Akali - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
49.9%
Pick Rate
4.1%

Akalivs Ambessa

CAssassin
Patch26.11
Matches776,441
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedJun 8, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology

Akali vs Ambessa is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.11. Ambessa wins with a 58.6% win rate (+17.2%) over Akali based on 29 games. Ambessa holds the advantage in both the early and late game. Below you'll find the best Akali build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Akali vs Ambessa matchup.

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Akali Matchup Breakdown

Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Akali performs against them. You'll get head-to-head win rates, laning stats, the best build and runes for the matchup, and early vs late game analysis — all based on real ranked data.

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Akali - 41.4% win rate in this matchup
Akali
41.4% WR
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Ambessa vs Akali matchup - 58.6% win rate
Ambessa
58.6% WR

Who Wins the Akali vs Ambessa Matchup?

Ambessa wins the Akali vs Ambessa matchup
Winner
Ambessa
Matches: 29
41.4%
Win Rate
58.6%
5.7
CS / min
6.4
770
DMG / min
893
10,563
Gold / game
11,837
192
Heal / min
261
582
DMG Mitigated / min
1,235
0.1
CC / min
0.4
38.5%
Early Game WR
61.5%
43.8%
Late Game WR
56.3%

Akali vs Ambessa Matchup Summary

The Akali vs Ambessa matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 29 recent matches analyzed, Ambessa wins with a 58.6% win rate compared to Akali's 41.4%, giving Ambessa a 17.2 percentage point advantage. Ambessa dominates at every stage — from early laning through late game team fights. This consistent advantage makes it difficult for Akali players to find favorable windows, so team-dependent strategies and avoiding solo confrontations are essential. The most significant statistical gap is in crowd control, where Ambessa leads by 0.3s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Ambessa has a strong advantage in this matchup. Akali players should play defensively, prioritize safe farming under tower, and look for opportunities created by jungle pressure or Ambessa overextending. Avoid prolonged trades and wait for team fights where positioning and coordination matter more. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.

Akali vs Ambessa Laning Phase Breakdown

Ambessa wins the laning phase against Akali in League of Legends

Ambessa is favored during the laning phase against Akali, winning 5 out of 5 key stat categories. Ambessa holds advantages in farming, damage, gold income, crowd control and sustain, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.

Farming
5.7Akali
6.4Ambessa
Ambessa edges out Akali by 0.7 CS per minute — a moderate farming advantage that adds up to roughly 11 CS over a 15-minute laning phase. This translates to earlier component purchases and slightly faster power spikes for Ambessa.
Damage
770Akali
893Ambessa
Ambessa heavily out-damages Akali by 123 DMG/min, dominating both short trades and all-in fights. Akali should avoid extended combat and instead focus on burst trade patterns — short engages followed by immediate disengagement — to avoid letting Ambessa's sustained damage advantage take over.
Economy
10,563Akali
11,837Ambessa
Ambessa generates a commanding 1,273 more gold per game than Akali. This substantial economic advantage means Ambessa consistently reaches key item breakpoints earlier, creating a compounding lead that grows throughout the game. Akali should focus on cost-effective item choices and avoid unnecessary deaths to prevent falling further behind.
Utility
0.1Akali
0.4Ambessa
Ambessa provides 0.3 seconds more crowd control per minute than Akali, offering better gank setup potential and slightly more team fight utility. This CC advantage helps Ambessa coordinate with their jungler and control the pace of skirmishes.
Sustain
774Akali
1,496Ambessa
Ambessa vastly out-sustains Akali, healing and mitigating 723 more damage per minute. This massive durability gap means Ambessa can absorb significant punishment and remain in lane while Akali is forced to recall. Building grievous wounds early is essential for Akali, and focusing on burst trade patterns rather than sustained fights is critical.

Best Akali Build Against Ambessa

Spellslinger's Shoes is the optimal boots choice against Ambessa, providing the mobility and stats Akali needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Akali against Ambessa are Stormsurge, Zhonya's Hourglass and Hextech Gunblade. This combination gives Akali an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build has a 33.3% win rate across 3 games. While the overall matchup may be difficult, this item path gives Akali the best chance to compete against Ambessa. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Akali vs Ambessa matchup.

Early Game vs Late Game

Early Game
Ambessa
61.5%
+23.1% advantage
Akali early game win rateAkali38.5%
Ambessa early game win rateAmbessa61.5%
Late Game
Ambessa
56.3%
+12.5% advantage
Akali late game win rateAkali43.8%
Ambessa late game win rateAmbessa56.3%

Ambessa dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 61.5% win rate — a 23.1 percentage point lead over Akali. This lopsided early game means Ambessa can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.

Ambessa is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 56.3% win rate — 12.5 points above Akali. Extended games heavily favor Ambessa, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.

Ambessa holds the advantage at every stage of the game, making this a consistently favorable matchup from lane through late game team fights. Akali players should look for outplays, team-dependent strategies, and picks rather than relying on scaling to win this matchup.

Best Akali Runes Against Ambessa

Domination rune tree - Akali primary runes vs AmbessaDomination
Electrocute - best Akali rune vs AmbessaSudden Impact - best Akali rune vs AmbessaGrisly Mementos - best Akali rune vs AmbessaUltimate Hunter - best Akali rune vs Ambessa
Resolve rune tree - Akali secondary runes vs AmbessaResolve
Overgrowth - best Akali rune vs AmbessaSecond Wind - best Akali rune vs Ambessa
44.4% WR

The Domination and Resolve rune setup gives Akali the best tools to compete against Ambessa in this difficult matchup, compensating for the statistical disadvantages with optimal rune synergies.


Akali matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.11. The table below shows Akali's win rate, gold difference, and performance stats against every champion in the current meta. Click any champion name to see a detailed head-to-head breakdown including the best Akali build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.

Akali matchup win rates and stats in League of Legends patch 26.11
Opponent
Win Rate
Matches
CS/min
DMG/min
Gold/game
Early WR
Late WR
52.01%3235.890711,66749.3%54.0%
50.79%3175.788011,71953.9%48.7%
47.81%2285.782711,90454.4%43.5%
52.70%2225.994511,54955.5%50.0%
52.36%1915.990311,76355.1%50.4%
44.26%1835.882811,46340.3%46.9%
42.29%1755.775210,92443.8%41.0%
41.67%1565.891011,49550.7%33.7%
50.32%1555.71,00912,39755.0%47.4%
44.74%1525.676711,52246.7%43.5%
54.00%1506.099012,98550.8%56.2%
49.64%1375.782610,72950.0%49.3%
46.88%1285.980011,07953.3%41.2%
46.40%1255.776510,83546.1%46.7%
56.52%1155.998111,39760.0%54.3%
51.35%1115.584811,63156.8%47.8%
46.53%1015.582912,15841.7%49.2%
40.40%996.093011,21935.7%46.5%
50.00%966.189411,99851.2%49.1%
44.94%896.386811,76150.0%40.8%
44.83%875.792111,02847.6%42.2%
44.19%866.283211,14952.4%36.4%
42.68%825.890512,20930.0%50.0%
53.09%815.881511,95356.4%50.0%
46.25%805.482511,46736.4%53.2%
50.63%796.081011,92253.6%49.0%
58.44%775.883412,12254.5%61.4%
52.00%755.987911,85762.1%45.6%
42.47%735.880910,85638.5%47.1%
46.38%695.884511,56446.7%46.1%
50.75%675.693311,64255.6%47.5%
49.25%676.084611,27350.0%48.7%
47.69%655.682511,73150.0%46.1%
40.00%656.484811,37043.3%37.1%
44.44%636.086611,58334.6%51.4%
51.61%625.277910,79351.7%51.5%
45.90%616.089112,49544.0%47.2%
52.46%615.985311,63244.4%58.8%
43.33%605.585611,86145.0%42.5%
44.07%596.21,02010,97034.5%53.3%
39.62%535.796411,39837.5%41.4%
45.83%486.092211,17650.0%42.3%
40.43%475.984310,72045.0%37.0%
54.35%465.891210,74256.0%52.4%
39.13%465.982112,06350.0%33.3%
48.89%456.190511,31156.5%40.9%
37.78%455.991611,71850.0%31.0%
54.55%446.090112,53566.7%50.0%
51.16%435.581911,55545.0%56.5%
54.76%426.087312,54363.2%47.8%
50.00%426.296512,79358.8%44.0%
52.38%425.794911,54552.6%52.2%
48.78%416.01,06711,85837.5%56.0%
60.98%415.283612,12770.6%54.2%
52.50%406.21,02311,35261.9%42.1%
40.00%405.591512,13155.6%27.3%
60.53%386.181912,02660.0%60.9%
43.24%376.195310,97650.0%36.8%
40.54%376.21,0229,92644.4%36.8%
61.11%366.387912,43358.8%63.2%
51.43%355.687411,56150.0%52.4%
40.00%356.095211,26529.4%50.0%
52.94%346.288912,82775.0%40.9%
51.52%336.588412,37050.0%52.4%
43.75%326.276210,91335.3%53.3%
59.38%326.284211,14368.4%46.1%
53.33%305.990412,21655.6%52.4%
48.28%296.178312,34240.0%52.6%
41.38%295.777010,56338.5%43.8%
44.44%276.190512,38150.0%42.1%
40.74%275.790411,17750.0%33.3%
37.04%276.297512,55045.5%31.3%
44.44%275.785710,94050.0%40.0%
34.62%265.587111,66020.0%43.8%
44.00%256.186012,33750.0%41.2%
73.91%235.786512,60172.7%75.0%
43.48%235.782012,06940.0%46.1%
77.27%226.676812,443100.0%72.2%
57.14%216.687010,28463.6%50.0%
33.33%215.588212,01250.0%23.1%
55.00%205.486310,44036.4%77.8%
57.89%196.288512,02877.8%40.0%
29.41%175.896513,36966.7%21.4%
47.06%176.11,04511,82050.0%44.4%
58.82%175.793612,65660.0%58.3%
35.29%176.591313,53612.5%55.6%
86.67%155.589212,449100.0%80.0%
46.15%136.092213,14133.3%57.1%
58.33%126.698010,96950.0%66.7%
50.00%125.692113,316100.0%40.0%
41.67%125.274810,69437.5%50.0%
54.55%115.282410,46880.0%33.3%
45.45%116.296313,21733.3%60.0%
45.45%116.077812,26950.0%40.0%
50.00%105.27639,23171.4%0.0%
40.00%105.291811,76825.0%50.0%
40.00%106.094312,41466.7%28.6%
30.00%105.186912,13420.0%40.0%
50.00%106.379311,80320.0%80.0%
55.56%96.79669,37162.5%0.0%
22.22%95.47367,63833.3%0.0%
55.56%94.993712,5350.0%62.5%
62.50%85.796114,1550.0%62.5%
62.50%85.266510,62925.0%100.0%
42.86%75.973911,46033.3%50.0%
57.14%75.078611,0510.0%80.0%
57.14%76.396012,167100.0%25.0%
50.00%66.089313,409100.0%25.0%
50.00%65.51,14315,508100.0%40.0%
66.67%66.396111,91075.0%50.0%
60.00%57.797611,2970.0%100.0%
60.00%56.58089,80175.0%0.0%
20.00%53.586710,16233.3%0.0%
60.00%55.48728,16566.7%50.0%
0.00%55.783312,1150.0%0.0%
100.00%56.598513,165100.0%100.0%

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Akali vs Ambessa - Frequently Asked Questions

How does Akali do against Ambessa in League of Legends?

Ambessa wins the Akali vs Ambessa matchup with a 58.6% win rate compared to Akali's 41.4%, a 17.2 percentage point difference. This data is based on 29 recent ranked games in patch 26.11.

How does Akali do against Ambessa in the early game?

In the early game, Ambessa has the advantage against Akali with a 61.5% win rate versus 38.5%. Ambessa players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.

How does Akali do against Ambessa in the late game?

In the late game, Ambessa takes over the Akali vs Ambessa matchup with a 56.3% win rate compared to 43.8%. Ambessa scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.

Who wins the Akali vs Ambessa matchup?

Ambessa wins the matchup against Akali with a 58.6% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.11. The 17.2 percentage point advantage means Ambessa is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 29 games analyzed.

What is the best Akali build against Ambessa?

The best Akali build against Ambessa includes Stormsurge, Zhonya's Hourglass, Hextech Gunblade with Spellslinger's Shoes. This build achieves a 33.3% win rate in the matchup. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.

What are the best Akali runes against Ambessa?

The best Akali runes against Ambessa use the Domination primary tree with Resolve secondary. This rune setup achieves a 44.4% win rate in the Akali vs Ambessa matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.

Does Akali counter Ambessa?

No, Akali struggles against Ambessa with only a 41.4% win rate. Ambessa has the advantage in this matchup. Akali players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Ambessa's lead.

How do I play Akali against Ambessa?

When playing Akali against Ambessa, play cautiously and avoid Ambessa's power spikes. Look for jungle assistance and team-dependent plays since Ambessa has the statistical advantage at most stages. Use the matchup-specific build and runes above to optimize your chances.