Akali - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
47.7%
Pick Rate
4.1%

Akalivs Shyvana

FAssassin
Patch26.11
Matches776,441
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedJun 6, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology

Akali vs Shyvana is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.11. Akali wins with a 60.0% win rate (+20.0%) over Shyvana based on 5 games. Shyvana 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 Shyvana 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 - 60.0% win rate in this matchup
Akali
60.0% WR
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Shyvana vs Akali matchup - 40.0% win rate
Shyvana
40.0% WR

Who Wins the Akali vs Shyvana Matchup?

Akali wins the Akali vs Shyvana matchup
Winner
Akali
Matches: 5
60.0%
Win Rate
40.0%
7.7
CS / min
7.6
976
DMG / min
720
11,297
Gold / game
10,360
235
Heal / min
226
637
DMG Mitigated / min
1,198
0.1
CC / min
0.3
0.0%
Early Game WR
100.0%
100.0%
Late Game WR
0.0%

Akali vs Shyvana Matchup Summary

The Akali vs Shyvana matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 5 recent matches analyzed, Akali wins with a 60.0% win rate compared to Shyvana's 40.0%, giving Akali a 20.0 percentage point advantage. Game phase dynamics play a critical role here: Shyvana controls the early laning stage, but Akali outscales as the game goes longer. The matchup shifts dramatically depending on game length — Shyvana 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 Shyvana leads by 0.2s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Akali players can confidently pick into Shyvana and play aggressively from level 1. Look to establish lane dominance early through favorable trades and zone Shyvana 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 Shyvana Laning Phase Breakdown

Akali wins the laning phase against Shyvana in League of Legends

Akali is favored during the laning phase against Shyvana, 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.

Farming
7.7Akali
7.6Shyvana
Akali and Shyvana farm at nearly identical rates in this matchup, with only a 0.1 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
976Akali
720Shyvana
Akali heavily out-damages Shyvana by 256 DMG/min, dominating both short trades and all-in fights. Shyvana 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
11,297Akali
10,360Shyvana
Akali generates a commanding 937 more gold per game than Shyvana. This substantial economic advantage means Akali consistently reaches key item breakpoints earlier, creating a compounding lead that grows throughout the game. Shyvana should focus on cost-effective item choices and avoid unnecessary deaths to prevent falling further behind.
Utility
0.1Akali
0.3Shyvana
Both Akali and Shyvana provide similar amounts of crowd control (0.2s/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
872Akali
1,423Shyvana
Shyvana vastly out-sustains Akali, healing and mitigating 551 more damage per minute. This massive durability gap means Shyvana 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 Shyvana

Sorcerer's Shoes is the optimal boots choice against Shyvana, providing the mobility and stats Akali needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Akali against Shyvana are Stormsurge, Hextech Rocketbelt and Hextech Gunblade. 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 Shyvana. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Akali vs Shyvana matchup.

Early Game vs Late Game

Early Game
Shyvana
100.0%
+100.0% advantage
Akali early game win rateAkali0.0%
Shyvana early game win rateShyvana100.0%
Late Game
Akali
100.0%
+100.0% advantage
Akali late game win rateAkali100.0%
Shyvana late game win rateShyvana0.0%

Shyvana dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 100.0% win rate — a 100.0 percentage point lead over Akali. This lopsided early game means Shyvana 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 100.0% win rate — 100.0 points above Shyvana. Extended games heavily favor Akali, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.

This matchup features a dramatic power shift: Shyvana must aggressively press their early advantage and close out the game before Akali reaches their scaling breakpoints. If Akali 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 Shyvana

Domination rune tree - Akali primary runes vs ShyvanaDomination
Electrocute - best Akali rune vs ShyvanaSudden Impact - best Akali rune vs ShyvanaGrisly Mementos - best Akali rune vs ShyvanaUltimate Hunter - best Akali rune vs Shyvana
Resolve rune tree - Akali secondary runes vs ShyvanaResolve
Overgrowth - best Akali rune vs ShyvanaBone Plating - best Akali rune vs Shyvana
100.0% WR

Running Domination primary with Resolve secondary allows Akali to press their advantage against Shyvana, 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 Shyvana - Frequently Asked Questions

How does Akali do against Shyvana in League of Legends?

Akali wins the Akali vs Shyvana matchup with a 60.0% win rate compared to Shyvana's 40.0%, a 20.0 percentage point difference. This data is based on 5 recent ranked games in patch 26.11.

How does Akali do against Shyvana in the early game?

In the early game, Shyvana has the advantage against Akali with a 100.0% win rate versus 0.0%. Shyvana players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.

How does Akali do against Shyvana in the late game?

In the late game, Akali takes over the Akali vs Shyvana matchup with a 100.0% win rate compared to 0.0%. Akali scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.

Who wins the Akali vs Shyvana matchup?

Akali wins the matchup against Shyvana with a 60.0% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.11. The 20.0 percentage point advantage means Akali is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 5 games analyzed.

What is the best Akali build against Shyvana?

The best Akali build against Shyvana includes Stormsurge, Hextech Rocketbelt, Hextech Gunblade with Sorcerer'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 Shyvana?

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

Does Akali counter Shyvana?

Yes, Akali has a favorable matchup against Shyvana with a 60.0% win rate. Akali strongly counters Shyvana in lane based on current patch 26.11 data.

How do I play Akali against Shyvana?

When playing Akali against Shyvana, leverage your statistical advantages by trading aggressively during favorable windows. Play safe early and scale into your power spikes where you outperform Shyvana. Build the recommended items and runes for this specific matchup for the best results.