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[26.12] The Ultimate Guide to Akali the Rogue Assassin

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Hey, I was taking a look at your guide and saw you don't have the Kled matchup listed. Akali is a matchup I face from time to time, but I often win against them since they won't know how to interact with Kled. I'll give you my POV on this matchup, which you could implement however you'd wish :)

As Kled, I want to look to land either my E or Q to successfully trade with Akali, since this reveals her in her W. Without these two spells, I am utterly useless against her. Dodging requires a well-timed E from Akali, preferably to the side, since a backwards E still allows my Q to land.
Akali should look to run Kled down with Q when Kled's E is down, but make sure to hold Akali's E to get out of Kled's Q tether. In my opinion, the biggest mistake Akali players make is not holding their E and end up getting caught by Kled's Q pull.
If Akali ever uses her ult, I should already be dismounted or the first cast should dismount me. Why? Kled's dismounted kit cannot reveal hidden enemies, which makes it (nearly) impossible to remount. This gives Akali W much more value. Additionally, Akali R can easily execute the vulnerable dismounted Kled.
In case Kled ever ults, Akali's W will make her completely invulnerable to the charge, since Kled R cannot hit hidden enemies.

Do with this information as you please and be sure to let me know if you have any questions.

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Hi ! I don't have Kled as a listed matchup because I have honestly never faced him in midlane.
But that's definitely some valuable advice that I'll keep in mind for my games, thank you for your comment!

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Hi, amazing guide ! Thank you !

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hi! as a guide creator, i was wondering how you did that ombre effect on your words? (looking at your summoner spells chapter) it looks really cool, and i've never seen anyone do that before, it's really impressive :)!

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Hi! Thank you so much :)
Unfortunately I don't remember who I learned to do the ombre effect from as it was years ago :c From my code it looks like I just straight up individually colored each letter, probably through playing around with hexcodes and just going from darker to lighter shades.

My code for the word flash

I'm sorry if this isn't the most effective way of doing it, maybe you have a higher chance of finding the answer you're looking for on the Mobafire discord..

By the way I looked at your neeko guide, it's without a doubt the most beautiful guide I've ever seen on this site :d

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thanks for showing me the code i appreciate seeing the BTS! also that's a very big compliment from someone with a visually pleasing guide as well ty!!

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As someone who used to main Akali I wish I saw this back when i used to main her. What an amazing guide brosky and it well deserves that 10/10 rating. Just curious whats your rank since it mentions here your diamond, not that there is anything wrong with being diamond but for a guide to be this extensive and ur diamond. I would be shocked and can only say well done and enjoy the rest of your day

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Hi! Thank you so much :)
I actually just reached diamond two weeks ago after being hardstuck for years xd though I stopped playing ranked from season 12 till season 15. I've been learning a lot more about the game recently and really want to get better and add more stuff to my guide. Hopefully master next season :D

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goodluck u got this brosky!

I have a question. Is assassin/AD akali still viable? i haven't seen it in a while, especially in high elo.

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Almost all of Akali's abilities scale with AD so it is technically viable.. but definitely not worth building over AP :D Your R2 only scales with magic damage, you would be sacrificing a lot of burst / one shot potential

got it. akali is a burst champion after all so it makes since. i saw at one point ad was built but ap is very powerful on her. thank you.

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I registered on this web-site just to thank you for the guide. Having a lot of fun playing Akali in normal game even though I lose a lot, but who cares what's happening in normal games when I only learn :)

Still a very solid and useful guide, really beginner-friendly, thank you so much!

This guide is AWSOME! i hope i can get better with akali after reading this!

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Hii ! Thank you so much ! I guarantee you, with or without the guide you will get better if you put your mind into it ! Good luck :)

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good job budy, awesome guide!

Pretty good

Helpful guide

a perfect and complet guide for learn or mastery the champ

Woah, what can I say?! You used my favorite Akali skin in your banner… with this you have already won my heart. :D
Nice taste! – Oh and the depth of this guide is gigantic.
I didn’t even think about using ravenous … what is it called?... as Akali. Omnivamp, huh?

Your guide is also kinda beautiful. I feel like I'm flipping through a book of fairy tales. I mean, look at these ornaments. Cute.

How would you face Akshan right now? Any idea how to handle him?
And do you prefer chasing after the missing enemy mid laner who is roaming or will you rather push your lane?

How do you make this decision?

What was your coolest experience while playing Akali?
Some epic escape you will always remember?
An amazing hunt?
The most impressive penta?!

Still remember a game where you normally had to win the matchup but didn’t?

Why do you keep playing Akali? What year felt as the strongest Akali year ever thanks to buffs, nerfs or patches?

And what is your favorite Esports team in League of legends, if you have one?

Your guide is awesome. Share some personal informations with us, to grow your fanbase :p

Thanks for your work!

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Hi !! Thank you for the nice comment, I do appreciate it a lot !

I have never faced Akshan yet so I doubt I'd be able to give you proper advice on how to handle him, sorry !

I'd never recommend chasing the missing enemy midlaner when behind, or if you don't have vision of the path they're taking. You could run into a 1v2 in the river or just get one-shot by your enemy laner if they simply hide in a bush and wait for you to come by. If the enemy laner is roaming bot or top, I would immediately ping back my teammates and push the wave as fast as I can, and only then I would consider following the roam. The only time I would follow them without first pushing the wave if there's a fight happening nearby.

My coolest experience while playing Akali I'd say is whenever I'm really ahead and get to carry my team 1v5. I remember this one time where my team was HARD losing (down 8K worth of gold), and somehow, the enemy team kept bm'ing and dying to me, repeatedly. So I'd get shutdown, after shutdown, after shutdown, until I became absolutely unstoppable ! As I was getting stronger and stronger, the Yasuo in our team kept spamming "IMAGINE" in chat, as in "imagine if we actually win this game".. and we actually did ! :D Here are a few screenshots of that game I kept : https://imgur.com/a/UnhAtoO

Not an epic one but a funny escape I remember was when an ennemy Zac kept chasing me through the whole topside for a whole 2 mins. Yes, 2. whole. minutes. I would just E out of his E every single time and run away and he wouldn't give up, until his team came through and caught me :( So I did manage to escape for a while, until I couldnt anymore because I was cornered from all sides. (we were hard losing that game too btw :c)

I dont have any amazing hunt in mind, or a particularily impressive penta (I've only had 6 or 7 of those with Akali), sorry~~

A game where I would normally win the matchup but didn't ? Probably that one time I was facing a Cassiopeia, and managed to die 4 times in a row in lane , while she survived with 1 digit HP every single time :D

The reason I keep playing Akali is because I suck at every other champ :c and she's fun ! I have been playing for only 2 years so I dont have many years of experience with Akali, but she was probably at her strongest in 2018, the patch of her rework maybe. idk.

My favorite Esports Team is undoubtedly T1 ! I have had the chance to meet Faker in the past, so I might be a little biased..

Have a good day or rest of your evening!