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How to Win Illaoi vs Akali Counter MatchupIllaoi is in the a tier of champions

Illaoi vs Akali

How to Beat Akali as Illaoi in LoLIllaoi is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Akali as Illaoi

based on 4,316 Illaoi vs Akali matchups
Win Rate
51.8 %
K/D/A
1.46
Pick Rate
6.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our counter statistics from the millions of rated League of Legends rounds that we analyze each week. This guide on how to beat Akali as Illaoi came out of an evaluation of 4316 ranked games where both champions fought one another. This particular matchup is fairly uncommon. Illaoi is forced to battle against Akali in only 6.1% of her rounds.

Illaoi vs Akali Matchup Summary

Illaoi has done a decent job of beating Akali. Normally, she wins a acceptable 51.8% of matches the champs face one another in. In Illaoi versus Akali games, Illaoi’s side is 0.0% more likely to gain first blood, implying that she most likely will be able to get first blood against Akali.

Best Illaoi vs Akali Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalPhage

Core Illaoi Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageHullbreakerIceborn Gauntlet

Optional Items

Spear of ShojinSundered SkyJak'Sho, The ProteanSpirit Visage

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

ResolveGrasp of the UndyingDemolishBone PlatingOvergrowth
PrecisionPresence of MindLast Stand
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Illaoi's passive ability p
Illaoi's q ability q
Illaoi's w ability w
Illaoi's e ability e
Illaoi's ultimate ability r
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E
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Guide to Countering Akali as Illaoi

Tips for Playing as Illaoi against Akali

Vessel

Tentacles are an immense source of power. Don't fight without them.

Spirits inherit their target's current health. If making a

is your goal, try whittling your opponent's health down a bit first to make killing the spirit easier.

Leap of Faith is best used to follow-up a strong engage or when being engaged upon. Be careful about being the first one into a fight.

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.

Illaoi vs Akali Counter Stats

Illaoi Image
Win Rate
51.8 %
VS
Win Rate
48.2 %
Akali Image
5.4
< Kills >
9
6.8
< Deaths >
5.9
4.5
< Assists >
5.2
1.23
< Killing Sprees >
2.03
188
< Minions Killed >
150
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.59
< Inhibitors >
0.32
25,474
< Physical Damage >
1,301
855
< Magic Damage >
21,923
413
< True Damage >
789
26,742
< Damage Dealt >
24,013
35,606
< Damage Taken >
27,030
12,041
< Gold Earned >
11,619
2.82
< Towers >
1.38
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
8,631
< Total Healing >
3,469
15,266
< Experience >
14,406
16
< Vision Score >
17
8
< Wards Placed >
8
408
< Time Dealing CC >
71

How to Counter Akali with Illaoi in LoL

The stats shown on this page emphasize some strategic Illaoi vs. Akali matchup statistics that can help you interpret the distinctions between the pair. Illaoi’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Akali’s ratio of NaN, showing that Illaoi may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Akali..

Illaoi usually has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than her matchup does. Commonly, she takes more damage than Akali. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also indicate that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Illaoi and Akali

Damage Types Compared

Illaoi
Akali
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Illaoi
Akali

Who is Better, Illaoi or Akali?

Both League champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Illaoi usually wins when facing off against Akali, with a 51.8% win rate. Thus, Illaoi makes a good counter to Akali.

While Illaoi does have a higher winrate compared to Akali, when on opposite teams, Illaoi also has a lower difficulty level that makes her a less complex character to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Illaoi into Akali.

Furthermore, Illaoi 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 for every situation in League of Legends, in Illaoi vs Akali matchups, Illaoi is the better champ with a higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.

Illaoi is a decent counter to Akali. Focus your gameplay on keeping up your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Illaoi against Akali.

Other Champion Matchups Against Illaoi

Illaoi Loses Against

MordekaiserMordekaiser42.8% winrateZyraZyra43.9% winrateYorickYorick44.1% winrateKayleKayle44.3% winrate

Illaoi Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee58.3% winrateK'SanteK'Sante57.1% winrateRenektonRenekton56.1% winrateSkarnerSkarner56.1% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Illaoi Players

How We Calculated Our Illaoi vs Akali Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Akali as Illaoi, we analyzed 4,316 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 Akali as Illaoi 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

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Illaoi 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 tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions shown here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Illaoi usually accumulates a similar amount of CS relative to Akali. Champs who typically don't take much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. 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 situation, try to surpass the values shown here to do well.

The most important items to have in your Illaoi versus Akali build consist of Sterak's Gage, Hullbreaker, and Iceborn Gauntlet. When Illaoi included at least these three items in her build, she performed a lot better vs. Akali than with most other common builds. In fact, Illaoi had an average winrate of 51.8% battling Akali with this build.

To have the highest likelihood of crushing Akali as Illaoi, Illaoi players should use the Grasp of the Undying, Demolish, Bone Plating, Overgrowth, Last Stand, and Presence of Mind runes from the Resolve and Precision rune sets. Of all the rune sets players picked for Illaoi vs Akali counters, this mixture of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 51.8% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Akali as Illaoi are presented for every ranked division. If you would like to filter the statistics and builds to a distinct rank, you may use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.