Qiyana vs Akali
How to Beat Akali as Qiyana
based on 3,242 Qiyana vs Akali matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Qiyana vs Akali Matchup Summary
Best Qiyana vs Akali Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Akali as Qiyana
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.
Qiyana vs Akali Counter Stats
How to Counter Akali with Qiyana in LoL
The stats shown here feature several significant Qiyana against Akali matchup statistics that can help us explain the differences and similarities between this set of champs. Qiyana’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Akali’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Qiyana may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Akali..
Qiyana typically has a similar longest killing spree as her opponent does. Typically, she takes a similar amount of damage to Akali. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, yet it can also hint that the champ with increased health has less agility and thus is not able to flee from further harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Qiyana and Akali
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Who is Better, Qiyana or Akali?
Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Qiyana usually fairs equally well when playing against Akali, with a 49.1% win rate. Thus, Qiyana makes an ok counter to Akali.
While Qiyana does have a lower winrate compared to Akali, when facing one another, Qiyana also has a greater difficulty level that makes her a more complex champion to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Qiyana into Akalias her relative depth means you may not be able to unleash her full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Furthermore, Qiyana has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Akali. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Qiyana vs Akali matchups, Akali is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.
Qiyana is a somewhat poor counter to Akali. Make sure you focus your gameplay on maximizing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Qiyana against Akali.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Qiyana in order to counter Akali during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions presented here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Qiyana typically accumulates a similar amount of CS as Akali. Champions who on average don't get much CS typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot 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 most crucial items to prioritize in your Qiyana versus Akali build include Youmuu's Ghostblade, Edge of Night, and Opportunity. When Qiyana included at least these three items in her build, she did significantly better when facing Akali than with most other common builds. In fact, Qiyana had an average winrate of 49.1% when countering Akali with these items in her kit.
To have the greatest likelihood of coming out on top against Akali as Qiyana, you should equip the Electrocute, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Relentless Hunter, Presence of Mind, and Last Stand runes from the Domination and Precision rune sets. Of all the rune builds players used for Qiyana vs Akali face-offs, this combo of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 49.1% winrate overall.
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