Akali - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
48.5%
Pick Rate
3.9%

Akalivs Samira

FAssassin
Patch26.4
Matches1,089,240
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedMar 5, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology

Akali vs Samira is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.4. Akali wins with a 66.7% win rate (+33.3%) over Samira based on 6 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 Samira 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.

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Samira - 66.7% win rateSamira(66.7%)
Akali - 66.7% win rate in this matchup
Akali
66.7% WR
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Samira vs Akali matchup - 33.3% win rate
Samira
33.3% WR

Who Wins the Akali vs Samira Matchup?

Akali wins the Akali vs Samira matchup
Winner
Akali
Matches: 6
66.7%
Win Rate
33.3%
5.3
CS / min
5.9
881
DMG / min
1,109
12,065
Gold / game
13,322
225
Heal / min
371
746
DMG Mitigated / min
993
0.1
CC / min
0.1
100.0%
Early Game WR
0.0%
50.0%
Late Game WR
50.0%

Akali vs Samira Matchup Summary

The Akali vs Samira matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 6 recent matches analyzed, Akali wins with a 66.7% win rate compared to Samira's 33.3%, giving Akali a 33.3 percentage point advantage. Akali dominates at every stage — from early laning through late game team fights. This consistent advantage makes it difficult for Samira players to find favorable windows, so team-dependent strategies and avoiding solo confrontations are essential. The most significant statistical gap is in sustain, where Samira leads by 393 HP/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Akali players can confidently pick into Samira and play aggressively from level 1. Look to establish lane dominance early through favorable trades and zone Samira 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 Samira Laning Phase Breakdown

Samira wins the laning phase against Akali in League of Legends

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

Farming
5.3Akali
5.9Samira
Samira edges out Akali by 0.6 CS per minute — a moderate farming advantage that adds up to roughly 9 CS over a 15-minute laning phase. This translates to earlier component purchases and slightly faster power spikes for Samira.
Damage
881Akali
1,109Samira
Samira heavily out-damages Akali by 228 DMG/min, dominating both short trades and all-in fights. Akali should avoid extended combat and instead focus on burst trade patterns — short engages followed by immediate disengagement — to avoid letting Samira's sustained damage advantage take over.
Economy
12,065Akali
13,322Samira
Samira generates a commanding 1,258 more gold per game than Akali. This substantial economic advantage means Samira consistently reaches key item breakpoints earlier, creating a compounding lead that grows throughout the game. Akali should focus on cost-effective item choices and avoid unnecessary deaths to prevent falling further behind.
Utility
0.1Akali
0.1Samira
Both Akali and Samira provide similar amounts of crowd control (0.0s/min difference), meaning neither has a significant advantage in locking down opponents for ganks or team fights. Lane ganks are equally effective for both sides.
Sustain
972Akali
1,364Samira
Samira vastly out-sustains Akali, healing and mitigating 393 more damage per minute. This massive durability gap means Samira 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 Samira

Spellslinger's Shoes is the optimal boots choice against Samira, providing the mobility and stats Akali needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Akali against Samira are Stormsurge, Shadowflame and Zhonya's Hourglass. 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 1 games — well above average and making it the top item path against Samira. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Akali vs Samira matchup.

Early Game vs Late Game

Early Game
Akali
100.0%
+100.0% advantage
Akali early game win rateAkali100.0%
Samira early game win rateSamira0.0%
Late Game
Akali
50.0%
+0.0% advantage
Akali late game win rateAkali50.0%
Samira late game win rateSamira50.0%

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

Best Akali Runes Against Samira

Domination rune tree - Akali primary runes vs SamiraDomination
Electrocute - best Akali rune vs SamiraSudden Impact - best Akali rune vs SamiraGrisly Mementos - best Akali rune vs SamiraUltimate Hunter - best Akali rune vs Samira
Resolve rune tree - Akali secondary runes vs SamiraResolve
Overgrowth - best Akali rune vs SamiraSecond Wind - best Akali rune vs Samira
100.0% WR

Running Domination primary with Resolve secondary allows Akali to press their advantage against Samira, amplifying the strengths that make this a favorable matchup.


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.

Akali matchup win rates and stats in League of Legends patch 26.4
Opponent
Win Rate
Matches
CS/min
DMG/min
Gold/game
Early WR
Late WR
48.55%4846.189711,94452.6%44.9%
49.26%4746.086112,02345.5%52.0%
56.23%2666.297112,02858.1%54.6%
44.02%2596.083112,54245.8%42.9%
44.19%2166.083711,75746.9%42.5%
50.95%2116.190212,03357.8%44.4%
44.44%1996.078911,46142.1%46.6%
51.79%1955.983812,31161.1%46.3%
48.35%1845.794112,25850.0%47.1%
49.40%1705.782911,69848.6%50.0%
44.87%1586.483311,75651.9%37.7%
47.37%1536.098412,11056.7%40.0%
43.15%1465.587511,78334.5%48.9%
51.47%1365.987011,93553.5%50.0%
44.44%1366.282511,43545.3%43.3%
54.89%1345.893512,08755.6%54.4%
53.38%1346.079611,87452.4%54.3%
55.30%1325.786611,45755.9%54.7%
47.29%1305.578511,73647.4%47.2%
45.24%1286.091212,60155.6%37.5%
40.50%1216.182011,92252.0%32.4%
51.35%1136.686111,73056.9%46.7%
49.11%1126.092611,74848.2%50.0%
52.83%1065.986011,72454.5%51.6%
50.00%1046.593011,76950.0%50.0%
43.69%1036.078112,12648.8%40.0%
48.04%1035.886612,43545.0%50.0%
51.00%1006.082812,17746.1%54.1%
45.83%985.781010,58152.7%36.6%
47.42%975.982212,08248.7%46.5%
51.61%935.590112,20954.8%49.0%
49.44%905.887112,65352.6%47.1%
38.20%896.497812,24445.0%32.6%
48.15%826.11,00012,17250.0%46.5%
43.04%806.299711,59160.5%26.8%
48.75%806.081412,40357.1%42.2%
40.51%795.784111,72538.6%42.9%
49.35%786.01,01412,29842.4%54.5%
38.67%776.01,06811,87844.1%34.1%
48.65%746.392812,61456.3%42.9%
50.00%745.889111,18044.4%55.3%
49.30%716.21,07012,36048.0%50.0%
50.00%706.089712,11148.0%51.2%
43.48%696.282811,43146.9%40.5%
50.72%696.393412,16832.1%63.4%
56.72%676.087811,94051.7%60.5%
53.03%666.280412,46864.3%44.7%
45.90%625.875911,85059.3%35.3%
53.33%606.293911,74752.2%54.0%
44.83%585.981110,96244.1%45.8%
44.44%556.388111,85243.5%45.2%
42.59%546.398311,87048.3%36.0%
45.28%536.183211,50431.8%54.8%
50.00%526.01,04912,84850.0%50.0%
48.08%526.193612,16147.1%48.6%
46.00%506.891311,83548.3%42.9%
50.00%485.777711,28645.0%53.6%
50.00%486.383711,75753.9%45.5%
47.92%485.994311,98147.4%48.3%
46.81%476.383311,46037.5%56.5%
54.35%466.61,01113,06158.8%51.7%
44.44%456.41,20612,30446.7%43.3%
40.91%446.174611,39045.5%36.4%
60.47%436.385312,64347.1%69.2%
67.44%436.41,01213,87572.7%65.6%
50.00%406.178612,41664.7%39.1%
42.50%405.277411,55550.0%38.5%
48.72%396.176210,96342.1%55.0%
53.85%396.597912,99162.5%47.8%
51.28%396.691711,82442.1%60.0%
45.95%386.393910,89842.9%50.0%
51.35%375.98259,77045.0%58.8%
55.56%366.181811,83366.7%44.4%
34.29%356.170010,81530.8%36.4%
50.00%356.684812,05461.5%42.9%
36.36%335.884611,96625.0%42.9%
45.16%316.188111,71250.0%41.2%
53.33%306.088412,06757.1%50.0%
51.85%276.292912,33969.2%35.7%
59.26%276.490411,64266.7%53.3%
55.56%276.378610,88064.3%46.1%
76.92%265.992312,82372.7%80.0%
48.00%256.290212,20250.0%47.1%
45.83%246.299611,80941.7%50.0%
66.67%246.190411,92981.8%53.9%
45.45%226.187812,16954.5%36.4%
47.62%225.889212,31037.5%53.9%
35.00%206.193910,11936.4%33.3%
50.00%186.092211,75411.1%88.9%
50.00%186.593513,00840.0%62.5%
33.33%186.61,04913,15742.9%27.3%
44.44%186.084511,29060.0%25.0%
58.82%176.01,05712,93585.7%40.0%
64.71%176.076012,47062.5%66.7%
68.75%165.61,09315,451100.0%58.3%
64.29%146.077911,32183.3%50.0%
57.14%145.47209,49654.5%66.7%
46.15%136.084110,83633.3%75.0%
53.85%136.189413,62850.0%54.5%
46.15%135.877611,23433.3%50.0%
58.33%135.298712,44550.0%66.7%
66.67%125.781412,42657.1%80.0%
33.33%125.392814,57066.7%22.2%
36.36%116.586211,02950.0%20.0%
45.45%115.976510,63228.6%75.0%
63.64%115.799814,11875.0%57.1%
45.45%115.794812,15880.0%16.7%
40.00%105.499412,87640.0%40.0%
50.00%105.598614,16933.3%57.1%
88.89%95.190812,476100.0%75.0%
55.56%95.45809,01766.7%33.3%
77.78%95.798011,049100.0%66.7%
62.50%86.193513,56750.0%75.0%
75.00%85.378712,44466.7%80.0%
12.50%85.882911,85825.0%0.0%
62.50%85.79769,79240.0%100.0%
57.14%75.51,02013,6670.0%80.0%
42.86%76.780511,58240.0%50.0%
42.86%75.81,02013,312100.0%33.3%
71.43%75.51,12412,10866.7%75.0%
71.43%76.17859,53860.0%100.0%
71.43%75.587411,995100.0%60.0%
66.67%64.88568,88675.0%50.0%
83.33%66.51,02412,74966.7%100.0%
66.67%65.388112,065100.0%50.0%
60.00%56.893510,641100.0%0.0%
60.00%54.276911,09966.7%50.0%
20.00%56.394812,2150.0%33.3%
60.00%55.198710,8080.0%100.0%
80.00%55.874112,969100.0%66.7%
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Akali vs Samira - Frequently Asked Questions

How does Akali do against Samira in League of Legends?

Akali wins the Akali vs Samira matchup with a 66.7% win rate compared to Samira's 33.3%, a 33.3 percentage point difference. This data is based on 6 recent ranked games in patch 26.4.

How does Akali do against Samira in the early game?

In the early game, Akali has the advantage against Samira 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 Samira in the late game?

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

Akali wins the matchup against Samira with a 66.7% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.4. The 33.3 percentage point advantage means Akali is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 6 games analyzed.

What is the best Akali build against Samira?

The best Akali build against Samira includes Stormsurge, Shadowflame, Zhonya's Hourglass 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 Samira?

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

Does Akali counter Samira?

Yes, Akali has a favorable matchup against Samira with a 66.7% win rate. Akali strongly counters Samira in lane based on current patch 26.4 data.

How do I play Akali against Samira?

When playing Akali against Samira, 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.