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How to Win Akali vs Xayah Counter MatchupAkali is in the a tier of champions

Akali vs Xayah

How to Beat Xayah as Akali in LoLAkali is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Xayah as Akali

based on 3,767 Akali vs Xayah matchups
Win Rate
51.2 %
K/D/A
2.41
Pick Rate
1.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our counter stats from the millions of recently rated League games that we analyze every week. Our guide on how to beat Xayah as Akali resulted from an evaluation of 3767 ranked matches where both champions fought one another. This particular pairing is relatively rare. Akali has to counter Xayah in only 1.6% of her games.

Akali vs Xayah Matchup Summary

Akali has done a decent job of countering Xayah. Typically, she wins a acceptable 51.2% of games the champs clash against one another in. In Akali against Xayah matches, Akali’s team is 0.0% more expected to earn first blood. This indicates that she probably will get first blood against Xayah.

Best Akali vs Xayah Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Aether WispHextech Alternator

Core Akali Items

~22 Mins
CryptbloomShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Lich BaneRabadon's DeathcapZhonya's HourglassHextech Rocketbelt

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

DominationElectrocuteSudden ImpactEyeball CollectionUltimate Hunter
ResolveSecond WindOvergrowth
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Akali's passive ability p
Akali's q ability q
Akali's w ability w
Akali's e ability e
Akali's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Countering Xayah as Akali

Tips for Playing as Akali against Xayah

Akali excels at killing fragile champions. Let your team initiate and then strike at the people in the back.

Twilight Shroud offers safety in even the most dangerous situations. Use that time to save up energy for a quick strike later.

Advice to Win Against Xayah

Xayah's Bladecaller will only root targets hit by 3 or more returning Feathers.

Long fights in the same area with Xayah will allow her to drop a lot of Feathers. Try to stay on the move!

Make sure you are ready when you go for the kill. Untargetability from Featherstorm can quickly turn an ambush in Xayah's favor.

Akali vs Xayah Counter Stats

Akali Image
Win Rate
51.2 %
VS
Win Rate
48.8 %
Xayah Image
9
< Kills >
6.5
5.9
< Deaths >
6.3
5.2
< Assists >
6.9
2.05
< Killing Sprees >
1.5
155
< Minions Killed >
180
0.04
< Dragons Killed >
0.29
0.37
< Inhibitors >
0.5
1,341
< Physical Damage >
19,999
21,686
< Magic Damage >
411
768
< True Damage >
392
23,796
< Damage Dealt >
20,804
26,896
< Damage Taken >
20,708
11,805
< Gold Earned >
12,047
1.52
< Towers >
2.29
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.09
3,402
< Total Healing >
4,690
14,552
< Experience >
12,837
18
< Vision Score >
18
8
< Wards Placed >
9
73
< Time Dealing CC >
53

How to Counter Xayah with Akali in LoL

The stats provided here feature several vital Akali against Xayah counter statistics that can help you figure out the differences and similarities between the pair. For instance, Akali’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Xayah’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Akali may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Xayah..

Akali usually has a slightly larger longest killing spree than her opponent does. Typically, she takes more damage than Xayah. This often reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also hint that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to flee from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Akali and Xayah

Damage Types Compared

Akali
Xayah
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Akali
Xayah

Who is Better, Akali or Xayah?

Both LoL champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Akali usually wins when trying to fight Xayah, with a 51.2% win rate. Therefore, Akali makes a good counter for Xayah.

While Akali does have a higher winrate than Xayah, when they face off with one another, Akali also has a greater level of difficulty that makes her a more complex champ to learn. You should be careful when picking Akali into Xayahas her relative depth means you may not be able to unleash her full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

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

While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Akali vs Xayah matchups, Akali is the better champion with a higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.

Akali is a decent counter for Xayah. Focus your actions on keeping up your gold income and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Akali against Xayah.

Other Champion Matchups Against Akali

Akali Loses Against

LilliaLillia45.1% winrateMiss FortuneMiss Fortune45.2% winrateTaricTaric45.7% winrateMaokaiMaokai45.8% winrate

Akali Wins Against

YuumiYuumi54.5% winrateHweiHwei53.7% winrateOriannaOrianna53.2% winrateLeBlancLeBlanc52.9% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

TaricTaric+ 52.5% 2290 GamesLilliaLillia+ 53.1% 10960 GamesTrundleTrundle+ 53.2% 13190 GamesMiss FortuneMiss Fortune+ 53.3% 30791 Games

Additional Information for Akali Players

How We Calculated Our Akali vs Xayah Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Xayah as Akali, we analyzed 3,767 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 Xayah as Akali 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

Akali Build Xayah Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Akali in order to counter Xayah 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 should increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Akali most often accumulates a similar amount of CS compared to Xayah. Champs who typically don't get much CS often don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values reported here to do well.

The ideal items to use in your Akali versus Xayah build consist of Cryptbloom, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Akali used at least these three items in her build, she performed significantly better when facing Xayah than with many other common builds. In fact, Akali had an average win rate of 51.2% battling Xayah with this build.

To have the greatest likelihood of annihilating Xayah as Akali, you should use the Electrocute, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Ultimate Hunter, Overgrowth, and Second Wind runes from the Domination and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players picked for Akali vs Xayah face-offs, this composite of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 51.2% winrate overall.

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