Ireliavs Akali
Irelia vs Akali is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.11. Irelia wins with a 59.6% win rate (+19.2%) over Akali based on 99 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 the Irelia vs Akali Matchup?
Irelia vs Akali Matchup Summary
The Irelia vs Akali matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 99 recent matches analyzed, Irelia wins with a 59.6% win rate compared to Akali's 40.4%, giving Irelia a 19.2 percentage point advantage. Irelia 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 Irelia leads by 0.5s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Irelia players can confidently pick into Akali and play aggressively from level 1. Look to establish lane dominance early through favorable trades and zone Akali away from CS whenever possible. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.
Irelia vs Akali Laning Phase Breakdown
Irelia is favored during the laning phase against Akali, winning 4 out of 5 key stat categories. Irelia holds advantages in farming, gold income, crowd control and sustain, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.
Best Irelia Build Against Akali
Immortal Path is the optimal boots choice against Akali, providing the mobility and stats Irelia needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Irelia against Akali are Death's Dance, Hullbreaker and Blade of The Ruined King. This combination gives Irelia an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build performs exceptionally well, achieving a 77.8% win rate across 9 games — well above average and making it the top item path against Akali. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Irelia vs Akali matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
Irelia64.3%
Akali35.7%Irelia53.5%Akali46.5%Irelia dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 64.3% win rate — a 28.6 percentage point lead over Akali. This lopsided early game means Irelia can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.
Irelia is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 53.5% win rate — 7.0 points above Akali. Extended games heavily favor Irelia, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.
Irelia 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 Irelia Runes Against Akali
Precision
Resolve
Running Precision primary with Resolve secondary allows Irelia to press their advantage against Akali, amplifying the strengths that make this a favorable matchup.
Irelia matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.11. 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.
Opponent | Win Rate | Matches | CS/min | DMG/min | Gold/game | Early WR | Late WR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 44.12% | 136 | 7.8 | 725 | 12,534 | 45.2% | 43.2% | |
| 49.25% | 134 | 7.5 | 830 | 12,966 | 53.3% | 46.0% | |
| 43.85% | 130 | 7.6 | 784 | 13,283 | 52.7% | 37.3% | |
| 51.24% | 121 | 7.6 | 852 | 13,089 | 57.6% | 45.2% | |
| 40.17% | 117 | 7.6 | 818 | 12,380 | 36.4% | 43.5% | |
| 53.04% | 115 | 8.2 | 985 | 14,027 | 67.3% | 40.0% | |
| 40.87% | 115 | 7.6 | 863 | 14,126 | 47.7% | 36.6% | |
| 53.33% | 105 | 7.8 | 885 | 13,455 | 50.0% | 55.7% | |
| 59.60% | 99 | 7.4 | 906 | 12,605 | 64.3% | 53.5% | |
| 44.68% | 94 | 7.3 | 791 | 11,412 | 45.3% | 43.9% | |
| 56.82% | 88 | 7.6 | 848 | 13,231 | 57.9% | 56.0% | |
| 46.51% | 86 | 7.0 | 916 | 13,133 | 47.2% | 46.0% | |
| 52.38% | 84 | 7.2 | 732 | 11,895 | 53.3% | 51.3% | |
| 56.96% | 79 | 8.1 | 903 | 13,483 | 66.7% | 46.0% | |
| 46.75% | 77 | 7.7 | 818 | 13,253 | 38.9% | 53.7% | |
| 40.00% | 75 | 7.5 | 812 | 12,757 | 41.2% | 39.0% | |
| 51.39% | 72 | 7.8 | 1,201 | 12,346 | 51.3% | 51.5% | |
| 56.34% | 71 | 7.5 | 840 | 12,878 | 56.7% | 56.1% | |
| 56.34% | 71 | 7.8 | 1,131 | 13,509 | 45.2% | 65.0% | |
| 46.97% | 66 | 7.2 | 793 | 12,373 | 43.3% | 50.0% | |
| 56.06% | 66 | 7.3 | 858 | 14,488 | 60.0% | 53.7% | |
| 46.88% | 64 | 7.7 | 838 | 13,284 | 51.9% | 43.2% | |
| 37.50% | 64 | 7.5 | 827 | 12,411 | 35.3% | 40.0% | |
| 54.69% | 64 | 7.4 | 879 | 13,407 | 48.3% | 60.0% | |
| 44.44% | 63 | 7.7 | 995 | 12,726 | 43.3% | 45.5% | |
| 56.45% | 62 | 8.0 | 874 | 12,872 | 61.8% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 62 | 7.7 | 849 | 12,722 | 48.3% | 51.5% | |
| 50.00% | 60 | 7.3 | 844 | 12,500 | 48.5% | 51.9% | |
| 48.28% | 58 | 7.3 | 993 | 12,404 | 53.6% | 43.3% | |
| 46.55% | 58 | 7.2 | 749 | 13,158 | 59.1% | 38.9% | |
| 42.11% | 57 | 7.6 | 875 | 13,844 | 50.0% | 35.5% | |
| 57.89% | 57 | 7.8 | 831 | 13,411 | 57.1% | 58.6% | |
| 43.64% | 55 | 7.4 | 796 | 12,539 | 32.1% | 55.6% | |
| 40.00% | 55 | 7.7 | 923 | 13,172 | 59.3% | 21.4% | |
| 40.74% | 54 | 7.7 | 959 | 13,613 | 40.0% | 41.4% | |
| 50.00% | 52 | 7.7 | 879 | 12,067 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 43.14% | 51 | 7.6 | 770 | 12,537 | 46.1% | 40.0% | |
| 62.00% | 50 | 7.6 | 894 | 13,009 | 62.5% | 61.5% | |
| 58.00% | 50 | 7.9 | 967 | 13,655 | 56.5% | 59.3% | |
| 48.98% | 49 | 7.7 | 743 | 12,333 | 45.5% | 51.9% | |
| 57.14% | 49 | 7.2 | 760 | 12,853 | 52.2% | 61.5% | |
| 58.70% | 46 | 8.2 | 885 | 13,611 | 65.2% | 52.2% | |
| 52.17% | 46 | 8.3 | 940 | 13,526 | 42.1% | 59.3% | |
| 57.78% | 45 | 7.7 | 1,034 | 15,427 | 53.3% | 60.0% | |
| 47.73% | 44 | 7.1 | 963 | 12,518 | 45.0% | 50.0% | |
| 56.82% | 44 | 7.5 | 871 | 11,813 | 48.3% | 73.3% | |
| 46.51% | 43 | 7.9 | 792 | 12,625 | 59.1% | 33.3% | |
| 46.51% | 43 | 7.5 | 875 | 12,573 | 50.0% | 44.0% | |
| 45.24% | 42 | 7.7 | 871 | 13,021 | 47.8% | 42.1% | |
| 45.24% | 42 | 7.8 | 798 | 11,939 | 50.0% | 35.7% | |
| 50.00% | 42 | 7.8 | 862 | 12,314 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 48.78% | 41 | 7.7 | 937 | 11,694 | 50.0% | 47.4% | |
| 58.97% | 39 | 7.6 | 849 | 11,858 | 71.4% | 44.4% | |
| 56.41% | 39 | 8.0 | 870 | 13,061 | 65.0% | 47.4% | |
| 50.00% | 38 | 7.0 | 890 | 12,690 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 59.46% | 37 | 7.7 | 890 | 12,933 | 66.7% | 52.6% | |
| 58.33% | 36 | 7.8 | 773 | 13,506 | 75.0% | 45.0% | |
| 58.33% | 36 | 7.2 | 849 | 13,622 | 60.0% | 57.1% | |
| 50.00% | 34 | 7.8 | 954 | 14,603 | 61.5% | 42.9% | |
| 66.67% | 33 | 8.2 | 934 | 13,333 | 86.7% | 50.0% | |
| 54.55% | 33 | 7.6 | 923 | 12,522 | 61.1% | 46.7% | |
| 43.75% | 32 | 7.3 | 822 | 13,321 | 45.5% | 42.9% | |
| 61.29% | 31 | 7.9 | 862 | 10,969 | 64.7% | 57.1% | |
| 48.39% | 31 | 8.3 | 816 | 12,753 | 43.8% | 53.3% | |
| 68.97% | 29 | 7.8 | 938 | 13,975 | 66.7% | 70.6% | |
| 46.43% | 28 | 8.0 | 1,046 | 12,976 | 64.3% | 28.6% | |
| 50.00% | 28 | 7.4 | 735 | 13,158 | 57.1% | 42.9% | |
| 46.43% | 28 | 7.5 | 858 | 13,321 | 55.6% | 42.1% | |
| 42.86% | 28 | 7.8 | 830 | 13,485 | 58.3% | 31.3% | |
| 50.00% | 28 | 8.0 | 730 | 12,143 | 61.5% | 40.0% | |
| 59.26% | 27 | 7.7 | 1,028 | 14,591 | 83.3% | 40.0% | |
| 65.38% | 26 | 8.0 | 767 | 13,177 | 78.6% | 50.0% | |
| 57.69% | 26 | 7.6 | 828 | 10,985 | 66.7% | 37.5% | |
| 38.46% | 26 | 7.8 | 913 | 12,818 | 33.3% | 42.9% | |
| 36.00% | 25 | 7.0 | 794 | 11,721 | 46.7% | 20.0% | |
| 68.00% | 25 | 7.9 | 971 | 13,392 | 72.7% | 64.3% | |
| 45.83% | 24 | 7.7 | 767 | 12,786 | 46.1% | 45.5% | |
| 50.00% | 24 | 7.5 | 707 | 12,348 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 58.33% | 24 | 7.3 | 904 | 13,512 | 54.5% | 61.5% | |
| 45.83% | 24 | 7.2 | 743 | 12,959 | 33.3% | 53.3% | |
| 33.33% | 21 | 6.9 | 872 | 12,712 | 22.2% | 41.7% | |
| 57.14% | 21 | 7.9 | 955 | 11,871 | 54.5% | 60.0% | |
| 47.37% | 19 | 7.6 | 822 | 14,198 | 66.7% | 38.5% | |
| 36.84% | 19 | 6.9 | 837 | 11,910 | 36.4% | 37.5% | |
| 72.22% | 18 | 7.6 | 878 | 10,682 | 75.0% | 66.7% | |
| 47.06% | 17 | 7.8 | 839 | 13,007 | 83.3% | 27.3% | |
| 56.25% | 16 | 7.5 | 959 | 14,708 | 40.0% | 63.6% | |
| 53.33% | 15 | 7.4 | 758 | 14,522 | 71.4% | 37.5% | |
| 57.14% | 14 | 8.4 | 684 | 11,815 | 55.6% | 60.0% | |
| 28.57% | 14 | 7.1 | 779 | 11,695 | 28.6% | 28.6% | |
| 61.54% | 13 | 8.1 | 1,047 | 15,861 | 83.3% | 42.9% | |
| 38.46% | 13 | 7.5 | 967 | 14,729 | 60.0% | 25.0% | |
| 27.27% | 11 | 6.7 | 766 | 12,054 | 0.0% | 42.9% | |
| 54.55% | 11 | 7.6 | 925 | 14,051 | 60.0% | 50.0% | |
| 36.36% | 11 | 7.1 | 577 | 12,433 | 20.0% | 50.0% | |
| 81.82% | 11 | 6.3 | 878 | 10,457 | 87.5% | 66.7% | |
| 54.55% | 11 | 8.4 | 943 | 11,640 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 80.00% | 10 | 8.4 | 1,026 | 13,636 | 80.0% | 80.0% | |
| 60.00% | 10 | 6.1 | 651 | 12,441 | 60.0% | 60.0% | |
| 77.78% | 9 | 8.0 | 1,154 | 11,747 | 66.7% | 100.0% | |
| 62.50% | 8 | 7.6 | 983 | 13,230 | 100.0% | 40.0% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 7.3 | 928 | 13,458 | 100.0% | 40.0% | |
| 71.43% | 7 | 8.3 | 986 | 9,459 | 60.0% | 100.0% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 8.3 | 1,046 | 13,245 | 100.0% | 25.0% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 7.4 | 914 | 10,010 | 75.0% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 6.9 | 869 | 14,068 | 100.0% | 25.0% | |
| 100.00% | 6 | 7.9 | 808 | 11,284 | 100.0% | 100.0% | |
| 83.33% | 6 | 7.3 | 631 | 13,743 | 66.7% | 100.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 7.4 | 878 | 12,463 | 66.7% | 0.0% | |
| 100.00% | 6 | 7.8 | 869 | 14,433 | 100.0% | 100.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 7.9 | 852 | 14,468 | 50.0% | 25.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 7.1 | 829 | 12,364 | 0.0% | 66.7% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 8.4 | 856 | 14,689 | 75.0% | 0.0% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 7.9 | 997 | 18,293 | 100.0% | 66.7% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 9.1 | 1,046 | 13,567 | 33.3% | 0.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 8.4 | 782 | 12,920 | 100.0% | 33.3% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 8.1 | 1,200 | 12,487 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 7.8 | 959 | 14,509 | 100.0% | 0.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 8.0 | 820 | 13,691 | 66.7% | 0.0% | |
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Irelia vs Akali - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Irelia do against Akali in League of Legends?
Irelia wins the Irelia vs Akali matchup with a 59.6% win rate compared to Akali's 40.4%, a 19.2 percentage point difference. This data is based on 99 recent ranked games in patch 26.11.
How does Irelia do against Akali in the early game?
In the early game, Irelia has the advantage against Akali with a 64.3% win rate versus 35.7%. Irelia players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.
How does Irelia do against Akali in the late game?
In the late game, Irelia takes over the Irelia vs Akali matchup with a 53.5% win rate compared to 46.5%. Irelia scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Irelia vs Akali matchup?
Irelia wins the matchup against Akali with a 59.6% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.11. The 19.2 percentage point advantage means Irelia is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 99 games analyzed.
What is the best Irelia build against Akali?
The best Irelia build against Akali includes Death's Dance, Hullbreaker, Blade of The Ruined King with Immortal Path. This build achieves a 77.8% win rate in the matchup. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.
What are the best Irelia runes against Akali?
The best Irelia runes against Akali use the Precision primary tree with Resolve secondary. This rune setup achieves a 60.9% win rate in the Irelia vs Akali matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Irelia counter Akali?
Yes, Irelia has a favorable matchup against Akali with a 59.6% win rate. Irelia strongly counters Akali in lane based on current patch 26.11 data.
How do I play Irelia against Akali?
When playing Irelia against Akali, 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.