MacroMind matchup data — real ranked games, not opinions
Gragas vs Akali
How often does Gragas beat Akali in Top?
Gragas into Akali in Top: 55% observed win rate across 463 ranked games. Counted from real matches, and every number here shows its sample size.
By 15 minutes the median game has Gragas behind by 457 gold.
Does Gragas counter Akali?
The numbers say yes: across 463 ranked Top games into Akali, Gragas takes 55% — past the noise band for this sample. Read from Akali's side, the same games give the mirror rate, and every number here shows the games behind it.
Beating Akali: the Gragas game plan
A 300-gold lead at 10:00 puts Gragas at 61% across 137 games. Flip the lead and Gragas falls to 53% across 326.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| 300 gold up at 10:00 | 61% | 137 |
| 300 gold down at 10:00 | 53% | 326 |
| First blood | 60% | 161 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 60% | 117 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 63% | 89 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 57% | 91 |
Someone usually dies here around 5:44 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 5:36. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Gragas's Top build, with receipts
Into Akali specifically, Gragas finishes Hextech Rocketbelt first most often: 58.2% over 91 games of this matchup.
The most-finished Gragas core is Rod of Ages, Winter's Approach, Cosmic Drive: 52.7% across 763 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 Rocketbelt (6,382 games).
Skill plan: Gragas players max Q first and take Q at level 1.