Matchups › Gwen › vs Akali

Gwen vs Akali

GwenYOU · TOP
AkaliENEMY · TOP
VS
Heavily unfavoredPre-6 HardPost-6 HardTake Ignite

How to play it

Respect her level 6
At 6 she can 100-to-0 you: stay near tower and play really passive.
Poke when E is down
When her E is down pre-6, poke her with a fully-stacked Q into E.
Wait out her shroud
If she shrouds to dodge your E, back off and wait for it to run out.
Never trade into her Q: when she uses it, stay passive until it's down; preferably never trade.
Runes
PRECISIONPRECISION
Press the Attack
Lethal Tempo
Fleet Footwork
Conqueror
Absorb Life
Triumph
Presence of Mind
Legend: Alacrity
Legend: Haste
Legend: Bloodline
Coup de Grace
Cut Down
Last Stand
RESOLVERESOLVE
Demolish
Font of Life
Shield Bash
Conditioning
Second Wind
Bone Plating
Overgrowth
Revitalize
Unflinching
SHARDS
Adaptive
Attack Speed
Ability Haste
Adaptive
Move Speed
Health Scaling
Health +65
Tenacity
Health Scaling
Spells
FlashFLASH
IgniteIGNITE
Items
Start
Core
16.14 Emerald+ - 50% WR - 562 games
Skill order
123456789101112131415161718
QQQQQ
WWWWW
EEEEE
RRR
MAXQQEEWW
Gwen · Top · Patch 26.17 · Ranked Solo · Updated Sep 5, 2026

Gwen vs Akali in Top lane is a hard lane on patch 26.17. The one thing to respect: after level 6 she can 100-to-0 you, hug the tower and play passive.

Gwen matchup data compiled from the Gwen OTP community matchup sheetLeague of Legends assets © Riot Games (Data Dragon).