- Win Rate
- 48.1%
- Pick Rate
- 4.2%
- Ban Rate
- 17.2%
Akali vs Swain
- Patch
- 26.20
- Games
- 7,554
- Lane
- All Lanes
- Tier
- All Tiers
- Last Updated
- Oct 16, 2026 UTC
- Methodology
- Data Methodology
- Author
- Dakota Chinnick
Akali vs Swain is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.20. Akali wins with a 59.6% win rate (+19.1%) over Swain based on 47 games. Swain 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 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 Akali vs Swain?
Akali wins 58.3% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 42.2% and 72.9% (95% range).
- Expected
- 46.0% From both champions' overall Mid win rates
- Matchup effect
- +12.4 pts Observed minus expected
- Sample
- 36 games Lane: Mid
- vs patch 26.19
- — Not enough games on both patches
Lane: Mid · Ranked Solo/Duo & Flex · North America server · All ranks · Patch 26.20 · Oct 9 – Oct 11
They also met in another lane (Top): 9 games, Akali won 77.8%.
Key takeaways
- Current data slightly favors Akali, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Akali wins 58.3% of 36 games (95% range 42.2–72.9%).
- Both champions' overall Mid win rates predict 46.0% for Akali; the result is within the margin of error of that, so this matchup mostly reflects the two champions' general strength.
- Neither side reliably wins the lane: the average gold difference at 15 minutes is 2, within the margin of error (36 games).
- Akali players pick Coup de Grace far more often against Swain: 8.8% of their other Mid games, 22.2% here.
How we calculate this
Games: ranked Solo/Duo and Flex games on the North America server from the patch shown. Remakes (games under 5 minutes) are excluded.
A game only counts when Akali and Swain played the same position on opposite teams, so roaming, lane swaps within a team or a champion merely being in the same game never count as this matchup.
The 95% range is a Wilson score interval. Confidence comes from how wide that range is: within ±3 points is very high, ±5 high, ±8 moderate, anything wider low. Below 20 games a matchup is not classified at all.
Expected win rate combines both champions’ win rates in this lane (same games and filters) with the log5 formula: E = A(1−B) / (A(1−B) + B(1−A)). Matchup effect = observed − expected.
"What changes" compares Akali's choices in this matchup with the same champion's other games in the same lane, and lists a change only when it is at least 3 points and statistically significant (two-proportion z-test, |z| ≥ 2, 20+ games).
Results are not split by rank: the sample per rank is too small for honest per-rank matchup numbers.
Akali vs Swain Laning Stats
At 15 minutes
Whole-game averages
Akali vs Swain Win Rate by Game Length
Akali's win rate against Swain by game length. The dot is the win rate, the bar its 95% range and the dashed line the champion's usual win rate at that length. Lengths with fewer than 25 games are left blank.
No game length stands out: Akali's results against Swain in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.
Akali vs Swain Power Spikes
Who is ahead at each stage, measured from these games. A stage reads "Even" when the difference is inside the margin of error, and "Insufficient data" when there are too few games to tell.
- Lane (15 min)EvenAkali gold at 15: +2
- First itemInsufficient data
- Games under 20 minInsufficient data
- 20–30 min gamesInsufficient data
- 30+ min gamesInsufficient data
What Akali Changes Against Swain
Choices Akali players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Mid games.
Coup de GraceRuneUsually8.8%vs Swain22.2%+13.5 pts
Bone PlatingRuneUsually10.8%vs Swainunder 2%−10.8 pts
Usually6.2%vs Swain16.7%+10.4 pts
ConquerorKeystoneUsually6.4%vs Swain16.7%+10.3 pts
Legend: HasteRuneUsually7.1%vs Swain16.7%+9.6 pts
Void StaffItemUsually5.7%vs Swain13.9%+8.2 pts
RiftmakerItemUsually1.4%vs Swain8.3%+6.9 pts
Amplifying Tome + Health Potion + Health PotionStarting itemsUsually1.0%vs Swain5.6%+4.6 pts
Best Akali Build vs Swain
Usual Akali build (Mid)
90.9% win rate · 11 games
Against Swain
Not enough matchup-specific build data: only 8 of 23 Akali games against Swain carried a complete build, which is too few to recommend an item path from. Use Akali's standard build instead.
- Akali usually completes Hextech Gunblade first, at 11.7 min (median of 25 games).
- Skill priority: Q > E > W — the same as usual.
Builds are ranked by the lower edge of their win rate range, not the raw win rate, so a build seen in a handful of wins never outranks a proven one.
Best Akali Runes vs Swain
Usual Akali runes (Mid)
Electrocute
49.7% win rate · 1,940 games
Against Swain
Too few games for a matchup-specific rune page yet — use the usual page.
Plan your Akali draft in Draft Lab
Draft Lab lays out both teams lane by lane with live matchup win rates, damage profiles and game-phase lean, and suggests picks and bans from current meta data.
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Akali matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.20. 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.
Other Akali Matchups
Hardest for Akali
Easiest for Akali
Win rate and games for each matchup. Lists are ranked by the edge of the 95% range so small samples cannot top them; matchups with at least 50 games only.
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Akali vs Swain FAQ - Patch 26.20
Who wins Akali vs Swain?
Current data slightly favors Akali, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Akali wins 58.3% of 36 games (95% range 42.2–72.9%).
What is Akali's win rate against Swain?
Akali wins 58.3% of 36 Mid games against Swain on patch 26.20 (95% range 42.2–72.9%). Based on both champions' overall Mid win rates, 46.0% would be expected.
Does Akali counter Swain?
Not clearly. Akali wins 58.3% of 36 games against Swain, and the 95% range (42.2–72.9%) includes 50%, so neither champion reliably counters the other on current data.
Who wins lane, Akali or Swain?
Neither side reliably wins the lane: the average gold difference at 15 minutes is 2, within the margin of error (36 games).
Does Akali outscale Swain?
There are too few games of each length to tell yet.
When is Swain strongest against Akali?
On current data there is no stage of the game where Swain is ahead of Akali beyond the margin of error.
What should Akali build against Swain?
There are not enough games for a matchup-specific core, so use Akali's usual Mid core: Stormsurge, Hextech Gunblade, Mejai's Soulstealer. The biggest change against Swain: Mejai's Soulstealer (6.2% usually, 16.7% here).
What runes should Akali use against Swain?
Use Akali's usual Electrocute page (Domination + Resolve); there are too few games for a matchup-specific page. The biggest change against Swain: Coup de Grace (8.8% usually, 22.2% here).