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How to Win Zoe vs Akali Counter MatchupZoe is in the b tier of champions

Zoe vs Akali

How to Beat Akali as Zoe in LoLZoe is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Akali as Zoe

based on 2,980 Zoe vs Akali matchups
Win Rate
48.8 %
K/D/A
2.3
Pick Rate
6.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our counter statistics from the millions of ranked League games that we analyze each and every week. This guide on how to beat Akali as Zoe resulted from an evaluation of 2980 ranked games where both champs fought each other. This particular counter matchup is relatively uncommon. Zoe has to counter Akali in only 6.1% of her games.

Zoe vs Akali Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Zoe does a poor job of countering Akali. Typically, she wins a acceptable 48.8% of the time the champs oppose one another in. In Zoe versus Akali games, Zoe’s team is 0.1% more expected to get first blood. This implies that she probably will get first blood versus Akali.

Best Zoe vs Akali Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeDark Seal

Core Zoe Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapShadowflameLuden's Companion

Optional Items

Lich BaneHorizon FocusStormsurgeZhonya's Hourglass

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Zoe to level upq
>
Second ability for Zoe to level upe
>
Last skill for Zoe to max outw

Runes

DominationDark HarvestSudden ImpactEyeball CollectionTreasure Hunter
SorceryAbsolute FocusGathering Storm
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Zoe's passive ability p
Zoe's q ability q
Zoe's w ability w
Zoe's e ability e
Zoe's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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E
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Guide to Countering Akali as Zoe

Tips for Playing as Zoe against Akali

Sleepy Trouble Bubble travels further over walls. Find a hiding spot to set up for a long distance kill.

Break Sleep with your biggest damage source, since enemies who are asleep take double damage.

Paddle Star deals more damage the further it has flown. Casting it behind yourself before redirecting can deal tons of damage.

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.

Zoe vs Akali Counter Stats

Zoe Image
Win Rate
48.8 %
VS
Win Rate
51.2 %
Akali Image
6.7
< Kills >
8.7
6.1
< Deaths >
6.2
7.3
< Assists >
4.8
1.55
< Killing Sprees >
1.98
132
< Minions Killed >
149
0.08
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.43
< Inhibitors >
0.36
1,900
< Physical Damage >
1,261
18,346
< Magic Damage >
20,335
3,573
< True Damage >
720
23,820
< Damage Dealt >
22,317
18,883
< Damage Taken >
26,920
10,972
< Gold Earned >
11,516
1.68
< Towers >
1.46
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
2,089
< Total Healing >
3,326
13,299
< Experience >
14,166
24
< Vision Score >
17
12
< Wards Placed >
8
139
< Time Dealing CC >
69

How to Counter Akali with Zoe in LoL

The stats shown on this page emphasize several vital Zoe vs. Akali counter stats that may help us explain the distinctions between the two. As an example, Zoe’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Akali’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Zoe may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Akali..

Zoe typically has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than her enemy does. On average, she takes less damage than Akali. This typically indicates differing health capacities, but it can also imply that the champion with increased HP has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Zoe and Akali

Damage Types Compared

Zoe
Akali
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Zoe
Akali

Who is Better, Zoe or Akali?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Zoe usually loses when playing against Akali, with a 48.8% win rate. As a result, Zoe makes a poor counter to Akali.

While Zoe does have a lower win rate compared to Akali, when on opposite teams, Zoe also has a lower level of difficulty that makes her a less challenging character to develop with. You should be careful when picking Zoe into Akali.

Furthermore, Zoe has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Akali. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Zoe vs Akali matchups, Akali is the better champ with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.

Zoe is a somewhat poor counter for Akali. Make sure you focus your strategy on keeping up your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Zoe against Akali.

Other Champion Matchups Against Zoe

Zoe Loses Against

ZacZac42.7% winrateMorganaMorgana43.1% winrateUrgotUrgot43.2% winrateZyraZyra43.4% winrate

Zoe Wins Against

YuumiYuumi53.6% winrateRenektonRenekton53.4% winrateXayahXayah53.1% winrateKindredKindred52.5% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

Dr. MundoDr. Mundo+ 51.1% 994 GamesNaafiriNaafiri+ 51.4% 251 GamesSkarnerSkarner+ 51.5% 171 GamesLissandraLissandra+ 52.7% 146 Games

Additional Information for Zoe Players

How We Calculated Our Zoe vs Akali Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Akali as Zoe, we analyzed 2,980 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 Zoe 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

Zoe Build Akali Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Zoe to counter Akali during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats shown above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Zoe usually picks up a similar amount of CS compared to Akali. Champs who on average don't acquire much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers shown here to do well.

The best items to prioritize in your Zoe versus Akali build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Shadowflame, and Luden's Companion. When Zoe combined at least these three items in her build, she did significantly better when fighting Akali than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Zoe had an average winrate of 48.8% when playing against Akali with this counter build.

To have the highest chance of crushing Akali as Zoe, you should equip the Dark Harvest, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Absolute Focus, and Gathering Storm runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune sets that we analyzed for Zoe vs Akali counter picks, this sequence of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 48.8% win rate overall.

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