Sivir vs Akali
How to Beat Akali as Sivir
based on 3,166 Sivir vs Akali matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Sivir vs Akali Matchup Summary
Best Sivir vs Akali Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Akali as Sivir
Tips for Playing as Sivir against Akali
Sivir's Boomerang Blade returns to her after reaching the max range, so you can shift position to hit enemies who would otherwise have evaded it.
Try saving Spell Shield for enemy abilities that can disable you such as stuns and roots.
Ricochet resets Sivir's basic attack timer on activation, so activating this immediately after landing a normal basic attack will maximize damage output.
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.
Sivir vs Akali Counter Stats
How to Counter Akali with Sivir in LoL
The stat comparisons provided here highlight some strategic Sivir versus Akali matchup stats that can help you realize the differences and similarities between the two. For instance, Sivir’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Akali’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Sivir may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Akali..
Sivir often has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than her foe does. On average, she takes less damage than Akali. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also show that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to escape additional harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Sivir and Akali
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Who is Better, Sivir or Akali?
Both League champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Sivir usually fairs equally well when facing off against Akali, with a 49.7% win rate. As a result, Sivir makes an ok counter to Akali.
While Sivir does have a lower winrate than Akali, when facing one another, Sivir also has a lower level of difficulty that makes her a less time consuming character to develop with. You should be careful when picking Sivir into Akali.
Additionally, Sivir has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Akali. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Sivir vs Akali matchups, Akali is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.
Sivir is a somewhat poor counter for Akali. You will do well by focussing your tactics on increasing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Sivir against Akali.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Sivir to counter Akali during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips presented here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Sivir typically picks up a similar amount of CS as Akali. Champions who on average don't earn many minion kills often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers displayed here to do well.
The most crucial items to prioritize in your Sivir versus Akali build include Infinity Edge, Lord Dominik's Regards, and Kraken Slayer. When Sivir bought at least these three pieces in her build, she did significantly better vs Akali than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Sivir boasted an average win rate of 49.7% when playing against Akali with this build.
To have the highest probability of coming out on top against Akali as Sivir, you should take the Lethal Tempo, Presence of Mind, Legend: Bloodline, Coup de Grace, Biscuit Delivery, and Magical Footwear runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the runes players picked for Sivir vs Akali battles, this order of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 49.7% winrate overall.
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