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What decides the mid lane matchup: Akali vs Katarina 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.
Both are level six all-in champions in this lane: The lane changes shape at the ultimate, so the window to build a lead closes at level six.
Akali
mid lane · Level six all-in
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.
Katarina
mid lane · Level six all-in
Step off her daggers. Every trade she wins starts with one on the ground.
Katarina's damage routes through dagger pickups and resets; denying the dagger denies the combo, and grouped CC ends her ult.
Akali vs Katarina: Common Questions
- Who wins Akali vs Katarina?
- LaneDiff has not analysed enough ranked mid lane games of Akali against Katarina 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. Katarina: Step off her daggers. Every trade she wins starts with one on the ground.
- How do you play the Akali Katarina matchup?
- Akali and Katarina are both level six all-in champions in the mid lane matchup: The lane changes shape at the ultimate, so the window to build a lead closes at level six. Akali's kill threat arrives with Perfect Execution at six; pre-6 her energy costs are punishable and the lane is yours to win. Katarina's damage routes through dagger pickups and resets; denying the dagger denies the combo, and grouped CC ends her ult.
- What should I know about Katarina vs Akali?
- Katarina and Akali are both level six all-in champions: The lane changes shape at the ultimate, so the window to build a lead closes at level six. What separates them is what each one does with it. Katarina: Step off her daggers. Every trade she wins starts with one on the ground. Akali: Bank a lead before six. After ult she kills you off one shroud trade.
- How do I beat Katarina as Akali?
- Katarina's damage routes through dagger pickups and resets; denying the dagger denies the combo, and grouped CC ends her ult. Step off her daggers. Every trade she wins starts with one on the ground. LaneDiff's live scan then tells you which Katarina 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.