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What decides the top lane matchup: Akali vs Renekton in League of Legends
What decides the top lane
A tactical read of the top 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
top 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.
Renekton
top lane · Lane bully
Wins the early trades outright and has to be punished on cooldowns instead of fought head-on.
He wins short trades levels two to five. Give up CS rather than fight at half fury.
Renekton's empowered W stun trade is close to unanswerable pre-6; farming through the bully phase is winning it, not losing it.
Akali vs Renekton: Common Questions
- Who wins Akali vs Renekton?
- LaneDiff has not analysed enough ranked top lane games of Akali against Renekton 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. Renekton: He wins short trades levels two to five. Give up CS rather than fight at half fury.
- How do you play the Akali Renekton matchup?
- It is a top lane matchup between a level six all-in and a lane bully. Akali's kill threat arrives with Perfect Execution at six; pre-6 her energy costs are punishable and the lane is yours to win. Renekton's empowered W stun trade is close to unanswerable pre-6; farming through the bully phase is winning it, not losing it.
- What should I know about Renekton vs Akali?
- Renekton is a lane bully: Wins the early trades outright and has to be punished on cooldowns instead of fought head-on. 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. Renekton: He wins short trades levels two to five. Give up CS rather than fight at half fury. Akali: Bank a lead before six. After ult she kills you off one shroud trade.
- How do I beat Renekton as Akali?
- Renekton's empowered W stun trade is close to unanswerable pre-6; farming through the bully phase is winning it, not losing it. He wins short trades levels two to five. Give up CS rather than fight at half fury. LaneDiff's live scan then tells you which Renekton 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.