Akali vs Vladimir
How to Beat Vladimir as Akali
based on 6,467 Akali vs Vladimir matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Akali vs Vladimir Matchup Summary
Best Akali vs Vladimir Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Vladimir as Akali
Tips for Playing as Akali against Vladimir
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 Vladimir
Items that counter Health stacking, such as Liandry's Torment and Blade of the Ruined King, are very effective against Vladimir.
Making Vladimir use Sanguine Pool at the start of a fight will maximize the Health cost of the ability to him.
Try to take Vladimir down before Hemoplague detonates, as it will heal him for each afflicted enemy Champion.
Akali vs Vladimir Counter Stats
How to Counter Vladimir with Akali in LoL
The stats provided here underscore some vital Akali against Vladimir counter stats that may help us understand the differences between the two. Akali’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Vladimir’s ratio of NaN, showing that Akali may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Vladimir..
Akali often has a slightly larger longest killing spree than her foe does. On average, she takes less damage than Vladimir. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, but it can also illustrate that the champ with more HP has less agility and thus is unable to escape further damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Akali and Vladimir
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Who is Better, Akali or Vladimir?
Both LoL champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Akali usually loses when playing against Vladimir, with a 48.2% win rate. Therefore, Akali makes a bad counter to Vladimir.
While Akali does have a lower winrate compared to Vladimir, when facing one another, Akali also has a greater learning curve that makes her a more challenging champ to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Akali into Vladimiras her relative depth means you may not be able to unleash her full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.
Furthermore, Akali has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Vladimir. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Akali vs Vladimir matchups, Vladimir is the better champion with a lower win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.
Akali is a somewhat poor counter to Vladimir. Make sure you focus your tactics on increasing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Akali against Vladimir.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Akali to counter Vladimir during both the laning 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 presented here, you should increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Akali often picks up a similar amount of CS compared to Vladimir. Champions who on average don't earn many minion kills often 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, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers reported on this page to do well.
The most crucial items to have in your Akali versus Vladimir build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Lich Bane, and Stormsurge. When Akali bought at least these three items in her build, she did a lot better vs Vladimir than with most other common item sets. In fact, Akali had an average winrate of 48.2% when countering Vladimir with this build.
To have the highest probability of coming out on top against Vladimir as Akali, Akali players 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 Vladimir counters, this set of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 48.2% win rate overall.
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