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How to Win Lulu vs Akali Counter MatchupLulu is in the b tier of champions

Lulu vs Akali

How to Beat Akali as Lulu in LoLLulu is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Akali as Lulu

based on 3,451 Lulu vs Akali matchups
Win Rate
47.6 %
K/D/A
2.84
Pick Rate
6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our counter statistics from the millions of rated League matches that we analyze every week. Our guide on how to beat Akali as Lulu came out of an evaluation of 3451 ranked games where both champs fought one another. This particular pairing is somewhat uncommon. Lulu is forced to battle against Akali in only 6.0% of her games.

Lulu vs Akali Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Lulu has done a poor job of beating Akali. On average, she wins a lowly 47.6% of the time the champs fight one another in. In Lulu against Akali rounds, Lulu’s team is 0.0% more likely to get first blood. This implies that she most likely will get first blood against Akali.

Best Lulu vs Akali Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsBandleglass Mirror

Core Lulu Items

~22 Mins
RedemptionDream MakerStaff of Flowing Water

Optional Items

Imperial MandateMikael's BlessingArdent CenserMoonstone Renewer

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Lulu to level upe
>
Second ability for Lulu to level upw
>
Last skill for Lulu to max outq

Runes

SorcerySummon AeryManaflow BandTranscendenceScorch
ResolveBone PlatingRevitalize
Ability HasteAdaptive ForceArmor
Lulu's passive ability p
Lulu's q ability q
Lulu's w ability w
Lulu's e ability e
Lulu's ultimate ability r
1
E
2
W
3
Q
4
E
5
E
6
R
7
E
8
W
9
E
10
W
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R
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W
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W
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Q
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Q
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R

Guide to Countering Akali as Lulu

Tips for Playing as Lulu against Akali

Glitterlance can be fired at odd angles depending on where your cursor is - Moving your cursor closer to Pix and Lulu will change your area of effect size considerably.

Consider casting Help, Pix! on ranged attackers for the Pix boost and Wild Growth on Tanks or Fighters for the added initiation power.

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.

Lulu vs Akali Counter Stats

Lulu Image
Win Rate
47.6 %
VS
Win Rate
52.4 %
Akali Image
1.5
< Kills >
8.6
5.5
< Deaths >
5.8
14.1
< Assists >
4.8
0.26
< Killing Sprees >
1.96
28
< Minions Killed >
156
0.04
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.5
< Inhibitors >
0.38
1,059
< Physical Damage >
1,296
5,668
< Magic Damage >
20,787
539
< True Damage >
709
7,266
< Damage Dealt >
22,792
16,497
< Damage Taken >
25,725
8,245
< Gold Earned >
11,547
2.02
< Towers >
1.57
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
2,001
< Total Healing >
3,184
10,546
< Experience >
14,123
57
< Vision Score >
17
25
< Wards Placed >
8
242
< Time Dealing CC >
72

How to Counter Akali with Lulu in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here feature some critical Lulu vs. Akali matchup stats that can help you distinguish the differences and similarities between the two. As an example, Lulu’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Akali’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Lulu may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Akali. This observation is largely caused by the differences in assists.

Lulu normally has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than her foe does. Typically, she takes less damage than Akali. This typically indicates differing health capacities, yet it can also show that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to escape further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Lulu and Akali

Damage Types Compared

Lulu
Akali
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Lulu
Akali

Who is Better, Lulu or Akali?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Lulu usually loses when taking on Akali, with a 47.6% win rate. Thus, Lulu makes a bad counter for Akali.

While Lulu does have a lower win rate than Akali, when on opposite teams, Lulu also has a lower learning curve that makes her a less difficult champion to pick up and master. You may get destroyed when picking Lulu into Akali.

Additionally, Lulu has a good 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 lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Lulu vs Akali matchups, Akali is the better champion with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.

Lulu is a trash counter to Akali. Focus your tactics on increasing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Lulu against Akali.

Other Champion Matchups Against Lulu

Lulu Loses Against

LilliaLillia41.9% winrateAniviaAnivia42% winrateMiss FortuneMiss Fortune42.8% winrateZyraZyra42.9% winrate

Lulu Wins Against

GnarGnar53.7% winrateYuumiYuumi53.4% winrateNidaleeNidalee52.9% winrateKog'MawKog'Maw51.6% winrate

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Additional Information for Lulu Players

How We Calculated Our Lulu vs Akali Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Akali as Lulu, we analyzed 3,451 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 Lulu 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 truly master Lulu to counter Akali during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions presented above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Lulu often gets a lot less CS relative to Akali. Champs who on average don't earn much CS usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values shown here to do well.

The best items to prioritize in your Lulu versus Akali build include Redemption, Dream Maker, and Staff of Flowing Water. When Lulu incorporated at least these three items in her build, she performed much better vs Akali than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Lulu boasted an average winrate of 47.6% when countering Akali with this build.

To have the greatest chance of annihilating Akali as Lulu, Lulu players should take the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Bone Plating, and Revitalize runes from the Sorcery and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the runes that we analyzed for Lulu vs Akali counter picks, this set of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 47.6% winrate overall.

If you want to view Lulu versus Akali tips and counter stats for a a distinct player tier, please select one from the selection menu above. At first, the stats and guides displayed are calculated using all games run with these champs.