Champion sheet · Mid

Akali

Patches 16.19 to 16.21 · All regions

Tournament presence · pick + ban

28.0%#13 of 173 champions

Pick: 8.5%picked in 2,344 of 27,694 games
Ban: 19.5%4,396 bans over 22,508 games, against 18.5% in soloQ

Win rate as Mid50.4% between 48.4% and 52.3% over 1,787 gamesSoloQ 48.9%: no clear gap

Median length29.4 minsoloQ 27.3 min

Amateur: 27,970 games from amateur tournaments, last 60 days, KR 65% · EUW 25% · NA 10%. SoloQ Master+: 951,671 games on the same patches. An amateur figure in gold clearly differs from soloQ.

At a glance

Four answers, each one opens its chapter.

What changes in tournaments2 clear gaps between soloQ and amateur tournaments as Mid.DraftLength
How to play itElectrocute, then Hextech Gunblade, Shadowflame, and Zhonya's Hourglass: the most played build in soloQ.
In a compTakes its kills in duels first: more duels than 89% of mid laners.DuelistSplit-push
With / againstBetter than expected against Viego in amateur play: +19.7 pts over 38 games, range above zero.+19.7 pt38 games
In draftTaken at any point of the series.

01 — What changes in tournaments

What changes in tournaments?

2 clear gaps between soloQ and amateur tournaments as Mid.

DraftBanned more often in amateur play
Amateur
19.4%
SoloQ
18.5%
19.4% ban rate in amateur play over 14,779 games, against 18.5% in soloQ over 419,060 games.
LengthLonger games in amateur play
Amateur
29.4 min
SoloQ
27.3 min
Median of 29.4 min in amateur play, against 27.3 min in soloQ.

02 — How to play it

How to play it?

Electrocute, then Hextech Gunblade, Shadowflame, and Zhonya's Hourglass: the most played build in soloQ.

SoloQ build, amateur differences under each block

RunesElectrocute92% · 57,274

Same in amateur play

SpellsFlash + Ignite74% · 45,887

Same in amateur play

SkillsQnot collected in soloQ

Amateur: 100% · 318 games

Core (3 legendaries)45% · 11,016

45%of soloQ games

Hextech Gunblade
Shadowflame
Zhonya's Hourglass

Same in amateur play

Not collected in soloQ: starting items, 4th item, and skill order.

03 — In a comp

What does it bring to a comp?

Takes its kills in duels first: more duels than 89% of mid laners.

Takes its kills in duelstop12%28% · mid laners: 23%

Read on tournament games from 2026-04-15 to 2026-10-12 (44,638 games) · same reading as the draft review · compared with other mid laners

What marks it

Duelist
Split-push

Like other mid laners

Damage in lane
Damage in mid game
Damage in late game
Gold at 15 min
Gold at 20 min
Map pressure
Absorbs damage
Team damage

What it is not

Few teamfights
Carries its own kills
Little CC
No poke

Damage / min by phase · at equal gold

Rank 68 in lane, 69 in mid game and 52 in late game, out of 100 mid laners.

564+36 vs 528

955+56 vs 899

1,184+5 vs 1,179

Lane · 5–14 minMid game · 15–22Late · 23–30

Akalimid laners

Gold vs. direct opponent

At 20 min, ahead of 64% of mid laners against the direct opponent.

mid laners

3.9takedowns outside its lane before 15 min; mid laners: 3.2.

Where it stands among mid laners · every measure

0 ← less · median · more → 100

Damage in lane · rank 68 of 100 among mid laners564 · median 528
Damage in mid game · rank 69 of 100 among mid laners955 · median 899
Damage in late game · rank 52 of 100 among mid laners1,184 · median 1,179
Gold at 15 min · rank 60 of 100 among mid laners+119 · median +25
Gold at 20 min · rank 64 of 100 among mid laners+243 · median +71
Map pressure · rank 73 of 100 among mid laners3.9 · median 3.2
Absorbs damage · rank 57 of 100 among mid laners561 · median 489
Plays teamfights · rank 23 of 100 among mid laners53% · median 55%
Takes its kills in duels · rank 89 of 100 among mid laners28% · median 23%
Lets allies carry kills · rank 15 of 100 among mid lanersrank 15 of 100
Crowd control (CC) · rank 9 of 100 among mid laners0.1 · median 0.7
Team damage · rank 72 of 100 among mid laners24% · median 21%

04 — With / against

With whom, against whom?

Better than expected against Viego in amateur play: +19.7 pts over 38 games, range above zero.

Best results

Ranked by the gap to expected in amateur play, at the lower bound of its interval, at most 5 per role. The other source is a reference.

Against

Topgap to expected

Gwen59.6% · expected 48.7% · 47 g+10.8 ptSoloQ +1.7

Renekton53.9% · expected 48.8% · 89 g+5.1 ptSoloQ -0.9

Shen60.0% · expected 52.9% · 45 g+7.1 ptSoloQ +0.2

Gnar54.5% · expected 51.8% · 66 g+2.8 ptSoloQ -0.6

Sion51.9% · expected 50.8% · 81 g+1.1 ptSoloQ +0.7

Junglegap to expected

Viego71.1% · expected 51.4% · 38 g+19.7 ptSoloQ +2.5

Sejuani64.4% · expected 52.8% · 59 g+11.7 ptSoloQ +0.6

Graves62.5% · expected 50.3% · 32 g+12.2 ptSoloQ -0.5

Jarvan IV55.4% · expected 51.8% · 148 g+3.6 ptSoloQ +1.6

Vi50.9% · expected 50.0% · 116 g+0.8 ptSoloQ -3.1

Midgap to expected

Viktor55.0% · expected 49.8% · 220 g+5.2 ptSoloQ +2.6

Sylas57.0% · expected 50.5% · 79 g+6.5 ptSoloQ +2.2

Locke57.1% · expected 50.8% · 77 g+6.3 ptSoloQ +4.7

Vex58.7% · expected 51.1% · 46 g+7.6 ptSoloQ +0.3

Orianna55.2% · expected 52.6% · 125 g+2.6 ptSoloQ -2.3

ADCgap to expected

Ezreal61.1% · expected 53.7% · 126 g+7.4 ptSoloQ -0.1

Yunara53.9% · expected 48.2% · 178 g+5.7 ptSoloQ -0.5

Aphelios62.5% · expected 54.1% · 72 g+8.4 ptSoloQ -1.7

Ashe56.1% · expected 49.0% · 82 g+7.1 ptSoloQ +0.5

Xayah53.9% · expected 49.3% · 89 g+4.7 ptSoloQ -0.5

Supportgap to expected

Leona59.8% · expected 51.4% · 107 g+8.4 ptSoloQ +0.9

Karma61.0% · expected 52.9% · 77 g+8.2 ptSoloQ -0.4

Rell52.3% · expected 46.7% · 65 g+5.6 ptSoloQ 0.0

Lulu53.8% · expected 52.8% · 160 g+0.9 ptSoloQ -1.4

Braum50.0% · expected 48.5% · 124 g+1.5 ptSoloQ +0.7

With

Topgap to expected

Malphite61.0% · expected 50.0% · 77 g+11.0 ptSoloQ -1.0

Gnar57.8% · expected 48.9% · 64 g+8.9 ptSoloQ 0.0

Sion55.9% · expected 50.0% · 111 g+5.9 ptSoloQ -1.4

Renekton58.8% · expected 51.9% · 80 g+6.9 ptSoloQ +0.9

Jayce59.5% · expected 51.0% · 37 g+8.5 ptSoloQ -0.9

Junglegap to expected

Pantheon57.5% · expected 46.5% · 40 g+11.0 ptSoloQ +3.2

Cho'Gath60.0% · expected 51.5% · 55 g+8.5 ptSoloQ -0.4

Vi55.5% · expected 50.7% · 110 g+4.7 ptSoloQ +0.1

Xin Zhao51.4% · expected 50.2% · 109 g+1.2 ptSoloQ -2.5

Viego52.5% · expected 49.4% · 61 g+3.1 ptSoloQ -0.7

ADCgap to expected

Ashe60.0% · expected 51.7% · 105 g+8.3 ptSoloQ +1.6

Caitlyn57.7% · expected 52.3% · 168 g+5.4 ptSoloQ +0.3

Yunara56.3% · expected 52.5% · 190 g+3.8 ptSoloQ +0.2

Kalista61.9% · expected 53.0% · 42 g+8.9 ptSoloQ +0.7

Zeri57.1% · expected 53.3% · 56 g+3.8 ptSoloQ +0.3

Supportgap to expected

Karma54.0% · expected 47.8% · 100 g+6.2 ptSoloQ +1.5

Nautilus54.9% · expected 50.6% · 162 g+4.4 ptSoloQ -1.1

Braum57.1% · expected 52.3% · 105 g+4.9 ptSoloQ +0.5

Blitzcrank57.5% · expected 52.0% · 73 g+5.5 ptSoloQ +0.1

Milio52.0% · expected 48.4% · 98 g+3.7 ptSoloQ -0.2

Matchups and allies

One group per role of the other champion, five cards first. The bar is the win rate range, the tick marks 50%; the colour of the gap gives our reading, it sorts nothing.

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