MacroMind matchup data — real ranked games, not opinions
Akali vs Gragas
Akali vs Gragas in Mid: who wins more often?
Across 249 ranked games in Mid, Akali beats Gragas in 44% of them. Observed from real matches — the sample size sits next to the rate, here and on every number below.
By 15 minutes the median game has Akali behind by 68 gold.
Does Akali counter Gragas?
Not on this sample. Gragas wins 56% of the 249 ranked Mid games counted here, a gap that clears the noise band. {{champion}} players still take it in the right spots — the conditional rates below show which ones, each printed with its own game count.
Your Akali game plan against Gragas
With a 300-gold lead at 10:00, Akali wins 49% of 132 games in this matchup. Down 300 at the same mark, the rate drops to 38% over 117.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| 300 gold up at 10:00 | 49% | 132 |
| 300 gold down at 10:00 | 38% | 117 |
| First blood | 49% | 124 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 55% | 102 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 48% | 153 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 59% | 44 |
In the median game here, the first death comes near 5:31 and level 6 lands around 5:22. Until your spike is online, treat the all-in window with respect.
Akali in Mid: the items that actually get built
Into Gragas specifically, Akali finishes Hextech Gunblade first most often: 33.3% over 102 games of this matchup.
The most-finished Akali core is Hextech Gunblade, Shadowflame, Zhonya's Hourglass: 52.2% across 9,847 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 (39,738 games).
Skill plan: Akali players max Q first and take Q at level 1.