Lucian vs Akali
How to Beat Akali as Lucian
based on 13,641 Lucian vs Akali matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Lucian vs Akali Matchup Summary
Best Lucian vs Akali Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Akali as Lucian
Tips for Playing as Lucian against Akali
For optimal burst, try to combine Relentless Pursuit into Piercing Light.
Ardent Blaze actually explodes in a star pattern. Try to line it up so the spokes hit enemy champions.
Because of Lightslinger, Lucian benefits more from Attack Damage than he does from Attack Speed.
Once you have chosen an angle for The Culling, you cannot change it. Pick your moment well!
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.
Lucian vs Akali Counter Stats
How to Counter Akali with Lucian in LoL
The stat comparisons shown here feature some strategic Lucian versus Akali matchup statistics that may help us understand the differences between this set of champions. Lucian’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Akali’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Lucian may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Akali..
Lucian typically has a similar longest killing spree as his counter does. Commonly, he takes less damage than Akali. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, but it can also illustrate that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from further damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Lucian and Akali
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Who is Better, Lucian or Akali?
Both League of Legends champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Lucian usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Akali, with a 49.5% win rate. Thus, Lucian makes an ok counter to Akali.
While Lucian does have a lower win rate compared to Akali, when facing one another, Lucian also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less difficult champ to develop with. You should be careful when picking Lucian into Akali.
Furthermore, Lucian also has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Akali. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Lucian vs Akali matchups, Akali is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.
Lucian is a somewhat poor counter for Akali. Focus your play on increasing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Lucian against Akali.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Lucian in order to counter Akali during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and tips displayed above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Lucian most often gets a similar amount of CS compared to Akali. Champions who typically don't take much CS often don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values displayed on this page to do well.
The top items to focus on in your Lucian versus Akali build include Essence Reaver, Immortal Shieldbow, and Navori Quickblades. When Lucian used at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better vs Akali than with most other common builds. In fact, Lucian had an average winrate of 49.5% battling Akali with this build.
To have the highest probability of coming out on top against Akali as Lucian, Lucian players should equip the Press the Attack, Presence of Mind, Legend: Bloodline, Cut Down, Biscuit Delivery, and Magical Footwear runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for Lucian vs Akali face-offs, this mixture of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 49.5% winrate overall.
By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Akali as Lucian are given for all ranked divisions. If you would like to narrow the statistics and builds to a particular rank, you may use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.