Counter guide

How to beat Akali

The champions that shut Akali down, by lane, with exactly how to win the matchup. Pick one and check the full build in the Counter-Picker.

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Best Akali counters — Mid

VexExtremeYou outrange her and your passive fears her out of every dash. Once her shroud drops, blow her up.

AuroraMajorYou outrange her and your early combo hits hard. Farm safe and punish her the moment she dashes in.

KarmaMajorYour W reveals her inside her shroud and your shields negate her burst. Trade back and she cannot kill you.

HeimerdingerMajorZone her off with your turrets so she cannot dash in. Punish her hard when her shroud is down.

RenektonMajorAll in her early with your stun and empowered abilities. She cannot trade back before she reaches level six.

Best Akali counters — Top

PantheonExtremePoint and click stun her mid combo and bully her early. Deny her farm and poke her down before six.

RenektonMajorBully her early with your stun and short trades. Deny her farm and win every all in before she scales.

MalphiteMajorBuild armor and point and click ult her out of her shroud. She cannot burst your rock, so all in freely.

JaxMajorOut duel her in extended fights and stun her dash in. Bait her shroud, then all in after six.

KennenMajorPoke her from range and stun her all in. Kite her dashes and outscale her hard after six.

QuinnMajorOutrange her and blind her all in. Poke her down and roam to snowball before she can dash onto you.

Extreme: a hard counter that should win the lane. Major: a clear edge, but still playable.

Curated Akali counters for every lane. Pick your answer, then get the exact runes and items in the Counter-Picker.