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How to Win Lee Sin vs Akali Counter MatchupLee Sin is in the b tier of champions

Lee Sin vs Akali

How to Beat Akali as Lee Sin in LoLLee Sin is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Akali as Lee Sin

based on 6,873 Lee Sin vs Akali matchups
Win Rate
50.4 %
K/D/A
2.52
Pick Rate
6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of recently ranked LoL rounds each and every week. Within our dataset, Lee Sin engaged Akali in 6873 matches. With so many matchups for Lee Sin vs Akali provides us a lot of confidence in our capability to prepare useful statistics and a solid build to defeat Akali. This particular pairing is fairly uncommon. Lee Sin has to counter Akali in only 6.0% of his matches.

Lee Sin vs Akali Matchup Summary

Lee Sin has done a ok job of countering Akali. Normally, he wins a acceptable 50.4% of matches the champs oppose each other in. In Lee Sin against Akali matches, Lee Sin’s team is 0.1% more probable to gain first blood. This indicates that he most likely will get first blood versus Akali.

Best Lee Sin vs Akali Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordPickaxe

Core Lee Sin Items

~22 Mins
Black CleaverMaw of MalmortiusEclipse

Optional Items

Guardian AngelSterak's GageDeath's DanceHubris

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Lee Sin to level upq
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Second ability for Lee Sin to level upw
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Last skill for Lee Sin to max oute

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: AlacrityCoup de Grace
InspirationMagical FootwearCosmic Insight
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Lee Sin's passive ability p
Lee Sin's q ability q
Lee Sin's w ability w
Lee Sin's e ability e
Lee Sin's ultimate ability r
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Q
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E
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W
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Countering Akali as Lee Sin

Tips for Playing as Lee Sin against Akali

Take advantage of Flurry by weaving in basic attacks between spell casts - this maximizes damage output and minimizes Energy loss.

Self-casting Safeguard and using Iron Will are powerful tools for killing neutral monsters (in the jungle).

Use Sonic Wave before Dragon's Rage so you can chase the target with Resonating Strike.

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.

Lee Sin vs Akali Counter Stats

Lee Sin Image
Win Rate
50.4 %
VS
Win Rate
49.6 %
Akali Image
7.3
< Kills >
8.4
6.2
< Deaths >
6.2
8.3
< Assists >
5
1.69
< Killing Sprees >
1.92
35
< Minions Killed >
155
1.43
< Dragons Killed >
0.04
0.43
< Inhibitors >
0.34
14,082
< Physical Damage >
1,313
2,904
< Magic Damage >
20,849
1,007
< True Damage >
739
17,994
< Damage Dealt >
22,901
35,259
< Damage Taken >
26,364
11,794
< Gold Earned >
11,494
1.43
< Towers >
1.45
0.32
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
16,506
< Total Healing >
3,095
13,221
< Experience >
14,057
24
< Vision Score >
18
11
< Wards Placed >
8
432
< Time Dealing CC >
72

How to Counter Akali with Lee Sin in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here show some vital Lee Sin versus Akali counter statistics that may help us grasp the differences between this set of champs. As an example, Lee Sin’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Akali’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Lee Sin may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Akali..

Lee Sin normally has a similar longest killing spree as his matchup does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Akali. This often reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also show that the champion with more HP has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Lee Sin and Akali

Damage Types Compared

Lee Sin
Akali
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Lee Sin
Akali

Who is Better, Lee Sin or Akali?

Both League champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Lee Sin usually fairs equally well when playing against Akali, with a 50.4% win rate. Therefore, Lee Sin makes an ok counter for Akali.

While Lee Sin does have a higher winrate than Akali, when facing one another, Lee Sin also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less complex champion to develop with. You should be careful when picking Lee Sin into Akali.

Furthermore, Lee Sin has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Akali. This often 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 Lee Sin vs Akali matchups, Lee Sin is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.

Lee Sin is a decent counter for Akali. Make sure you focus your gameplay on increasing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Lee Sin against Akali.

Other Champion Matchups Against Lee Sin

Lee Sin Loses Against

LilliaLillia42.3% winrateIvernIvern43.1% winrateRellRell43.4% winrateMiss FortuneMiss Fortune43.6% winrate

Lee Sin Wins Against

KarthusKarthus53.2% winrateHweiHwei52.2% winrateNidaleeNidalee52.1% winrateKai'SaKai'Sa51.9% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

Miss FortuneMiss Fortune+ 50.5% 14111 GamesJarvan IVJarvan IV+ 51.5% 266 GamesZacZac+ 53.1% 1059 GamesLilliaLillia+ 53.9% 925 Games

Additional Information for Lee Sin Players

How We Calculated Our Lee Sin vs Akali Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Akali as Lee Sin, we analyzed 6,873 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 Lee Sin 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Lee Sin to counter Akali during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips presented above, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Lee Sin on average picks up a lot less CS compared to Akali. Champs who typically don't acquire much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values shown here to do well.

The most crucial items to focus on in your Lee Sin versus Akali build consist of Black Cleaver, Maw of Malmortius, and Eclipse. When Lee Sin bought at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better when fighting Akali than with most other common item sets. In fact, Lee Sin boasted an average winrate of 50.4% when playing against Akali with this counter build.

To have the greatest chance of annihilating Akali as Lee Sin, you should use the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Cosmic Insight, and Magical Footwear runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune sets we have analyed for Lee Sin vs Akali fights, this set of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 50.4% winrate overall.

If you want to see Lee Sin x Akali tips and builds for a an individual player tier, feel free to select one from the selection menu above. By default, the statistics and strategies shown are calculated using every match played with these champs.