Akalivs Swain
Akali vs Swain is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.13. Akali wins with a 66.7% win rate (+33.3%) over Swain 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 Swain 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 Swain Matchup?
Akali vs Swain Matchup Summary
The Akali vs Swain 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 Swain'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 Swain players to find favorable windows, so team-dependent strategies and avoiding solo confrontations are essential. The most significant statistical gap is in crowd control, where Swain leads by 1.7s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Akali players can confidently pick into Swain and play aggressively from level 1. Look to establish lane dominance early through favorable trades and zone Swain 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 Swain Laning Phase Breakdown
Swain is favored during the laning phase against Akali, winning 5 out of 5 key stat categories. Swain holds advantages in farming, damage, gold income, crowd control and sustain, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.
Best Akali Build Against Swain
Armored Advance is the optimal boots choice against Swain, providing the mobility and stats Akali needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Akali against Swain are Stormsurge, Shadowflame and Zhonya's Hourglass. This combination gives Akali an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Akali vs Swain matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
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Swain25.0%Akali50.0%Swain50.0%Akali dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 75.0% win rate — a 50.0 percentage point lead over Swain. 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 Swain. 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. Swain players should look for outplays, team-dependent strategies, and picks rather than relying on scaling to win this matchup.
Best Akali Runes Against Swain
Domination
Precision
Running Domination primary with Precision secondary allows Akali to press their advantage against Swain, amplifying the strengths that make this a favorable matchup.
Akali matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.13. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50.72% | 276 | 5.5 | 951 | 11,684 | 48.4% | 52.7% | |
| 52.75% | 91 | 5.6 | 808 | 11,318 | 50.0% | 54.2% | |
| 51.25% | 80 | 5.8 | 889 | 12,009 | 51.4% | 51.1% | |
| 48.00% | 75 | 5.6 | 957 | 11,558 | 53.1% | 44.2% | |
| 37.10% | 62 | 5.5 | 738 | 11,503 | 38.5% | 36.1% | |
| 44.64% | 56 | 5.5 | 857 | 12,430 | 29.4% | 51.3% | |
| 50.91% | 55 | 5.5 | 913 | 10,533 | 48.3% | 53.9% | |
| 38.46% | 52 | 5.5 | 682 | 10,577 | 45.8% | 32.1% | |
| 53.33% | 45 | 5.4 | 774 | 11,235 | 38.1% | 66.7% | |
| 52.50% | 40 | 6.0 | 911 | 10,097 | 40.0% | 65.0% | |
| 51.28% | 39 | 5.6 | 979 | 13,620 | 46.1% | 53.9% | |
| 34.21% | 38 | 5.8 | 866 | 12,150 | 23.1% | 40.0% | |
| 45.95% | 37 | 5.3 | 854 | 11,279 | 38.5% | 50.0% | |
| 51.43% | 35 | 5.6 | 821 | 11,892 | 56.3% | 47.4% | |
| 32.35% | 34 | 5.8 | 856 | 12,205 | 52.9% | 11.8% | |
| 60.61% | 33 | 6.4 | 1,022 | 12,890 | 61.5% | 60.0% | |
| 54.55% | 33 | 5.5 | 763 | 11,420 | 54.5% | 54.5% | |
| 48.39% | 31 | 5.6 | 1,001 | 12,941 | 27.3% | 60.0% | |
| 60.00% | 30 | 5.5 | 913 | 12,843 | 44.4% | 66.7% | |
| 58.62% | 29 | 5.9 | 893 | 13,323 | 50.0% | 63.2% | |
| 55.17% | 29 | 6.1 | 757 | 9,899 | 61.1% | 45.5% | |
| 51.85% | 27 | 6.1 | 870 | 11,189 | 55.6% | 50.0% | |
| 40.74% | 27 | 6.3 | 844 | 11,613 | 33.3% | 46.7% | |
| 51.85% | 27 | 5.8 | 905 | 11,507 | 58.3% | 46.7% | |
| 53.85% | 26 | 5.8 | 910 | 12,795 | 50.0% | 55.6% | |
| 46.15% | 26 | 5.5 | 836 | 12,979 | 37.5% | 50.0% | |
| 56.00% | 25 | 5.9 | 909 | 11,306 | 54.5% | 57.1% | |
| 47.83% | 23 | 5.9 | 782 | 13,196 | 60.0% | 44.4% | |
| 60.87% | 23 | 5.7 | 771 | 10,602 | 50.0% | 69.2% | |
| 54.55% | 22 | 5.9 | 888 | 11,316 | 44.4% | 61.5% | |
| 59.09% | 22 | 6.0 | 927 | 12,273 | 37.5% | 71.4% | |
| 50.00% | 22 | 5.4 | 947 | 12,969 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 52.38% | 21 | 5.9 | 693 | 11,147 | 37.5% | 61.5% | |
| 52.63% | 19 | 6.0 | 869 | 13,169 | 66.7% | 46.1% | |
| 52.63% | 19 | 5.6 | 866 | 10,249 | 70.0% | 33.3% | |
| 36.84% | 19 | 5.7 | 1,040 | 12,560 | 50.0% | 27.3% | |
| 50.00% | 18 | 5.9 | 899 | 11,797 | 66.7% | 33.3% | |
| 44.44% | 18 | 5.8 | 1,015 | 14,066 | 20.0% | 53.9% | |
| 50.00% | 16 | 5.8 | 914 | 11,840 | 20.0% | 63.6% | |
| 43.75% | 16 | 6.3 | 1,179 | 12,259 | 50.0% | 40.0% | |
| 86.67% | 15 | 5.7 | 1,165 | 12,958 | 66.7% | 91.7% | |
| 40.00% | 15 | 5.9 | 806 | 9,650 | 33.3% | 50.0% | |
| 53.33% | 15 | 5.1 | 887 | 12,163 | 50.0% | 54.5% | |
| 53.33% | 15 | 5.7 | 818 | 11,688 | 71.4% | 37.5% | |
| 46.67% | 15 | 6.3 | 912 | 10,793 | 45.5% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 14 | 5.6 | 781 | 10,681 | 28.6% | 71.4% | |
| 42.86% | 14 | 5.4 | 769 | 12,242 | 50.0% | 40.0% | |
| 58.33% | 12 | 6.4 | 868 | 11,961 | 71.4% | 40.0% | |
| 33.33% | 12 | 5.7 | 887 | 10,817 | 40.0% | 28.6% | |
| 54.55% | 11 | 6.1 | 1,034 | 12,869 | 50.0% | 57.1% | |
| 36.36% | 11 | 6.5 | 1,112 | 12,566 | 0.0% | 66.7% | |
| 36.36% | 11 | 5.9 | 823 | 12,106 | 50.0% | 28.6% | |
| 45.45% | 11 | 6.0 | 703 | 10,778 | 50.0% | 40.0% | |
| 50.00% | 10 | 6.0 | 934 | 12,071 | 66.7% | 42.9% | |
| 60.00% | 10 | 6.2 | 925 | 12,328 | 33.3% | 71.4% | |
| 55.56% | 9 | 6.1 | 892 | 11,336 | 60.0% | 50.0% | |
| 33.33% | 9 | 5.8 | 778 | 9,391 | 28.6% | 50.0% | |
| 22.22% | 9 | 5.7 | 1,013 | 10,982 | 25.0% | 20.0% | |
| 66.67% | 9 | 5.8 | 706 | 11,563 | 75.0% | 60.0% | |
| 44.44% | 9 | 6.2 | 852 | 12,259 | 50.0% | 42.9% | |
| 62.50% | 8 | 5.2 | 883 | 11,100 | 66.7% | 60.0% | |
| 25.00% | 8 | 5.0 | 829 | 10,519 | 0.0% | 33.3% | |
| 37.50% | 8 | 6.3 | 846 | 13,945 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 6.5 | 732 | 12,797 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 28.57% | 7 | 5.0 | 823 | 11,405 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 6.0 | 846 | 11,204 | 66.7% | 25.0% | |
| 71.43% | 7 | 6.9 | 930 | 13,022 | 50.0% | 100.0% | |
| 28.57% | 7 | 5.1 | 774 | 12,533 | 66.7% | 0.0% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 6.4 | 1,061 | 10,852 | 25.0% | 66.7% | |
| 28.57% | 7 | 5.8 | 840 | 13,627 | 0.0% | 33.3% | |
| 28.57% | 7 | 6.3 | 737 | 11,146 | 40.0% | 0.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 6.3 | 1,036 | 13,969 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 6.4 | 918 | 10,656 | 80.0% | 0.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 5.0 | 653 | 9,649 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 4.5 | 902 | 9,904 | 75.0% | 50.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 5.0 | 996 | 13,415 | 0.0% | 33.3% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 6.1 | 805 | 10,363 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 83.33% | 6 | 5.2 | 926 | 12,591 | 100.0% | 80.0% | |
| 83.33% | 6 | 5.8 | 818 | 13,120 | 66.7% | 100.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 5.5 | 1,012 | 11,836 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 6.6 | 969 | 13,822 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 0.00% | 5 | 5.7 | 603 | 10,726 | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 5.8 | 934 | 11,464 | 0.0% | 100.0% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 5.7 | 1,010 | 11,353 | 33.3% | 0.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 6.9 | 883 | 10,739 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 5.7 | 886 | 13,761 | 50.0% | 100.0% | |
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Akali vs Swain - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Akali do against Swain in League of Legends?
Akali wins the Akali vs Swain matchup with a 66.7% win rate compared to Swain's 33.3%, a 33.3 percentage point difference. This data is based on 6 recent ranked games in patch 26.13.
How does Akali do against Swain in the early game?
In the early game, Akali has the advantage against Swain with a 75.0% win rate versus 25.0%. 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 Swain in the late game?
In the late game, Akali takes over the Akali vs Swain 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 Swain matchup?
Akali wins the matchup against Swain with a 66.7% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.13. 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 Swain?
The best Akali build against Swain includes Stormsurge, Shadowflame, Zhonya's Hourglass with Armored Advance. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.
What are the best Akali runes against Swain?
The best Akali runes against Swain use the Domination primary tree with Precision secondary. This rune setup achieves a 100.0% win rate in the Akali vs Swain matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Akali counter Swain?
Yes, Akali has a favorable matchup against Swain with a 66.7% win rate. Akali strongly counters Swain in lane based on current patch 26.13 data.
How do I play Akali against Swain?
When playing Akali against Swain, 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.