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

Akalivs Yorick

FAssassin
Patch26.11
Matches776,441
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedJun 4, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology

Akali vs Yorick is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.11. Yorick wins with a 59.6% win rate (+19.1%) over Akali based on 47 games. Yorick 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 Yorick 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 - 40.4% win rate in this matchup
Akali
40.4% WR
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Yorick vs Akali matchup - 59.6% win rate
Yorick
59.6% WR

Who Wins the Akali vs Yorick Matchup?

Yorick wins the Akali vs Yorick matchup
Winner
Yorick
Matches: 47
40.4%
Win Rate
59.6%
5.9
CS / min
7.3
843
DMG / min
912
10,720
Gold / game
12,245
230
Heal / min
352
635
DMG Mitigated / min
914
0.1
CC / min
0.3
45.0%
Early Game WR
55.0%
37.0%
Late Game WR
63.0%

Akali vs Yorick Matchup Summary

The Akali vs Yorick matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 47 recent matches analyzed, Yorick wins with a 59.6% win rate compared to Akali's 40.4%, giving Yorick a 19.1 percentage point advantage. Yorick 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 Yorick leads by 0.2s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Yorick 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 Yorick 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 Yorick Laning Phase Breakdown

Yorick wins the laning phase against Akali in League of Legends

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

Farming
5.9Akali
7.3Yorick
Yorick significantly out-farms Akali by 1.5 CS per minute, accumulating an estimated 22 CS lead by mid game. This substantial farming gap gives Yorick a major gold advantage and earlier item completions. Akali players should prioritize wave management techniques like freezing near tower and using abilities efficiently to minimize the deficit.
Damage
843Akali
912Yorick
Yorick deals 70 more champion damage per minute than Akali. While noticeable in extended trades, this gap can be offset by Akali choosing favorable fight windows, such as engaging when Yorick's key abilities are on cooldown or trading immediately after dodging a skillshot.
Economy
10,720Akali
12,245Yorick
Yorick generates a commanding 1,525 more gold per game than Akali. This substantial economic advantage means Yorick 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
0.3Yorick
Both Akali and Yorick 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
865Akali
1,267Yorick
Yorick vastly out-sustains Akali, healing and mitigating 401 more damage per minute. This massive durability gap means Yorick 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 Yorick

Sorcerer's Shoes is the optimal boots choice against Yorick, providing the mobility and stats Akali needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Akali against Yorick are Shadowflame, Zhonya's Hourglass and Hextech Gunblade. This combination gives Akali an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build achieves a solid 50.0% win rate across 6 games, proving it to be a reliable item path when facing Yorick. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Akali vs Yorick matchup.

Early Game vs Late Game

Early Game
Yorick
55.0%
+10.0% advantage
Akali early game win rateAkali45.0%
Yorick early game win rateYorick55.0%
Late Game
Yorick
63.0%
+25.9% advantage
Akali late game win rateAkali37.0%
Yorick late game win rateYorick63.0%

Yorick dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 55.0% win rate — a 10.0 percentage point lead over Akali. This lopsided early game means Yorick can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.

Yorick is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 63.0% win rate — 25.9 points above Akali. Extended games heavily favor Yorick, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.

Yorick 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 Yorick

Domination rune tree - Akali primary runes vs YorickDomination
Electrocute - best Akali rune vs YorickSudden Impact - best Akali rune vs YorickGrisly Mementos - best Akali rune vs YorickUltimate Hunter - best Akali rune vs Yorick
Resolve rune tree - Akali secondary runes vs YorickResolve
Overgrowth - best Akali rune vs YorickSecond Wind - best Akali rune vs Yorick
42.1% WR

The Domination and Resolve rune setup gives Akali the best tools to compete against Yorick in this difficult matchup, compensating for the statistical disadvantages with optimal rune synergies.


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 Yorick - Frequently Asked Questions

How does Akali do against Yorick in League of Legends?

Yorick wins the Akali vs Yorick matchup with a 59.6% win rate compared to Akali's 40.4%, a 19.1 percentage point difference. This data is based on 47 recent ranked games in patch 26.11.

How does Akali do against Yorick in the early game?

In the early game, Yorick has the advantage against Akali with a 55.0% win rate versus 45.0%. Yorick players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.

How does Akali do against Yorick in the late game?

In the late game, Yorick takes over the Akali vs Yorick matchup with a 63.0% win rate compared to 37.0%. Yorick scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.

Who wins the Akali vs Yorick matchup?

Yorick wins the matchup against Akali with a 59.6% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.11. The 19.1 percentage point advantage means Yorick is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 47 games analyzed.

What is the best Akali build against Yorick?

The best Akali build against Yorick includes Shadowflame, Zhonya's Hourglass, Hextech Gunblade with Sorcerer's Shoes. This build achieves a 50.0% 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 Yorick?

The best Akali runes against Yorick use the Domination primary tree with Resolve secondary. This rune setup achieves a 42.1% win rate in the Akali vs Yorick matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.

Does Akali counter Yorick?

No, Akali struggles against Yorick with only a 40.4% win rate. Yorick has the advantage in this matchup. Akali players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Yorick's lead.

How do I play Akali against Yorick?

When playing Akali against Yorick, play cautiously and avoid Yorick's power spikes. Look for jungle assistance and team-dependent plays since Yorick has the statistical advantage at most stages. Use the matchup-specific build and runes above to optimize your chances.