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

Akalivs Ziggs

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

Akali vs Ziggs is a moderate matchup in LoL patch 26.11. Akali wins with a 51.4% win rate (+2.9%) over Ziggs based on 35 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 Ziggs 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 - 51.4% win rate in this matchup
Akali
51.4% WR
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Ziggs vs Akali matchup - 48.6% win rate
Ziggs
48.6% WR

Who Wins the Akali vs Ziggs Matchup?

Akali wins the Akali vs Ziggs matchup
Winner
Akali
Matches: 35
51.4%
Win Rate
48.6%
5.6
CS / min
6.4
874
DMG / min
1,036
11,561
Gold / game
11,179
263
Heal / min
57
637
DMG Mitigated / min
283
0.1
CC / min
0.5
50.0%
Early Game WR
50.0%
52.4%
Late Game WR
47.6%

Akali vs Ziggs Matchup Summary

The Akali vs Ziggs matchup is a very close matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 35 recent matches analyzed, Akali wins with a 51.4% win rate compared to Ziggs's 48.6%, giving Akali a 2.9 percentage point advantage. Akali holds a slight edge in both the early and late game, but the margins are thin enough that individual skill and jungle attention will often determine the outcome. Ziggs can still find windows through outplays and team coordination. The most significant statistical gap is in crowd control, where Ziggs leads by 0.4s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Akali has a statistical edge, but the margin is close enough that respecting Ziggs's strengths is important. Trade when cooldowns are favorable, track the enemy jungler, and build toward your strongest item spikes to convert the slight advantage into a decisive lead. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.

Akali vs Ziggs Laning Phase Breakdown

Ziggs wins the laning phase against Akali in League of Legends

Ziggs is favored during the laning phase against Akali, winning 3 out of 5 key stat categories. Ziggs holds advantages in farming, damage and crowd control, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.

Farming
5.6Akali
6.4Ziggs
Ziggs edges out Akali by 0.8 CS per minute — a moderate farming advantage that adds up to roughly 11 CS over a 15-minute laning phase. This translates to earlier component purchases and slightly faster power spikes for Ziggs.
Damage
874Akali
1,036Ziggs
Ziggs heavily out-damages Akali by 161 DMG/min, dominating both short trades and all-in fights. Akali should avoid extended combat and instead focus on burst trade patterns — short engages followed by immediate disengagement — to avoid letting Ziggs's sustained damage advantage take over.
Economy
11,561Akali
11,179Ziggs
Akali earns 383 more gold per game than Ziggs, equivalent to roughly one additional component item. This economic edge comes from a combination of better farming, kill participation, and objective control, giving Akali slightly faster item completions.
Utility
0.1Akali
0.5Ziggs
Ziggs provides 0.4 seconds more crowd control per minute than Akali, offering better gank setup potential and slightly more team fight utility. This CC advantage helps Ziggs coordinate with their jungler and control the pace of skirmishes.
Sustain
900Akali
340Ziggs
Akali vastly out-sustains Ziggs, healing and mitigating 560 more damage per minute. This massive durability gap means Akali can absorb significant punishment and remain in lane while Ziggs is forced to recall. Building grievous wounds early is essential for Ziggs, and focusing on burst trade patterns rather than sustained fights is critical.

Best Akali Build Against Ziggs

Chainlaced Crushers is the optimal boots choice against Ziggs, providing the mobility and stats Akali needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Akali against Ziggs 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 performs exceptionally well, achieving a 55.6% win rate across 9 games — well above average and making it the top item path against Ziggs. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Akali vs Ziggs matchup.

Early Game vs Late Game

Early Game
Akali
50.0%
+0.0% advantage
Akali early game win rateAkali50.0%
Ziggs early game win rateZiggs50.0%
Late Game
Akali
52.4%
+4.8% advantage
Akali late game win rateAkali52.4%
Ziggs late game win rateZiggs47.6%

The early game (first 15 minutes) is a toss-up between Akali and Ziggs, with Akali holding a razor-thin 50.0% win rate edge (+0.0%). Individual skill and jungle proximity will matter more than champion advantage in the early laning phase.

In the late game (25+ minutes), Akali takes over with a 52.4% win rate, leading Ziggs by 4.8 percentage points. Akali scales more effectively into team fights and objective contests.

Akali holds the advantage at every stage of the game, making this a consistently favorable matchup from lane through late game team fights. Ziggs players should look for outplays, team-dependent strategies, and picks rather than relying on scaling to win this matchup.

Best Akali Runes Against Ziggs

Domination rune tree - Akali primary runes vs ZiggsDomination
Electrocute - best Akali rune vs ZiggsSudden Impact - best Akali rune vs ZiggsGrisly Mementos - best Akali rune vs ZiggsUltimate Hunter - best Akali rune vs Ziggs
Resolve rune tree - Akali secondary runes vs ZiggsResolve
Overgrowth - best Akali rune vs ZiggsSecond Wind - best Akali rune vs Ziggs
64.3% WR

The Domination primary with Resolve secondary combination helps Akali maximize their potential in this closely contested matchup, providing the right mix of offensive and defensive tools to edge out Ziggs.


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 Ziggs - Frequently Asked Questions

How does Akali do against Ziggs in League of Legends?

Akali wins the Akali vs Ziggs matchup with a 51.4% win rate compared to Ziggs's 48.6%, a 2.9 percentage point difference. This data is based on 35 recent ranked games in patch 26.11.

How does Akali do against Ziggs in the early game?

In the early game, Akali has the advantage against Ziggs with a 50.0% win rate versus 50.0%. 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 Ziggs in the late game?

In the late game, Akali takes over the Akali vs Ziggs matchup with a 52.4% win rate compared to 47.6%. Akali scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.

Who wins the Akali vs Ziggs matchup?

Akali wins the matchup against Ziggs with a 51.4% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.11. The 2.9 percentage point advantage means Akali is moderately favored in this lane matchup based on 35 games analyzed.

What is the best Akali build against Ziggs?

The best Akali build against Ziggs includes Shadowflame, Zhonya's Hourglass, Hextech Gunblade with Chainlaced Crushers. This build achieves a 55.6% 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 Ziggs?

The best Akali runes against Ziggs use the Domination primary tree with Resolve secondary. This rune setup achieves a 64.3% win rate in the Akali vs Ziggs matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.

Does Akali counter Ziggs?

Yes, Akali has a favorable matchup against Ziggs with a 51.4% win rate. Akali has a solid advantage over Ziggs in lane based on current patch 26.11 data.

How do I play Akali against Ziggs?

When playing Akali against Ziggs, 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.