Akalivs Gnar
Akali vs Gnar is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.10. Akali wins with a 62.9% win rate (+25.7%) over Gnar based on 35 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 Gnar 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 the Akali vs Gnar Matchup?
Akali vs Gnar Matchup Summary
The Akali vs Gnar matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 35 recent matches analyzed, Akali wins with a 62.9% win rate compared to Gnar's 37.1%, giving Akali a 25.7 percentage point advantage. Akali dominates at every stage — from early laning through late game team fights. This consistent advantage makes it difficult for Gnar 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 Gnar leads by 1.0s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Akali players can confidently pick into Gnar and play aggressively from level 1. Look to establish lane dominance early through favorable trades and zone Gnar away from CS whenever possible. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.
Akali vs Gnar Laning Phase Breakdown
Gnar is favored during the laning phase against Akali, winning 3 out of 5 key stat categories. Gnar holds advantages in damage, crowd control and sustain, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.
Best Akali Build Against Gnar
Sorcerer's Shoes is the optimal boots choice against Gnar, providing the mobility and stats Akali needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Akali against Gnar are Stormsurge, Shadowflame and Zhonya's Hourglass. This combination gives Akali an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build performs exceptionally well, achieving a 100.0% win rate across 3 games — well above average and making it the top item path against Gnar. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Akali vs Gnar matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
Akali66.7%
Gnar33.3%Akali60.0%Gnar40.0%Akali dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 66.7% win rate — a 33.3 percentage point lead over Gnar. This lopsided early game means Akali can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.
Akali is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 60.0% win rate — 20.0 points above Gnar. Extended games heavily favor Akali, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.
Akali holds the advantage at every stage of the game, making this a consistently favorable matchup from lane through late game team fights. Gnar players should look for outplays, team-dependent strategies, and picks rather than relying on scaling to win this matchup.
Best Akali Runes Against Gnar
Precision
Resolve
Running Precision primary with Resolve secondary allows Akali to press their advantage against Gnar, amplifying the strengths that make this a favorable matchup.
Akali matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.10. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49.73% | 368 | 5.9 | 894 | 11,825 | 53.5% | 47.0% | |
| 51.46% | 342 | 5.8 | 822 | 11,503 | 46.0% | 55.8% | |
| 50.46% | 323 | 5.8 | 761 | 11,438 | 56.0% | 46.6% | |
| 52.19% | 297 | 5.9 | 838 | 11,725 | 53.7% | 51.1% | |
| 50.92% | 271 | 5.9 | 987 | 11,837 | 54.5% | 48.0% | |
| 51.25% | 240 | 5.5 | 926 | 12,195 | 57.7% | 46.9% | |
| 44.93% | 227 | 5.7 | 811 | 12,051 | 48.1% | 43.1% | |
| 50.46% | 216 | 6.0 | 831 | 11,664 | 49.0% | 51.7% | |
| 57.01% | 214 | 5.9 | 913 | 11,759 | 55.7% | 58.3% | |
| 58.25% | 206 | 5.8 | 985 | 11,197 | 52.8% | 64.3% | |
| 47.89% | 190 | 5.8 | 715 | 10,678 | 49.5% | 46.3% | |
| 54.59% | 185 | 5.7 | 832 | 11,712 | 50.0% | 57.3% | |
| 43.50% | 177 | 5.3 | 756 | 11,398 | 46.6% | 41.4% | |
| 40.36% | 166 | 5.3 | 834 | 11,658 | 43.1% | 38.6% | |
| 56.25% | 160 | 5.9 | 874 | 11,921 | 49.3% | 61.3% | |
| 46.58% | 146 | 5.9 | 853 | 12,341 | 67.3% | 34.1% | |
| 41.38% | 145 | 5.8 | 799 | 10,872 | 43.5% | 39.5% | |
| 53.10% | 145 | 5.6 | 784 | 11,662 | 48.4% | 56.6% | |
| 54.23% | 142 | 6.1 | 990 | 11,767 | 60.9% | 48.7% | |
| 46.38% | 138 | 5.8 | 851 | 11,090 | 41.4% | 51.5% | |
| 55.22% | 134 | 6.2 | 873 | 11,882 | 57.7% | 53.7% | |
| 46.83% | 126 | 5.6 | 929 | 12,393 | 45.8% | 47.4% | |
| 59.35% | 123 | 5.8 | 929 | 11,740 | 58.3% | 60.3% | |
| 47.90% | 119 | 6.1 | 940 | 11,499 | 49.2% | 46.5% | |
| 50.91% | 110 | 6.0 | 797 | 11,899 | 57.8% | 46.1% | |
| 50.00% | 106 | 5.4 | 850 | 11,694 | 52.5% | 48.5% | |
| 59.00% | 100 | 6.0 | 932 | 11,547 | 60.4% | 57.7% | |
| 57.29% | 96 | 6.2 | 964 | 12,065 | 57.5% | 57.1% | |
| 51.04% | 96 | 6.0 | 863 | 11,801 | 47.9% | 54.2% | |
| 58.06% | 93 | 5.7 | 904 | 12,132 | 56.7% | 58.7% | |
| 48.91% | 92 | 5.9 | 880 | 11,590 | 55.3% | 44.4% | |
| 44.94% | 89 | 5.7 | 871 | 12,462 | 40.0% | 47.5% | |
| 46.59% | 88 | 6.0 | 914 | 12,066 | 57.1% | 39.6% | |
| 52.33% | 86 | 5.5 | 784 | 10,875 | 60.0% | 45.6% | |
| 52.94% | 85 | 5.6 | 859 | 12,172 | 57.1% | 50.0% | |
| 54.76% | 84 | 6.2 | 888 | 11,387 | 58.8% | 52.0% | |
| 39.51% | 81 | 6.0 | 905 | 13,060 | 40.9% | 39.0% | |
| 53.09% | 81 | 6.4 | 1,073 | 12,093 | 47.1% | 57.5% | |
| 38.27% | 81 | 5.9 | 889 | 11,398 | 45.2% | 34.0% | |
| 58.44% | 77 | 5.4 | 825 | 11,415 | 70.6% | 48.8% | |
| 35.06% | 77 | 5.8 | 1,011 | 11,735 | 44.4% | 26.8% | |
| 47.89% | 71 | 5.8 | 941 | 10,841 | 41.9% | 52.5% | |
| 58.21% | 67 | 5.9 | 873 | 10,372 | 62.2% | 53.3% | |
| 53.03% | 66 | 5.7 | 818 | 11,681 | 46.7% | 58.3% | |
| 55.56% | 63 | 6.1 | 1,043 | 12,390 | 66.7% | 48.7% | |
| 45.90% | 61 | 5.4 | 878 | 11,310 | 57.1% | 40.0% | |
| 40.68% | 59 | 5.6 | 849 | 11,717 | 56.0% | 29.4% | |
| 50.00% | 58 | 6.5 | 928 | 11,177 | 52.0% | 48.5% | |
| 50.88% | 57 | 6.4 | 953 | 11,875 | 66.7% | 39.4% | |
| 48.21% | 56 | 5.9 | 937 | 11,325 | 52.2% | 45.5% | |
| 47.27% | 55 | 6.0 | 892 | 10,523 | 35.7% | 59.3% | |
| 40.00% | 55 | 5.8 | 832 | 10,769 | 29.2% | 48.4% | |
| 64.00% | 50 | 6.3 | 967 | 13,019 | 73.7% | 58.1% | |
| 42.86% | 49 | 5.8 | 808 | 11,679 | 40.0% | 44.8% | |
| 62.22% | 45 | 6.5 | 1,035 | 12,170 | 70.8% | 52.4% | |
| 53.33% | 45 | 5.2 | 831 | 12,492 | 50.0% | 55.2% | |
| 48.84% | 43 | 6.3 | 1,156 | 11,877 | 47.1% | 50.0% | |
| 48.84% | 43 | 5.7 | 816 | 10,983 | 42.1% | 54.2% | |
| 61.90% | 42 | 6.1 | 1,080 | 12,536 | 53.9% | 65.5% | |
| 45.24% | 42 | 5.8 | 888 | 10,584 | 45.0% | 45.5% | |
| 45.24% | 42 | 6.2 | 892 | 11,253 | 47.4% | 43.5% | |
| 36.59% | 41 | 6.0 | 920 | 11,370 | 41.2% | 33.3% | |
| 57.50% | 40 | 6.4 | 858 | 12,075 | 62.5% | 54.2% | |
| 52.50% | 40 | 6.0 | 912 | 11,234 | 50.0% | 53.9% | |
| 38.46% | 39 | 6.6 | 948 | 11,866 | 40.0% | 37.5% | |
| 41.03% | 39 | 5.5 | 773 | 11,736 | 41.2% | 40.9% | |
| 55.26% | 38 | 6.2 | 929 | 12,187 | 50.0% | 59.1% | |
| 37.84% | 37 | 6.0 | 887 | 11,703 | 47.1% | 30.0% | |
| 45.71% | 35 | 5.7 | 814 | 12,232 | 46.1% | 45.5% | |
| 48.57% | 35 | 5.3 | 849 | 12,088 | 41.7% | 52.2% | |
| 42.86% | 35 | 6.1 | 890 | 12,496 | 31.6% | 56.3% | |
| 62.86% | 35 | 6.2 | 812 | 11,485 | 66.7% | 60.0% | |
| 42.86% | 35 | 5.7 | 883 | 11,630 | 50.0% | 38.1% | |
| 41.18% | 34 | 6.0 | 819 | 12,170 | 38.5% | 42.9% | |
| 48.48% | 33 | 5.8 | 726 | 10,411 | 41.2% | 56.3% | |
| 60.61% | 33 | 6.2 | 842 | 10,330 | 60.0% | 61.5% | |
| 62.50% | 32 | 5.7 | 1,106 | 12,437 | 46.1% | 73.7% | |
| 51.61% | 31 | 6.1 | 994 | 12,358 | 60.0% | 43.8% | |
| 53.33% | 30 | 6.2 | 1,026 | 12,120 | 57.1% | 50.0% | |
| 48.28% | 29 | 5.8 | 949 | 12,253 | 38.5% | 56.3% | |
| 37.93% | 29 | 5.8 | 866 | 11,030 | 35.7% | 40.0% | |
| 64.29% | 28 | 6.3 | 1,023 | 11,671 | 61.5% | 66.7% | |
| 57.14% | 28 | 6.9 | 934 | 11,249 | 50.0% | 75.0% | |
| 42.31% | 26 | 6.1 | 912 | 12,299 | 45.5% | 40.0% | |
| 50.00% | 22 | 5.2 | 781 | 12,190 | 37.5% | 57.1% | |
| 31.82% | 22 | 5.7 | 899 | 12,462 | 50.0% | 25.0% | |
| 61.90% | 21 | 6.1 | 1,005 | 10,975 | 66.7% | 58.3% | |
| 50.00% | 20 | 6.1 | 915 | 11,730 | 55.6% | 45.5% | |
| 47.37% | 19 | 6.4 | 975 | 11,711 | 58.3% | 28.6% | |
| 36.84% | 19 | 5.8 | 826 | 11,296 | 0.0% | 53.9% | |
| 33.33% | 18 | 6.2 | 861 | 12,167 | 40.0% | 30.8% | |
| 68.75% | 16 | 5.7 | 888 | 9,297 | 70.0% | 66.7% | |
| 62.50% | 16 | 5.6 | 775 | 10,194 | 57.1% | 66.7% | |
| 31.25% | 16 | 4.7 | 623 | 10,547 | 57.1% | 11.1% | |
| 62.50% | 16 | 5.9 | 820 | 10,245 | 37.5% | 87.5% | |
| 53.33% | 15 | 6.3 | 890 | 14,078 | 60.0% | 50.0% | |
| 46.67% | 15 | 5.9 | 797 | 11,725 | 71.4% | 25.0% | |
| 42.86% | 14 | 5.3 | 950 | 10,640 | 57.1% | 28.6% | |
| 53.85% | 13 | 5.3 | 875 | 10,902 | 50.0% | 60.0% | |
| 38.46% | 13 | 6.3 | 803 | 11,747 | 60.0% | 25.0% | |
| 46.15% | 13 | 5.8 | 894 | 11,484 | 37.5% | 60.0% | |
| 76.92% | 13 | 5.8 | 790 | 12,734 | 66.7% | 85.7% | |
| 27.27% | 11 | 5.0 | 687 | 10,569 | 0.0% | 42.9% | |
| 36.36% | 11 | 5.7 | 1,089 | 13,029 | 25.0% | 42.9% | |
| 27.27% | 11 | 5.7 | 887 | 10,925 | 33.3% | 25.0% | |
| 40.00% | 10 | 5.7 | 695 | 10,861 | 40.0% | 40.0% | |
| 60.00% | 10 | 5.6 | 1,103 | 13,700 | 75.0% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 10 | 5.9 | 850 | 11,832 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 77.78% | 9 | 5.8 | 856 | 13,297 | 100.0% | 71.4% | |
| 44.44% | 9 | 6.1 | 945 | 10,983 | 25.0% | 60.0% | |
| 44.44% | 9 | 6.1 | 772 | 10,881 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
| 25.00% | 8 | 6.0 | 1,105 | 12,511 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 37.50% | 8 | 5.8 | 856 | 10,005 | 0.0% | 75.0% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 4.9 | 759 | 8,896 | 60.0% | 0.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 6.2 | 834 | 14,041 | 0.0% | 40.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 3.5 | 838 | 14,195 | 100.0% | 20.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 4.6 | 797 | 11,131 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 5.7 | 716 | 10,970 | 100.0% | 0.0% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 5.0 | 846 | 12,881 | 0.0% | 80.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 5.7 | 1,056 | 13,439 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 5.5 | 904 | 12,545 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 0.00% | 5 | 5.6 | 898 | 15,973 | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
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Akali vs Gnar - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Akali do against Gnar in League of Legends?
Akali wins the Akali vs Gnar matchup with a 62.9% win rate compared to Gnar's 37.1%, a 25.7 percentage point difference. This data is based on 35 recent ranked games in patch 26.10.
How does Akali do against Gnar in the early game?
In the early game, Akali has the advantage against Gnar with a 66.7% win rate versus 33.3%. 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 Gnar in the late game?
In the late game, Akali takes over the Akali vs Gnar matchup with a 60.0% win rate compared to 40.0%. Akali scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Akali vs Gnar matchup?
Akali wins the matchup against Gnar with a 62.9% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.10. The 25.7 percentage point advantage means Akali is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 35 games analyzed.
What is the best Akali build against Gnar?
The best Akali build against Gnar includes Stormsurge, Shadowflame, Zhonya's Hourglass with Sorcerer's Shoes. This build achieves a 100.0% 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 Gnar?
The best Akali runes against Gnar use the Precision primary tree with Resolve secondary. This rune setup achieves a 100.0% win rate in the Akali vs Gnar matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Akali counter Gnar?
Yes, Akali has a favorable matchup against Gnar with a 62.9% win rate. Akali strongly counters Gnar in lane based on current patch 26.10 data.
How do I play Akali against Gnar?
When playing Akali against Gnar, 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.