MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Tryndamere vs Akali
How often does Tryndamere beat Akali in Top?
Tryndamere into Akali in Top: 53% observed win rate across 580 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 Tryndamere ahead by 385 gold.
Tryndamere at 15:00
- Gold: +385
- CS: +7
- XP: +177
Typical gap to Akali, from 574 games that reached 15:00.
Does Tryndamere counter Akali?
No counter here: Tryndamere sits at 53% over 580 games. The swing lives in the spots below, so play the side you know better and chase the row that moves the number the most in this lane, then hold that lead through the first back.
Beating Akali: the Tryndamere game plan
A gold lead at 10:00 puts Tryndamere at 61% across 337 games. Flip the lead and Tryndamere falls to 42% across 243.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 61% | 337 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 42% | 243 |
| First blood | 58% | 299 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 63% | 251 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 59% | 339 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 66% | 77 |
Someone usually dies here around 3:57 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 5:35. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Tryndamere's Top build, with receipts
Into Akali specifically, Tryndamere finishes Ravenous Hydra first most often: 50.0% over 106 games of this matchup.
The most-finished Tryndamere core is Ravenous Hydra, Phantom Dancer, Infinity Edge: 57.3% across 840 games when all three got done. All matchups, patches 26.1-26.12.
Most games start Doran's Blade + Health Potion; the first finished item is usually Ravenous Hydra (6,837 games).
Skill plan: Tryndamere players max Q first and take E at level 1.