Akalivs Xerath
Akali vs Xerath is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.4. Xerath wins with a 56.3% win rate (+12.6%) over Akali based on 103 games. Xerath 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 Xerath 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.
Xerath(43.7%)Who Wins the Akali vs Xerath Matchup?
Akali vs Xerath Matchup Summary
The Akali vs Xerath matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 103 recent matches analyzed, Xerath wins with a 56.3% win rate compared to Akali's 43.7%, giving Xerath a 12.6 percentage point advantage. Xerath dominates at every stage — from early laning through late game team fights. This consistent advantage makes it difficult for Akali 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 Xerath leads by 0.8s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Xerath has a strong advantage in this matchup. Akali players should play defensively, prioritize safe farming under tower, and look for opportunities created by jungle pressure or Xerath overextending. Avoid prolonged trades and wait for team fights where positioning and coordination matter more. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.
Akali vs Xerath Laning Phase Breakdown
Xerath is favored during the laning phase against Akali, winning 4 out of 5 key stat categories. Xerath holds advantages in farming, damage, gold income and crowd control, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.
Best Akali Build Against Xerath
Chainlaced Crushers is the optimal boots choice against Xerath, providing the mobility and stats Akali needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Akali against Xerath are Stormsurge, Shadowflame 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 60.0% win rate across 5 games — well above average and making it the top item path against Xerath. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Akali vs Xerath matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
Akali48.8%Xerath51.2%Akali40.0%Xerath60.0%During the early laning phase (first 15 minutes), Xerath has a meaningful 51.2% win rate, outperforming Akali by 2.3 percentage points. Xerath players should look to press this advantage through aggressive trades, wave priority, and early jungle coordination.
Xerath is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 60.0% win rate — 20.0 points above Akali. Extended games heavily favor Xerath, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.
Xerath holds the advantage at every stage of the game, making this a consistently favorable matchup from lane through late game team fights. Akali players should look for outplays, team-dependent strategies, and picks rather than relying on scaling to win this matchup.
Best Akali Runes Against Xerath
Domination
Resolve
The Domination and Resolve rune setup gives Akali the best tools to compete against Xerath in this difficult matchup, compensating for the statistical disadvantages with optimal rune synergies.
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.
Opponent | Win Rate | Matches | CS/min | DMG/min | Gold/game | Early WR | Late WR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48.55% | 484 | 6.1 | 897 | 11,944 | 52.6% | 44.9% | |
| 49.26% | 474 | 6.0 | 861 | 12,023 | 45.5% | 52.0% | |
| 56.23% | 266 | 6.2 | 971 | 12,028 | 58.1% | 54.6% | |
| 44.02% | 259 | 6.0 | 831 | 12,542 | 45.8% | 42.9% | |
| 44.19% | 216 | 6.0 | 837 | 11,757 | 46.9% | 42.5% | |
| 50.95% | 211 | 6.1 | 902 | 12,033 | 57.8% | 44.4% | |
| 44.44% | 199 | 6.0 | 789 | 11,461 | 42.1% | 46.6% | |
| 51.79% | 195 | 5.9 | 838 | 12,311 | 61.1% | 46.3% | |
| 48.35% | 184 | 5.7 | 941 | 12,258 | 50.0% | 47.1% | |
| 49.40% | 170 | 5.7 | 829 | 11,698 | 48.6% | 50.0% | |
| 44.87% | 158 | 6.4 | 833 | 11,756 | 51.9% | 37.7% | |
| 47.37% | 153 | 6.0 | 984 | 12,110 | 56.7% | 40.0% | |
| 43.15% | 146 | 5.5 | 875 | 11,783 | 34.5% | 48.9% | |
| 51.47% | 136 | 5.9 | 870 | 11,935 | 53.5% | 50.0% | |
| 44.44% | 136 | 6.2 | 825 | 11,435 | 45.3% | 43.3% | |
| 54.89% | 134 | 5.8 | 935 | 12,087 | 55.6% | 54.4% | |
| 53.38% | 134 | 6.0 | 796 | 11,874 | 52.4% | 54.3% | |
| 55.30% | 132 | 5.7 | 866 | 11,457 | 55.9% | 54.7% | |
| 47.29% | 130 | 5.5 | 785 | 11,736 | 47.4% | 47.2% | |
| 45.24% | 128 | 6.0 | 912 | 12,601 | 55.6% | 37.5% | |
| 40.50% | 121 | 6.1 | 820 | 11,922 | 52.0% | 32.4% | |
| 51.35% | 113 | 6.6 | 861 | 11,730 | 56.9% | 46.7% | |
| 49.11% | 112 | 6.0 | 926 | 11,748 | 48.2% | 50.0% | |
| 52.83% | 106 | 5.9 | 860 | 11,724 | 54.5% | 51.6% | |
| 50.00% | 104 | 6.5 | 930 | 11,769 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 43.69% | 103 | 6.0 | 781 | 12,126 | 48.8% | 40.0% | |
| 48.04% | 103 | 5.8 | 866 | 12,435 | 45.0% | 50.0% | |
| 51.00% | 100 | 6.0 | 828 | 12,177 | 46.1% | 54.1% | |
| 45.83% | 98 | 5.7 | 810 | 10,581 | 52.7% | 36.6% | |
| 47.42% | 97 | 5.9 | 822 | 12,082 | 48.7% | 46.5% | |
| 51.61% | 93 | 5.5 | 901 | 12,209 | 54.8% | 49.0% | |
| 49.44% | 90 | 5.8 | 871 | 12,653 | 52.6% | 47.1% | |
| 38.20% | 89 | 6.4 | 978 | 12,244 | 45.0% | 32.6% | |
| 48.15% | 82 | 6.1 | 1,000 | 12,172 | 50.0% | 46.5% | |
| 43.04% | 80 | 6.2 | 997 | 11,591 | 60.5% | 26.8% | |
| 48.75% | 80 | 6.0 | 814 | 12,403 | 57.1% | 42.2% | |
| 40.51% | 79 | 5.7 | 841 | 11,725 | 38.6% | 42.9% | |
| 49.35% | 78 | 6.0 | 1,014 | 12,298 | 42.4% | 54.5% | |
| 38.67% | 77 | 6.0 | 1,068 | 11,878 | 44.1% | 34.1% | |
| 48.65% | 74 | 6.3 | 928 | 12,614 | 56.3% | 42.9% | |
| 50.00% | 74 | 5.8 | 891 | 11,180 | 44.4% | 55.3% | |
| 49.30% | 71 | 6.2 | 1,070 | 12,360 | 48.0% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 70 | 6.0 | 897 | 12,111 | 48.0% | 51.2% | |
| 43.48% | 69 | 6.2 | 828 | 11,431 | 46.9% | 40.5% | |
| 50.72% | 69 | 6.3 | 934 | 12,168 | 32.1% | 63.4% | |
| 56.72% | 67 | 6.0 | 878 | 11,940 | 51.7% | 60.5% | |
| 53.03% | 66 | 6.2 | 804 | 12,468 | 64.3% | 44.7% | |
| 45.90% | 62 | 5.8 | 759 | 11,850 | 59.3% | 35.3% | |
| 53.33% | 60 | 6.2 | 939 | 11,747 | 52.2% | 54.0% | |
| 44.83% | 58 | 5.9 | 811 | 10,962 | 44.1% | 45.8% | |
| 44.44% | 55 | 6.3 | 881 | 11,852 | 43.5% | 45.2% | |
| 42.59% | 54 | 6.3 | 983 | 11,870 | 48.3% | 36.0% | |
| 45.28% | 53 | 6.1 | 832 | 11,504 | 31.8% | 54.8% | |
| 50.00% | 52 | 6.0 | 1,049 | 12,848 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 48.08% | 52 | 6.1 | 936 | 12,161 | 47.1% | 48.6% | |
| 46.00% | 50 | 6.8 | 913 | 11,835 | 48.3% | 42.9% | |
| 50.00% | 48 | 5.7 | 777 | 11,286 | 45.0% | 53.6% | |
| 50.00% | 48 | 6.3 | 837 | 11,757 | 53.9% | 45.5% | |
| 47.92% | 48 | 5.9 | 943 | 11,981 | 47.4% | 48.3% | |
| 46.81% | 47 | 6.3 | 833 | 11,460 | 37.5% | 56.5% | |
| 54.35% | 46 | 6.6 | 1,011 | 13,061 | 58.8% | 51.7% | |
| 44.44% | 45 | 6.4 | 1,206 | 12,304 | 46.7% | 43.3% | |
| 40.91% | 44 | 6.1 | 746 | 11,390 | 45.5% | 36.4% | |
| 60.47% | 43 | 6.3 | 853 | 12,643 | 47.1% | 69.2% | |
| 67.44% | 43 | 6.4 | 1,012 | 13,875 | 72.7% | 65.6% | |
| 50.00% | 40 | 6.1 | 786 | 12,416 | 64.7% | 39.1% | |
| 42.50% | 40 | 5.2 | 774 | 11,555 | 50.0% | 38.5% | |
| 48.72% | 39 | 6.1 | 762 | 10,963 | 42.1% | 55.0% | |
| 53.85% | 39 | 6.5 | 979 | 12,991 | 62.5% | 47.8% | |
| 51.28% | 39 | 6.6 | 917 | 11,824 | 42.1% | 60.0% | |
| 45.95% | 38 | 6.3 | 939 | 10,898 | 42.9% | 50.0% | |
| 51.35% | 37 | 5.9 | 825 | 9,770 | 45.0% | 58.8% | |
| 55.56% | 36 | 6.1 | 818 | 11,833 | 66.7% | 44.4% | |
| 34.29% | 35 | 6.1 | 700 | 10,815 | 30.8% | 36.4% | |
| 50.00% | 35 | 6.6 | 848 | 12,054 | 61.5% | 42.9% | |
| 36.36% | 33 | 5.8 | 846 | 11,966 | 25.0% | 42.9% | |
| 45.16% | 31 | 6.1 | 881 | 11,712 | 50.0% | 41.2% | |
| 53.33% | 30 | 6.0 | 884 | 12,067 | 57.1% | 50.0% | |
| 51.85% | 27 | 6.2 | 929 | 12,339 | 69.2% | 35.7% | |
| 59.26% | 27 | 6.4 | 904 | 11,642 | 66.7% | 53.3% | |
| 55.56% | 27 | 6.3 | 786 | 10,880 | 64.3% | 46.1% | |
| 76.92% | 26 | 5.9 | 923 | 12,823 | 72.7% | 80.0% | |
| 48.00% | 25 | 6.2 | 902 | 12,202 | 50.0% | 47.1% | |
| 45.83% | 24 | 6.2 | 996 | 11,809 | 41.7% | 50.0% | |
| 66.67% | 24 | 6.1 | 904 | 11,929 | 81.8% | 53.9% | |
| 45.45% | 22 | 6.1 | 878 | 12,169 | 54.5% | 36.4% | |
| 47.62% | 22 | 5.8 | 892 | 12,310 | 37.5% | 53.9% | |
| 35.00% | 20 | 6.1 | 939 | 10,119 | 36.4% | 33.3% | |
| 50.00% | 18 | 6.0 | 922 | 11,754 | 11.1% | 88.9% | |
| 50.00% | 18 | 6.5 | 935 | 13,008 | 40.0% | 62.5% | |
| 33.33% | 18 | 6.6 | 1,049 | 13,157 | 42.9% | 27.3% | |
| 44.44% | 18 | 6.0 | 845 | 11,290 | 60.0% | 25.0% | |
| 58.82% | 17 | 6.0 | 1,057 | 12,935 | 85.7% | 40.0% | |
| 64.71% | 17 | 6.0 | 760 | 12,470 | 62.5% | 66.7% | |
| 68.75% | 16 | 5.6 | 1,093 | 15,451 | 100.0% | 58.3% | |
| 64.29% | 14 | 6.0 | 779 | 11,321 | 83.3% | 50.0% | |
| 57.14% | 14 | 5.4 | 720 | 9,496 | 54.5% | 66.7% | |
| 46.15% | 13 | 6.0 | 841 | 10,836 | 33.3% | 75.0% | |
| 53.85% | 13 | 6.1 | 894 | 13,628 | 50.0% | 54.5% | |
| 46.15% | 13 | 5.8 | 776 | 11,234 | 33.3% | 50.0% | |
| 58.33% | 13 | 5.2 | 987 | 12,445 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 66.67% | 12 | 5.7 | 814 | 12,426 | 57.1% | 80.0% | |
| 33.33% | 12 | 5.3 | 928 | 14,570 | 66.7% | 22.2% | |
| 36.36% | 11 | 6.5 | 862 | 11,029 | 50.0% | 20.0% | |
| 45.45% | 11 | 5.9 | 765 | 10,632 | 28.6% | 75.0% | |
| 63.64% | 11 | 5.7 | 998 | 14,118 | 75.0% | 57.1% | |
| 45.45% | 11 | 5.7 | 948 | 12,158 | 80.0% | 16.7% | |
| 40.00% | 10 | 5.4 | 994 | 12,876 | 40.0% | 40.0% | |
| 50.00% | 10 | 5.5 | 986 | 14,169 | 33.3% | 57.1% | |
| 88.89% | 9 | 5.1 | 908 | 12,476 | 100.0% | 75.0% | |
| 55.56% | 9 | 5.4 | 580 | 9,017 | 66.7% | 33.3% | |
| 77.78% | 9 | 5.7 | 980 | 11,049 | 100.0% | 66.7% | |
| 62.50% | 8 | 6.1 | 935 | 13,567 | 50.0% | 75.0% | |
| 75.00% | 8 | 5.3 | 787 | 12,444 | 66.7% | 80.0% | |
| 12.50% | 8 | 5.8 | 829 | 11,858 | 25.0% | 0.0% | |
| 62.50% | 8 | 5.7 | 976 | 9,792 | 40.0% | 100.0% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 5.5 | 1,020 | 13,667 | 0.0% | 80.0% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 6.7 | 805 | 11,582 | 40.0% | 50.0% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 5.8 | 1,020 | 13,312 | 100.0% | 33.3% | |
| 71.43% | 7 | 5.5 | 1,124 | 12,108 | 66.7% | 75.0% | |
| 71.43% | 7 | 6.1 | 785 | 9,538 | 60.0% | 100.0% | |
| 71.43% | 7 | 5.5 | 874 | 11,995 | 100.0% | 60.0% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 4.8 | 856 | 8,886 | 75.0% | 50.0% | |
| 83.33% | 6 | 6.5 | 1,024 | 12,749 | 66.7% | 100.0% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 5.3 | 881 | 12,065 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 6.8 | 935 | 10,641 | 100.0% | 0.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 4.2 | 769 | 11,099 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 6.3 | 948 | 12,215 | 0.0% | 33.3% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 5.1 | 987 | 10,808 | 0.0% | 100.0% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 5.8 | 741 | 12,969 | 100.0% | 66.7% | |
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Akali vs Xerath - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Akali do against Xerath in League of Legends?
Xerath wins the Akali vs Xerath matchup with a 56.3% win rate compared to Akali's 43.7%, a 12.6 percentage point difference. This data is based on 103 recent ranked games in patch 26.4.
How does Akali do against Xerath in the early game?
In the early game, Xerath has the advantage against Akali with a 51.2% win rate versus 48.8%. Xerath players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.
How does Akali do against Xerath in the late game?
In the late game, Xerath takes over the Akali vs Xerath matchup with a 60.0% win rate compared to 40.0%. Xerath scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Akali vs Xerath matchup?
Xerath wins the matchup against Akali with a 56.3% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.4. The 12.6 percentage point advantage means Xerath is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 103 games analyzed.
What is the best Akali build against Xerath?
The best Akali build against Xerath includes Stormsurge, Shadowflame, Hextech Gunblade with Chainlaced Crushers. This build achieves a 60.0% 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 Xerath?
The best Akali runes against Xerath use the Domination primary tree with Resolve secondary. This rune setup achieves a 44.1% win rate in the Akali vs Xerath matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Akali counter Xerath?
No, Akali struggles against Xerath with only a 43.7% win rate. Xerath has the advantage in this matchup. Akali players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Xerath's lead.
How do I play Akali against Xerath?
When playing Akali against Xerath, play cautiously and avoid Xerath's power spikes. Look for jungle assistance and team-dependent plays since Xerath has the statistical advantage at most stages. Use the matchup-specific build and runes above to optimize your chances.