

Akali vs Darius
In the top lane on patch 26.21, Akali is among Darius's worst matchups in LazyElo players' lobbies: at least 8 games in the matchup, a win rate below 50% after it is pulled toward 50%.
Darius wins 50.6% of its 583 top games on patch 26.21 (tier A), and Akali is one of the opponents it does worst against: this is a counter by the site's rule. Akali itself wins 47.0% of 151 games there (tier C). The games are those of LazyElo players and the players they met, at their own elo, not Emerald and above.
The per-champion pages: Akali counters and Darius counters.
- Akali top games
- 151
- Darius top games
- 583
- Min. games per matchup
- 8
- Patch
- 26.21
Akali vs Darius at a glance
Topmeasured
| Champion | Tier | Win rate | Games | Pick rate | In this matchup |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 47.0% | 151 | 1.4% | Beats Darius: Darius has it among its worst matchups | |
| A | 50.6% | 583 | 5.2% | Loses to Akali: among its worst matchups here |
Tiers and win rates are each champion's own top numbers on patch 26.21, from the Top Lane tier list. “Loses to” means at least 8 games in the matchup and a win rate below 50% after it is pulled toward 50%.
Mid
| Champion | Tier | Win rate | Games | Pick rate | In this matchup |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B | 50.4% | 534 | 4.8% | No counter relation with 8 games | |
| Too few games in this lane for a line of its own. | |||||
Tiers and win rates are each champion's own mid numbers on patch 26.21, from the Mid tier list. “Loses to” means at least 8 games in the matchup and a win rate below 50% after it is pulled toward 50%.
Jungle
| Champion | Tier | Win rate | Games | Pick rate | In this matchup |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Too few games in this lane for a line of its own. | |||||
| A | 51.5% | 132 | 1.2% | No counter relation with 8 games | |
Tiers and win rates are each champion's own jungle numbers on patch 26.21, from the Jungle tier list. “Loses to” means at least 8 games in the matchup and a win rate below 50% after it is pulled toward 50%.
How Akali plays this matchup
Riot lists Akali as assassin, on energy, and rates it 5 for attack, 3 for defense, 8 for magic and 7 for difficulty on its own ten-point scale (Data Dragon). Those ratings describe the kit, not the matchup; what the games say is below.
In the top lane on patch 26.21, Akali is tier C with a 47.0% win rate over 151 games (1.4% of top picks). Against Darius it does better than that: Darius has Akali among the opponents it loses to most, with at least 8 games in the matchup. The lane is on Akali's side on average; your own record in it decides whether it is on yours.
Akali's other worst top matchups on this patch: Akali vs Yone, Akali vs Garen, Akali vs Yasuo. Whether a matchup is a counter follows from six things, range and sustain first: what decides a counter.
How Darius plays this matchup
Riot lists Darius as fighter and tank, on mana, and rates it 9 for attack, 5 for defense, 1 for magic and 2 for difficulty on its own ten-point scale (Data Dragon). Those ratings describe the kit, not the matchup; what the games say is below.
In the top lane on patch 26.21, Darius is tier A with a 50.6% win rate over 583 games (5.2% of top picks). Against Akali it does worse than that: Akali is one of the opponents it loses to most, with at least 8 games in the matchup and a win rate below 50% after it is pulled toward 50%. Playing Darius here means playing for the lane you get: give up the early trades its kit does not win, keep the CS and wait for your item spike or your jungler.
Darius's other worst top matchups on this patch: Darius vs Yone, Darius vs Malphite. Whether a matchup is a counter follows from six things, range and sustain first: what decides a counter.
What each side builds
Akali
Most built items
Games · Win rateThe finished items Akali ends top games with most often.
Sorcerer's Shoes75.3%47.3%
Hextech Gunblade75.3%46.4%
Shadowflame62.3%48.4%
Zhonya's Hourglass43.8%46.9%
Stormsurge36.3%50.9%
Rabadon's Deathcap17.1%52.0%
Runes
Games · Win rateThe keystone with its secondary tree, most played first.

Electrocute + Resolve64.6%41.5%
Electrocute + Sorcery17.3%45.5%
Conqueror + Resolve13.4%70.6%
Builds rest on 146 Akali games in this lane on patch 26.21 whose items were shared; every item and rune page above was in at least 10 of them. Games: the share of those games with it. This is Akali's top build over every opponent, not a build for this matchup.
Darius
Most built items
Games · Win rateThe finished items Darius ends top games with most often.
Youmuu's Ghostblade62.3%48.6%
Dead Man's Plate60.5%53.4%
Plated Steelcaps59.7%49.9%
Death's Dance37.6%58.3%
Force of Nature34.1%53.1%
Stridebreaker27.1%55.1%
Runes
Games · Win rateThe keystone with its secondary tree, most played first.

Stormraider's Surge + Precision39.1%48.0%
Conqueror + Sorcery36.6%49.2%
Conqueror + Resolve19.9%60.2%
Builds rest on 575 Darius games in this lane on patch 26.21 whose items were shared; every item and rune page above was in at least 10 of them. Games: the share of those games with it. This is Darius's top build over every opponent, not a build for this matchup.
Other matchups
Akali's other matchups
Akali vs Dianaloses, mid
Akali vs Garenloses, top
Akali vs Lissandraloses, mid
Akali vs Yoneloses, top
Akali vs Vladimirloses, mid
Akali counters, every lane.
Darius's other matchups
Darius vs Yoneloses, top
Darius vs Malphiteloses, top
Darius vs Viegoloses, jungle
Darius vs Teemowins, top
Darius vs Renektonwins, top
Darius counters, every lane.
Your record in Akali vs Darius
Your plan, asked first
Once LazyElo can tell that Akali or Darius is your lane opponent, a card in champ select asks for your plan against them, and only then shows the notes you wrote earlier.Your record in it
Games, wins and losses, when you last played the matchup and your average KDA in it, plus your CS and gold difference at 10 minutes from the games with a timeline.How others did
How other players in your stored games did in the same matchup, with the number of games.
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Questions and answers
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Related
- All matchupsEvery measured pair, per lane and per champion.
- All countersEvery champion's hardest matchups per lane.
- Akali countersWho Akali struggles against and beats, per lane.
- Darius countersWho Darius struggles against and beats, per lane.
- Top Lane tier listThe full lane ranking.
- What decides a counterThe six things behind a matchup, and when not to counter pick.