Akalivs Garen
Akali vs Garen is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.19. Akali wins with a 56.8% win rate (+13.5%) over Garen based on 37 games. Akali 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 Garen 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.
Who wins Akali vs Garen?
Akali wins 39.5% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 29.6% and 50.4% (95% range).
- Expected
- 46.0% From both champions' overall Top win rates
- Matchup effect
- −6.5 pts Observed minus expected
- Sample
- 81 games Lane: Top
- vs patch 26.18
- −11.3 pts Within normal patch-to-patch noise
Lane: Top · Ranked Solo/Duo & Flex · North America server · All ranks · Patch 26.19 · Sep 24 – Sep 28
They also met in another lane (Mid): 12 games, Akali won 66.7%.
Key takeaways
- Current data slightly favors Garen, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Akali wins 39.5% of 81 games (95% range 29.6–50.4%).
- Both champions' overall Top win rates predict 46.0% for Akali; the result is within the margin of error of that, so this matchup mostly reflects the two champions' general strength.
- Neither side reliably wins the lane: the average gold difference at 15 minutes is 120, within the margin of error (79 games).
- Akali players pick Legend: Haste far more often against Garen: 19.7% of their other Top games, 35.8% here.
How we calculate this
Games: ranked Solo/Duo and Flex games on the North America server from the patch shown. Remakes (games under 5 minutes) are excluded.
A game only counts when Akali and Garen played the same position on opposite teams, so roaming, lane swaps within a team or a champion merely being in the same game never count as this matchup.
The 95% range is a Wilson score interval. Confidence comes from how wide that range is: within ±3 points is very high, ±5 high, ±8 moderate, anything wider low. Below 20 games a matchup is not classified at all.
Expected win rate combines both champions’ win rates in this lane (same games and filters) with the log5 formula: E = A(1−B) / (A(1−B) + B(1−A)). Matchup effect = observed − expected.
"What changes" compares Akali's choices in this matchup with the same champion's other games in the same lane, and lists a change only when it is at least 3 points and statistically significant (two-proportion z-test, |z| ≥ 2, 20+ games).
Results are not split by rank: the sample per rank is too small for honest per-rank matchup numbers.
Akali vs Garen Laning Stats
At 15 minutes
Whole-game averages
Akali vs Garen Win Rate by Game Length
Akali's win rate against Garen by game length. The dot is the win rate, the bar its 95% range and the dashed line the champion's usual win rate at that length. Lengths with fewer than 25 games are left blank.
No game length stands out: Akali's results against Garen in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.
Akali vs Garen Power Spikes
Who is ahead at each stage, measured from these games. A stage reads "Even" when the difference is inside the margin of error, and "Insufficient data" when there are too few games to tell.
- Lane (15 min)EvenAkali gold at 15: +120
- First itemAkaliAkali: 12.5 min · Garen: 14.1 min
- Games under 20 minInsufficient data
- 20–30 min gamesInsufficient data
- 30+ min gamesEvenAkali wins 37.3% of 51 games
What Akali Changes Against Garen
Choices Akali players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Top games.
Legend: HasteRuneUsually19.7%vs Garen35.8%+16.1 pts44.8% WR here
Presence of MindRuneUsually22.0%vs Garen35.8%+13.8 pts34.5% WR here
Coup de GraceRuneUsually19.6%vs Garen33.3%+13.7 pts33.3% WR here
ConquerorKeystoneUsually20.2%vs Garen33.3%+13.1 pts37.0% WR here
ElectrocuteKeystoneUsually77.1%vs Garen64.2%−12.9 pts38.5% WR here
StormsurgeItemUsually34.6%vs Garen46.9%+12.3 pts42.1% WR here
Doran's Shield + Health PotionStarting itemsUsually18.0%vs Garen8.6%−9.3 pts
Usually6.8%vs Garen14.8%+8.0 pts
Best Akali Build vs Garen
Usual Akali build (Top)
93.8% win rate · 16 games
Against Garen
Not enough matchup-specific build data: only 12 of 53 Akali games against Garen carried a complete build, which is too few to recommend an item path from. Use Akali's standard build instead.
- Akali usually completes Hextech Gunblade first, at 12.5 min (median of 50 games).
- Garen usually completes Stridebreaker first, at 14.1 min (median of 75 games).
- Skill priority: Q > E > W — the same as usual.
Builds are ranked by the lower edge of their win rate range, not the raw win rate, so a build seen in a handful of wins never outranks a proven one.
Best Akali Runes vs Garen
Usual Akali runes (Top)
Electrocute
47.9% win rate · 560 games
Against Garen
Too few games for a matchup-specific rune page yet — use the usual page.
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Akali matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.19. 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.
Other Akali Matchups
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Easiest for Akali
Win rate and games for each matchup. Lists are ranked by the edge of the 95% range so small samples cannot top them; matchups with at least 50 games only.
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Akali vs Garen FAQ - Patch 26.19
Who wins Akali vs Garen?
Current data slightly favors Garen, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Akali wins 39.5% of 81 games (95% range 29.6–50.4%).
What is Akali's win rate against Garen?
Akali wins 39.5% of 81 Top games against Garen on patch 26.19 (95% range 29.6–50.4%). Based on both champions' overall Top win rates, 46.0% would be expected.
Does Akali counter Garen?
Not clearly. Akali wins 39.5% of 81 games against Garen, and the 95% range (29.6–50.4%) includes 50%, so neither champion reliably counters the other on current data.
Who wins lane, Akali or Garen?
Neither side reliably wins the lane: the average gold difference at 15 minutes is 120, within the margin of error (79 games).
Does Akali outscale Garen?
There are too few games of each length to tell yet.
When is Garen strongest against Akali?
On current data there is no stage of the game where Garen is ahead of Akali beyond the margin of error.
What should Akali build against Garen?
There are not enough games for a matchup-specific core, so use Akali's usual Top core: Shadowflame, Hextech Gunblade, Mejai's Soulstealer. The biggest change against Garen: Stormsurge (34.6% usually, 46.9% here).
What runes should Akali use against Garen?
Use Akali's usual Electrocute page (Domination + Resolve); there are too few games for a matchup-specific page. The biggest change against Garen: Legend: Haste (19.7% usually, 35.8% here).