Akalivs Kennen
Akali vs Kennen is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.7. Kennen wins with a 62.5% win rate (+25.0%) over Akali based on 8 games. Akali wins the early laning phase while Kennen scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Akali build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Akali vs Kennen 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.
Kennen(37.5%)Who Wins the Akali vs Kennen Matchup?
Akali vs Kennen Matchup Summary
The Akali vs Kennen matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 8 recent matches analyzed, Kennen wins with a 62.5% win rate compared to Akali's 37.5%, giving Kennen a 25.0 percentage point advantage. Game phase dynamics play a critical role here: Akali controls the early laning stage, but Kennen outscales as the game goes longer. The matchup shifts dramatically depending on game length — Akali needs to press advantages before Kennen reaches their power spikes, while Kennen should focus on safe farming and hitting key item breakpoints. The most significant statistical gap is in crowd control, where Kennen leads by 1.0s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Kennen 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 Kennen 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 Kennen Laning Phase Breakdown
Kennen is favored during the laning phase against Akali, winning 4 out of 5 key stat categories. Kennen holds advantages in farming, damage, gold income and crowd control, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.
Best Akali Build Against Kennen
Spellslinger's Shoes is the optimal boots choice against Kennen, providing the mobility and stats Akali needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Akali against Kennen 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 4 games, proving it to be a reliable item path when facing Kennen. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Akali vs Kennen matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
Akali50.0%Kennen50.0%Akali33.3%Kennen66.7%The early game (first 15 minutes) is a toss-up between Akali and Kennen, with Akali holding a razor-thin 50.0% win rate edge (+0.0%). Individual skill and jungle proximity will matter more than champion advantage in the early laning phase.
Kennen is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 66.7% win rate — 33.3 points above Akali. Extended games heavily favor Kennen, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.
The power dynamics shift as the game progresses — Akali has the edge early, but Kennen gradually takes over. However, the margins are slim enough that either champion can win at any stage with the right plays. Focus on taking advantages when you have them rather than waiting for a specific game phase.
Best Akali Runes Against Kennen
Domination
Sorcery
The Domination and Sorcery rune setup gives Akali the best tools to compete against Kennen in this difficult matchup, compensating for the statistical disadvantages with optimal rune synergies.
Akali matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.7. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48.04% | 204 | 5.9 | 866 | 11,630 | 47.4% | 48.6% | |
| 49.69% | 159 | 5.9 | 811 | 11,931 | 50.7% | 48.9% | |
| 51.77% | 141 | 6.0 | 970 | 11,681 | 58.8% | 45.2% | |
| 42.02% | 119 | 5.7 | 805 | 12,565 | 41.0% | 42.5% | |
| 44.35% | 115 | 5.7 | 852 | 11,695 | 47.8% | 42.0% | |
| 50.50% | 101 | 5.7 | 826 | 12,253 | 51.3% | 50.0% | |
| 45.36% | 97 | 5.9 | 1,017 | 12,557 | 38.9% | 49.2% | |
| 46.81% | 94 | 5.7 | 750 | 11,724 | 43.2% | 50.0% | |
| 46.81% | 94 | 5.9 | 844 | 11,890 | 41.0% | 50.9% | |
| 53.93% | 89 | 6.1 | 939 | 12,554 | 53.7% | 54.2% | |
| 46.51% | 86 | 5.8 | 879 | 12,316 | 45.5% | 47.2% | |
| 43.90% | 82 | 6.0 | 777 | 11,023 | 52.2% | 33.3% | |
| 43.21% | 81 | 6.2 | 818 | 11,149 | 43.2% | 43.2% | |
| 51.32% | 76 | 5.7 | 819 | 12,368 | 63.6% | 46.3% | |
| 42.67% | 75 | 6.3 | 931 | 11,501 | 44.4% | 41.0% | |
| 50.70% | 71 | 5.5 | 908 | 12,240 | 76.9% | 35.6% | |
| 46.38% | 69 | 5.7 | 817 | 11,018 | 41.9% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 60 | 5.5 | 900 | 12,393 | 47.6% | 51.3% | |
| 40.68% | 59 | 6.5 | 800 | 11,186 | 34.3% | 50.0% | |
| 47.37% | 57 | 5.7 | 839 | 11,199 | 48.3% | 46.4% | |
| 55.56% | 54 | 6.0 | 920 | 11,886 | 56.0% | 55.2% | |
| 54.72% | 53 | 5.9 | 981 | 11,948 | 50.0% | 60.0% | |
| 50.94% | 53 | 5.6 | 800 | 11,815 | 45.8% | 55.2% | |
| 52.94% | 51 | 6.0 | 806 | 11,404 | 52.0% | 53.9% | |
| 41.18% | 51 | 5.9 | 875 | 12,271 | 40.9% | 41.4% | |
| 44.00% | 50 | 6.0 | 930 | 12,733 | 46.1% | 43.2% | |
| 58.33% | 48 | 6.1 | 828 | 12,125 | 76.5% | 48.4% | |
| 44.68% | 47 | 6.1 | 887 | 12,399 | 45.5% | 44.0% | |
| 65.96% | 47 | 6.3 | 1,115 | 12,160 | 50.0% | 77.8% | |
| 55.56% | 45 | 5.8 | 776 | 12,092 | 62.5% | 51.7% | |
| 52.38% | 42 | 5.8 | 1,037 | 12,146 | 55.0% | 50.0% | |
| 45.24% | 42 | 5.9 | 885 | 11,125 | 59.1% | 30.0% | |
| 60.98% | 41 | 6.5 | 1,085 | 11,916 | 57.1% | 65.0% | |
| 50.00% | 40 | 6.3 | 919 | 10,906 | 57.1% | 42.1% | |
| 47.50% | 40 | 6.5 | 793 | 12,902 | 50.0% | 46.1% | |
| 43.59% | 39 | 5.7 | 948 | 11,171 | 33.3% | 52.4% | |
| 46.15% | 39 | 6.0 | 820 | 11,317 | 52.9% | 40.9% | |
| 57.89% | 38 | 6.3 | 853 | 11,581 | 55.0% | 61.1% | |
| 40.54% | 37 | 5.1 | 898 | 11,627 | 42.9% | 39.1% | |
| 56.25% | 32 | 5.9 | 850 | 13,123 | 71.4% | 44.4% | |
| 53.13% | 32 | 5.8 | 900 | 12,785 | 60.0% | 50.0% | |
| 62.50% | 32 | 6.0 | 922 | 12,953 | 83.3% | 50.0% | |
| 43.33% | 30 | 6.0 | 919 | 12,632 | 53.9% | 35.3% | |
| 48.28% | 29 | 6.2 | 960 | 12,228 | 46.1% | 50.0% | |
| 44.83% | 29 | 6.1 | 903 | 11,837 | 58.3% | 35.3% | |
| 62.07% | 29 | 6.1 | 949 | 12,775 | 70.0% | 57.9% | |
| 28.57% | 28 | 5.6 | 814 | 10,287 | 41.2% | 9.1% | |
| 50.00% | 28 | 6.3 | 964 | 11,328 | 43.8% | 58.3% | |
| 44.44% | 27 | 6.0 | 912 | 10,782 | 57.1% | 30.8% | |
| 62.96% | 27 | 5.9 | 992 | 12,759 | 75.0% | 57.9% | |
| 59.26% | 27 | 6.4 | 931 | 11,209 | 64.3% | 53.9% | |
| 61.54% | 26 | 6.2 | 786 | 10,855 | 62.5% | 60.0% | |
| 60.00% | 25 | 5.8 | 823 | 10,180 | 64.7% | 50.0% | |
| 47.83% | 23 | 4.8 | 776 | 10,503 | 46.1% | 50.0% | |
| 52.17% | 23 | 5.5 | 757 | 12,181 | 55.6% | 50.0% | |
| 36.36% | 22 | 6.1 | 790 | 12,171 | 55.6% | 23.1% | |
| 59.09% | 22 | 6.5 | 1,057 | 11,688 | 45.5% | 72.7% | |
| 45.45% | 22 | 6.0 | 957 | 12,090 | 44.4% | 46.1% | |
| 40.91% | 22 | 6.1 | 810 | 11,003 | 41.7% | 40.0% | |
| 45.00% | 20 | 6.1 | 819 | 9,705 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
| 47.06% | 17 | 6.0 | 771 | 11,210 | 44.4% | 50.0% | |
| 41.18% | 17 | 6.3 | 889 | 12,725 | 44.4% | 37.5% | |
| 68.75% | 16 | 5.5 | 705 | 11,637 | 71.4% | 66.7% | |
| 62.50% | 16 | 6.4 | 951 | 12,321 | 50.0% | 75.0% | |
| 37.50% | 16 | 6.0 | 872 | 11,522 | 33.3% | 42.9% | |
| 62.50% | 16 | 6.2 | 923 | 12,960 | 71.4% | 55.6% | |
| 31.25% | 16 | 5.3 | 865 | 9,989 | 28.6% | 33.3% | |
| 40.00% | 15 | 6.3 | 900 | 11,477 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
| 40.00% | 15 | 6.3 | 969 | 10,672 | 50.0% | 28.6% | |
| 86.67% | 15 | 6.5 | 965 | 12,906 | 66.7% | 100.0% | |
| 60.00% | 15 | 6.0 | 901 | 12,737 | 85.7% | 37.5% | |
| 66.67% | 15 | 6.8 | 948 | 11,818 | 70.0% | 60.0% | |
| 64.29% | 14 | 5.4 | 821 | 11,777 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 14 | 6.7 | 821 | 10,337 | 54.5% | 33.3% | |
| 50.00% | 14 | 6.1 | 909 | 10,077 | 45.5% | 66.7% | |
| 38.46% | 13 | 6.2 | 766 | 11,656 | 62.5% | 0.0% | |
| 38.46% | 13 | 6.3 | 972 | 13,517 | 20.0% | 50.0% | |
| 30.77% | 13 | 6.2 | 997 | 10,504 | 44.4% | 0.0% | |
| 58.33% | 12 | 5.9 | 895 | 12,622 | 50.0% | 62.5% | |
| 50.00% | 12 | 6.6 | 870 | 9,543 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 41.67% | 12 | 6.1 | 1,043 | 12,318 | 42.9% | 40.0% | |
| 81.82% | 11 | 5.6 | 860 | 11,483 | 71.4% | 100.0% | |
| 63.64% | 11 | 6.0 | 987 | 12,407 | 75.0% | 57.1% | |
| 54.55% | 11 | 5.5 | 1,011 | 11,157 | 40.0% | 66.7% | |
| 10.00% | 10 | 5.8 | 1,094 | 9,917 | 14.3% | 0.0% | |
| 50.00% | 10 | 6.4 | 834 | 10,334 | 60.0% | 40.0% | |
| 55.56% | 9 | 6.9 | 964 | 13,040 | 100.0% | 20.0% | |
| 33.33% | 9 | 5.6 | 767 | 10,303 | 40.0% | 25.0% | |
| 22.22% | 9 | 5.9 | 716 | 9,841 | 0.0% | 40.0% | |
| 37.50% | 8 | 5.7 | 866 | 12,508 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 4.4 | 813 | 12,075 | 33.3% | 60.0% | |
| 28.57% | 7 | 5.7 | 737 | 11,220 | 50.0% | 20.0% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 5.6 | 899 | 11,179 | 100.0% | 25.0% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 6.2 | 1,002 | 13,221 | 50.0% | 60.0% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 6.3 | 1,050 | 11,606 | 80.0% | 0.0% | |
| 28.57% | 7 | 4.8 | 577 | 10,129 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 14.29% | 7 | 6.6 | 1,010 | 13,425 | 0.0% | 20.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 6.3 | 685 | 10,117 | 50.0% | 25.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 5.1 | 711 | 8,918 | 0.0% | 66.7% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 5.3 | 814 | 10,348 | 66.7% | 33.3% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 5.4 | 683 | 10,361 | 60.0% | 100.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 6.6 | 823 | 13,949 | 33.3% | 66.7% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 5.6 | 849 | 14,714 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 5.7 | 828 | 12,192 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 6.3 | 1,114 | 14,038 | 0.0% | 20.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 4.4 | 864 | 14,129 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 4.9 | 665 | 13,776 | 0.0% | 20.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 6.8 | 1,041 | 10,915 | 33.3% | 50.0% | |
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Akali vs Kennen - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Akali do against Kennen in League of Legends?
Kennen wins the Akali vs Kennen matchup with a 62.5% win rate compared to Akali's 37.5%, a 25.0 percentage point difference. This data is based on 8 recent ranked games in patch 26.7.
How does Akali do against Kennen in the early game?
In the early game, Akali has the advantage against Kennen with a 50.0% win rate versus 50.0%. 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 Kennen in the late game?
In the late game, Kennen takes over the Akali vs Kennen matchup with a 66.7% win rate compared to 33.3%. Kennen scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Akali vs Kennen matchup?
Kennen wins the matchup against Akali with a 62.5% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.7. The 25.0 percentage point advantage means Kennen is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 8 games analyzed.
What is the best Akali build against Kennen?
The best Akali build against Kennen includes Shadowflame, Zhonya's Hourglass, Hextech Gunblade with Spellslinger'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 Kennen?
The best Akali runes against Kennen use the Domination primary tree with Sorcery secondary. This rune setup achieves a 100.0% win rate in the Akali vs Kennen matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Akali counter Kennen?
No, Akali struggles against Kennen with only a 37.5% win rate. Kennen has the advantage in this matchup. Akali players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Kennen's lead.
How do I play Akali against Kennen?
When playing Akali against Kennen, play cautiously and avoid Kennen's power spikes. Look for jungle assistance and team-dependent plays since Kennen has the statistical advantage at most stages. Use the matchup-specific build and runes above to optimize your chances.