Akali - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
49.1%
Pick Rate
4.3%

Akalivs Jhin

DAssassin
Patch26.10
Matches3,013,751
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedMay 30, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology

Akali vs Jhin is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.10. Akali wins with a 53.3% win rate (+6.7%) over Jhin based on 15 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 Jhin 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 - 53.3% win rate in this matchup
Akali
53.3% WR
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Jhin vs Akali matchup - 46.7% win rate
Jhin
46.7% WR

Who Wins the Akali vs Jhin Matchup?

Akali wins the Akali vs Jhin matchup
Winner
Akali
Matches: 15
53.3%
Win Rate
46.7%
6.3
CS / min
6.4
890
DMG / min
886
14,078
Gold / game
14,529
256
Heal / min
172
725
DMG Mitigated / min
345
0.1
CC / min
0.9
60.0%
Early Game WR
40.0%
50.0%
Late Game WR
50.0%

Akali vs Jhin Matchup Summary

The Akali vs Jhin matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 15 recent matches analyzed, Akali wins with a 53.3% win rate compared to Jhin's 46.7%, giving Akali a 6.7 percentage point advantage. Akali dominates at every stage — from early laning through late game team fights. This consistent advantage makes it difficult for Jhin 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 Jhin leads by 0.8s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Akali players can confidently pick into Jhin and play aggressively from level 1. Look to establish lane dominance early through favorable trades and zone Jhin 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 Jhin Laning Phase Breakdown

Jhin wins the laning phase against Akali in League of Legends

Jhin is favored during the laning phase against Akali, winning 3 out of 5 key stat categories. Jhin holds advantages in farming, gold income and crowd control, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.

Farming
6.3Akali
6.4Jhin
Akali and Jhin farm at nearly identical rates in this matchup, with only a 0.1 CS/min difference. Neither champion holds a meaningful farming advantage, so lane dominance will come from trading and jungle interaction rather than CS leads.
Damage
890Akali
886Jhin
Damage output is virtually even between Akali and Jhin, with only 4 DMG/min separating them. Fights in this matchup are decided more by ability timing and positioning than raw damage numbers, making mechanical skill the deciding factor in trades.
Economy
14,078Akali
14,529Jhin
Jhin earns 451 more gold per game than Akali, equivalent to roughly one additional component item. This economic edge comes from a combination of better farming, kill participation, and objective control, giving Jhin slightly faster item completions.
Utility
0.1Akali
0.9Jhin
Jhin brings significantly more crowd control than Akali, with 0.8 more seconds of CC per minute. This large utility gap makes Jhin far more valuable in setting up jungle ganks, controlling objectives, and locking down targets in team fights. Akali should invest in tenacity and position carefully to avoid being chain-CC'd.
Sustain
982Akali
517Jhin
Akali vastly out-sustains Jhin, healing and mitigating 465 more damage per minute. This massive durability gap means Akali can absorb significant punishment and remain in lane while Jhin is forced to recall. Building grievous wounds early is essential for Jhin, and focusing on burst trade patterns rather than sustained fights is critical.

Best Akali Build Against Jhin

Spellslinger's Shoes is the optimal boots choice against Jhin, providing the mobility and stats Akali needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Akali against Jhin 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 4 games — well above average and making it the top item path against Jhin. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Akali vs Jhin matchup.

Early Game vs Late Game

Early Game
Akali
60.0%
+20.0% advantage
Akali early game win rateAkali60.0%
Jhin early game win rateJhin40.0%
Late Game
Akali
50.0%
+0.0% advantage
Akali late game win rateAkali50.0%
Jhin late game win rateJhin50.0%

Akali dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 60.0% win rate — a 20.0 percentage point lead over Jhin. This lopsided early game means Akali 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 Jhin. Team fight execution and macro play determine the winner at this stage, not champion matchup advantage.

Akali holds the advantage at every stage of the game, making this a consistently favorable matchup from lane through late game team fights. Jhin players should look for outplays, team-dependent strategies, and picks rather than relying on scaling to win this matchup.

Best Akali Runes Against Jhin

Domination rune tree - Akali primary runes vs JhinDomination
Electrocute - best Akali rune vs JhinSudden Impact - best Akali rune vs JhinGrisly Mementos - best Akali rune vs JhinUltimate Hunter - best Akali rune vs Jhin
Sorcery rune tree - Akali secondary runes vs JhinSorcery
Nimbus Cloak - best Akali rune vs JhinScorch - best Akali rune vs Jhin
100.0% WR

Running Domination primary with Sorcery secondary allows Akali to press their advantage against Jhin, 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.

Akali matchup win rates and stats in League of Legends patch 26.10
Opponent
Win Rate
Matches
CS/min
DMG/min
Gold/game
Early WR
Late WR
49.73%3685.989411,82553.5%47.0%
51.46%3425.882211,50346.0%55.8%
50.46%3235.876111,43856.0%46.6%
52.19%2975.983811,72553.7%51.1%
50.92%2715.998711,83754.5%48.0%
51.25%2405.592612,19557.7%46.9%
44.93%2275.781112,05148.1%43.1%
50.46%2166.083111,66449.0%51.7%
57.01%2145.991311,75955.7%58.3%
58.25%2065.898511,19752.8%64.3%
47.89%1905.871510,67849.5%46.3%
54.59%1855.783211,71250.0%57.3%
43.50%1775.375611,39846.6%41.4%
40.36%1665.383411,65843.1%38.6%
56.25%1605.987411,92149.3%61.3%
46.58%1465.985312,34167.3%34.1%
41.38%1455.879910,87243.5%39.5%
53.10%1455.678411,66248.4%56.6%
54.23%1426.199011,76760.9%48.7%
46.38%1385.885111,09041.4%51.5%
55.22%1346.287311,88257.7%53.7%
46.83%1265.692912,39345.8%47.4%
59.35%1235.892911,74058.3%60.3%
47.90%1196.194011,49949.2%46.5%
50.91%1106.079711,89957.8%46.1%
50.00%1065.485011,69452.5%48.5%
59.00%1006.093211,54760.4%57.7%
57.29%966.296412,06557.5%57.1%
51.04%966.086311,80147.9%54.2%
58.06%935.790412,13256.7%58.7%
48.91%925.988011,59055.3%44.4%
44.94%895.787112,46240.0%47.5%
46.59%886.091412,06657.1%39.6%
52.33%865.578410,87560.0%45.6%
52.94%855.685912,17257.1%50.0%
54.76%846.288811,38758.8%52.0%
39.51%816.090513,06040.9%39.0%
53.09%816.41,07312,09347.1%57.5%
38.27%815.988911,39845.2%34.0%
58.44%775.482511,41570.6%48.8%
35.06%775.81,01111,73544.4%26.8%
47.89%715.894110,84141.9%52.5%
58.21%675.987310,37262.2%53.3%
53.03%665.781811,68146.7%58.3%
55.56%636.11,04312,39066.7%48.7%
45.90%615.487811,31057.1%40.0%
40.68%595.684911,71756.0%29.4%
50.00%586.592811,17752.0%48.5%
50.88%576.495311,87566.7%39.4%
48.21%565.993711,32552.2%45.5%
47.27%556.089210,52335.7%59.3%
40.00%555.883210,76929.2%48.4%
64.00%506.396713,01973.7%58.1%
42.86%495.880811,67940.0%44.8%
62.22%456.51,03512,17070.8%52.4%
53.33%455.283112,49250.0%55.2%
48.84%436.31,15611,87747.1%50.0%
48.84%435.781610,98342.1%54.2%
61.90%426.11,08012,53653.9%65.5%
45.24%425.888810,58445.0%45.5%
45.24%426.289211,25347.4%43.5%
36.59%416.092011,37041.2%33.3%
57.50%406.485812,07562.5%54.2%
52.50%406.091211,23450.0%53.9%
38.46%396.694811,86640.0%37.5%
41.03%395.577311,73641.2%40.9%
55.26%386.292912,18750.0%59.1%
37.84%376.088711,70347.1%30.0%
45.71%355.781412,23246.1%45.5%
48.57%355.384912,08841.7%52.2%
42.86%356.189012,49631.6%56.3%
62.86%356.281211,48566.7%60.0%
42.86%355.788311,63050.0%38.1%
41.18%346.081912,17038.5%42.9%
48.48%335.872610,41141.2%56.3%
60.61%336.284210,33060.0%61.5%
62.50%325.71,10612,43746.1%73.7%
51.61%316.199412,35860.0%43.8%
53.33%306.21,02612,12057.1%50.0%
48.28%295.894912,25338.5%56.3%
37.93%295.886611,03035.7%40.0%
64.29%286.31,02311,67161.5%66.7%
57.14%286.993411,24950.0%75.0%
42.31%266.191212,29945.5%40.0%
50.00%225.278112,19037.5%57.1%
31.82%225.789912,46250.0%25.0%
61.90%216.11,00510,97566.7%58.3%
50.00%206.191511,73055.6%45.5%
47.37%196.497511,71158.3%28.6%
36.84%195.882611,2960.0%53.9%
33.33%186.286112,16740.0%30.8%
68.75%165.78889,29770.0%66.7%
62.50%165.677510,19457.1%66.7%
31.25%164.762310,54757.1%11.1%
62.50%165.982010,24537.5%87.5%
53.33%156.389014,07860.0%50.0%
46.67%155.979711,72571.4%25.0%
42.86%145.395010,64057.1%28.6%
53.85%135.387510,90250.0%60.0%
38.46%136.380311,74760.0%25.0%
46.15%135.889411,48437.5%60.0%
76.92%135.879012,73466.7%85.7%
27.27%115.068710,5690.0%42.9%
36.36%115.71,08913,02925.0%42.9%
27.27%115.788710,92533.3%25.0%
40.00%105.769510,86140.0%40.0%
60.00%105.61,10313,70075.0%50.0%
50.00%105.985011,83250.0%50.0%
77.78%95.885613,297100.0%71.4%
44.44%96.194510,98325.0%60.0%
44.44%96.177210,88150.0%33.3%
25.00%86.01,10512,5110.0%50.0%
37.50%85.885610,0050.0%75.0%
42.86%74.97598,89660.0%0.0%
33.33%66.283414,0410.0%40.0%
33.33%63.583814,195100.0%20.0%
33.33%64.679711,1310.0%50.0%
20.00%55.771610,970100.0%0.0%
80.00%55.084612,8810.0%80.0%
40.00%55.71,05613,4390.0%50.0%
40.00%55.590412,5450.0%50.0%
0.00%55.689815,9730.0%0.0%

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Akali vs Jhin - Frequently Asked Questions

How does Akali do against Jhin in League of Legends?

Akali wins the Akali vs Jhin matchup with a 53.3% win rate compared to Jhin's 46.7%, a 6.7 percentage point difference. This data is based on 15 recent ranked games in patch 26.10.

How does Akali do against Jhin in the early game?

In the early game, Akali has the advantage against Jhin with a 60.0% win rate versus 40.0%. 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 Jhin in the late game?

In the late game, Akali takes over the Akali vs Jhin 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 Jhin matchup?

Akali wins the matchup against Jhin with a 53.3% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.10. The 6.7 percentage point advantage means Akali is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 15 games analyzed.

What is the best Akali build against Jhin?

The best Akali build against Jhin includes Shadowflame, Zhonya's Hourglass, Hextech Gunblade with Spellslinger'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 Jhin?

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

Does Akali counter Jhin?

Yes, Akali has a favorable matchup against Jhin with a 53.3% win rate. Akali strongly counters Jhin in lane based on current patch 26.10 data.

How do I play Akali against Jhin?

When playing Akali against Jhin, 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.