AkaliVSKassadin
What decides the mid lane matchup: Akali vs Kassadin in League of Legends
What decides the mid lane
A tactical read of the mid lane matchup, written from LaneDiff's champion notes: what each champion threatens, and the one thing to do about it before three minutes. It is analysis, not a match sample, so there is no win rate on this page.
Akali
mid lane · Level six all-in
The lane changes shape at the ultimate, so the window to build a lead closes at level six.
Bank a lead before six. After ult she kills you off one shroud trade.
Akali's kill threat arrives with Perfect Execution at six; pre-6 her energy costs are punishable and the lane is yours to win.
Kassadin
mid lane · Scaling carry
Weak now and unanswerable later, so the lane has to be settled before the game reaches them.
Bully him every level before six. He has no answer to early aggression.
Kassadin is among the weakest pre-6 mids and unstoppable at level sixteen; every early plate and kill is time bought.
Akali vs Kassadin: Common Questions
- Who wins Akali vs Kassadin?
- LaneDiff has not analysed enough ranked mid lane games of Akali against Kassadin to publish a win rate, and does not estimate one. What decides the lane is which player respects the other's threat first. Akali: Bank a lead before six. After ult she kills you off one shroud trade. Kassadin: Bully him every level before six. He has no answer to early aggression.
- How do you play the Akali Kassadin matchup?
- It is a mid lane matchup between a level six all-in and a scaling carry. Akali's kill threat arrives with Perfect Execution at six; pre-6 her energy costs are punishable and the lane is yours to win. Kassadin is among the weakest pre-6 mids and unstoppable at level sixteen; every early plate and kill is time bought.
- What should I know about Kassadin vs Akali?
- Kassadin is a scaling carry: Weak now and unanswerable later, so the lane has to be settled before the game reaches them. Akali is a level six all-in: The lane changes shape at the ultimate, so the window to build a lead closes at level six. Kassadin: Bully him every level before six. He has no answer to early aggression. Akali: Bank a lead before six. After ult she kills you off one shroud trade.
- How do I beat Kassadin as Akali?
- Kassadin is among the weakest pre-6 mids and unstoppable at level sixteen; every early plate and kill is time bought. Bully him every level before six. He has no answer to early aggression. LaneDiff's live scan then tells you which Kassadin you have drawn: their recent form on the champion, whether they are on a loss streak, and whether they are smurfing, because the player in front of you moves the odds more than the matchup does.