MacroMind matchup data — real ranked games, not opinions
Akali vs Aatrox
How often does Akali beat Aatrox in Top?
Akali into Aatrox in Top: 50% observed win rate across 1,231 ranked games. Counted from real matches, and every number here shows its sample size.
By 15 minutes the median game has Akali ahead by 16 gold.
Does Akali counter Aatrox?
Too close for a counter call: Akali sits at 50% over 1,231 games, inside the noise band. On this sample neither pick counters the other — the swing lives in the conditions below, so play the side you know better.
Beating Aatrox: the Akali game plan
A 300-gold lead at 10:00 puts Akali at 58% across 639 games. Flip the lead and Akali falls to 41% across 590.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| 300 gold up at 10:00 | 58% | 639 |
| 300 gold down at 10:00 | 41% | 590 |
| First blood | 56% | 629 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 59% | 532 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 56% | 667 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 64% | 232 |
| 0 deaths at 15:00 | 66% | 122 |
Someone usually dies here around 4:46 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 5:33. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Akali's Top build, with receipts
Into Aatrox specifically, Akali finishes Hextech Gunblade first most often: 51.4% over 459 games of this matchup.
The most-finished core in this exact matchup is Hextech Gunblade, Shadowflame, Zhonya's Hourglass: 52.6% across 78 games.
The most-finished Akali core is Hextech Gunblade, Shadowflame, Zhonya's Hourglass: 52.6% across 2,456 games when all three got done. All matchups, patches 16.1-16.12.
Most games start Doran's Ring + Health Potion + Health Potion; the first finished item is usually Hextech Gunblade (13,007 games).
Skill plan: Akali players max Q first and take Q at level 1.