Dr. Mundo vs Akali
How to Beat Akali as Dr. Mundo
based on 4,610 Dr. Mundo vs Akali matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Dr. Mundo vs Akali Matchup Summary
Best Dr. Mundo vs Akali Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Akali as Dr. Mundo
Tips for Playing as Dr. Mundo against Akali
Cleavers are a powerful tool for killing neutral monsters. Instead of returning to base, farm neutral monsters until your ultimate can heal you.
A well-timed Sadism can bait enemy champions into attacking you even when they lack the damage to finish you.
Spirit Visage will increase the healing done by your ultimate and lower cooldowns on all of your abilities.
Advice to Win Against Akali
Akali's Five Point Strike is powerful when used at maximum range and energy. Engage on her when she has low energy to maximize your chance of winning trades.
Return to base if your Health is low and Akali has her ultimate available.
Akali can still be hit by area effect spells while obscured inside Twilight Shroud. Doing so will briefly reveal her position.
Dr. Mundo vs Akali Counter Stats
How to Counter Akali with Dr. Mundo in LoL
The stats provided here emphasize several vital Dr. Mundo against Akali matchup stats that can help you appreciate the differences between the two. Dr. Mundo’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Akali’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Dr. Mundo may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Akali..
Dr. Mundo usually has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than his enemy does. On average, he takes more damage than Akali. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also hint that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from further damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Dr. Mundo and Akali
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Who is Better, Dr. Mundo or Akali?
Both LoL champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Dr. Mundo usually wins when facing off against Akali, with a 52.5% win rate. Therefore, Dr. Mundo makes a good counter to Akali.
While Dr. Mundo does have a higher win rate than Akali, when on opposite teams, Dr. Mundo also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less complex champion to learn. You should be be fine when picking Dr. Mundo into Akali.
Moreover, Dr. Mundo has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Akali. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Dr. Mundo vs Akali matchups, Dr. Mundo is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.
Dr. Mundo is an above average counter to Akali. You will do well by focussing your actions on increasing your CS and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Dr. Mundo against Akali.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Dr. Mundo in order to counter Akali during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions presented above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Dr. Mundo on average racks up a similar amount of CS relative to Akali. Champions who typically don't get many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values reported here to do well.
The ideal items to use in your Dr. Mundo versus Akali build include Unending Despair, Spirit Visage, and Sunfire Aegis. When Dr. Mundo included at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better vs Akali than with most other common builds. In fact, Dr. Mundo boasted an average winrate of 52.5% battling Akali with this build.
To have the greatest likelihood of crushing Akali as Dr. Mundo, Dr. Mundo players should equip the Grasp of the Undying, Demolish, Second Wind, Overgrowth, Magical Footwear, and Approach Velocity runes from the Resolve and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the runes players used for Dr. Mundo vs Akali clashes, this mixture of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 52.5% win rate overall.
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