MacroMind matchup data — real ranked games, not opinions
Irelia vs Akali
How often does Irelia beat Akali in Top?
Irelia into Akali in Top: 55% observed win rate across 798 ranked games. Counted from real matches, and every number here shows its sample size.
By 15 minutes the median game has Irelia ahead by 478 gold.
Does Irelia counter Akali?
The numbers say yes: across 798 ranked Top games into Akali, Irelia 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 Irelia game plan
A 300-gold lead at 10:00 puts Irelia at 66% across 473 games. Flip the lead and Irelia falls to 39% across 325.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| 300 gold up at 10:00 | 66% | 473 |
| 300 gold down at 10:00 | 39% | 325 |
| First blood | 63% | 362 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 69% | 289 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 62% | 588 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 75% | 77 |
Someone usually dies here around 3:30 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 5:38. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Irelia's Top build, with receipts
Into Akali specifically, Irelia finishes Blade of The Ruined King first most often: 54.7% over 439 games of this matchup.
The most-finished core in this exact matchup is Blade of The Ruined King, Wit's End, Hullbreaker: 56.3% across 71 games.
The most-finished Irelia core is Blade of The Ruined King, Hullbreaker, Wit's End: 58.0% across 5,176 games when all three got done. All matchups, patches 16.1-16.12.
Most games start Doran's Blade + Health Potion; the first finished item is usually Blade of The Ruined King (29,930 games).
Skill plan: Irelia players max Q first and take Q at level 1.