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How to counter Akai
The heroes that beat them, how the matchups play out, and what to build against them.
Counter intel
How Akai does against each hero in ranked matches, from mlcounters.app, data of 2026-10-05. The number is the edge in percentage points of win rate: +3.0 means about 3 more wins per 100 games than Akai usually gets (or loses, for the other side). Matchups with too few games are left out. Each list shows the eight most decisive, ranked from the most. Green heroes beat Akai; red heroes lose to Akai.
8 heroes that beat Akai8 heroes Akai beats
Best counters to Akai
These heroes win this matchup — pick with confidence
“Akai is countered by heroes with CC removers or transformation abilities that allow them to escape or counter Akai's Ultimate, such as Nana and Diggie.”
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Phoveus⚔️ EXP Lane
+6.0 pts
edge over Akai
1/5 ranks
Chip🛡️ Roam
+3.9 pts
edge over Akai
3/5 ranks
Marcel🛡️ Roam
+3.6 pts
edge over Akai
4/5 ranks
Valir🔮 Mid Lane
+3.4 pts
edge over Akai
1/5 ranks
Yve🔮 Mid Lane
+3.3 pts
edge over Akai
2/5 ranks
Kaja🛡️ Roam
+3.1 pts
edge over Akai
5/5 ranks
Esmeralda🛡️ Roam
+3.0 pts
edge over Akai
2/5 ranks
Kimmy🏹 Gold Lane
+3.0 pts
edge over Akai
1/5 ranks
Akai dominates these
Avoid these picks — the data says you lose
“Akai is strong against heroes with poor Mobility since he can easily catch and eliminate them with his Ultimate, such as Eudora and Odette.”
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Saber🌲 Jungle
+4.7 pts
Akai's edge
1/5 ranks
Baxia🛡️ Roam
+4.4 pts
Akai's edge
1/5 ranks
Dyrroth⚔️ EXP Lane
+3.5 pts
Akai's edge
1/5 ranks
Minsitthar⚔️ EXP Lane
+3.2 pts
Akai's edge
2/5 ranks
Fredrinn🌲 Jungle
+3.0 pts
Akai's edge
2/5 ranks
Harith🔮 Mid Lane
+2.9 pts
Akai's edge
3/5 ranks
Guinevere⚔️ EXP Lane
+2.7 pts
Akai's edge
4/5 ranks
Lolita🛡️ Roam
+2.6 pts
Akai's edge
1/5 ranks
Who wins the matchup, and when
Source: mobilelegends.comRanked pairings, past 7 days
Change in Akai's win rate (in percentage points) when that hero is on the opposing team or on Akai's own team, across all ranks. Based on the official ranked statistics; heroes with very few games can swing a lot, and a counter at one rank can disappear at another.
Read the points as wins per 100 games: +3.0 means Akai wins about 3 more games out of every 100 with that hero than Akai usually wins, and −3.0 means about 3 fewer. Hover a number for the exact wording.
The small bars show Akai's win rate in that matchup by game length, from 10-12 minutes (left) to 20+ (right), green above 50% and red below; the two numbers are the first and the last. “3/5 ranks” counts the rank brackets where the hero is on the same list. The official data gives no game counts, so a bar from a rare matchup can be noise, and games under 10 minutes are left out because they swing the most.
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What Akai's skills do
Each skill with the tags the official hero page gives it. Look for the ones that lock you down, move them or deal burst, then pick the answer in the counter guides. Source: mobilelegends.com
Tai Chi
Buff
HeadbuttCD: 11 Mana Cost: 50
MobilityCC
Body SlamCD: 7 Mana Cost: 50
AOE
Heavy SpinCD: 55 Mana Cost: 120
CCAOE
What to prepare for against Akai
Worked out from the official skill tags and ratings and our tracked builds.
- Akai mostly deals physical damage, judging by the items in their tracked builds. Physical defense and the physical protections in the burst guide are the ones that apply.How to survive burst damage →
- 2 of 4 skills (Headbutt and Heavy Spin) have the CC tag. The crowd control guide covers what can be done about it.How to deal with crowd control →
- Akai's official durability rating is 90 out of 100. Damage that ignores part of their defense helps; see the physical and magic defense guides.How to beat high physical defense →How to beat high magic defense →
What this does not know
- This says what to look out for. It does not claim that any item wins the matchup.
- Skill tags are the game's short labels; the skills themselves are not read in detail, so a hero can do more than their tags show.
- Damage type is a guess from the items in tracked builds, and a hero with no tracked build falls back to their class.
Matchup stats
Akai's win rate in specific matchups · Source: mlcounter.com
