Ireliavs Akali
Irelia vs Akali is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.18. Irelia wins with a 53.3% win rate (+6.5%) over Akali based on 77 games. Irelia holds the advantage in both the early and late game. Below you'll find the best Irelia build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Irelia vs Akali matchup.
Irelia Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Irelia 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 Irelia vs Akali?
Irelia wins 56.9% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 43.3% and 69.5% (95% range).
- Expected
- 52.0% From both champions' overall Mid win rates
- Matchup effect
- +4.9 pts Observed minus expected
- Sample
- 51 games Lane: Mid
Lane: Mid · Ranked Solo/Duo & Flex · North America server · All ranks · Patch 26.18 · Sep 11 – Sep 14
They also met in another lane (Top): 20 games, Irelia won 45.0%.
Key takeaways
- Current data slightly favors Irelia, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Irelia wins 56.9% of 51 games (95% range 43.3–69.5%).
- Both champions' overall Mid win rates predict 52.0% for Irelia; the result is within the margin of error of that, so this matchup mostly reflects the two champions' general strength.
- Irelia usually wins the lane: 565 gold ahead of Akali at 15 minutes on average (49 games with a 15-minute snapshot).
- Irelia players pick Resolve far more often against Akali: 59.1% of their other Mid games, 74.5% 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 Irelia and Akali 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 Irelia'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.
Irelia vs Akali Laning Stats
At 15 minutes
Solo kills are tracked from this patch on — 0 games have them so far, shown from 30.
Whole-game averages
Irelia vs Akali Win Rate by Game Length
Irelia's win rate against Akali 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: Irelia's results against Akali in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.
Irelia vs Akali 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)IreliaIrelia gold at 15: +565
- First itemEvenIrelia: 11.3 min · Akali: 11.7 min
- Games under 20 minInsufficient data
- 20–30 min gamesInsufficient data
- 30+ min gamesInsufficient data
What Irelia Changes Against Akali
Choices Irelia players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Mid games.
ResolveSecondary treeUsually59.1%vs Akali74.5%+15.4 pts55.3% WR here
InspirationSecondary treeUsually34.5%vs Akali19.6%−14.9 pts
Armored AdvanceBootsUsually33.4%vs Akali19.6%−13.7 pts
Doran's Bow + Health Potion + Health PotionStarting itemsUsually10.7%vs Akali21.6%+10.9 pts
Cosmic InsightRuneUsually10.9%vs Akaliunder 2%−10.9 pts
Coup de GraceRuneUsually4.0%vs Akali9.8%+5.8 pts
Flash + GhostSummoner spellsUsuallyunder 0.5%vs Akali3.9%+3.9 pts
Best Irelia Build vs Akali
Usual Irelia build (Mid)
58.3% win rate · 319 games
Against Akali
Not enough matchup-specific build data: only 11 of 36 Irelia games against Akali carried a complete build, which is too few to recommend an item path from. Use Irelia's standard build instead.
- Irelia usually completes Blade of The Ruined King first, at 11.3 min (median of 46 games).
- Akali usually completes Hextech Gunblade first, at 11.7 min (median of 35 games).
- Skill priority: Q > W > E — 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 Irelia Runes vs Akali
Usual Irelia runes (Mid)
Conqueror
57.1% win rate · 126 games
Against Akali
Too few games for a matchup-specific rune page yet — use the usual page.
Irelia matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.18. The table below shows Irelia'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 Irelia build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.
Other Irelia Matchups
Hardest for Irelia
Easiest for Irelia
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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Irelia vs Akali FAQ - Patch 26.18
Who wins Irelia vs Akali?
Current data slightly favors Irelia, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Irelia wins 56.9% of 51 games (95% range 43.3–69.5%).
What is Irelia's win rate against Akali?
Irelia wins 56.9% of 51 Mid games against Akali on patch 26.18 (95% range 43.3–69.5%). Based on both champions' overall Mid win rates, 52.0% would be expected.
Does Irelia counter Akali?
Not clearly. Irelia wins 56.9% of 51 games against Akali, and the 95% range (43.3–69.5%) includes 50%, so neither champion reliably counters the other on current data.
Who wins lane, Irelia or Akali?
Irelia usually wins the lane: 565 gold ahead of Akali at 15 minutes on average (49 games with a 15-minute snapshot).
Does Irelia outscale Akali?
There are too few games of each length to tell yet.
When is Akali strongest against Irelia?
On current data there is no stage of the game where Akali is ahead of Irelia beyond the margin of error.
What should Irelia build against Akali?
There are not enough games for a matchup-specific core, so use Irelia's usual Mid core: Kraken Slayer, Death's Dance, Blade of The Ruined King. The biggest change against Akali: Armored Advance (33.4% usually, 19.6% here).
What runes should Irelia use against Akali?
Use Irelia's usual Conqueror page (Precision + Inspiration); there are too few games for a matchup-specific page. The biggest change against Akali: Resolve (59.1% usually, 74.5% here).