Who wins: Advantage — you
From the counter table · Patch 7.2dAkali winsPyke wins
One of these champions is not usually played in this lane — treat the verdict as a rough guide.
How to play it
- Press early
Akali is stronger in the first levels — shove and deny farm.
- Cut the healing
Pyke sustains — Searing Crown on your first back.
- Full combo or nothing
Pyke is squishy — wait for every ability, go in once. No half-combo trades.
When you are in danger
- Full HP or back off
Pyke's burst kills from half HP. No trades under 60%, and buy Banshee's Veil early.
- Save your dash for CC
Don't dash in — keep it to escape Pyke's crowd control.
Items that answer Pyke
Grouped by why they work — hover or tap an item for its stats
How to beat Pyke
- Buy armor items like Plated Steelcaps or Thornmail
- Pick up a spell shield like Banshee's Veil to block his burst
- Don't sit low HP in his range — he can one-shot you
- Use hard CC before he can dash / blink
How to play as Akali
- W shroud in fights — energy refund + stealth + safety
- R has two casts: R1 in, R2 (delayed) for execute or escape
- Build Hextech Rocketbelt + Riftmaker
Base stats by level (you / enemy)
■ Akali · ■ PykeLevel 1
- Health630 / 690
- Attack damage64 / 64
- Armor34 / 50
- Magic resistance38 / 38
- Attack speed0.80 / 0.80
- Movement speed355 / 340
Level 5
- Health1190 / 1234
- Attack damage82 / 78
- Armor56 / 72
- Magic resistance46 / 50
- Attack speed0.87 / 0.85
- Movement speed355 / 340
Level 15
- Health2590 / 2594
- Attack damage128 / 113
- Armor111 / 127
- Magic resistance66 / 80
- Attack speed1.05 / 0.99
- Movement speed355 / 340
The verdict is built from WildPick's curated counter table and the champions' kits — not from match win rates. Wild Rift has no public match API.