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Akali vs Warwick

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How to Beat Warwick as Akali

based on 10,179 Akali vs Warwick matchups
Win Rate
50 %
K/D/A
2.34
Pick Rate
4.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our matchup statistics from the millions of recently ranked League of Legends games that we analyze every week. Our guide on how to beat Warwick as Akali resulted from an examination of 10179 ranked matches where both champions battled one another. This champ pairing is fairly uncommon. Akali encounters Warwick in only 4.4% of her rounds.

Akali vs Warwick Matchup Summary

Akali has done a average job of beating Warwick. Normally, she wins a acceptable 50.0% of matches the champs fight one another in. In Akali versus Warwick games, Akali’s side is 0.1% less likely to obtain first blood. This implies that she most likely won't get first blood against Warwick.

Best Akali vs Warwick Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Dark SealRefillable Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Dark SealHextech Alternator

Core Akali Items

~22 Mins
Lich BaneHextech RocketbeltStormsurge

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapZhonya's HourglassShadowflameVoid Staff

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

PrecisionConquerorPresence of MindLegend: TenacityCoup de Grace
ResolveSecond WindOvergrowth
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
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
6
R
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Q
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E
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Guide to Countering Warwick as Akali

Tips for Playing as Akali against Warwick

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 Warwick

Warwick's attacks heal him at low health. Save your disables to finish him off.

Warwick's ultimate cast range scales with his Move Speed.

Warwick is empowered versus low health enemies. Manage your health to keep him at bay.

Akali vs Warwick Counter Stats

Akali Image
Win Rate
50 %
VS
Win Rate
50 %
Warwick Image
9
< Kills >
7.3
6.2
< Deaths >
7.2
5.5
< Assists >
7
2.04
< Killing Sprees >
1.7
146
< Minions Killed >
51
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
1.31
0.35
< Inhibitors >
0.4
1,367
< Physical Damage >
7,618
21,497
< Magic Damage >
9,276
788
< True Damage >
853
23,652
< Damage Dealt >
17,747
26,429
< Damage Taken >
40,103
11,502
< Gold Earned >
11,564
1.42
< Towers >
1.35
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.28
3,130
< Total Healing >
21,457
14,064
< Experience >
13,158
17
< Vision Score >
19
8
< Wards Placed >
6
71
< Time Dealing CC >
285

How to Counter Warwick with Akali in LoL

The stats shown on this page show several vital Akali versus Warwick matchup stats that may help you appreciate the differences and similarities between this pair of champs. For instance, Akali’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Warwick’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Akali may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Warwick..

Akali often has a slightly larger longest killing spree than her counter does. On average, she takes less damage than Warwick. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, but it can also show that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to flee from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Akali and Warwick

Damage Types Compared

Akali
Warwick
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Akali
Warwick

Who is Better, Akali or Warwick?

Both League champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Akali usually fairs equally well when facing off against Warwick, with a 50.0% win rate. As a result, Akali makes an ok counter for Warwick.

While Akali does have a higher winrate compared to Warwick, when they face off with 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 Warwickas her relative depth means you may not be able to reach her full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Akali has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Warwick. 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 overall in League of Legends, in Akali vs Warwick matchups, Warwick is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.

Akali is a decent counter to Warwick. You will do well by focussing your tactics on increasing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Akali against Warwick.

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 Warwick Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Warwick as Akali, we analyzed 10,179 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 Warwick 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 Warwick Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Akali in order to counter Warwick during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats shown above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Akali typically accumulates more CS relative to Warwick. Champs who on average don't get much CS usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers displayed here to do well.

The top items to focus on in your Akali versus Warwick build consist of Lich Bane, Hextech Rocketbelt, and Stormsurge. When Akali used at least these three pieces in her build, she did significantly better when facing Warwick than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Akali had an average winrate of 50.0% when countering Warwick with this counter build.

To have the greatest probability of crushing Warwick as Akali, Akali players should take the Conqueror, Presence of Mind, Legend: Tenacity, Coup de Grace, Overgrowth, and Second Wind runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the runes we have analyed for Akali vs Warwick fights, this composite of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 50.0% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Warwick as Akali are shown for all ranked divisions. To filter the statistics and builds to an individual skill level, you can use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.