on 3,089 Akali vs Viktor matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Akali vs Viktor Matchup Summary
Best Akali vs Viktor Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Viktor as Akali
Tips for Playing as Akali against Viktor
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 Viktor
Be careful about how close you let Viktor get to you. Viktor's control of the battlefield increases with his proximity to his opponent.
Be aware of how many augments Viktor has upgraded by looking at the color of the light on his staff (purple, yellow, blue, red).
Akali vs Viktor Counter Stats
How to Counter Viktor with Akali in LoL
The stats shown on this page emphasize some strategic Akali against Viktor counter statistics that may help you appreciate the distinctions between the pair. Akali’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Viktor’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Akali may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Viktor. This observation is in large part caused by the difference in kills.
Akali often has a slightly larger longest killing spree than her enemy does. Typically, she receives more damage than Viktor. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also illustrate that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from further harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Akali and Viktor
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Who is Better, Akali or Viktor?
Both League champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Akali usually wins when trying to fight Viktor, with a 51.6% win rate. As a result, Akali makes a good counter for Viktor.
While Akali does have a higher win rate than Viktor, when on opposite teams, Akali also has a lower level of difficulty that makes her a less challenging champion to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Akali into Viktoras her relative depth means you may not be able to reach her full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Moreover, Akali has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Viktor. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Akali vs Viktor matchups, Akali is the better champion with a higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.
Akali is a decent counter to Viktor. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on maximizing your CS and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Akali against Viktor.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Akali in order to counter Viktor during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions presented here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Akali often racks up a similar amount of CS compared to Viktor. Champions who typically don't earn much CS usualy don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers displayed on this page to do well.
The ideal items to prioritize in your Akali versus Viktor build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Hextech Rocketbelt, and Stormsurge. When Akali used at least these three items in her build, she performed much better when facing Viktor than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Akali boasted an average win rate of 51.6% when countering Viktor with this build.
To have the best probability of annihilating Viktor as Akali, you should equip the Electrocute, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Ultimate Hunter, Overgrowth, and Second Wind runes from the Domination and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune sets players used for Akali vs Viktor battles, this sequence of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 51.6% winrate overall.
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