Akali - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
49.9%
Pick Rate
4.1%

Akalivs K'Sante

CAssassin
Patch26.11
Matches776,441
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedJun 10, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology

Akali vs K'Sante is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.11. Akali wins with a 77.3% win rate (+54.5%) over K'Sante based on 22 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 K'Sante 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 - 77.3% win rate in this matchup
Akali
77.3% WR
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K'Sante vs Akali matchup - 22.7% win rate
K'Sante
22.7% WR

Who Wins the Akali vs K'Sante Matchup?

Akali wins the Akali vs K'Sante matchup
Winner
Akali
Matches: 22
77.3%
Win Rate
22.7%
6.6
CS / min
6.8
768
DMG / min
681
12,443
Gold / game
12,008
236
Heal / min
199
634
DMG Mitigated / min
2,493
0.1
CC / min
1.2
100.0%
Early Game WR
0.0%
72.2%
Late Game WR
27.8%

Akali vs K'Sante Matchup Summary

The Akali vs K'Sante matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 22 recent matches analyzed, Akali wins with a 77.3% win rate compared to K'Sante's 22.7%, giving Akali a 54.5 percentage point advantage. Akali dominates at every stage — from early laning through late game team fights. This consistent advantage makes it difficult for K'Sante 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 K'Sante leads by 1.1s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Akali players can confidently pick into K'Sante and play aggressively from level 1. Look to establish lane dominance early through favorable trades and zone K'Sante 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 K'Sante Laning Phase Breakdown

K'Sante wins the laning phase against Akali in League of Legends

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

Farming
6.6Akali
6.8K'Sante
Akali and K'Sante farm at nearly identical rates in this matchup, with only a 0.2 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
768Akali
681K'Sante
Akali heavily out-damages K'Sante by 88 DMG/min, dominating both short trades and all-in fights. K'Sante 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
12,443Akali
12,008K'Sante
Akali earns 435 more gold per game than K'Sante, equivalent to roughly one additional component item. This economic edge comes from a combination of better farming, kill participation, and objective control, giving Akali slightly faster item completions.
Utility
0.1Akali
1.2K'Sante
K'Sante brings significantly more crowd control than Akali, with 1.1 more seconds of CC per minute. This large utility gap makes K'Sante 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
869Akali
2,692K'Sante
K'Sante vastly out-sustains Akali, healing and mitigating 1,823 more damage per minute. This massive durability gap means K'Sante can absorb significant punishment and remain in lane while Akali is forced to recall. Building grievous wounds early is essential for Akali, and focusing on burst trade patterns rather than sustained fights is critical.

Best Akali Build Against K'Sante

Sorcerer's Shoes is the optimal boots choice against K'Sante, providing the mobility and stats Akali needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Akali against K'Sante 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 achieves a solid 50.0% win rate across 2 games, proving it to be a reliable item path when facing K'Sante. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Akali vs K'Sante matchup.

Early Game vs Late Game

Early Game
Akali
100.0%
+100.0% advantage
Akali early game win rateAkali100.0%
K'Sante early game win rateK'Sante0.0%
Late Game
Akali
72.2%
+44.4% advantage
Akali late game win rateAkali72.2%
K'Sante late game win rateK'Sante27.8%

Akali dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 100.0% win rate — a 100.0 percentage point lead over K'Sante. 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 72.2% win rate — 44.4 points above K'Sante. 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. K'Sante players should look for outplays, team-dependent strategies, and picks rather than relying on scaling to win this matchup.

Best Akali Runes Against K'Sante

Domination rune tree - Akali primary runes vs K'SanteDomination
Electrocute - best Akali rune vs K'SanteSudden Impact - best Akali rune vs K'SanteGrisly Mementos - best Akali rune vs K'SanteUltimate Hunter - best Akali rune vs K'Sante
Sorcery rune tree - Akali secondary runes vs K'SanteSorcery
Transcendence - best Akali rune vs K'SanteGathering Storm - best Akali rune vs K'Sante
100.0% WR

Running Domination primary with Sorcery secondary allows Akali to press their advantage against K'Sante, amplifying the strengths that make this a favorable matchup.


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 K'Sante - Frequently Asked Questions

How does Akali do against K'Sante in League of Legends?

Akali wins the Akali vs K'Sante matchup with a 77.3% win rate compared to K'Sante's 22.7%, a 54.5 percentage point difference. This data is based on 22 recent ranked games in patch 26.11.

How does Akali do against K'Sante in the early game?

In the early game, Akali has the advantage against K'Sante with a 100.0% win rate versus 0.0%. 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 K'Sante in the late game?

In the late game, Akali takes over the Akali vs K'Sante matchup with a 72.2% win rate compared to 27.8%. Akali scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.

Who wins the Akali vs K'Sante matchup?

Akali wins the matchup against K'Sante with a 77.3% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.11. The 54.5 percentage point advantage means Akali is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 22 games analyzed.

What is the best Akali build against K'Sante?

The best Akali build against K'Sante includes Shadowflame, Zhonya's Hourglass, Hextech Gunblade with Sorcerer's Shoes. This build achieves a 50.0% 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 K'Sante?

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

Does Akali counter K'Sante?

Yes, Akali has a favorable matchup against K'Sante with a 77.3% win rate. Akali strongly counters K'Sante in lane based on current patch 26.11 data.

How do I play Akali against K'Sante?

When playing Akali against K'Sante, 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.