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Vayne vs Akali

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How to Beat Akali as Vayne

based on 12,324 Vayne vs Akali matchups
Win Rate
51.3 %
K/D/A
1.98
Pick Rate
5.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of recently ranked League of Legends games each and every week. In our data, Vayne faced off against Akali in 12324 games. Using so many games with Vayne versus Akali gives us a lot of faith in our ability to provide useful stats and a solid build to defeat your opposition. This champ pairing is relatively uncommon. Vayne is forced to battle against Akali in only 5.9% of her games.

Vayne vs Akali Matchup Summary

Vayne does a decent job of beating Akali. Normally, she wins a acceptable 51.3% of matches the champions oppose one another in. In Vayne versus Akali matches, Vayne’s side is 0.1% more probable to earn first blood, indicating that she most likely will get first blood versus Akali.

Best Vayne vs Akali Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordDoran's Blade

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsRecurve Bow

Core Vayne Items

~22 Mins
Runaan's HurricaneGuinsoo's RagebladeBlade of The Ruined King

Optional Items

Infinity EdgeGuardian AngelVoltaic CycloswordBloodthirster

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionFleet FootworkTriumphLegend: AlacrityCoup de Grace
InspirationMagical FootwearBiscuit Delivery
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Vayne's passive ability p
Vayne's q ability q
Vayne's w ability w
Vayne's e ability e
Vayne's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Countering Akali as Vayne

Tips for Playing as Vayne against Akali

Don't go in first to a large teamfight. Wait for your teammates to initiate.

Tumble has many uses, but it cannot pass over walls.

Condemn can be used to both pin targets to walls to ensure a kill, or to escape a pursuer.

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.

Vayne vs Akali Counter Stats

Vayne Image
Win Rate
51.3 %
VS
Win Rate
48.7 %
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7.5
< Kills >
8.8
6.6
< Deaths >
5.9
5.6
< Assists >
5.1
1.75
< Killing Sprees >
1.99
161
< Minions Killed >
154
0.19
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.49
< Inhibitors >
0.38
15,050
< Physical Damage >
1,308
1,611
< Magic Damage >
20,965
4,283
< True Damage >
754
20,945
< Damage Dealt >
23,027
21,444
< Damage Taken >
26,311
12,081
< Gold Earned >
11,636
2.23
< Towers >
1.5
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
5,777
< Total Healing >
3,242
12,824
< Experience >
14,297
17
< Vision Score >
17
9
< Wards Placed >
8
67
< Time Dealing CC >
72

How to Counter Akali with Vayne in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page highlight some valuable Vayne against Akali counter stats that may help you realize the differences between the pair. As an example, Vayne’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Akali’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Vayne may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Akali..

Vayne normally has a similar longest kill spree as her enemy does. Typically, she takes less damage than Akali. This typically indicates differing health capacities, yet it can also show that the champ with more health has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Vayne and Akali

Damage Types Compared

Vayne
Akali
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Vayne
Akali

Who is Better, Vayne or Akali?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Vayne usually wins when playing against Akali, with a 51.3% win rate. Therefore, Vayne makes a good counter for Akali.

While Vayne does have a higher win rate than Akali, when on opposite teams, Vayne also has a greater level of difficulty that makes her a more time consuming champion to develop with. You should be careful when picking Vayne into Akalias her relative depth means that you may not be able to reach her full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Vayne has some amount of CC and other utility, 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 Vayne vs Akali matchups, Vayne is the better champ with a higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.

Vayne is a decent counter for Akali. Make sure you focus your tactics on keeping up your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Vayne against Akali.

Additional Information for Vayne Players

How We Calculated Our Vayne vs Akali Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Akali as Vayne, we analyzed 12,324 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 Vayne 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 truly master Vayne in order to counter Akali during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips presented above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Vayne on average racks up a similar amount of CS as Akali. Champions who on average don't get much CS often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values displayed here to do well.

The most important items to have in your Vayne versus Akali build include Runaan's Hurricane, Guinsoo's Rageblade, and Blade of The Ruined King. When Vayne incorporated at least these three items in her build, she did significantly better when facing Akali than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Vayne had an average win rate of 51.3% battling Akali with these items in her kit.

To have the greatest chance of beating Akali as Vayne, you should take the Fleet Footwork, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Magical Footwear, and Biscuit Delivery runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune sets players used for Vayne vs Akali counter picks, this set of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 51.3% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Akali as Vayne are shown for all ranked divisions combined. If you would like to narrow the stats and builds to an individual skill level, you should use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.