Ryzevs Akali
Ryze vs Akali is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.19. Ryze wins with a 53.6% win rate (+7.1%) over Akali based on 28 games. Ryze wins the early laning phase while Akali scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Ryze build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Ryze vs Akali matchup.
Ryze Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Ryze 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 Ryze vs Akali?
Ryze wins 52.9% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 41.2% and 64.3% (95% range).
- Expected
- 47.9% From both champions' overall Mid win rates
- Matchup effect
- +5.1 pts Observed minus expected
- Sample
- 68 games Lane: Mid
- vs patch 26.18
- −1.7 pts Within normal patch-to-patch noise
Lane: Mid · Ranked Solo/Duo & Flex · North America server · All ranks · Patch 26.19 · Sep 24 – Sep 28
They also met in another lane (Top): 5 games, Ryze won 40.0%.
Key takeaways
- Current data slightly favors Ryze, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Ryze wins 52.9% of 68 games (95% range 41.2–64.3%).
- Both champions' overall Mid win rates predict 47.9% for Ryze; the result is within the margin of error of that, so this matchup mostly reflects the two champions' general strength.
- Akali usually wins the lane: 293 gold ahead of Ryze at 15 minutes on average (67 games with a 15-minute snapshot).
- Ryze players pick Adaptive Force (flex) far more often against Akali: 80.2% of their other Mid games, 95.6% 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 Ryze 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 Ryze'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.
Ryze vs Akali Laning Stats
At 15 minutes
Whole-game averages
Ryze vs Akali Win Rate by Game Length
Ryze'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: Ryze's results against Akali in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.
Ryze 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)AkaliRyze gold at 15: −293
- First itemRyzeRyze: 11.4 min · Akali: 12.2 min
- Games under 20 minInsufficient data
- 20–30 min gamesInsufficient data
- 30+ min gamesInsufficient data
What Ryze Changes Against Akali
Choices Ryze players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Mid games.
Adaptive Force (flex)Stat shardUsually80.2%vs Akali95.6%+15.4 pts52.3% WR here
Move Speed (flex)Stat shardUsually19.1%vs Akali4.4%−14.7 pts
ScorchRuneUsually27.1%vs Akali13.2%−13.9 pts
TranscendenceRuneUsually74.5%vs Akali88.2%+13.7 pts53.3% WR here
Flash + GhostSummoner spellsUsually31.0%vs Akali17.6%−13.4 pts
Gathering StormRuneUsually51.8%vs Akali64.7%+12.9 pts59.1% WR here
Best Ryze Build vs Akali
Usual Ryze build (Mid)
60.2% win rate · 171 games
Against Akali
Not enough matchup-specific build data: only 16 of 44 Ryze games against Akali carried a complete build, which is too few to recommend an item path from. Use Ryze's standard build instead.
- Ryze usually completes Rod of Ages first, at 11.4 min (median of 46 games).
- Akali usually completes Hextech Gunblade first, at 12.2 min (median of 45 games).
- Skill priority: Q > E > W — 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 Ryze Runes vs Akali
Usual Ryze runes (Mid)
Stormraider's Surge
45.3% win rate · 600 games
Against Akali
Stormraider's Surge65.4% win rate · 26 games
Plan your Ryze draft in Draft Lab
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Ryze matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.19. The table below shows Ryze'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 Ryze build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.
Other Ryze Matchups
Hardest for Ryze
Easiest for Ryze
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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Ryze vs Akali FAQ - Patch 26.19
Who wins Ryze vs Akali?
Current data slightly favors Ryze, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Ryze wins 52.9% of 68 games (95% range 41.2–64.3%).
What is Ryze's win rate against Akali?
Ryze wins 52.9% of 68 Mid games against Akali on patch 26.19 (95% range 41.2–64.3%). Based on both champions' overall Mid win rates, 47.9% would be expected.
Does Ryze counter Akali?
Not clearly. Ryze wins 52.9% of 68 games against Akali, and the 95% range (41.2–64.3%) includes 50%, so neither champion reliably counters the other on current data.
Who wins lane, Ryze or Akali?
Akali usually wins the lane: 293 gold ahead of Ryze at 15 minutes on average (67 games with a 15-minute snapshot).
Does Ryze outscale Akali?
There are too few games of each length to tell yet.
When is Akali strongest against Ryze?
Akali is measurably ahead in: Lane (15 min).
What should Ryze build against Akali?
There are not enough games for a matchup-specific core, so use Ryze's usual Mid core: Rod of Ages, Rabadon's Deathcap, Seraph's Embrace.
What runes should Ryze use against Akali?
Stormraider's Surge with Sorcery and Resolve — 65.4% over 26 games against Akali. The biggest change against Akali: Adaptive Force (flex) (80.2% usually, 95.6% here).