Akalivs Naafiri
Akali vs Naafiri is a moderate matchup in LoL patch 26.11. Akali wins with a 51.4% win rate (+2.7%) over Naafiri based on 111 games. Akali wins the early laning phase while Naafiri scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Akali build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Akali vs Naafiri 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 Naafiri Matchup?
Akali vs Naafiri Matchup Summary
The Akali vs Naafiri matchup is a very close matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 111 recent matches analyzed, Akali wins with a 51.4% win rate compared to Naafiri's 48.6%, giving Akali a 2.7 percentage point advantage. Game phase dynamics play a critical role here: Akali controls the early laning stage, but Naafiri outscales as the game goes longer. The matchup shifts dramatically depending on game length — Akali needs to press advantages before Naafiri reaches their power spikes, while Naafiri should focus on safe farming and hitting key item breakpoints. The most significant statistical gap is in crowd control, where Akali leads by 0.0s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Akali has a statistical edge, but the margin is close enough that respecting Naafiri's strengths is important. Trade when cooldowns are favorable, track the enemy jungler, and build toward your strongest item spikes to convert the slight advantage into a decisive lead. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.
Akali vs Naafiri Laning Phase Breakdown
Naafiri is favored during the laning phase against Akali, winning 4 out of 5 key stat categories. Naafiri holds advantages in farming, damage, gold income and sustain, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.
Best Akali Build Against Naafiri
Spellslinger's Shoes is the optimal boots choice against Naafiri, providing the mobility and stats Akali needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Akali against Naafiri are Shadowflame, Hextech Gunblade and Rabadon's Deathcap. 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 5 games — well above average and making it the top item path against Naafiri. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Akali vs Naafiri matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
Akali56.8%
Naafiri43.2%Akali47.8%Naafiri52.2%Akali dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 56.8% win rate — a 13.6 percentage point lead over Naafiri. This lopsided early game means Akali can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.
In the late game (25+ minutes), Naafiri takes over with a 52.2% win rate, leading Akali by 4.5 percentage points. Naafiri scales more effectively into team fights and objective contests.
This matchup features a dramatic power shift: Akali must aggressively press their early advantage and close out the game before Naafiri reaches their scaling breakpoints. If Naafiri 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 Naafiri
Domination
Resolve
The Domination primary with Resolve secondary combination helps Akali maximize their potential in this closely contested matchup, providing the right mix of offensive and defensive tools to edge out Naafiri.
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.
Opponent | Win Rate | Matches | CS/min | DMG/min | Gold/game | Early WR | Late WR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52.01% | 323 | 5.8 | 907 | 11,667 | 49.3% | 54.0% | |
| 50.79% | 317 | 5.7 | 880 | 11,719 | 53.9% | 48.7% | |
| 47.81% | 228 | 5.7 | 827 | 11,904 | 54.4% | 43.5% | |
| 52.70% | 222 | 5.9 | 945 | 11,549 | 55.5% | 50.0% | |
| 52.36% | 191 | 5.9 | 903 | 11,763 | 55.1% | 50.4% | |
| 44.26% | 183 | 5.8 | 828 | 11,463 | 40.3% | 46.9% | |
| 42.29% | 175 | 5.7 | 752 | 10,924 | 43.8% | 41.0% | |
| 41.67% | 156 | 5.8 | 910 | 11,495 | 50.7% | 33.7% | |
| 50.32% | 155 | 5.7 | 1,009 | 12,397 | 55.0% | 47.4% | |
| 44.74% | 152 | 5.6 | 767 | 11,522 | 46.7% | 43.5% | |
| 54.00% | 150 | 6.0 | 990 | 12,985 | 50.8% | 56.2% | |
| 49.64% | 137 | 5.7 | 826 | 10,729 | 50.0% | 49.3% | |
| 46.88% | 128 | 5.9 | 800 | 11,079 | 53.3% | 41.2% | |
| 46.40% | 125 | 5.7 | 765 | 10,835 | 46.1% | 46.7% | |
| 56.52% | 115 | 5.9 | 981 | 11,397 | 60.0% | 54.3% | |
| 51.35% | 111 | 5.5 | 848 | 11,631 | 56.8% | 47.8% | |
| 46.53% | 101 | 5.5 | 829 | 12,158 | 41.7% | 49.2% | |
| 40.40% | 99 | 6.0 | 930 | 11,219 | 35.7% | 46.5% | |
| 50.00% | 96 | 6.1 | 894 | 11,998 | 51.2% | 49.1% | |
| 44.94% | 89 | 6.3 | 868 | 11,761 | 50.0% | 40.8% | |
| 44.83% | 87 | 5.7 | 921 | 11,028 | 47.6% | 42.2% | |
| 44.19% | 86 | 6.2 | 832 | 11,149 | 52.4% | 36.4% | |
| 42.68% | 82 | 5.8 | 905 | 12,209 | 30.0% | 50.0% | |
| 53.09% | 81 | 5.8 | 815 | 11,953 | 56.4% | 50.0% | |
| 46.25% | 80 | 5.4 | 825 | 11,467 | 36.4% | 53.2% | |
| 50.63% | 79 | 6.0 | 810 | 11,922 | 53.6% | 49.0% | |
| 58.44% | 77 | 5.8 | 834 | 12,122 | 54.5% | 61.4% | |
| 52.00% | 75 | 5.9 | 879 | 11,857 | 62.1% | 45.6% | |
| 42.47% | 73 | 5.8 | 809 | 10,856 | 38.5% | 47.1% | |
| 46.38% | 69 | 5.8 | 845 | 11,564 | 46.7% | 46.1% | |
| 50.75% | 67 | 5.6 | 933 | 11,642 | 55.6% | 47.5% | |
| 49.25% | 67 | 6.0 | 846 | 11,273 | 50.0% | 48.7% | |
| 47.69% | 65 | 5.6 | 825 | 11,731 | 50.0% | 46.1% | |
| 40.00% | 65 | 6.4 | 848 | 11,370 | 43.3% | 37.1% | |
| 44.44% | 63 | 6.0 | 866 | 11,583 | 34.6% | 51.4% | |
| 51.61% | 62 | 5.2 | 779 | 10,793 | 51.7% | 51.5% | |
| 45.90% | 61 | 6.0 | 891 | 12,495 | 44.0% | 47.2% | |
| 52.46% | 61 | 5.9 | 853 | 11,632 | 44.4% | 58.8% | |
| 43.33% | 60 | 5.5 | 856 | 11,861 | 45.0% | 42.5% | |
| 44.07% | 59 | 6.2 | 1,020 | 10,970 | 34.5% | 53.3% | |
| 39.62% | 53 | 5.7 | 964 | 11,398 | 37.5% | 41.4% | |
| 45.83% | 48 | 6.0 | 922 | 11,176 | 50.0% | 42.3% | |
| 40.43% | 47 | 5.9 | 843 | 10,720 | 45.0% | 37.0% | |
| 54.35% | 46 | 5.8 | 912 | 10,742 | 56.0% | 52.4% | |
| 39.13% | 46 | 5.9 | 821 | 12,063 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
| 48.89% | 45 | 6.1 | 905 | 11,311 | 56.5% | 40.9% | |
| 37.78% | 45 | 5.9 | 916 | 11,718 | 50.0% | 31.0% | |
| 54.55% | 44 | 6.0 | 901 | 12,535 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 51.16% | 43 | 5.5 | 819 | 11,555 | 45.0% | 56.5% | |
| 54.76% | 42 | 6.0 | 873 | 12,543 | 63.2% | 47.8% | |
| 50.00% | 42 | 6.2 | 965 | 12,793 | 58.8% | 44.0% | |
| 52.38% | 42 | 5.7 | 949 | 11,545 | 52.6% | 52.2% | |
| 48.78% | 41 | 6.0 | 1,067 | 11,858 | 37.5% | 56.0% | |
| 60.98% | 41 | 5.2 | 836 | 12,127 | 70.6% | 54.2% | |
| 52.50% | 40 | 6.2 | 1,023 | 11,352 | 61.9% | 42.1% | |
| 40.00% | 40 | 5.5 | 915 | 12,131 | 55.6% | 27.3% | |
| 60.53% | 38 | 6.1 | 819 | 12,026 | 60.0% | 60.9% | |
| 43.24% | 37 | 6.1 | 953 | 10,976 | 50.0% | 36.8% | |
| 40.54% | 37 | 6.2 | 1,022 | 9,926 | 44.4% | 36.8% | |
| 61.11% | 36 | 6.3 | 879 | 12,433 | 58.8% | 63.2% | |
| 51.43% | 35 | 5.6 | 874 | 11,561 | 50.0% | 52.4% | |
| 40.00% | 35 | 6.0 | 952 | 11,265 | 29.4% | 50.0% | |
| 52.94% | 34 | 6.2 | 889 | 12,827 | 75.0% | 40.9% | |
| 51.52% | 33 | 6.5 | 884 | 12,370 | 50.0% | 52.4% | |
| 43.75% | 32 | 6.2 | 762 | 10,913 | 35.3% | 53.3% | |
| 59.38% | 32 | 6.2 | 842 | 11,143 | 68.4% | 46.1% | |
| 53.33% | 30 | 5.9 | 904 | 12,216 | 55.6% | 52.4% | |
| 48.28% | 29 | 6.1 | 783 | 12,342 | 40.0% | 52.6% | |
| 41.38% | 29 | 5.7 | 770 | 10,563 | 38.5% | 43.8% | |
| 44.44% | 27 | 6.1 | 905 | 12,381 | 50.0% | 42.1% | |
| 40.74% | 27 | 5.7 | 904 | 11,177 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
| 37.04% | 27 | 6.2 | 975 | 12,550 | 45.5% | 31.3% | |
| 44.44% | 27 | 5.7 | 857 | 10,940 | 50.0% | 40.0% | |
| 34.62% | 26 | 5.5 | 871 | 11,660 | 20.0% | 43.8% | |
| 44.00% | 25 | 6.1 | 860 | 12,337 | 50.0% | 41.2% | |
| 73.91% | 23 | 5.7 | 865 | 12,601 | 72.7% | 75.0% | |
| 43.48% | 23 | 5.7 | 820 | 12,069 | 40.0% | 46.1% | |
| 77.27% | 22 | 6.6 | 768 | 12,443 | 100.0% | 72.2% | |
| 57.14% | 21 | 6.6 | 870 | 10,284 | 63.6% | 50.0% | |
| 33.33% | 21 | 5.5 | 882 | 12,012 | 50.0% | 23.1% | |
| 55.00% | 20 | 5.4 | 863 | 10,440 | 36.4% | 77.8% | |
| 57.89% | 19 | 6.2 | 885 | 12,028 | 77.8% | 40.0% | |
| 29.41% | 17 | 5.8 | 965 | 13,369 | 66.7% | 21.4% | |
| 47.06% | 17 | 6.1 | 1,045 | 11,820 | 50.0% | 44.4% | |
| 58.82% | 17 | 5.7 | 936 | 12,656 | 60.0% | 58.3% | |
| 35.29% | 17 | 6.5 | 913 | 13,536 | 12.5% | 55.6% | |
| 86.67% | 15 | 5.5 | 892 | 12,449 | 100.0% | 80.0% | |
| 46.15% | 13 | 6.0 | 922 | 13,141 | 33.3% | 57.1% | |
| 58.33% | 12 | 6.6 | 980 | 10,969 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 50.00% | 12 | 5.6 | 921 | 13,316 | 100.0% | 40.0% | |
| 41.67% | 12 | 5.2 | 748 | 10,694 | 37.5% | 50.0% | |
| 54.55% | 11 | 5.2 | 824 | 10,468 | 80.0% | 33.3% | |
| 45.45% | 11 | 6.2 | 963 | 13,217 | 33.3% | 60.0% | |
| 45.45% | 11 | 6.0 | 778 | 12,269 | 50.0% | 40.0% | |
| 50.00% | 10 | 5.2 | 763 | 9,231 | 71.4% | 0.0% | |
| 40.00% | 10 | 5.2 | 918 | 11,768 | 25.0% | 50.0% | |
| 40.00% | 10 | 6.0 | 943 | 12,414 | 66.7% | 28.6% | |
| 30.00% | 10 | 5.1 | 869 | 12,134 | 20.0% | 40.0% | |
| 50.00% | 10 | 6.3 | 793 | 11,803 | 20.0% | 80.0% | |
| 55.56% | 9 | 6.7 | 966 | 9,371 | 62.5% | 0.0% | |
| 22.22% | 9 | 5.4 | 736 | 7,638 | 33.3% | 0.0% | |
| 55.56% | 9 | 4.9 | 937 | 12,535 | 0.0% | 62.5% | |
| 62.50% | 8 | 5.7 | 961 | 14,155 | 0.0% | 62.5% | |
| 62.50% | 8 | 5.2 | 665 | 10,629 | 25.0% | 100.0% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 5.9 | 739 | 11,460 | 33.3% | 50.0% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 5.0 | 786 | 11,051 | 0.0% | 80.0% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 6.3 | 960 | 12,167 | 100.0% | 25.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 6.0 | 893 | 13,409 | 100.0% | 25.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 5.5 | 1,143 | 15,508 | 100.0% | 40.0% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 6.3 | 961 | 11,910 | 75.0% | 50.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 7.7 | 976 | 11,297 | 0.0% | 100.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 6.5 | 808 | 9,801 | 75.0% | 0.0% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 3.5 | 867 | 10,162 | 33.3% | 0.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 5.4 | 872 | 8,165 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 0.00% | 5 | 5.7 | 833 | 12,115 | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| 100.00% | 5 | 6.5 | 985 | 13,165 | 100.0% | 100.0% | |
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Akali vs Naafiri - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Akali do against Naafiri in League of Legends?
Akali wins the Akali vs Naafiri matchup with a 51.4% win rate compared to Naafiri's 48.6%, a 2.7 percentage point difference. This data is based on 111 recent ranked games in patch 26.11.
How does Akali do against Naafiri in the early game?
In the early game, Akali has the advantage against Naafiri with a 56.8% win rate versus 43.2%. 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 Naafiri in the late game?
In the late game, Naafiri takes over the Akali vs Naafiri matchup with a 52.2% win rate compared to 47.8%. Naafiri scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Akali vs Naafiri matchup?
Akali wins the matchup against Naafiri with a 51.4% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.11. The 2.7 percentage point advantage means Akali is moderately favored in this lane matchup based on 111 games analyzed.
What is the best Akali build against Naafiri?
The best Akali build against Naafiri includes Shadowflame, Hextech Gunblade, Rabadon's Deathcap 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 Naafiri?
The best Akali runes against Naafiri use the Domination primary tree with Resolve secondary. This rune setup achieves a 62.5% win rate in the Akali vs Naafiri matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Akali counter Naafiri?
Yes, Akali has a favorable matchup against Naafiri with a 51.4% win rate. Akali has a solid advantage over Naafiri in lane based on current patch 26.11 data.
How do I play Akali against Naafiri?
When playing Akali against Naafiri, 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.