
Akalivs Lee Sin
Akali vs Lee Sin is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.4. Lee Sin wins with a 57.1% win rate (+14.3%) over Akali based on 7 games. Lee Sin 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 Lee Sin 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.
Who Wins the Akali vs Lee Sin Matchup?

Akali vs Lee Sin Matchup Summary
The Akali vs Lee Sin matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 7 recent matches analyzed, Lee Sin wins with a 57.1% win rate compared to Akali's 42.9%, giving Lee Sin a 14.3 percentage point advantage. Game phase dynamics play a critical role here: Lee Sin controls the early laning stage, but Akali outscales as the game goes longer. The matchup shifts dramatically depending on game length — Lee Sin 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 Lee Sin leads by 0.6s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Lee Sin 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 Lee Sin 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 Lee Sin Laning Phase Breakdown
Akali is favored during the laning phase against Lee Sin, winning 3 out of 5 key stat categories. Akali holds advantages in farming, damage and gold income, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.
Best Akali Build Against Lee Sin
Sorcerer's Shoes is the optimal boots choice against Lee Sin, providing the mobility and stats Akali needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Akali against Lee Sin 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 has a 33.3% win rate across 3 games. While the overall matchup may be difficult, this item path gives Akali the best chance to compete against Lee Sin. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Akali vs Lee Sin matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
Lee Sin dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 60.0% win rate — a 20.0 percentage point lead over Akali. This lopsided early game means Lee Sin 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 Lee Sin. Team fight execution and macro play determine the winner at this stage, not champion matchup advantage.
The power dynamics shift as the game progresses — Lee Sin has the edge early, but Akali 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 Lee Sin
The Precision and Resolve rune setup gives Akali the best tools to compete against Lee Sin in this difficult matchup, compensating for the statistical disadvantages with optimal rune synergies.
Akali matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.4. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48.55% | 484 | 6.1 | 897 | 11,944 | 52.6% | 44.9% | |
| 49.26% | 474 | 6.0 | 861 | 12,023 | 45.5% | 52.0% | |
| 56.23% | 266 | 6.2 | 971 | 12,028 | 58.1% | 54.6% | |
| 44.02% | 259 | 6.0 | 831 | 12,542 | 45.8% | 42.9% | |
| 44.19% | 216 | 6.0 | 837 | 11,757 | 46.9% | 42.5% | |
| 50.95% | 211 | 6.1 | 902 | 12,033 | 57.8% | 44.4% | |
| 44.44% | 199 | 6.0 | 789 | 11,461 | 42.1% | 46.6% | |
| 51.79% | 195 | 5.9 | 838 | 12,311 | 61.1% | 46.3% | |
| 48.35% | 184 | 5.7 | 941 | 12,258 | 50.0% | 47.1% | |
| 49.40% | 170 | 5.7 | 829 | 11,698 | 48.6% | 50.0% | |
| 44.87% | 158 | 6.4 | 833 | 11,756 | 51.9% | 37.7% | |
| 47.37% | 153 | 6.0 | 984 | 12,110 | 56.7% | 40.0% | |
| 43.15% | 146 | 5.5 | 875 | 11,783 | 34.5% | 48.9% | |
| 51.47% | 136 | 5.9 | 870 | 11,935 | 53.5% | 50.0% | |
| 44.44% | 136 | 6.2 | 825 | 11,435 | 45.3% | 43.3% | |
| 54.89% | 134 | 5.8 | 935 | 12,087 | 55.6% | 54.4% | |
| 53.38% | 134 | 6.0 | 796 | 11,874 | 52.4% | 54.3% | |
| 55.30% | 132 | 5.7 | 866 | 11,457 | 55.9% | 54.7% | |
| 47.29% | 130 | 5.5 | 785 | 11,736 | 47.4% | 47.2% | |
| 45.24% | 128 | 6.0 | 912 | 12,601 | 55.6% | 37.5% | |
| 40.50% | 121 | 6.1 | 820 | 11,922 | 52.0% | 32.4% | |
| 51.35% | 113 | 6.6 | 861 | 11,730 | 56.9% | 46.7% | |
| 49.11% | 112 | 6.0 | 926 | 11,748 | 48.2% | 50.0% | |
| 52.83% | 106 | 5.9 | 860 | 11,724 | 54.5% | 51.6% | |
| 50.00% | 104 | 6.5 | 930 | 11,769 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 43.69% | 103 | 6.0 | 781 | 12,126 | 48.8% | 40.0% | |
| 48.04% | 103 | 5.8 | 866 | 12,435 | 45.0% | 50.0% | |
| 51.00% | 100 | 6.0 | 828 | 12,177 | 46.1% | 54.1% | |
| 45.83% | 98 | 5.7 | 810 | 10,581 | 52.7% | 36.6% | |
| 47.42% | 97 | 5.9 | 822 | 12,082 | 48.7% | 46.5% | |
| 51.61% | 93 | 5.5 | 901 | 12,209 | 54.8% | 49.0% | |
| 49.44% | 90 | 5.8 | 871 | 12,653 | 52.6% | 47.1% | |
| 38.20% | 89 | 6.4 | 978 | 12,244 | 45.0% | 32.6% | |
| 48.15% | 82 | 6.1 | 1,000 | 12,172 | 50.0% | 46.5% | |
| 43.04% | 80 | 6.2 | 997 | 11,591 | 60.5% | 26.8% | |
| 48.75% | 80 | 6.0 | 814 | 12,403 | 57.1% | 42.2% | |
| 40.51% | 79 | 5.7 | 841 | 11,725 | 38.6% | 42.9% | |
| 49.35% | 78 | 6.0 | 1,014 | 12,298 | 42.4% | 54.5% | |
| 38.67% | 77 | 6.0 | 1,068 | 11,878 | 44.1% | 34.1% | |
| 48.65% | 74 | 6.3 | 928 | 12,614 | 56.3% | 42.9% | |
| 50.00% | 74 | 5.8 | 891 | 11,180 | 44.4% | 55.3% | |
| 49.30% | 71 | 6.2 | 1,070 | 12,360 | 48.0% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 70 | 6.0 | 897 | 12,111 | 48.0% | 51.2% | |
| 43.48% | 69 | 6.2 | 828 | 11,431 | 46.9% | 40.5% | |
| 50.72% | 69 | 6.3 | 934 | 12,168 | 32.1% | 63.4% | |
| 56.72% | 67 | 6.0 | 878 | 11,940 | 51.7% | 60.5% | |
| 53.03% | 66 | 6.2 | 804 | 12,468 | 64.3% | 44.7% | |
| 45.90% | 62 | 5.8 | 759 | 11,850 | 59.3% | 35.3% | |
| 53.33% | 60 | 6.2 | 939 | 11,747 | 52.2% | 54.0% | |
| 44.83% | 58 | 5.9 | 811 | 10,962 | 44.1% | 45.8% | |
| 44.44% | 55 | 6.3 | 881 | 11,852 | 43.5% | 45.2% | |
| 42.59% | 54 | 6.3 | 983 | 11,870 | 48.3% | 36.0% | |
| 45.28% | 53 | 6.1 | 832 | 11,504 | 31.8% | 54.8% | |
| 50.00% | 52 | 6.0 | 1,049 | 12,848 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 48.08% | 52 | 6.1 | 936 | 12,161 | 47.1% | 48.6% | |
| 46.00% | 50 | 6.8 | 913 | 11,835 | 48.3% | 42.9% | |
| 50.00% | 48 | 5.7 | 777 | 11,286 | 45.0% | 53.6% | |
| 50.00% | 48 | 6.3 | 837 | 11,757 | 53.9% | 45.5% | |
| 47.92% | 48 | 5.9 | 943 | 11,981 | 47.4% | 48.3% | |
| 46.81% | 47 | 6.3 | 833 | 11,460 | 37.5% | 56.5% | |
| 54.35% | 46 | 6.6 | 1,011 | 13,061 | 58.8% | 51.7% | |
| 44.44% | 45 | 6.4 | 1,206 | 12,304 | 46.7% | 43.3% | |
| 40.91% | 44 | 6.1 | 746 | 11,390 | 45.5% | 36.4% | |
| 60.47% | 43 | 6.3 | 853 | 12,643 | 47.1% | 69.2% | |
| 67.44% | 43 | 6.4 | 1,012 | 13,875 | 72.7% | 65.6% | |
| 50.00% | 40 | 6.1 | 786 | 12,416 | 64.7% | 39.1% | |
| 42.50% | 40 | 5.2 | 774 | 11,555 | 50.0% | 38.5% | |
| 48.72% | 39 | 6.1 | 762 | 10,963 | 42.1% | 55.0% | |
| 53.85% | 39 | 6.5 | 979 | 12,991 | 62.5% | 47.8% | |
| 51.28% | 39 | 6.6 | 917 | 11,824 | 42.1% | 60.0% | |
| 45.95% | 38 | 6.3 | 939 | 10,898 | 42.9% | 50.0% | |
| 51.35% | 37 | 5.9 | 825 | 9,770 | 45.0% | 58.8% | |
| 55.56% | 36 | 6.1 | 818 | 11,833 | 66.7% | 44.4% | |
| 34.29% | 35 | 6.1 | 700 | 10,815 | 30.8% | 36.4% | |
| 50.00% | 35 | 6.6 | 848 | 12,054 | 61.5% | 42.9% | |
| 36.36% | 33 | 5.8 | 846 | 11,966 | 25.0% | 42.9% | |
| 45.16% | 31 | 6.1 | 881 | 11,712 | 50.0% | 41.2% | |
| 53.33% | 30 | 6.0 | 884 | 12,067 | 57.1% | 50.0% | |
| 51.85% | 27 | 6.2 | 929 | 12,339 | 69.2% | 35.7% | |
| 59.26% | 27 | 6.4 | 904 | 11,642 | 66.7% | 53.3% | |
| 55.56% | 27 | 6.3 | 786 | 10,880 | 64.3% | 46.1% | |
| 76.92% | 26 | 5.9 | 923 | 12,823 | 72.7% | 80.0% | |
| 48.00% | 25 | 6.2 | 902 | 12,202 | 50.0% | 47.1% | |
| 45.83% | 24 | 6.2 | 996 | 11,809 | 41.7% | 50.0% | |
| 66.67% | 24 | 6.1 | 904 | 11,929 | 81.8% | 53.9% | |
| 45.45% | 22 | 6.1 | 878 | 12,169 | 54.5% | 36.4% | |
| 47.62% | 22 | 5.8 | 892 | 12,310 | 37.5% | 53.9% | |
| 35.00% | 20 | 6.1 | 939 | 10,119 | 36.4% | 33.3% | |
| 50.00% | 18 | 6.0 | 922 | 11,754 | 11.1% | 88.9% | |
| 50.00% | 18 | 6.5 | 935 | 13,008 | 40.0% | 62.5% | |
| 33.33% | 18 | 6.6 | 1,049 | 13,157 | 42.9% | 27.3% | |
| 44.44% | 18 | 6.0 | 845 | 11,290 | 60.0% | 25.0% | |
| 58.82% | 17 | 6.0 | 1,057 | 12,935 | 85.7% | 40.0% | |
| 64.71% | 17 | 6.0 | 760 | 12,470 | 62.5% | 66.7% | |
| 68.75% | 16 | 5.6 | 1,093 | 15,451 | 100.0% | 58.3% | |
| 64.29% | 14 | 6.0 | 779 | 11,321 | 83.3% | 50.0% | |
| 57.14% | 14 | 5.4 | 720 | 9,496 | 54.5% | 66.7% | |
| 46.15% | 13 | 6.0 | 841 | 10,836 | 33.3% | 75.0% | |
| 53.85% | 13 | 6.1 | 894 | 13,628 | 50.0% | 54.5% | |
| 46.15% | 13 | 5.8 | 776 | 11,234 | 33.3% | 50.0% | |
| 58.33% | 13 | 5.2 | 987 | 12,445 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 66.67% | 12 | 5.7 | 814 | 12,426 | 57.1% | 80.0% | |
| 33.33% | 12 | 5.3 | 928 | 14,570 | 66.7% | 22.2% | |
| 36.36% | 11 | 6.5 | 862 | 11,029 | 50.0% | 20.0% | |
| 45.45% | 11 | 5.9 | 765 | 10,632 | 28.6% | 75.0% | |
| 63.64% | 11 | 5.7 | 998 | 14,118 | 75.0% | 57.1% | |
| 45.45% | 11 | 5.7 | 948 | 12,158 | 80.0% | 16.7% | |
| 40.00% | 10 | 5.4 | 994 | 12,876 | 40.0% | 40.0% | |
| 50.00% | 10 | 5.5 | 986 | 14,169 | 33.3% | 57.1% | |
| 88.89% | 9 | 5.1 | 908 | 12,476 | 100.0% | 75.0% | |
| 55.56% | 9 | 5.4 | 580 | 9,017 | 66.7% | 33.3% | |
| 77.78% | 9 | 5.7 | 980 | 11,049 | 100.0% | 66.7% | |
| 62.50% | 8 | 6.1 | 935 | 13,567 | 50.0% | 75.0% | |
| 75.00% | 8 | 5.3 | 787 | 12,444 | 66.7% | 80.0% | |
| 12.50% | 8 | 5.8 | 829 | 11,858 | 25.0% | 0.0% | |
| 62.50% | 8 | 5.7 | 976 | 9,792 | 40.0% | 100.0% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 5.5 | 1,020 | 13,667 | 0.0% | 80.0% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 6.7 | 805 | 11,582 | 40.0% | 50.0% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 5.8 | 1,020 | 13,312 | 100.0% | 33.3% | |
| 71.43% | 7 | 5.5 | 1,124 | 12,108 | 66.7% | 75.0% | |
| 71.43% | 7 | 6.1 | 785 | 9,538 | 60.0% | 100.0% | |
| 71.43% | 7 | 5.5 | 874 | 11,995 | 100.0% | 60.0% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 4.8 | 856 | 8,886 | 75.0% | 50.0% | |
| 83.33% | 6 | 6.5 | 1,024 | 12,749 | 66.7% | 100.0% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 5.3 | 881 | 12,065 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 6.8 | 935 | 10,641 | 100.0% | 0.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 4.2 | 769 | 11,099 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 6.3 | 948 | 12,215 | 0.0% | 33.3% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 5.1 | 987 | 10,808 | 0.0% | 100.0% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 5.8 | 741 | 12,969 | 100.0% | 66.7% | |
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Akali vs Lee Sin - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Akali do against Lee Sin in League of Legends?
Lee Sin wins the Akali vs Lee Sin matchup with a 57.1% win rate compared to Akali's 42.9%, a 14.3 percentage point difference. This data is based on 7 recent ranked games in patch 26.4.
How does Akali do against Lee Sin in the early game?
In the early game, Lee Sin has the advantage against Akali with a 60.0% win rate versus 40.0%. Lee Sin players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.
How does Akali do against Lee Sin in the late game?
In the late game, Akali takes over the Akali vs Lee Sin 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 Lee Sin matchup?
Lee Sin wins the matchup against Akali with a 57.1% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.4. The 14.3 percentage point advantage means Lee Sin is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 7 games analyzed.
What is the best Akali build against Lee Sin?
The best Akali build against Lee Sin includes Shadowflame, Zhonya's Hourglass, Hextech Gunblade with Sorcerer's Shoes. This build achieves a 33.3% 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 Lee Sin?
The best Akali runes against Lee Sin use the Precision primary tree with Resolve secondary. This rune setup achieves a 100.0% win rate in the Akali vs Lee Sin matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Akali counter Lee Sin?
No, Akali struggles against Lee Sin with only a 42.9% win rate. Lee Sin has the advantage in this matchup. Akali players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Lee Sin's lead.
How do I play Akali against Lee Sin?
When playing Akali against Lee Sin, play cautiously and avoid Lee Sin's power spikes. Focus on safe farming — you outscale Lee Sin in the late game. Use the matchup-specific build and runes above to optimize your chances.