Smoldervs Akali
Smolder vs Akali is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.7. Smolder wins with a 61.5% win rate (+23.1%) over Akali based on 13 games. Smolder holds the advantage in both the early and late game. Below you'll find the best Smolder build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Smolder vs Akali matchup.
Smolder Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Smolder 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.
Akali(61.5%)Who Wins the Smolder vs Akali Matchup?
Smolder vs Akali Matchup Summary
The Smolder vs Akali matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 13 recent matches analyzed, Smolder wins with a 61.5% win rate compared to Akali's 38.5%, giving Smolder a 23.1 percentage point advantage. Smolder 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 Smolder leads by 0.2s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Smolder 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.
Smolder vs Akali Laning Phase Breakdown
Akali is favored during the laning phase against Smolder, winning 3 out of 5 key stat categories. Akali holds advantages in damage, gold income and sustain, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.
Best Smolder Build Against Akali
Crimson Lucidity is the optimal boots choice against Akali, providing the mobility and stats Smolder needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Smolder against Akali are Essence Reaver, Spear of Shojin and Rapid Firecannon. This combination gives Smolder an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build performs exceptionally well, achieving a 100.0% win rate across 4 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 Smolder vs Akali matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
Smolder80.0%Akali20.0%Smolder50.0%Akali50.0%Smolder dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 80.0% win rate — a 60.0 percentage point lead over Akali. This lopsided early game means Smolder can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.
Late game (25+ minutes) is equally balanced, with Smolder at 50.0% win rate — only 0.0 points ahead of Akali. Team fight execution and macro play determine the winner at this stage, not champion matchup advantage.
Smolder 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 Smolder Runes Against Akali
Precision
Sorcery
Running Precision primary with Sorcery secondary allows Smolder to press their advantage against Akali, amplifying the strengths that make this a favorable matchup.
Smolder matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.7. The table below shows Smolder'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 Smolder 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52.62% | 534 | 7.1 | 992 | 14,046 | 56.0% | 50.5% | |
| 47.30% | 482 | 7.1 | 976 | 13,628 | 51.9% | 43.8% | |
| 45.36% | 463 | 7.2 | 956 | 13,713 | 47.0% | 44.0% | |
| 52.44% | 450 | 6.9 | 993 | 14,215 | 56.3% | 50.3% | |
| 50.92% | 436 | 7.1 | 994 | 14,159 | 48.2% | 52.6% | |
| 51.72% | 319 | 7.3 | 1,036 | 14,133 | 42.0% | 59.1% | |
| 52.73% | 256 | 7.3 | 1,097 | 14,389 | 54.8% | 51.1% | |
| 54.63% | 227 | 7.0 | 1,013 | 14,121 | 53.1% | 55.8% | |
| 54.21% | 214 | 7.2 | 1,021 | 13,926 | 51.0% | 56.8% | |
| 47.18% | 195 | 6.9 | 960 | 14,143 | 48.7% | 46.2% | |
| 48.95% | 143 | 6.9 | 980 | 13,302 | 51.4% | 46.6% | |
| 51.47% | 136 | 7.3 | 1,029 | 14,300 | 50.0% | 52.6% | |
| 54.48% | 134 | 7.1 | 950 | 13,663 | 50.9% | 57.1% | |
| 45.31% | 128 | 7.3 | 955 | 13,731 | 50.0% | 40.6% | |
| 51.59% | 126 | 6.9 | 1,010 | 14,095 | 41.8% | 59.1% | |
| 50.85% | 118 | 6.9 | 941 | 13,441 | 43.8% | 55.7% | |
| 50.43% | 115 | 7.2 | 1,046 | 13,867 | 48.1% | 52.5% | |
| 46.30% | 108 | 7.8 | 1,065 | 13,693 | 45.6% | 46.8% | |
| 54.46% | 101 | 7.3 | 1,112 | 15,010 | 62.5% | 49.2% | |
| 55.81% | 86 | 7.2 | 981 | 14,565 | 51.4% | 58.8% | |
| 51.95% | 77 | 7.4 | 993 | 13,586 | 50.0% | 54.0% | |
| 48.00% | 75 | 7.4 | 976 | 13,746 | 50.0% | 46.3% | |
| 50.00% | 68 | 7.0 | 897 | 13,084 | 39.3% | 57.5% | |
| 57.35% | 68 | 7.3 | 978 | 14,711 | 42.1% | 63.3% | |
| 43.10% | 58 | 7.4 | 1,047 | 13,679 | 56.0% | 33.3% | |
| 56.90% | 58 | 7.0 | 968 | 14,398 | 65.0% | 52.6% | |
| 56.60% | 53 | 7.1 | 999 | 14,080 | 45.8% | 65.5% | |
| 65.38% | 52 | 7.3 | 1,096 | 14,858 | 65.0% | 65.6% | |
| 60.42% | 48 | 7.1 | 1,063 | 13,560 | 54.5% | 65.4% | |
| 53.33% | 45 | 7.2 | 1,301 | 14,841 | 66.7% | 38.1% | |
| 50.00% | 42 | 6.7 | 780 | 12,280 | 41.2% | 56.0% | |
| 60.53% | 38 | 7.3 | 1,033 | 14,214 | 46.7% | 69.6% | |
| 34.21% | 38 | 7.6 | 1,115 | 15,419 | 38.5% | 32.0% | |
| 34.62% | 26 | 7.1 | 1,136 | 12,458 | 36.4% | 33.3% | |
| 42.31% | 26 | 7.2 | 1,011 | 13,331 | 66.7% | 29.4% | |
| 47.62% | 21 | 7.2 | 972 | 15,830 | 60.0% | 43.8% | |
| 52.38% | 21 | 7.5 | 958 | 12,399 | 50.0% | 55.6% | |
| 66.67% | 18 | 7.1 | 929 | 12,163 | 66.7% | 66.7% | |
| 55.56% | 18 | 7.2 | 1,032 | 13,043 | 62.5% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 18 | 7.5 | 1,201 | 14,302 | 40.0% | 53.9% | |
| 70.59% | 17 | 7.2 | 755 | 10,876 | 55.6% | 87.5% | |
| 52.94% | 17 | 7.0 | 1,133 | 16,242 | 50.0% | 53.9% | |
| 43.75% | 16 | 7.5 | 850 | 13,446 | 0.0% | 63.6% | |
| 43.75% | 16 | 6.6 | 997 | 14,016 | 33.3% | 50.0% | |
| 40.00% | 15 | 7.0 | 1,114 | 12,840 | 40.0% | 40.0% | |
| 60.00% | 15 | 6.7 | 865 | 13,598 | 20.0% | 80.0% | |
| 46.67% | 15 | 7.9 | 946 | 12,895 | 44.4% | 50.0% | |
| 57.14% | 14 | 6.6 | 1,284 | 12,603 | 50.0% | 62.5% | |
| 50.00% | 14 | 7.3 | 860 | 12,605 | 57.1% | 42.9% | |
| 61.54% | 13 | 7.2 | 828 | 13,365 | 80.0% | 50.0% | |
| 23.08% | 13 | 7.4 | 981 | 13,847 | 25.0% | 22.2% | |
| 30.77% | 13 | 7.0 | 817 | 12,405 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 66.67% | 12 | 7.2 | 875 | 13,165 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 66.67% | 12 | 7.0 | 1,161 | 10,970 | 66.7% | 66.7% | |
| 66.67% | 12 | 7.1 | 889 | 14,471 | 75.0% | 62.5% | |
| 33.33% | 12 | 7.4 | 1,363 | 13,527 | 16.7% | 50.0% | |
| 33.33% | 12 | 6.5 | 720 | 11,125 | 33.3% | 33.3% | |
| 27.27% | 11 | 6.6 | 1,128 | 13,784 | 33.3% | 25.0% | |
| 81.82% | 11 | 8.1 | 1,047 | 13,715 | 66.7% | 100.0% | |
| 36.36% | 11 | 7.5 | 977 | 11,225 | 25.0% | 42.9% | |
| 72.73% | 11 | 7.3 | 1,237 | 15,324 | 75.0% | 71.4% | |
| 50.00% | 10 | 8.2 | 940 | 13,852 | 75.0% | 33.3% | |
| 70.00% | 10 | 7.0 | 1,084 | 15,758 | 100.0% | 62.5% | |
| 60.00% | 10 | 6.9 | 1,316 | 12,805 | 83.3% | 25.0% | |
| 55.56% | 9 | 7.4 | 1,171 | 14,080 | 50.0% | 60.0% | |
| 44.44% | 9 | 6.8 | 973 | 12,682 | 33.3% | 50.0% | |
| 100.00% | 9 | 7.9 | 1,031 | 13,078 | 100.0% | 100.0% | |
| 55.56% | 9 | 6.3 | 796 | 10,731 | 33.3% | 100.0% | |
| 44.44% | 9 | 7.4 | 1,015 | 13,309 | 25.0% | 60.0% | |
| 75.00% | 8 | 6.8 | 1,093 | 11,746 | 83.3% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 8.4 | 1,332 | 11,265 | 40.0% | 66.7% | |
| 25.00% | 8 | 6.9 | 851 | 11,512 | 50.0% | 0.0% | |
| 62.50% | 8 | 6.8 | 785 | 12,861 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 6.8 | 804 | 10,653 | 33.3% | 60.0% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 7.2 | 985 | 14,265 | 100.0% | 25.0% | |
| 28.57% | 7 | 6.3 | 1,002 | 13,829 | 100.0% | 16.7% | |
| 28.57% | 7 | 8.1 | 843 | 12,081 | 0.0% | 40.0% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 7.5 | 1,065 | 16,642 | 0.0% | 66.7% | |
| 71.43% | 7 | 7.5 | 1,114 | 15,154 | 50.0% | 100.0% | |
| 83.33% | 6 | 7.2 | 1,088 | 15,496 | 100.0% | 75.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 7.0 | 937 | 14,440 | 50.0% | 25.0% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 7.0 | 1,194 | 12,231 | 75.0% | 50.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 6.3 | 574 | 10,403 | 0.0% | 100.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 7.1 | 1,022 | 15,031 | 0.0% | 33.3% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 7.1 | 1,167 | 14,481 | 50.0% | 100.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 6.9 | 1,062 | 14,583 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 7.6 | 1,402 | 14,307 | 0.0% | 100.0% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 7.1 | 956 | 11,937 | 66.7% | 100.0% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 7.0 | 1,233 | 17,257 | 0.0% | 20.0% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 7.1 | 1,127 | 15,057 | 100.0% | 66.7% | |
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Smolder vs Akali - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Smolder do against Akali in League of Legends?
Smolder wins the Smolder vs Akali matchup with a 61.5% win rate compared to Akali's 38.5%, a 23.1 percentage point difference. This data is based on 13 recent ranked games in patch 26.7.
How does Smolder do against Akali in the early game?
In the early game, Smolder has the advantage against Akali with a 80.0% win rate versus 20.0%. Smolder players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.
How does Smolder do against Akali in the late game?
In the late game, Smolder takes over the Smolder vs Akali matchup with a 50.0% win rate compared to 50.0%. Smolder scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Smolder vs Akali matchup?
Smolder wins the matchup against Akali with a 61.5% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.7. The 23.1 percentage point advantage means Smolder is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 13 games analyzed.
What is the best Smolder build against Akali?
The best Smolder build against Akali includes Essence Reaver, Spear of Shojin, Rapid Firecannon with Crimson Lucidity. This build achieves a 100.0% win rate in the matchup. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.
What are the best Smolder runes against Akali?
The best Smolder runes against Akali use the Precision primary tree with Sorcery secondary. This rune setup achieves a 100.0% win rate in the Smolder vs Akali matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Smolder counter Akali?
Yes, Smolder has a favorable matchup against Akali with a 61.5% win rate. Smolder strongly counters Akali in lane based on current patch 26.7 data.
How do I play Smolder against Akali?
When playing Smolder 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.