Akali - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
48.5%
Pick Rate
3.9%

Akalivs Zoe

FAssassin
Patch26.4
Matches1,089,240
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedMar 2, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology

Akali vs Zoe is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.4. Zoe wins with a 52.6% win rate (+5.2%) over Akali based on 97 games. Zoe 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 Zoe 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.

Compare against an opponent
Zoe - 47.4% win rateZoe(47.4%)
Akali - 47.4% win rate in this matchup
Akali
47.4% WR
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Zoe vs Akali matchup - 52.6% win rate
Zoe
52.6% WR

Who Wins the Akali vs Zoe Matchup?

Zoe wins the Akali vs Zoe matchup
Winner
Zoe
Matches: 97
47.4%
Win Rate
52.6%
5.9
CS / min
5.9
822
DMG / min
916
12,082
Gold / game
11,441
207
Heal / min
97
572
DMG Mitigated / min
320
0.1
CC / min
1.2
48.7%
Early Game WR
51.3%
46.5%
Late Game WR
53.5%

Akali vs Zoe Matchup Summary

The Akali vs Zoe matchup is a moderate matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 97 recent matches analyzed, Zoe wins with a 52.6% win rate compared to Akali's 47.4%, giving Zoe a 5.2 percentage point advantage. Zoe 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 Zoe leads by 1.2s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. While Zoe is slightly favored, Akali can absolutely win this lane through smart trading patterns and wave management. Focus on playing around your cooldowns, conceding CS only when necessary, and capitalizing on Zoe's mistakes. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.

Akali vs Zoe Laning Phase Breakdown

Zoe wins the laning phase against Akali in League of Legends

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

Farming
5.9Akali
5.9Zoe
Akali and Zoe farm at nearly identical rates in this matchup, with only a 0.0 CS/min difference. Neither champion holds a meaningful farming advantage, so lane dominance will come from trading and jungle interaction rather than CS leads.
Damage
822Akali
916Zoe
Zoe heavily out-damages Akali by 94 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 Zoe's sustained damage advantage take over.
Economy
12,082Akali
11,441Zoe
Akali earns 642 more gold per game than Zoe, 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
1.2Zoe
Zoe brings significantly more crowd control than Akali, with 1.2 more seconds of CC per minute. This large utility gap makes Zoe far more valuable in setting up jungle ganks, controlling objectives, and locking down targets in team fights. Akali should invest in tenacity and position carefully to avoid being chain-CC'd.
Sustain
779Akali
416Zoe
Akali vastly out-sustains Zoe, healing and mitigating 363 more damage per minute. This massive durability gap means Akali can absorb significant punishment and remain in lane while Zoe is forced to recall. Building grievous wounds early is essential for Zoe, and focusing on burst trade patterns rather than sustained fights is critical.

Best Akali Build Against Zoe

Spellslinger's Shoes is the optimal boots choice against Zoe, providing the mobility and stats Akali needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Akali against Zoe are Shadowflame, Hextech Gunblade and Lich Bane. This combination gives Akali an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build performs exceptionally well, achieving a 66.7% win rate across 3 games — well above average and making it the top item path against Zoe. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Akali vs Zoe matchup.

Early Game vs Late Game

Early Game
Zoe
51.3%
+2.6% advantage
Akali early game win rateAkali48.7%
Zoe early game win rateZoe51.3%
Late Game
Zoe
53.5%
+6.9% advantage
Akali late game win rateAkali46.5%
Zoe late game win rateZoe53.5%

During the early laning phase (first 15 minutes), Zoe has a meaningful 51.3% win rate, outperforming Akali by 2.6 percentage points. Zoe players should look to press this advantage through aggressive trades, wave priority, and early jungle coordination.

Zoe is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 53.5% win rate — 6.9 points above Akali. Extended games heavily favor Zoe, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.

Zoe 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 Zoe

Domination rune tree - Akali primary runes vs ZoeDomination
Electrocute - best Akali rune vs ZoeSudden Impact - best Akali rune vs ZoeGrisly Mementos - best Akali rune vs ZoeUltimate Hunter - best Akali rune vs Zoe
Resolve rune tree - Akali secondary runes vs ZoeResolve
Overgrowth - best Akali rune vs ZoeSecond Wind - best Akali rune vs Zoe
55.6% WR

The Domination and Resolve rune setup gives Akali the best tools to compete against Zoe 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.

Akali matchup win rates and stats in League of Legends patch 26.4
Opponent
Win Rate
Matches
CS/min
DMG/min
Gold/game
Early WR
Late WR
48.55%4846.189711,94452.6%44.9%
49.26%4746.086112,02345.5%52.0%
56.23%2666.297112,02858.1%54.6%
44.02%2596.083112,54245.8%42.9%
44.19%2166.083711,75746.9%42.5%
50.95%2116.190212,03357.8%44.4%
44.44%1996.078911,46142.1%46.6%
51.79%1955.983812,31161.1%46.3%
48.35%1845.794112,25850.0%47.1%
49.40%1705.782911,69848.6%50.0%
44.87%1586.483311,75651.9%37.7%
47.37%1536.098412,11056.7%40.0%
43.15%1465.587511,78334.5%48.9%
51.47%1365.987011,93553.5%50.0%
44.44%1366.282511,43545.3%43.3%
54.89%1345.893512,08755.6%54.4%
53.38%1346.079611,87452.4%54.3%
55.30%1325.786611,45755.9%54.7%
47.29%1305.578511,73647.4%47.2%
45.24%1286.091212,60155.6%37.5%
40.50%1216.182011,92252.0%32.4%
51.35%1136.686111,73056.9%46.7%
49.11%1126.092611,74848.2%50.0%
52.83%1065.986011,72454.5%51.6%
50.00%1046.593011,76950.0%50.0%
43.69%1036.078112,12648.8%40.0%
48.04%1035.886612,43545.0%50.0%
51.00%1006.082812,17746.1%54.1%
45.83%985.781010,58152.7%36.6%
47.42%975.982212,08248.7%46.5%
51.61%935.590112,20954.8%49.0%
49.44%905.887112,65352.6%47.1%
38.20%896.497812,24445.0%32.6%
48.15%826.11,00012,17250.0%46.5%
43.04%806.299711,59160.5%26.8%
48.75%806.081412,40357.1%42.2%
40.51%795.784111,72538.6%42.9%
49.35%786.01,01412,29842.4%54.5%
38.67%776.01,06811,87844.1%34.1%
48.65%746.392812,61456.3%42.9%
50.00%745.889111,18044.4%55.3%
49.30%716.21,07012,36048.0%50.0%
50.00%706.089712,11148.0%51.2%
43.48%696.282811,43146.9%40.5%
50.72%696.393412,16832.1%63.4%
56.72%676.087811,94051.7%60.5%
53.03%666.280412,46864.3%44.7%
45.90%625.875911,85059.3%35.3%
53.33%606.293911,74752.2%54.0%
44.83%585.981110,96244.1%45.8%
44.44%556.388111,85243.5%45.2%
42.59%546.398311,87048.3%36.0%
45.28%536.183211,50431.8%54.8%
50.00%526.01,04912,84850.0%50.0%
48.08%526.193612,16147.1%48.6%
46.00%506.891311,83548.3%42.9%
50.00%485.777711,28645.0%53.6%
50.00%486.383711,75753.9%45.5%
47.92%485.994311,98147.4%48.3%
46.81%476.383311,46037.5%56.5%
54.35%466.61,01113,06158.8%51.7%
44.44%456.41,20612,30446.7%43.3%
40.91%446.174611,39045.5%36.4%
60.47%436.385312,64347.1%69.2%
67.44%436.41,01213,87572.7%65.6%
50.00%406.178612,41664.7%39.1%
42.50%405.277411,55550.0%38.5%
48.72%396.176210,96342.1%55.0%
53.85%396.597912,99162.5%47.8%
51.28%396.691711,82442.1%60.0%
45.95%386.393910,89842.9%50.0%
51.35%375.98259,77045.0%58.8%
55.56%366.181811,83366.7%44.4%
34.29%356.170010,81530.8%36.4%
50.00%356.684812,05461.5%42.9%
36.36%335.884611,96625.0%42.9%
45.16%316.188111,71250.0%41.2%
53.33%306.088412,06757.1%50.0%
51.85%276.292912,33969.2%35.7%
59.26%276.490411,64266.7%53.3%
55.56%276.378610,88064.3%46.1%
76.92%265.992312,82372.7%80.0%
48.00%256.290212,20250.0%47.1%
45.83%246.299611,80941.7%50.0%
66.67%246.190411,92981.8%53.9%
45.45%226.187812,16954.5%36.4%
47.62%225.889212,31037.5%53.9%
35.00%206.193910,11936.4%33.3%
50.00%186.092211,75411.1%88.9%
50.00%186.593513,00840.0%62.5%
33.33%186.61,04913,15742.9%27.3%
44.44%186.084511,29060.0%25.0%
58.82%176.01,05712,93585.7%40.0%
64.71%176.076012,47062.5%66.7%
68.75%165.61,09315,451100.0%58.3%
64.29%146.077911,32183.3%50.0%
57.14%145.47209,49654.5%66.7%
46.15%136.084110,83633.3%75.0%
53.85%136.189413,62850.0%54.5%
46.15%135.877611,23433.3%50.0%
58.33%135.298712,44550.0%66.7%
66.67%125.781412,42657.1%80.0%
33.33%125.392814,57066.7%22.2%
36.36%116.586211,02950.0%20.0%
45.45%115.976510,63228.6%75.0%
63.64%115.799814,11875.0%57.1%
45.45%115.794812,15880.0%16.7%
40.00%105.499412,87640.0%40.0%
50.00%105.598614,16933.3%57.1%
88.89%95.190812,476100.0%75.0%
55.56%95.45809,01766.7%33.3%
77.78%95.798011,049100.0%66.7%
62.50%86.193513,56750.0%75.0%
75.00%85.378712,44466.7%80.0%
12.50%85.882911,85825.0%0.0%
62.50%85.79769,79240.0%100.0%
57.14%75.51,02013,6670.0%80.0%
42.86%76.780511,58240.0%50.0%
42.86%75.81,02013,312100.0%33.3%
71.43%75.51,12412,10866.7%75.0%
71.43%76.17859,53860.0%100.0%
71.43%75.587411,995100.0%60.0%
66.67%64.88568,88675.0%50.0%
83.33%66.51,02412,74966.7%100.0%
66.67%65.388112,065100.0%50.0%
60.00%56.893510,641100.0%0.0%
60.00%54.276911,09966.7%50.0%
20.00%56.394812,2150.0%33.3%
60.00%55.198710,8080.0%100.0%
80.00%55.874112,969100.0%66.7%
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Akali vs Zoe - Frequently Asked Questions

How does Akali do against Zoe in League of Legends?

Zoe wins the Akali vs Zoe matchup with a 52.6% win rate compared to Akali's 47.4%, a 5.2 percentage point difference. This data is based on 97 recent ranked games in patch 26.4.

How does Akali do against Zoe in the early game?

In the early game, Zoe has the advantage against Akali with a 51.3% win rate versus 48.7%. Zoe players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.

How does Akali do against Zoe in the late game?

In the late game, Zoe takes over the Akali vs Zoe matchup with a 53.5% win rate compared to 46.5%. Zoe scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.

Who wins the Akali vs Zoe matchup?

Zoe wins the matchup against Akali with a 52.6% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.4. The 5.2 percentage point advantage means Zoe is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 97 games analyzed.

What is the best Akali build against Zoe?

The best Akali build against Zoe includes Shadowflame, Hextech Gunblade, Lich Bane with Spellslinger's Shoes. This build achieves a 66.7% 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 Zoe?

The best Akali runes against Zoe use the Domination primary tree with Resolve secondary. This rune setup achieves a 55.6% win rate in the Akali vs Zoe matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.

Does Akali counter Zoe?

No, Akali struggles against Zoe with only a 47.4% win rate. Zoe has the advantage in this matchup. Akali players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Zoe's lead.

How do I play Akali against Zoe?

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