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What decides the mid lane matchup: Akali vs Twisted Fate 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.
Twisted Fate
mid lane · Roaming assassin
Leaves the lane to kill somewhere else, so tracking and pings are worth more than the wave.
Shove him under tower so he can't roam, and back off whenever he goes missing after six.
Destiny at six turns any losing side lane into a 2v3; TF pays for his roams with a weak lane, so pressure is the tax.
Akali vs Twisted Fate: Common Questions
- Who wins Akali vs Twisted Fate?
- LaneDiff has not analysed enough ranked mid lane games of Akali against Twisted Fate 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. Twisted Fate: Shove him under tower so he can't roam, and back off whenever he goes missing after six.
- How do you play the Akali Twisted Fate matchup?
- It is a mid lane matchup between a level six all-in and a roaming assassin. Akali's kill threat arrives with Perfect Execution at six; pre-6 her energy costs are punishable and the lane is yours to win. Destiny at six turns any losing side lane into a 2v3; TF pays for his roams with a weak lane, so pressure is the tax.
- What should I know about Twisted Fate vs Akali?
- Twisted Fate is a roaming assassin: Leaves the lane to kill somewhere else, so tracking and pings are worth more than the wave. 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. Twisted Fate: Shove him under tower so he can't roam, and back off whenever he goes missing after six. Akali: Bank a lead before six. After ult she kills you off one shroud trade.
- How do I beat Twisted Fate as Akali?
- Destiny at six turns any losing side lane into a 2v3; TF pays for his roams with a weak lane, so pressure is the tax. Shove him under tower so he can't roam, and back off whenever he goes missing after six. LaneDiff's live scan then tells you which Twisted Fate 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.