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How to Win Yuumi vs Akali Counter MatchupYuumi is in the b tier of champions

Yuumi vs Akali

How to Beat Akali as Yuumi in LoLYuumi is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Akali as Yuumi

based on 5,012 Yuumi vs Akali matchups
Win Rate
45.5 %
K/D/A
4.5
Pick Rate
5.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of ranked LoL matches each week. Within our database, Yuumi engaged Akali in 5012 games. Including so many matchups for Yuumi versus Akali provides us a lot of faith in our ability to produce enlightening stats and a pro build to annihilate Akali. This particular counter pairing is somewhat uncommon. Yuumi has to counter Akali in only 5.9% of her games.

Yuumi vs Akali Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Yuumi does a pathetic job of beating Akali. Typically, she wins a lowly 45.5% of games the champions battle each other in. In Yuumi vs Akali rounds, Yuumi’s side is 0.0% more probable to get first blood. This indicates that she probably will get first blood versus Akali.

Best Yuumi vs Akali Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Faerie CharmForbidden Idol

Core Yuumi Items

~22 Mins
Ardent CenserMoonstone RenewerDawncore

Optional Items

Imperial MandateStaff of Flowing WaterRedemptionMikael's Blessing

Summoner Spells

summonerexhaust summoner spell D
summonerheal summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Yuumi to level upq
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Second ability for Yuumi to level upe
>
Last skill for Yuumi to max outq

Runes

SorcerySummon AeryManaflow BandTranscendenceScorch
ResolveFont of LifeRevitalize
Ability HasteAdaptive ForceArmor
Yuumi's passive ability p
Yuumi's q ability q
Yuumi's w ability w
Yuumi's e ability e
Yuumi's ultimate ability r
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Q
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E
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Q
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E
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Q
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R
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Guide to Countering Akali as Yuumi

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.

Yuumi vs Akali Counter Stats

Yuumi Image
Win Rate
45.5 %
VS
Win Rate
54.5 %
Akali Image
1.5
< Kills >
7.9
3.6
< Deaths >
5.3
14.7
< Assists >
4.9
0.28
< Killing Sprees >
1.78
12
< Minions Killed >
147
0.01
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.5
< Inhibitors >
0.38
303
< Physical Damage >
1,281
7,142
< Magic Damage >
18,522
671
< True Damage >
689
8,117
< Damage Dealt >
20,493
7,661
< Damage Taken >
24,286
7,784
< Gold Earned >
10,945
2.14
< Towers >
1.54
0
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
6,395
< Total Healing >
3,051
10,611
< Experience >
13,462
35
< Vision Score >
16
17
< Wards Placed >
8
166
< Time Dealing CC >
68

How to Counter Akali with Yuumi in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here feature some critical Yuumi against Akali counter statistics that can help you understand the differences and similarities between the pair. For instance, Yuumi’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Akali’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Yuumi may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Akali. This observation is largely fueled by the differences in assists.

Yuumi often has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than her enemy does. On average, she takes less damage than Akali. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also illustrate that the champ with more HP has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Yuumi and Akali

Damage Types Compared

Yuumi
Akali
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Yuumi
Akali

Who is Better, Yuumi or Akali?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Yuumi usually loses when playing against Akali, with a 45.5% win rate. Therefore, Yuumi makes a bad counter to Akali.

While Yuumi does have a much lower winrate compared to Akali, when they face off with one another, Yuumi also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes her a less difficult champ to develop with. You may get destroyed when picking Yuumi into Akali.

Furthermore, Yuumi has a lot 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 is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Yuumi vs Akali matchups, Akali is the better champ with a much lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.

Yuumi is a trash counter for Akali. Focus your actions on increasing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Yuumi against Akali.

Other Champion Matchups Against Yuumi

Yuumi Loses Against

LeonaLeona39.4% winrateTrundleTrundle39.7% winrateUrgotUrgot39.8% winrateYasuoYasuo39.9% winrate

Yuumi Wins Against

GnarGnar51.5% winrateEzrealEzreal50.8% winrateQiyanaQiyana50.4% winrateKarthusKarthus49.6% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Yuumi Players

How We Calculated Our Yuumi vs Akali Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Akali as Yuumi, we analyzed 5,012 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 Yuumi 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.

Other Useful Resources

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Yuumi in order to counter Akali during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and stats shown here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Yuumi typically accumulates a lot less CS as Akali. Champs who on average don't get many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities 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 reported here to do well.

The most important items to use in your Yuumi versus Akali build include Ardent Censer, Moonstone Renewer, and Dawncore. When Yuumi used at least these three items in her build, she did much better against Akali than with many other common builds. In fact, Yuumi had an average winrate of 45.5% when playing against Akali with this counter build.

To have the highest probability of coming out on top against Akali as Yuumi, you should take the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Font of Life, and Revitalize runes from the Sorcery and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players picked for Yuumi vs Akali battles, this blending of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 45.5% win rate overall.

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