Akali - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
47.7%
Pick Rate
4.1%

Akalivs Jayce

FAssassin
Patch26.11
Matches776,441
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedJun 4, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology

Akali vs Jayce is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.11. Jayce wins with a 56.3% win rate (+12.5%) over Akali based on 32 games. Jayce 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 Jayce matchup.

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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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Akali - 43.8% win rate in this matchup
Akali
43.8% WR
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Jayce vs Akali matchup - 56.3% win rate
Jayce
56.3% WR

Who Wins the Akali vs Jayce Matchup?

Jayce wins the Akali vs Jayce matchup
Winner
Jayce
Matches: 32
43.8%
Win Rate
56.3%
6.2
CS / min
7.1
762
DMG / min
994
10,913
Gold / game
12,568
210
Heal / min
144
557
DMG Mitigated / min
658
0.1
CC / min
0.5
35.3%
Early Game WR
64.7%
53.3%
Late Game WR
46.7%

Akali vs Jayce Matchup Summary

The Akali vs Jayce matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 32 recent matches analyzed, Jayce wins with a 56.3% win rate compared to Akali's 43.8%, giving Jayce a 12.5 percentage point advantage. Game phase dynamics play a critical role here: Jayce controls the early laning stage, but Akali outscales as the game goes longer. The matchup shifts dramatically depending on game length — Jayce 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 Jayce leads by 0.5s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Jayce 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 Jayce 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 Jayce Laning Phase Breakdown

Jayce wins the laning phase against Akali in League of Legends

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

Farming
6.2Akali
7.1Jayce
Jayce significantly out-farms Akali by 0.9 CS per minute, accumulating an estimated 13 CS lead by mid game. This substantial farming gap gives Jayce a major gold advantage and earlier item completions. Akali players should prioritize wave management techniques like freezing near tower and using abilities efficiently to minimize the deficit.
Damage
762Akali
994Jayce
Jayce heavily out-damages Akali by 232 DMG/min, dominating both short trades and all-in fights. Akali should avoid extended combat and instead focus on burst trade patterns — short engages followed by immediate disengagement — to avoid letting Jayce's sustained damage advantage take over.
Economy
10,913Akali
12,568Jayce
Jayce generates a commanding 1,655 more gold per game than Akali. This substantial economic advantage means Jayce 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
0.5Jayce
Jayce provides 0.5 seconds more crowd control per minute than Akali, offering better gank setup potential and slightly more team fight utility. This CC advantage helps Jayce coordinate with their jungler and control the pace of skirmishes.
Sustain
767Akali
802Jayce
Akali and Jayce have comparable sustain profiles, with only 34 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 Jayce

Spellslinger's Shoes is the optimal boots choice against Jayce, providing the mobility and stats Akali needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Akali against Jayce are Stormsurge, Shadowflame 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 66.7% win rate across 3 games — well above average and making it the top item path against Jayce. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Akali vs Jayce matchup.

Early Game vs Late Game

Early Game
Jayce
64.7%
+29.4% advantage
Akali early game win rateAkali35.3%
Jayce early game win rateJayce64.7%
Late Game
Akali
53.3%
+6.7% advantage
Akali late game win rateAkali53.3%
Jayce late game win rateJayce46.7%

Jayce dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 64.7% win rate — a 29.4 percentage point lead over Akali. This lopsided early game means Jayce 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 53.3% win rate — 6.7 points above Jayce. 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: Jayce 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 Jayce

Domination rune tree - Akali primary runes vs JayceDomination
Electrocute - best Akali rune vs JayceSudden Impact - best Akali rune vs JayceSixth Sense - best Akali rune vs JayceUltimate Hunter - best Akali rune vs Jayce
Resolve rune tree - Akali secondary runes vs JayceResolve
Second Wind - best Akali rune vs JayceUnflinching - best Akali rune vs Jayce
100.0% WR

The Domination and Resolve rune setup gives Akali the best tools to compete against Jayce in this difficult matchup, compensating for the statistical disadvantages with optimal rune synergies.


Akali matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.11. 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 26.11
Opponent
Win Rate
Matches
CS/min
DMG/min
Gold/game
Early WR
Late WR
52.01%3235.890711,66749.3%54.0%
50.79%3175.788011,71953.9%48.7%
47.81%2285.782711,90454.4%43.5%
52.70%2225.994511,54955.5%50.0%
52.36%1915.990311,76355.1%50.4%
44.26%1835.882811,46340.3%46.9%
42.29%1755.775210,92443.8%41.0%
41.67%1565.891011,49550.7%33.7%
50.32%1555.71,00912,39755.0%47.4%
44.74%1525.676711,52246.7%43.5%
54.00%1506.099012,98550.8%56.2%
49.64%1375.782610,72950.0%49.3%
46.88%1285.980011,07953.3%41.2%
46.40%1255.776510,83546.1%46.7%
56.52%1155.998111,39760.0%54.3%
51.35%1115.584811,63156.8%47.8%
46.53%1015.582912,15841.7%49.2%
40.40%996.093011,21935.7%46.5%
50.00%966.189411,99851.2%49.1%
44.94%896.386811,76150.0%40.8%
44.83%875.792111,02847.6%42.2%
44.19%866.283211,14952.4%36.4%
42.68%825.890512,20930.0%50.0%
53.09%815.881511,95356.4%50.0%
46.25%805.482511,46736.4%53.2%
50.63%796.081011,92253.6%49.0%
58.44%775.883412,12254.5%61.4%
52.00%755.987911,85762.1%45.6%
42.47%735.880910,85638.5%47.1%
46.38%695.884511,56446.7%46.1%
50.75%675.693311,64255.6%47.5%
49.25%676.084611,27350.0%48.7%
47.69%655.682511,73150.0%46.1%
40.00%656.484811,37043.3%37.1%
44.44%636.086611,58334.6%51.4%
51.61%625.277910,79351.7%51.5%
45.90%616.089112,49544.0%47.2%
52.46%615.985311,63244.4%58.8%
43.33%605.585611,86145.0%42.5%
44.07%596.21,02010,97034.5%53.3%
39.62%535.796411,39837.5%41.4%
45.83%486.092211,17650.0%42.3%
40.43%475.984310,72045.0%37.0%
54.35%465.891210,74256.0%52.4%
39.13%465.982112,06350.0%33.3%
48.89%456.190511,31156.5%40.9%
37.78%455.991611,71850.0%31.0%
54.55%446.090112,53566.7%50.0%
51.16%435.581911,55545.0%56.5%
54.76%426.087312,54363.2%47.8%
50.00%426.296512,79358.8%44.0%
52.38%425.794911,54552.6%52.2%
48.78%416.01,06711,85837.5%56.0%
60.98%415.283612,12770.6%54.2%
52.50%406.21,02311,35261.9%42.1%
40.00%405.591512,13155.6%27.3%
60.53%386.181912,02660.0%60.9%
43.24%376.195310,97650.0%36.8%
40.54%376.21,0229,92644.4%36.8%
61.11%366.387912,43358.8%63.2%
51.43%355.687411,56150.0%52.4%
40.00%356.095211,26529.4%50.0%
52.94%346.288912,82775.0%40.9%
51.52%336.588412,37050.0%52.4%
43.75%326.276210,91335.3%53.3%
59.38%326.284211,14368.4%46.1%
53.33%305.990412,21655.6%52.4%
48.28%296.178312,34240.0%52.6%
41.38%295.777010,56338.5%43.8%
44.44%276.190512,38150.0%42.1%
40.74%275.790411,17750.0%33.3%
37.04%276.297512,55045.5%31.3%
44.44%275.785710,94050.0%40.0%
34.62%265.587111,66020.0%43.8%
44.00%256.186012,33750.0%41.2%
73.91%235.786512,60172.7%75.0%
43.48%235.782012,06940.0%46.1%
77.27%226.676812,443100.0%72.2%
57.14%216.687010,28463.6%50.0%
33.33%215.588212,01250.0%23.1%
55.00%205.486310,44036.4%77.8%
57.89%196.288512,02877.8%40.0%
29.41%175.896513,36966.7%21.4%
47.06%176.11,04511,82050.0%44.4%
58.82%175.793612,65660.0%58.3%
35.29%176.591313,53612.5%55.6%
86.67%155.589212,449100.0%80.0%
46.15%136.092213,14133.3%57.1%
58.33%126.698010,96950.0%66.7%
50.00%125.692113,316100.0%40.0%
41.67%125.274810,69437.5%50.0%
54.55%115.282410,46880.0%33.3%
45.45%116.296313,21733.3%60.0%
45.45%116.077812,26950.0%40.0%
50.00%105.27639,23171.4%0.0%
40.00%105.291811,76825.0%50.0%
40.00%106.094312,41466.7%28.6%
30.00%105.186912,13420.0%40.0%
50.00%106.379311,80320.0%80.0%
55.56%96.79669,37162.5%0.0%
22.22%95.47367,63833.3%0.0%
55.56%94.993712,5350.0%62.5%
62.50%85.796114,1550.0%62.5%
62.50%85.266510,62925.0%100.0%
42.86%75.973911,46033.3%50.0%
57.14%75.078611,0510.0%80.0%
57.14%76.396012,167100.0%25.0%
50.00%66.089313,409100.0%25.0%
50.00%65.51,14315,508100.0%40.0%
66.67%66.396111,91075.0%50.0%
60.00%57.797611,2970.0%100.0%
60.00%56.58089,80175.0%0.0%
20.00%53.586710,16233.3%0.0%
60.00%55.48728,16566.7%50.0%
0.00%55.783312,1150.0%0.0%
100.00%56.598513,165100.0%100.0%

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Akali vs Jayce - Frequently Asked Questions

How does Akali do against Jayce in League of Legends?

Jayce wins the Akali vs Jayce matchup with a 56.3% win rate compared to Akali's 43.8%, a 12.5 percentage point difference. This data is based on 32 recent ranked games in patch 26.11.

How does Akali do against Jayce in the early game?

In the early game, Jayce has the advantage against Akali with a 64.7% win rate versus 35.3%. Jayce players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.

How does Akali do against Jayce in the late game?

In the late game, Akali takes over the Akali vs Jayce matchup with a 53.3% win rate compared to 46.7%. Akali scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.

Who wins the Akali vs Jayce matchup?

Jayce wins the matchup against Akali with a 56.3% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.11. The 12.5 percentage point advantage means Jayce is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 32 games analyzed.

What is the best Akali build against Jayce?

The best Akali build against Jayce includes Stormsurge, Shadowflame, Hextech Gunblade with Spellslinger's Shoes. This build achieves a 66.7% 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 Jayce?

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

Does Akali counter Jayce?

No, Akali struggles against Jayce with only a 43.8% win rate. Jayce has the advantage in this matchup. Akali players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Jayce's lead.

How do I play Akali against Jayce?

When playing Akali against Jayce, play cautiously and avoid Jayce's power spikes. Focus on safe farming — you outscale Jayce in the late game. Use the matchup-specific build and runes above to optimize your chances.