Akali - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
48.8%
Pick Rate
4.5%

Akalivs Jarvan IV

DAssassin
Patch26.9
Matches514,344
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedMay 10, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology

Akali vs Jarvan IV is a very close matchup in LoL patch 26.9. Akali wins with a 50.0% win rate (+0.0%) over Jarvan IV based on 6 games. Jarvan IV 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 Jarvan IV 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.

Compare against an opponent
Jarvan IV - 50.0% win rateJarvan IV(50.0%)
Akali - 50.0% win rate in this matchup
Akali
50.0% WR
VS
Jarvan IV vs Akali matchup - 50.0% win rate
Jarvan IV
50.0% WR

Who Wins the Akali vs Jarvan IV Matchup?

Akali wins the Akali vs Jarvan IV matchup
Winner
Akali
Matches: 6
50.0%
Win Rate
50.0%
5.3
CS / min
5.9
895
DMG / min
769
12,627
Gold / game
13,432
220
Heal / min
151
787
DMG Mitigated / min
864
0.1
CC / min
0.6
0.0%
Early Game WR
100.0%
75.0%
Late Game WR
25.0%

Akali vs Jarvan IV Matchup Summary

The Akali vs Jarvan IV matchup is essentially a coin-flip matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 6 recent matches analyzed, Akali wins with a 50.0% win rate compared to Jarvan IV's 50.0%, giving Akali a 0.0 percentage point advantage. Game phase dynamics play a critical role here: Jarvan IV controls the early laning stage, but Akali outscales as the game goes longer. The matchup shifts dramatically depending on game length — Jarvan IV 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 Jarvan IV leads by 0.6s 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 Jarvan IV'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 Jarvan IV Laning Phase Breakdown

Jarvan IV wins the laning phase against Akali in League of Legends

Jarvan IV is favored during the laning phase against Akali, winning 4 out of 5 key stat categories. Jarvan IV holds advantages in farming, gold income, crowd control and sustain, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.

Farming
5.3Akali
5.9Jarvan IV
Jarvan IV 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 Jarvan IV.
Damage
895Akali
769Jarvan IV
Akali heavily out-damages Jarvan IV by 126 DMG/min, dominating both short trades and all-in fights. Jarvan IV 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
12,627Akali
13,432Jarvan IV
Jarvan IV generates a commanding 805 more gold per game than Akali. This substantial economic advantage means Jarvan IV 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
0.6Jarvan IV
Jarvan IV provides 0.6 seconds more crowd control per minute than Akali, offering better gank setup potential and slightly more team fight utility. This CC advantage helps Jarvan IV coordinate with their jungler and control the pace of skirmishes.
Sustain
1,007Akali
1,015Jarvan IV
Akali and Jarvan IV have comparable sustain profiles, with only 8 HP/min separating their healing and damage mitigation. Neither champion can out-attrition the other in lane, so trades will be decided by burst potential and ability usage rather than sustain.

Best Akali Build Against Jarvan IV

Armored Advance is the optimal boots choice against Jarvan IV, providing the mobility and stats Akali needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Akali against Jarvan IV 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 100.0% win rate across 1 games — well above average and making it the top item path against Jarvan IV. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Akali vs Jarvan IV matchup.

Early Game vs Late Game

Early Game
Jarvan IV
100.0%
+100.0% advantage
Akali early game win rateAkali0.0%
Jarvan IV early game win rateJarvan IV100.0%
Late Game
Akali
75.0%
+50.0% advantage
Akali late game win rateAkali75.0%
Jarvan IV late game win rateJarvan IV25.0%

Jarvan IV 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 Jarvan IV 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 75.0% win rate — 50.0 points above Jarvan IV. Extended games heavily favor Akali, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.

This matchup features a dramatic power shift: Jarvan IV must aggressively press their early advantage and close out the game before Akali reaches their scaling breakpoints. If Akali 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 Jarvan IV

Precision rune tree - Akali primary runes vs Jarvan IVPrecision
Conqueror - best Akali rune vs Jarvan IVPresence of Mind - best Akali rune vs Jarvan IVLegend: Haste - best Akali rune vs Jarvan IVCoup de Grace - best Akali rune vs Jarvan IV
Resolve rune tree - Akali secondary runes vs Jarvan IVResolve
Second Wind - best Akali rune vs Jarvan IVOvergrowth - best Akali rune vs Jarvan IV
100.0% WR

The Precision 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 Jarvan IV.


Akali matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.9. 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 26.9
Opponent
Win Rate
Matches
CS/min
DMG/min
Gold/game
Early WR
Late WR
54.19%2035.885411,45954.5%53.9%
45.98%1746.084511,43750.0%43.0%
45.52%1456.078411,88344.8%46.0%
50.00%1385.982311,62245.6%53.1%
43.08%1306.194811,96750.9%37.0%
56.78%1186.188711,80556.9%56.7%
49.12%1145.984111,76551.0%47.6%
51.55%975.81,00211,86645.6%56.9%
46.88%965.982911,84050.0%44.4%
64.13%926.285311,83559.5%67.3%
46.25%806.283812,11850.0%44.0%
40.00%806.288111,97227.8%50.0%
51.90%795.881811,52237.1%63.6%
57.69%785.895312,09362.1%55.1%
54.05%746.499712,13948.4%58.1%
43.84%746.380111,61342.4%45.0%
43.84%735.674011,15443.8%43.9%
43.06%725.572810,92938.7%46.3%
50.75%676.385310,98248.3%52.6%
48.48%665.977211,09646.0%51.7%
46.15%656.187112,43138.1%50.0%
43.75%646.083811,01940.6%46.9%
50.00%646.399812,06157.7%44.7%
42.86%636.396310,98841.2%44.8%
43.55%625.977711,22039.3%47.1%
40.00%605.985312,02343.5%37.8%
32.20%595.882110,18027.0%40.9%
37.93%585.990111,04941.4%34.5%
47.17%535.777211,24955.0%42.4%
44.23%526.384511,20946.1%42.3%
50.00%506.186311,34159.1%42.9%
46.00%506.082311,66852.0%40.0%
51.02%495.873610,47243.5%57.7%
59.57%475.888211,22545.5%72.0%
36.96%466.294211,67826.3%44.4%
47.83%466.188911,65864.7%37.9%
58.14%436.189412,66552.9%61.5%
48.84%435.588311,63452.6%45.8%
46.34%416.41,00012,17863.2%31.8%
39.02%416.386411,19747.8%27.8%
51.22%416.391012,10037.5%60.0%
55.00%406.489411,80247.4%61.9%
42.50%406.086612,30760.0%36.7%
57.89%385.986912,82444.4%62.1%
36.84%385.883510,89735.0%38.9%
57.89%386.491811,36155.0%61.1%
47.22%365.81,00611,47342.9%50.0%
47.22%365.795311,05746.7%47.6%
47.06%346.086011,47640.0%52.6%
41.18%346.587811,04152.6%26.7%
55.88%346.11,01311,49046.1%61.9%
56.25%326.31,14212,75554.5%57.1%
43.75%325.694812,36446.1%42.1%
58.06%315.71,06412,29161.5%55.6%
32.26%316.386212,01641.7%26.3%
54.84%315.780211,53946.1%61.1%
36.67%305.985511,66440.0%35.0%
48.28%296.499011,22837.5%61.5%
64.29%285.687111,48058.3%68.8%
51.85%276.684212,21945.5%56.3%
46.15%266.31,00612,54061.5%30.8%
39.13%235.878410,34230.8%50.0%
54.55%226.61,04412,14561.5%44.4%
60.00%206.81,22211,42981.8%33.3%
45.00%206.28279,64633.3%62.5%
31.58%196.478110,92944.4%20.0%
50.00%186.083212,06960.0%46.1%
50.00%186.386912,29062.5%40.0%
47.06%175.382811,95057.1%40.0%
58.82%176.287611,32566.7%50.0%
41.18%176.478312,39142.9%40.0%
58.82%176.288510,29866.7%50.0%
58.82%176.289610,91050.0%66.7%
62.50%167.01,02112,39162.5%62.5%
68.75%166.51,14513,363100.0%58.3%
43.75%166.487710,97930.0%66.7%
56.25%166.479810,04644.4%71.4%
80.00%155.277813,701100.0%75.0%
40.00%155.56379,85266.7%22.2%
78.57%146.083211,82580.0%75.0%
35.71%145.478711,76450.0%25.0%
57.14%145.91,07112,89585.7%28.6%
69.23%135.69529,195100.0%50.0%
38.46%135.888011,77250.0%33.3%
61.54%136.01,03812,17150.0%71.4%
46.15%136.784412,71060.0%37.5%
50.00%126.590312,82850.0%50.0%
50.00%125.371910,51760.0%42.9%
72.73%116.791810,95883.3%60.0%
54.55%115.685611,38575.0%42.9%
18.18%116.41,10811,6790.0%28.6%
50.00%105.81,07012,50266.7%42.9%
50.00%106.21,02812,824100.0%28.6%
70.00%105.867110,04657.1%100.0%
60.00%105.685311,11250.0%66.7%
20.00%105.585112,38520.0%20.0%
50.00%106.686712,35166.7%25.0%
33.33%95.285111,40925.0%40.0%
50.00%85.676111,02250.0%50.0%
25.00%85.996514,470100.0%14.3%
71.43%76.275910,13050.0%100.0%
16.67%66.51,02513,6600.0%20.0%
66.67%65.71,03512,396100.0%33.3%
50.00%65.389512,6270.0%75.0%
40.00%54.45847,50466.7%0.0%
20.00%55.971410,2580.0%50.0%
40.00%55.91,06115,1560.0%50.0%
60.00%55.769510,90566.7%50.0%
40.00%56.09699,9950.0%66.7%

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Akali vs Jarvan IV - Frequently Asked Questions

How does Akali do against Jarvan IV in League of Legends?

Akali wins the Akali vs Jarvan IV matchup with a 50.0% win rate compared to Jarvan IV's 50.0%, a 0.0 percentage point difference. This data is based on 6 recent ranked games in patch 26.9.

How does Akali do against Jarvan IV in the early game?

In the early game, Jarvan IV has the advantage against Akali with a 100.0% win rate versus 0.0%. Jarvan IV players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.

How does Akali do against Jarvan IV in the late game?

In the late game, Akali takes over the Akali vs Jarvan IV matchup with a 75.0% win rate compared to 25.0%. Akali scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.

Who wins the Akali vs Jarvan IV matchup?

Akali wins the matchup against Jarvan IV with a 50.0% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.9. The 0.0 percentage point advantage means Akali is slightly favored in this lane matchup based on 6 games analyzed.

What is the best Akali build against Jarvan IV?

The best Akali build against Jarvan IV includes Shadowflame, Zhonya's Hourglass, Hextech Gunblade with Armored Advance. 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 Jarvan IV?

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

Does Akali counter Jarvan IV?

Yes, Akali has a favorable matchup against Jarvan IV with a 50.0% win rate. Akali slightly edges out Jarvan IV in lane based on current patch 26.9 data.

How do I play Akali against Jarvan IV?

When playing Akali against Jarvan IV, leverage your statistical advantages by trading aggressively during favorable windows. Play safe early and scale into your power spikes where you outperform Jarvan IV. Build the recommended items and runes for this specific matchup for the best results.