MacroMind matchup data — real ranked games, not opinions
Illaoi vs Akali
How often does Illaoi beat Akali in Top?
Illaoi into Akali in Top: 55% observed win rate across 286 ranked games. Counted from real matches, and every number here shows its sample size.
By 15 minutes the median game has Illaoi ahead by 230 gold.
Does Illaoi counter Akali?
Too close for a counter call: Illaoi sits at 55% over 286 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 Akali: the Illaoi game plan
A 300-gold lead at 10:00 puts Illaoi at 63% across 148 games. Flip the lead and Illaoi falls to 47% across 138.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| 300 gold up at 10:00 | 63% | 148 |
| 300 gold down at 10:00 | 47% | 138 |
| First blood | 65% | 116 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 63% | 91 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 60% | 188 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 68% | 44 |
Someone usually dies here around 4:35 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 5:20. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Illaoi's Top build, with receipts
Into Akali specifically, Illaoi finishes Sundered Sky first most often: 61.9% over 42 games of this matchup.
The most-finished Illaoi core is Black Cleaver, Iceborn Gauntlet, Sterak's Gage: 58.2% across 1,174 games when all three got done. All matchups, patches 16.1-16.12.
Most games start Doran's Shield + Health Potion; the first finished item is usually Black Cleaver (8,136 games).
Skill plan: Illaoi players max E first and take W at level 1.