Akali - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
49.9%
Pick Rate
3.9%

Akalivs Anivia

CAssassin
Patch26.7
Matches508,082
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedApr 14, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology

Akali vs Anivia is a very close matchup in LoL patch 26.7. Akali wins with a 50.0% win rate (+0.0%) over Anivia based on 40 games. Akali wins the early laning phase while Anivia scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Akali build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Akali vs Anivia matchup.

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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Anivia - 50.0% win rateAnivia(50.0%)
Akali - 50.0% win rate in this matchup
Akali
50.0% WR
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Anivia vs Akali matchup - 50.0% win rate
Anivia
50.0% WR

Who Wins the Akali vs Anivia Matchup?

Akali wins the Akali vs Anivia matchup
Winner
Akali
Matches: 40
50.0%
Win Rate
50.0%
6.3
CS / min
6.8
919
DMG / min
694
10,906
Gold / game
10,262
221
Heal / min
177
572
DMG Mitigated / min
504
0.1
CC / min
1.6
57.1%
Early Game WR
42.9%
42.1%
Late Game WR
57.9%

Akali vs Anivia Matchup Summary

The Akali vs Anivia matchup is essentially a coin-flip matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 40 recent matches analyzed, Akali wins with a 50.0% win rate compared to Anivia's 50.0%, giving Akali a 0.0 percentage point advantage. Game phase dynamics play a critical role here: Akali controls the early laning stage, but Anivia outscales as the game goes longer. The matchup shifts dramatically depending on game length — Akali needs to press advantages before Anivia reaches their power spikes, while Anivia should focus on safe farming and hitting key item breakpoints. The most significant statistical gap is in crowd control, where Anivia leads by 1.4s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Akali has a statistical edge, but the margin is close enough that respecting Anivia's strengths is important. Trade when cooldowns are favorable, track the enemy jungler, and build toward your strongest item spikes to convert the slight advantage into a decisive lead. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.

Akali vs Anivia Laning Phase Breakdown

Akali wins the laning phase against Anivia in League of Legends

Akali is favored during the laning phase against Anivia, winning 3 out of 5 key stat categories. Akali holds advantages in damage, gold income and sustain, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.

Farming
6.3Akali
6.8Anivia
Anivia edges out Akali by 0.6 CS per minute — a moderate farming advantage that adds up to roughly 9 CS over a 15-minute laning phase. This translates to earlier component purchases and slightly faster power spikes for Anivia.
Damage
919Akali
694Anivia
Akali heavily out-damages Anivia by 225 DMG/min, dominating both short trades and all-in fights. Anivia should avoid extended combat and instead focus on burst trade patterns — short engages followed by immediate disengagement — to avoid letting Akali's sustained damage advantage take over.
Economy
10,906Akali
10,262Anivia
Akali earns 644 more gold per game than Anivia, equivalent to roughly one additional component item. This economic edge comes from a combination of better farming, kill participation, and objective control, giving Akali slightly faster item completions.
Utility
0.1Akali
1.6Anivia
Anivia brings significantly more crowd control than Akali, with 1.4 more seconds of CC per minute. This large utility gap makes Anivia far more valuable in setting up jungle ganks, controlling objectives, and locking down targets in team fights. Akali should invest in tenacity and position carefully to avoid being chain-CC'd.
Sustain
793Akali
681Anivia
Akali heals and mitigates 112 more damage per minute than Anivia, providing moderate extra durability. This sustain edge allows Akali to stay in lane longer between recalls and gradually win extended wars of attrition. Consider building early grievous wounds if playing Anivia.

Best Akali Build Against Anivia

Spellslinger's Shoes is the optimal boots choice against Anivia, providing the mobility and stats Akali needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Akali against Anivia are Shadowflame, Zhonya's Hourglass and Hextech Gunblade. This combination gives Akali an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build performs exceptionally well, achieving a 83.3% win rate across 6 games — well above average and making it the top item path against Anivia. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Akali vs Anivia matchup.

Early Game vs Late Game

Early Game
Akali
57.1%
+14.3% advantage
Akali early game win rateAkali57.1%
Anivia early game win rateAnivia42.9%
Late Game
Anivia
57.9%
+15.8% advantage
Akali late game win rateAkali42.1%
Anivia late game win rateAnivia57.9%

Akali dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 57.1% win rate — a 14.3 percentage point lead over Anivia. This lopsided early game means Akali can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.

Anivia is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 57.9% win rate — 15.8 points above Akali. Extended games heavily favor Anivia, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.

This matchup features a dramatic power shift: Akali must aggressively press their early advantage and close out the game before Anivia reaches their scaling breakpoints. If Anivia survives the laning phase without falling too far behind, the matchup flips in their favor. Dragon and Rift Herald control are pivotal — the team that secures early objectives can snowball or buy time to scale.

Best Akali Runes Against Anivia

Domination rune tree - Akali primary runes vs AniviaDomination
Electrocute - best Akali rune vs AniviaSudden Impact - best Akali rune vs AniviaGrisly Mementos - best Akali rune vs AniviaUltimate Hunter - best Akali rune vs Anivia
Resolve rune tree - Akali secondary runes vs AniviaResolve
Second Wind - best Akali rune vs AniviaOvergrowth - best Akali rune vs Anivia
100.0% WR

The Domination primary with Resolve secondary combination helps Akali maximize their potential in this closely contested matchup, providing the right mix of offensive and defensive tools to edge out Anivia.


Akali matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.7. 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 26.7
Opponent
Win Rate
Matches
CS/min
DMG/min
Gold/game
Early WR
Late WR
48.04%2045.986611,63047.4%48.6%
49.69%1595.981111,93150.7%48.9%
51.77%1416.097011,68158.8%45.2%
42.02%1195.780512,56541.0%42.5%
44.35%1155.785211,69547.8%42.0%
50.50%1015.782612,25351.3%50.0%
45.36%975.91,01712,55738.9%49.2%
46.81%945.775011,72443.2%50.0%
46.81%945.984411,89041.0%50.9%
53.93%896.193912,55453.7%54.2%
46.51%865.887912,31645.5%47.2%
43.90%826.077711,02352.2%33.3%
43.21%816.281811,14943.2%43.2%
51.32%765.781912,36863.6%46.3%
42.67%756.393111,50144.4%41.0%
50.70%715.590812,24076.9%35.6%
46.38%695.781711,01841.9%50.0%
50.00%605.590012,39347.6%51.3%
40.68%596.580011,18634.3%50.0%
47.37%575.783911,19948.3%46.4%
55.56%546.092011,88656.0%55.2%
54.72%535.998111,94850.0%60.0%
50.94%535.680011,81545.8%55.2%
52.94%516.080611,40452.0%53.9%
41.18%515.987512,27140.9%41.4%
44.00%506.093012,73346.1%43.2%
58.33%486.182812,12576.5%48.4%
44.68%476.188712,39945.5%44.0%
65.96%476.31,11512,16050.0%77.8%
55.56%455.877612,09262.5%51.7%
52.38%425.81,03712,14655.0%50.0%
45.24%425.988511,12559.1%30.0%
60.98%416.51,08511,91657.1%65.0%
50.00%406.391910,90657.1%42.1%
47.50%406.579312,90250.0%46.1%
43.59%395.794811,17133.3%52.4%
46.15%396.082011,31752.9%40.9%
57.89%386.385311,58155.0%61.1%
40.54%375.189811,62742.9%39.1%
56.25%325.985013,12371.4%44.4%
53.13%325.890012,78560.0%50.0%
62.50%326.092212,95383.3%50.0%
43.33%306.091912,63253.9%35.3%
48.28%296.296012,22846.1%50.0%
44.83%296.190311,83758.3%35.3%
62.07%296.194912,77570.0%57.9%
28.57%285.681410,28741.2%9.1%
50.00%286.396411,32843.8%58.3%
44.44%276.091210,78257.1%30.8%
62.96%275.999212,75975.0%57.9%
59.26%276.493111,20964.3%53.9%
61.54%266.278610,85562.5%60.0%
60.00%255.882310,18064.7%50.0%
47.83%234.877610,50346.1%50.0%
52.17%235.575712,18155.6%50.0%
36.36%226.179012,17155.6%23.1%
59.09%226.51,05711,68845.5%72.7%
45.45%226.095712,09044.4%46.1%
40.91%226.181011,00341.7%40.0%
45.00%206.18199,70550.0%33.3%
47.06%176.077111,21044.4%50.0%
41.18%176.388912,72544.4%37.5%
68.75%165.570511,63771.4%66.7%
62.50%166.495112,32150.0%75.0%
37.50%166.087211,52233.3%42.9%
62.50%166.292312,96071.4%55.6%
31.25%165.38659,98928.6%33.3%
40.00%156.390011,47750.0%33.3%
40.00%156.396910,67250.0%28.6%
86.67%156.596512,90666.7%100.0%
60.00%156.090112,73785.7%37.5%
66.67%156.894811,81870.0%60.0%
64.29%145.482111,777100.0%50.0%
50.00%146.782110,33754.5%33.3%
50.00%146.190910,07745.5%66.7%
38.46%136.276611,65662.5%0.0%
38.46%136.397213,51720.0%50.0%
30.77%136.299710,50444.4%0.0%
58.33%125.989512,62250.0%62.5%
50.00%126.68709,54350.0%50.0%
41.67%126.11,04312,31842.9%40.0%
81.82%115.686011,48371.4%100.0%
63.64%116.098712,40775.0%57.1%
54.55%115.51,01111,15740.0%66.7%
10.00%105.81,0949,91714.3%0.0%
50.00%106.483410,33460.0%40.0%
55.56%96.996413,040100.0%20.0%
33.33%95.676710,30340.0%25.0%
22.22%95.97169,8410.0%40.0%
37.50%85.786612,50850.0%33.3%
50.00%84.481312,07533.3%60.0%
28.57%75.773711,22050.0%20.0%
57.14%75.689911,179100.0%25.0%
57.14%76.21,00213,22150.0%60.0%
57.14%76.31,05011,60680.0%0.0%
28.57%74.857710,1290.0%50.0%
14.29%76.61,01013,4250.0%20.0%
33.33%66.368510,11750.0%25.0%
33.33%65.17118,9180.0%66.7%
50.00%65.381410,34866.7%33.3%
66.67%65.468310,36160.0%100.0%
50.00%66.682313,94933.3%66.7%
40.00%55.684914,7140.0%50.0%
40.00%55.782812,1920.0%50.0%
20.00%56.31,11414,0380.0%20.0%
40.00%54.486414,1290.0%50.0%
20.00%54.966513,7760.0%20.0%
40.00%56.81,04110,91533.3%50.0%

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Akali vs Anivia - Frequently Asked Questions

How does Akali do against Anivia in League of Legends?

Akali wins the Akali vs Anivia matchup with a 50.0% win rate compared to Anivia's 50.0%, a 0.0 percentage point difference. This data is based on 40 recent ranked games in patch 26.7.

How does Akali do against Anivia in the early game?

In the early game, Akali has the advantage against Anivia with a 57.1% win rate versus 42.9%. Akali players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.

How does Akali do against Anivia in the late game?

In the late game, Anivia takes over the Akali vs Anivia matchup with a 57.9% win rate compared to 42.1%. Anivia scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.

Who wins the Akali vs Anivia matchup?

Akali wins the matchup against Anivia with a 50.0% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.7. The 0.0 percentage point advantage means Akali is slightly favored in this lane matchup based on 40 games analyzed.

What is the best Akali build against Anivia?

The best Akali build against Anivia includes Shadowflame, Zhonya's Hourglass, Hextech Gunblade with Spellslinger's Shoes. This build achieves a 83.3% 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 Anivia?

The best Akali runes against Anivia use the Domination primary tree with Resolve secondary. This rune setup achieves a 100.0% win rate in the Akali vs Anivia matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.

Does Akali counter Anivia?

Yes, Akali has a favorable matchup against Anivia with a 50.0% win rate. Akali slightly edges out Anivia in lane based on current patch 26.7 data.

How do I play Akali against Anivia?

When playing Akali against Anivia, leverage your statistical advantages by trading aggressively during favorable windows. You have early game priority — look for kills and zone control before first recall. Build the recommended items and runes for this specific matchup for the best results.