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Akali
Patch 16.3.1
MidDifficulty
Very Hard
Strength
Early
Mid
Late
Win Condition
Identify the enemy carry, flank from out of vision, and delete them. Once the carry is gone, use and your mobility to clean up the remaining members. You win by being an uncatchable threat in the mid-game.
Playstyle
High-mobility AP assassin who thrives on weaving in and out of combat. You aren't a front-loaded burst bot; you're a surgical killer who uses movement to outplay.
Strengths & Weaknesses
Strengths
- +Unrivaled stickiness with and
- + allows for safe trading and stalling in even the worst situations
- +High outplay potential against skillshot-reliant champions
- +Massive mid-game power spike that can solo-carry games
Weaknesses
- -Severe energy hunger in the early game before is maxed
- -Very reliant on landing to secure kills
- -Vulnerable to True Sight (LeBlanc E, Lee Sin Q, Sweepers)
- -Poor waveclear early on makes it hard to match fast-shoving mids
Abilities
Whenever you hit a champ with a spell, a ring forms. Walk out of it to buff your next auto. This is where your damage lives. Don't just spam spells; weave that empowered auto in every time or you'll run out of juice and damage.
Your main tool. It's a short-range cone that slows at the tip. At early levels, it eats your energy. Use it to last hit or for a quick proc, but don't spam it mindlessly or you'll be defenseless.
The shroud. You go invisible and get energy back. Use this to wait for your cooldowns or to drop tower aggro during a dive. Remember: enemies can still hit you with AOE, so don't just stand still inside it.
A backflip that fires a shuriken. If it hits, you can reactivate to fly across the map to that target. It's your most important skillshot. You can also hit your with it to create a safety anchor.
Two dashes. The first (1) is a targeted dash over an enemy. The second (2) is a free-directional dash that executes based on missing health. Always wait for the enemy to be low before using the second cast.
Teamfight Role
Backline Flanker
Never be the first one in. Wait for your tank to engage, then use or a flank angle to reach the ADC/APC. Use to stay alive in the middle of their team while waiting for 2 to become available.
If your carry is fed and being dove, stay back and use the slow on and the threat of to peel for them instead.
Combos
Standard Lane Trade
(at max range) -> Walk out for -> Empowered Auto -> to hide
The safest way to poke. The slow from the tip of makes walking out for the proc easy. Use to walk away without taking return fire.
The All-In Kill
1 -> 1 -> 2 -> -> Auto -> 2
Since 1 puts you right behind them, becomes nearly impossible to miss. Follow the mark, burst with Q and passive, then execute with the dash.
Shroud Gap Close
-> 1 into shroud -> Roam/Trade -> 2 back to shroud
Use your on your own smoke cloud. This gives you a 'return home' button if a trade goes bad or if you need to bait an enemy into a trap.
Fast Execute
1 -> 2 -> mid-dash -> 2
You can cast while you are flying toward the enemy with 2. This buffers the damage so they have less time to react before the 2 execute hits.
Power Spikes
| Spike | Why |
|---|---|
| Level 6 | You gain access to . Your kill pressure goes from 'nuisance' to 'lethal threat' instantly. |
| Level 9 | is usually maxed here. The energy cost is at its lowest, and your waveclear finally starts to feel decent. |
| Level 11 | Rank 2 provides a significant damage boost to the execute and a much shorter cooldown for mid-game skirmishes. |
| Level 16 | Max rank allows you to execute targets from surprisingly high HP thresholds during late-game teamfights. |
Tips & Tricks
- •You can through thin walls to escape or chase. Practice the angles in practice tool.
- •Using instantly restores a chunk of energy. Use it when you are empty to continue a combo.
- •The ring is large. Use the movement speed you get while moving away from the target to dodge their spells.
- •1 is a fixed distance. If you use it point-blank, you will end up far behind the enemy.
- •You can use while mid-air during 2 to guarantee the hit.
- •If you are being dove under tower, drop . The tower cannot target you while you are invisible unless they have true sight.
Common Mistakes
- ✕Spamming at level 1 and 2→You will run out of energy and the enemy will zone you off 2-3 waves of gold.
- ✕Always taking the 2 reactivation→If you hit a target and they run into their whole team, following it is suicide. Only go in if you can kill or escape.
- ✕Using 2 at the start of a fight→It deals damage based on MISSING health. Using it early deals almost no damage and wastes your execute.
- ✕Forgetting the auto-attack→You lose nearly half your total potential damage and will fail to kill targets you should have easily bursted.
- ✕Staying still in →Smart players will throw skillshots into the smoke. Always keep moving to stay unpredictable.
AI-generated guide • Patch 16.3.1 • Generated