Akalivs Caitlyn
Akali vs Caitlyn is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.7. Caitlyn wins with a 71.4% win rate (+42.9%) over Akali based on 7 games. Caitlyn wins the early laning phase while Akali scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Akali build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Akali vs Caitlyn 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.
Caitlyn(28.6%)Who Wins the Akali vs Caitlyn Matchup?
Akali vs Caitlyn Matchup Summary
The Akali vs Caitlyn matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 7 recent matches analyzed, Caitlyn wins with a 71.4% win rate compared to Akali's 28.6%, giving Caitlyn a 42.9 percentage point advantage. Game phase dynamics play a critical role here: Caitlyn controls the early laning stage, but Akali outscales as the game goes longer. The matchup shifts dramatically depending on game length — Caitlyn needs to press advantages before Akali reaches their power spikes, while Akali should focus on safe farming and hitting key item breakpoints. The most significant statistical gap is in crowd control, where Caitlyn leads by 0.7s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Caitlyn 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 Caitlyn 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 Caitlyn Laning Phase Breakdown
Caitlyn is favored during the laning phase against Akali, winning 4 out of 5 key stat categories. Caitlyn holds advantages in farming, damage, gold income and crowd control, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.
Best Akali Build Against Caitlyn
Chainlaced Crushers is the optimal boots choice against Caitlyn, providing the mobility and stats Akali needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Akali against Caitlyn 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 achieves a solid 50.0% win rate across 2 games, proving it to be a reliable item path when facing Caitlyn. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Akali vs Caitlyn matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
Akali0.0%Caitlyn100.0%Akali50.0%Caitlyn50.0%Caitlyn dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 100.0% win rate — a 100.0 percentage point lead over Akali. This lopsided early game means Caitlyn can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.
Late game (25+ minutes) is equally balanced, with Akali at 50.0% win rate — only 0.0 points ahead of Caitlyn. Team fight execution and macro play determine the winner at this stage, not champion matchup advantage.
The power dynamics shift as the game progresses — Caitlyn has the edge early, but Akali gradually takes over. However, the margins are slim enough that either champion can win at any stage with the right plays. Focus on taking advantages when you have them rather than waiting for a specific game phase.
Best Akali Runes Against Caitlyn
Domination
Sorcery
The Domination and Sorcery rune setup gives Akali the best tools to compete against Caitlyn in this difficult matchup, compensating for the statistical disadvantages with optimal rune synergies.
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.
Opponent | Win Rate | Matches | CS/min | DMG/min | Gold/game | Early WR | Late WR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48.04% | 204 | 5.9 | 866 | 11,630 | 47.4% | 48.6% | |
| 49.69% | 159 | 5.9 | 811 | 11,931 | 50.7% | 48.9% | |
| 51.77% | 141 | 6.0 | 970 | 11,681 | 58.8% | 45.2% | |
| 42.02% | 119 | 5.7 | 805 | 12,565 | 41.0% | 42.5% | |
| 44.35% | 115 | 5.7 | 852 | 11,695 | 47.8% | 42.0% | |
| 50.50% | 101 | 5.7 | 826 | 12,253 | 51.3% | 50.0% | |
| 45.36% | 97 | 5.9 | 1,017 | 12,557 | 38.9% | 49.2% | |
| 46.81% | 94 | 5.7 | 750 | 11,724 | 43.2% | 50.0% | |
| 46.81% | 94 | 5.9 | 844 | 11,890 | 41.0% | 50.9% | |
| 53.93% | 89 | 6.1 | 939 | 12,554 | 53.7% | 54.2% | |
| 46.51% | 86 | 5.8 | 879 | 12,316 | 45.5% | 47.2% | |
| 43.90% | 82 | 6.0 | 777 | 11,023 | 52.2% | 33.3% | |
| 43.21% | 81 | 6.2 | 818 | 11,149 | 43.2% | 43.2% | |
| 51.32% | 76 | 5.7 | 819 | 12,368 | 63.6% | 46.3% | |
| 42.67% | 75 | 6.3 | 931 | 11,501 | 44.4% | 41.0% | |
| 50.70% | 71 | 5.5 | 908 | 12,240 | 76.9% | 35.6% | |
| 46.38% | 69 | 5.7 | 817 | 11,018 | 41.9% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 60 | 5.5 | 900 | 12,393 | 47.6% | 51.3% | |
| 40.68% | 59 | 6.5 | 800 | 11,186 | 34.3% | 50.0% | |
| 47.37% | 57 | 5.7 | 839 | 11,199 | 48.3% | 46.4% | |
| 55.56% | 54 | 6.0 | 920 | 11,886 | 56.0% | 55.2% | |
| 54.72% | 53 | 5.9 | 981 | 11,948 | 50.0% | 60.0% | |
| 50.94% | 53 | 5.6 | 800 | 11,815 | 45.8% | 55.2% | |
| 52.94% | 51 | 6.0 | 806 | 11,404 | 52.0% | 53.9% | |
| 41.18% | 51 | 5.9 | 875 | 12,271 | 40.9% | 41.4% | |
| 44.00% | 50 | 6.0 | 930 | 12,733 | 46.1% | 43.2% | |
| 58.33% | 48 | 6.1 | 828 | 12,125 | 76.5% | 48.4% | |
| 44.68% | 47 | 6.1 | 887 | 12,399 | 45.5% | 44.0% | |
| 65.96% | 47 | 6.3 | 1,115 | 12,160 | 50.0% | 77.8% | |
| 55.56% | 45 | 5.8 | 776 | 12,092 | 62.5% | 51.7% | |
| 52.38% | 42 | 5.8 | 1,037 | 12,146 | 55.0% | 50.0% | |
| 45.24% | 42 | 5.9 | 885 | 11,125 | 59.1% | 30.0% | |
| 60.98% | 41 | 6.5 | 1,085 | 11,916 | 57.1% | 65.0% | |
| 50.00% | 40 | 6.3 | 919 | 10,906 | 57.1% | 42.1% | |
| 47.50% | 40 | 6.5 | 793 | 12,902 | 50.0% | 46.1% | |
| 43.59% | 39 | 5.7 | 948 | 11,171 | 33.3% | 52.4% | |
| 46.15% | 39 | 6.0 | 820 | 11,317 | 52.9% | 40.9% | |
| 57.89% | 38 | 6.3 | 853 | 11,581 | 55.0% | 61.1% | |
| 40.54% | 37 | 5.1 | 898 | 11,627 | 42.9% | 39.1% | |
| 56.25% | 32 | 5.9 | 850 | 13,123 | 71.4% | 44.4% | |
| 53.13% | 32 | 5.8 | 900 | 12,785 | 60.0% | 50.0% | |
| 62.50% | 32 | 6.0 | 922 | 12,953 | 83.3% | 50.0% | |
| 43.33% | 30 | 6.0 | 919 | 12,632 | 53.9% | 35.3% | |
| 48.28% | 29 | 6.2 | 960 | 12,228 | 46.1% | 50.0% | |
| 44.83% | 29 | 6.1 | 903 | 11,837 | 58.3% | 35.3% | |
| 62.07% | 29 | 6.1 | 949 | 12,775 | 70.0% | 57.9% | |
| 28.57% | 28 | 5.6 | 814 | 10,287 | 41.2% | 9.1% | |
| 50.00% | 28 | 6.3 | 964 | 11,328 | 43.8% | 58.3% | |
| 44.44% | 27 | 6.0 | 912 | 10,782 | 57.1% | 30.8% | |
| 62.96% | 27 | 5.9 | 992 | 12,759 | 75.0% | 57.9% | |
| 59.26% | 27 | 6.4 | 931 | 11,209 | 64.3% | 53.9% | |
| 61.54% | 26 | 6.2 | 786 | 10,855 | 62.5% | 60.0% | |
| 60.00% | 25 | 5.8 | 823 | 10,180 | 64.7% | 50.0% | |
| 47.83% | 23 | 4.8 | 776 | 10,503 | 46.1% | 50.0% | |
| 52.17% | 23 | 5.5 | 757 | 12,181 | 55.6% | 50.0% | |
| 36.36% | 22 | 6.1 | 790 | 12,171 | 55.6% | 23.1% | |
| 59.09% | 22 | 6.5 | 1,057 | 11,688 | 45.5% | 72.7% | |
| 45.45% | 22 | 6.0 | 957 | 12,090 | 44.4% | 46.1% | |
| 40.91% | 22 | 6.1 | 810 | 11,003 | 41.7% | 40.0% | |
| 45.00% | 20 | 6.1 | 819 | 9,705 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
| 47.06% | 17 | 6.0 | 771 | 11,210 | 44.4% | 50.0% | |
| 41.18% | 17 | 6.3 | 889 | 12,725 | 44.4% | 37.5% | |
| 68.75% | 16 | 5.5 | 705 | 11,637 | 71.4% | 66.7% | |
| 62.50% | 16 | 6.4 | 951 | 12,321 | 50.0% | 75.0% | |
| 37.50% | 16 | 6.0 | 872 | 11,522 | 33.3% | 42.9% | |
| 62.50% | 16 | 6.2 | 923 | 12,960 | 71.4% | 55.6% | |
| 31.25% | 16 | 5.3 | 865 | 9,989 | 28.6% | 33.3% | |
| 40.00% | 15 | 6.3 | 900 | 11,477 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
| 40.00% | 15 | 6.3 | 969 | 10,672 | 50.0% | 28.6% | |
| 86.67% | 15 | 6.5 | 965 | 12,906 | 66.7% | 100.0% | |
| 60.00% | 15 | 6.0 | 901 | 12,737 | 85.7% | 37.5% | |
| 66.67% | 15 | 6.8 | 948 | 11,818 | 70.0% | 60.0% | |
| 64.29% | 14 | 5.4 | 821 | 11,777 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 14 | 6.7 | 821 | 10,337 | 54.5% | 33.3% | |
| 50.00% | 14 | 6.1 | 909 | 10,077 | 45.5% | 66.7% | |
| 38.46% | 13 | 6.2 | 766 | 11,656 | 62.5% | 0.0% | |
| 38.46% | 13 | 6.3 | 972 | 13,517 | 20.0% | 50.0% | |
| 30.77% | 13 | 6.2 | 997 | 10,504 | 44.4% | 0.0% | |
| 58.33% | 12 | 5.9 | 895 | 12,622 | 50.0% | 62.5% | |
| 50.00% | 12 | 6.6 | 870 | 9,543 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 41.67% | 12 | 6.1 | 1,043 | 12,318 | 42.9% | 40.0% | |
| 81.82% | 11 | 5.6 | 860 | 11,483 | 71.4% | 100.0% | |
| 63.64% | 11 | 6.0 | 987 | 12,407 | 75.0% | 57.1% | |
| 54.55% | 11 | 5.5 | 1,011 | 11,157 | 40.0% | 66.7% | |
| 10.00% | 10 | 5.8 | 1,094 | 9,917 | 14.3% | 0.0% | |
| 50.00% | 10 | 6.4 | 834 | 10,334 | 60.0% | 40.0% | |
| 55.56% | 9 | 6.9 | 964 | 13,040 | 100.0% | 20.0% | |
| 33.33% | 9 | 5.6 | 767 | 10,303 | 40.0% | 25.0% | |
| 22.22% | 9 | 5.9 | 716 | 9,841 | 0.0% | 40.0% | |
| 37.50% | 8 | 5.7 | 866 | 12,508 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 4.4 | 813 | 12,075 | 33.3% | 60.0% | |
| 28.57% | 7 | 5.7 | 737 | 11,220 | 50.0% | 20.0% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 5.6 | 899 | 11,179 | 100.0% | 25.0% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 6.2 | 1,002 | 13,221 | 50.0% | 60.0% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 6.3 | 1,050 | 11,606 | 80.0% | 0.0% | |
| 28.57% | 7 | 4.8 | 577 | 10,129 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 14.29% | 7 | 6.6 | 1,010 | 13,425 | 0.0% | 20.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 6.3 | 685 | 10,117 | 50.0% | 25.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 5.1 | 711 | 8,918 | 0.0% | 66.7% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 5.3 | 814 | 10,348 | 66.7% | 33.3% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 5.4 | 683 | 10,361 | 60.0% | 100.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 6.6 | 823 | 13,949 | 33.3% | 66.7% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 5.6 | 849 | 14,714 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 5.7 | 828 | 12,192 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 6.3 | 1,114 | 14,038 | 0.0% | 20.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 4.4 | 864 | 14,129 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 4.9 | 665 | 13,776 | 0.0% | 20.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 6.8 | 1,041 | 10,915 | 33.3% | 50.0% | |
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Akali vs Caitlyn - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Akali do against Caitlyn in League of Legends?
Caitlyn wins the Akali vs Caitlyn matchup with a 71.4% win rate compared to Akali's 28.6%, a 42.9 percentage point difference. This data is based on 7 recent ranked games in patch 26.7.
How does Akali do against Caitlyn in the early game?
In the early game, Caitlyn has the advantage against Akali with a 100.0% win rate versus 0.0%. Caitlyn players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.
How does Akali do against Caitlyn in the late game?
In the late game, Akali takes over the Akali vs Caitlyn matchup with a 50.0% win rate compared to 50.0%. Akali scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Akali vs Caitlyn matchup?
Caitlyn wins the matchup against Akali with a 71.4% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.7. The 42.9 percentage point advantage means Caitlyn is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 7 games analyzed.
What is the best Akali build against Caitlyn?
The best Akali build against Caitlyn includes Shadowflame, Zhonya's Hourglass, Hextech Gunblade with Chainlaced Crushers. This build achieves a 50.0% 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 Caitlyn?
The best Akali runes against Caitlyn use the Domination primary tree with Sorcery secondary. This rune setup achieves a 50.0% win rate in the Akali vs Caitlyn matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Akali counter Caitlyn?
No, Akali struggles against Caitlyn with only a 28.6% win rate. Caitlyn has the advantage in this matchup. Akali players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Caitlyn's lead.
How do I play Akali against Caitlyn?
When playing Akali against Caitlyn, play cautiously and avoid Caitlyn's power spikes. Focus on safe farming — you outscale Caitlyn in the late game. Use the matchup-specific build and runes above to optimize your chances.