
Vivs Akali
Vi vs Akali is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.10. Vi wins with a 60.0% win rate (+20.0%) over Akali based on 5 games. Akali wins the early laning phase while Vi scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Vi build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Vi vs Akali matchup.
Vi Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Vi 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 Vi vs Akali Matchup?

Vi vs Akali Matchup Summary
The Vi vs Akali matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 5 recent matches analyzed, Vi wins with a 60.0% win rate compared to Akali's 40.0%, giving Vi a 20.0 percentage point advantage. Game phase dynamics play a critical role here: Akali controls the early laning stage, but Vi outscales as the game goes longer. The matchup shifts dramatically depending on game length — Akali needs to press advantages before Vi reaches their power spikes, while Vi should focus on safe farming and hitting key item breakpoints. The most significant statistical gap is in crowd control, where Vi leads by 0.9s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Vi 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.
Vi vs Akali Laning Phase Breakdown
Vi is favored during the laning phase against Akali, winning 3 out of 5 key stat categories. Vi holds advantages in gold income, crowd control and sustain, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.
Best Vi Build Against Akali
Boots of Swiftness is the optimal boots choice against Akali, providing the mobility and stats Vi needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Vi against Akali are Hubris, Serpent's Fang and The Collector. This combination gives Vi an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build performs exceptionally well, achieving a 100.0% win rate across 1 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 Vi vs Akali matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
Akali dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 100.0% win rate — a 100.0 percentage point lead over Vi. This lopsided early game means Akali can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.
Vi is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 100.0% win rate — 100.0 points above Akali. Extended games heavily favor Vi, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.
This matchup features a dramatic power shift: Akali must aggressively press their early advantage and close out the game before Vi reaches their scaling breakpoints. If Vi survives the laning phase without falling too far behind, the matchup flips in their favor. Dragon and Rift Herald control are pivotal — the team that secures early objectives can snowball or buy time to scale.
Best Vi Runes Against Akali
Running Domination primary with Resolve secondary allows Vi to press their advantage against Akali, amplifying the strengths that make this a favorable matchup.
Vi matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.10. The table below shows Vi'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 Vi 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 57.09% | 247 | 0.9 | 634 | 12,017 | 57.0% | 57.1% | |
| 44.78% | 230 | 1.0 | 690 | 12,612 | 48.9% | 42.0% | |
| 51.11% | 225 | 1.0 | 672 | 12,363 | 46.6% | 54.9% | |
| 52.61% | 211 | 1.0 | 666 | 12,616 | 57.5% | 49.2% | |
| 49.50% | 200 | 0.9 | 629 | 12,368 | 48.4% | 50.5% | |
| 46.81% | 188 | 1.0 | 636 | 12,506 | 50.0% | 44.8% | |
| 51.35% | 185 | 1.1 | 664 | 12,551 | 49.4% | 53.0% | |
| 47.95% | 171 | 0.9 | 573 | 11,783 | 48.2% | 47.7% | |
| 60.12% | 163 | 0.9 | 671 | 13,151 | 57.4% | 62.1% | |
| 55.24% | 143 | 1.0 | 715 | 13,604 | 53.2% | 56.3% | |
| 48.00% | 125 | 0.9 | 607 | 12,279 | 47.5% | 48.5% | |
| 46.02% | 113 | 0.9 | 712 | 12,431 | 47.4% | 44.6% | |
| 49.54% | 109 | 0.9 | 620 | 12,546 | 48.9% | 50.0% | |
| 56.38% | 94 | 1.1 | 677 | 11,903 | 44.7% | 68.1% | |
| 46.51% | 86 | 1.0 | 652 | 11,737 | 48.8% | 44.2% | |
| 55.29% | 85 | 1.0 | 757 | 13,148 | 55.3% | 55.3% | |
| 50.59% | 85 | 1.2 | 693 | 13,204 | 42.9% | 56.0% | |
| 56.10% | 82 | 1.3 | 719 | 12,617 | 57.6% | 55.1% | |
| 53.85% | 78 | 1.0 | 689 | 12,123 | 50.0% | 57.1% | |
| 37.84% | 74 | 1.1 | 628 | 12,102 | 33.3% | 42.1% | |
| 42.47% | 73 | 1.1 | 696 | 12,721 | 50.0% | 35.1% | |
| 49.32% | 73 | 0.9 | 633 | 13,389 | 39.1% | 54.0% | |
| 58.90% | 73 | 0.9 | 716 | 11,278 | 62.5% | 54.5% | |
| 52.11% | 71 | 1.0 | 582 | 12,125 | 57.1% | 48.8% | |
| 47.14% | 70 | 1.1 | 671 | 13,299 | 52.2% | 44.7% | |
| 47.83% | 69 | 1.1 | 668 | 12,548 | 46.1% | 48.8% | |
| 45.59% | 68 | 1.0 | 640 | 11,726 | 39.3% | 50.0% | |
| 40.00% | 65 | 0.9 | 655 | 12,395 | 42.3% | 38.5% | |
| 50.00% | 60 | 0.9 | 736 | 13,911 | 47.1% | 51.2% | |
| 41.82% | 55 | 0.9 | 583 | 12,320 | 40.9% | 42.4% | |
| 54.72% | 53 | 1.1 | 614 | 12,670 | 47.6% | 59.4% | |
| 43.40% | 53 | 0.9 | 610 | 11,691 | 36.4% | 48.4% | |
| 42.00% | 50 | 2.0 | 663 | 13,120 | 42.9% | 41.7% | |
| 52.17% | 46 | 0.8 | 673 | 11,876 | 53.9% | 50.0% | |
| 56.82% | 44 | 1.0 | 654 | 12,479 | 50.0% | 63.6% | |
| 58.14% | 43 | 1.3 | 738 | 14,155 | 87.5% | 40.7% | |
| 39.02% | 41 | 1.0 | 559 | 12,241 | 36.4% | 42.1% | |
| 59.46% | 37 | 1.1 | 684 | 13,844 | 30.8% | 75.0% | |
| 54.29% | 35 | 1.0 | 657 | 11,670 | 46.1% | 59.1% | |
| 60.00% | 35 | 1.1 | 600 | 11,895 | 53.3% | 65.0% | |
| 45.45% | 33 | 1.1 | 680 | 11,967 | 46.1% | 45.0% | |
| 43.75% | 32 | 2.0 | 526 | 10,272 | 50.0% | 35.7% | |
| 56.67% | 30 | 1.0 | 685 | 11,505 | 60.0% | 53.3% | |
| 48.15% | 27 | 2.3 | 707 | 12,981 | 66.7% | 38.9% | |
| 44.44% | 27 | 1.6 | 616 | 11,121 | 40.0% | 50.0% | |
| 66.67% | 27 | 2.1 | 848 | 13,926 | 70.0% | 64.7% | |
| 46.15% | 26 | 1.4 | 787 | 11,803 | 33.3% | 57.1% | |
| 48.00% | 25 | 1.1 | 679 | 12,963 | 57.1% | 36.4% | |
| 44.00% | 25 | 2.2 | 734 | 12,484 | 44.4% | 43.8% | |
| 40.91% | 22 | 2.1 | 757 | 10,527 | 38.5% | 44.4% | |
| 47.62% | 21 | 1.4 | 609 | 11,229 | 53.9% | 37.5% | |
| 47.62% | 21 | 1.0 | 604 | 12,518 | 50.0% | 46.7% | |
| 55.00% | 20 | 2.0 | 905 | 15,153 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 42.11% | 19 | 0.8 | 639 | 10,598 | 40.0% | 44.4% | |
| 42.11% | 19 | 1.7 | 728 | 12,545 | 42.9% | 41.7% | |
| 61.11% | 18 | 1.5 | 692 | 11,152 | 62.5% | 60.0% | |
| 50.00% | 18 | 1.1 | 668 | 11,376 | 42.9% | 54.5% | |
| 33.33% | 18 | 1.3 | 604 | 9,874 | 44.4% | 22.2% | |
| 52.94% | 17 | 1.5 | 823 | 13,444 | 63.6% | 33.3% | |
| 60.00% | 15 | 1.2 | 752 | 12,529 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 50.00% | 14 | 4.7 | 916 | 13,954 | 40.0% | 55.6% | |
| 50.00% | 14 | 2.4 | 658 | 11,159 | 60.0% | 25.0% | |
| 78.57% | 14 | 0.8 | 642 | 11,736 | 77.8% | 80.0% | |
| 38.46% | 13 | 1.8 | 726 | 12,471 | 20.0% | 50.0% | |
| 41.67% | 12 | 2.0 | 657 | 10,612 | 42.9% | 40.0% | |
| 54.55% | 11 | 2.2 | 725 | 13,908 | 50.0% | 55.6% | |
| 72.73% | 11 | 1.7 | 695 | 14,671 | 75.0% | 71.4% | |
| 63.64% | 11 | 2.1 | 666 | 12,358 | 75.0% | 57.1% | |
| 63.64% | 11 | 2.7 | 795 | 12,139 | 80.0% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 10 | 3.8 | 825 | 12,759 | 25.0% | 66.7% | |
| 66.67% | 9 | 4.5 | 985 | 14,227 | 50.0% | 71.4% | |
| 11.11% | 9 | 3.4 | 891 | 11,593 | 33.3% | 0.0% | |
| 55.56% | 9 | 2.8 | 588 | 10,862 | 80.0% | 25.0% | |
| 44.44% | 9 | 2.7 | 647 | 13,000 | 33.3% | 50.0% | |
| 11.11% | 9 | 1.8 | 512 | 9,418 | 50.0% | 0.0% | |
| 44.44% | 9 | 1.1 | 676 | 13,530 | 0.0% | 80.0% | |
| 25.00% | 8 | 5.0 | 949 | 10,959 | 33.3% | 20.0% | |
| 75.00% | 8 | 0.6 | 523 | 13,042 | 75.0% | 75.0% | |
| 37.50% | 8 | 5.3 | 881 | 9,819 | 25.0% | 50.0% | |
| 37.50% | 8 | 1.8 | 581 | 10,948 | 25.0% | 50.0% | |
| 37.50% | 8 | 3.6 | 774 | 12,702 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 1.9 | 631 | 11,129 | 0.0% | 66.7% | |
| 85.71% | 7 | 4.7 | 1,211 | 12,901 | 75.0% | 100.0% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 1.0 | 625 | 12,812 | 25.0% | 66.7% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 1.9 | 649 | 11,672 | 100.0% | 25.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 2.7 | 543 | 10,148 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 0.8 | 642 | 12,387 | 0.0% | 40.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 4.1 | 988 | 12,322 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 2.4 | 543 | 12,387 | 50.0% | 25.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 2.3 | 613 | 10,930 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 1.2 | 580 | 16,846 | 0.0% | 40.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 1.8 | 623 | 11,380 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 5.9 | 579 | 13,231 | 0.0% | 25.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 3.5 | 1,057 | 16,742 | 0.0% | 60.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 1.2 | 614 | 10,478 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 3.1 | 927 | 14,172 | 100.0% | 75.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 3.1 | 454 | 11,507 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 4.8 | 575 | 10,242 | 33.3% | 50.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 5.6 | 810 | 12,326 | 0.0% | 100.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 7.1 | 873 | 10,454 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
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Vi vs Akali - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Vi do against Akali in League of Legends?
Vi wins the Vi vs Akali matchup with a 60.0% win rate compared to Akali's 40.0%, a 20.0 percentage point difference. This data is based on 5 recent ranked games in patch 26.10.
How does Vi do against Akali in the early game?
In the early game, Akali has the advantage against Vi with a 100.0% win rate versus 0.0%. Akali players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.
How does Vi do against Akali in the late game?
In the late game, Vi takes over the Vi vs Akali matchup with a 100.0% win rate compared to 0.0%. Vi scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Vi vs Akali matchup?
Vi wins the matchup against Akali with a 60.0% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.10. The 20.0 percentage point advantage means Vi is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 5 games analyzed.
What is the best Vi build against Akali?
The best Vi build against Akali includes Hubris, Serpent's Fang, The Collector with Boots of Swiftness. 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 Vi runes against Akali?
The best Vi runes against Akali use the Domination primary tree with Resolve secondary. This rune setup achieves a 100.0% win rate in the Vi vs Akali matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Vi counter Akali?
Yes, Vi has a favorable matchup against Akali with a 60.0% win rate. Vi strongly counters Akali in lane based on current patch 26.10 data.
How do I play Vi against Akali?
When playing Vi against Akali, leverage your statistical advantages by trading aggressively during favorable windows. Play safe early and scale into your power spikes where you outperform Akali. Build the recommended items and runes for this specific matchup for the best results.
