MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Akali vs Gragas
What is Akali's win rate vs Gragas?
In Top, Akali wins 45% against Gragas across 463 observed ranked games.
Global ranked sample: games from every region and every rank pooled together, not one server's stats. Data runs through patch 26.12; curves updated 2026-08-07.
By 15 minutes the median game has Akali ahead by 457 gold.
Akali at 15:00
- Gold: +457
- CS: +13
- XP: +252
Typical gap to Gragas, from 462 games that reached 15:00.
Does Akali counter Gragas?
No, it runs the other way. Gragas takes 55% of 463 ranked Top games. Akali can still win it. The rows below show the spots that flip it, so plan your first recall and your trades around them, and play the lane for one of those spots rather than for kills.
How to beat Gragas as Akali
When Akali is ahead in gold at 10:00, this matchup runs 47% over 326 games; behind, it drops to 39% over 137.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 47% | 326 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 39% | 137 |
| First blood | 46% | 260 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 48% | 242 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 47% | 367 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 47% | 116 |
| 0 deaths at 15:00 | 49% | 51 |
The median first death in this lane comes at 6:00; the level 6 spike lands around 5:18. Respect the all-in window until your spike is online.
What does Akali build in Top?
Into Gragas specifically, Akali finishes Hextech Gunblade first most often: 43.8% over 192 games of this matchup.
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 26.1-26.12.
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.