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Akali "A Beautiful Assassin" [S3 Upgraded]

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Spells:

Flash

Ignite

Items

Starting Items

Early Game Items

Mid Game Items

Late Games Items

Boots Enchantment

Defensive Items

Other Offensive Items

New Tanky Build

If you don't like GA

Standard Build

Ability Order

Akali Passive Ability

Introduction

Hi! Welcome to my build.

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First i will say a few words about this champion:
- is a awesome AP champion with a very high damage.
- You can use this champion to play solo top,solo mid or lane. (don't try tank)
- This champion have many good skill and is a very good farmer.

And now I began to explain you this champion.

Akaly's Story

There exists an ancient order originating in the Ionian Isles dedicated to the preservation of balance. Order, chaos, light, darkness -- all things must exist in perfect harmony for such is the way of the universe. This order is known as the Kinkou and it employs a triumvirate of shadow warriors to uphold its causes in the world. is one of these shadow warriors, entrusted with the sacred duty of Pruning the Tree - eliminating those who threaten the equilibrium of Valoran.

A prodigal martial artist, began training with her mother as soon as she could make a fist. Her mother's discipline was relentless and unforgiving, but predicated on the fundamental principle: ''We do that which must be done.'' When the Kinkou inducted her into the order at the age of fourteen, she could slice a dangling chain with a chop of her hand. There was no question - she would succeed her mother as the Fist of Shadow. She has had to do much in this role which others might find morally questionable, but to her it is in service of her mother's inviolable doctrine. She now works with her fellows and to enforce the balance of Valoran. This hallowed pursuit has unsurprisingly led the triumvirate to the Fields of Justice.

''The Fist of Shadow strikes from the cover of death itself. Do not impede the balance.''

Pros & Cons

Pros

"+"- High burst.
"+"- Escape mechanism with
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"+"- Awesome Passive.
"+"- Good Farmer with
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"+"- Very versatile.
"+"- Excellent At Chasing.

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Cons

"-"- Squishy Champion.
"-"- High Priority Kill Target.
"-"- Only Excels At Killing
Squishy Champions.
"-"- Countered By Crowd Control.
"-"- Doesn't Have Much CC
Herself Only A Slow.
"-"- Need good rune for .

Abilities

Skill Priority

is a very important skill for this champion. In combination with you will done a incredibility damage. Addition you can use this spell to farm. In team fight or 1vs1 extremely important to hit the enemy after you use this spell on them. You can do this very easily with . I recommend you to start a fight with this spell because he have a low cooldown and he restore your energy when you hit the enemy.

This is a very important skill. You can use them to escape or to help your them to catch an enemy. Addition into the circle you have more armor/magic resist and the enemy can't see you without ward or oracle.

Look at this video to learn you to use

Good skill to give more damage on the enemy and to farm the minion. When you attack the turret you can use this skill to active passive and give more damage.

is a awesome skill. Is very good in combination with and , this combo deal a very high DPS. I suggest you do don't spam this skill, because you have max. 3 essence of shadow, so use them when the enemy try to escape.

With you can increase your spell vamp and magic damage. That passive can help you to survive more time. With 8% spell vamp you can restore easily your HP and with magic damage you own the lane.

Skill Sequence

-> -> basic attack -> (where is necessary) -> -> -> -> .

Runes

Marks

Greater Mark of Magic Penetration - Nothing to say. More magic penetration=More magic damage and low enemy magic resist.

Seal

Greater Seal of Scaling Health - I choose this rune because Akali is a squishy champion.

Glyph

Greater Glyph of Ability Power - Will give you more ability power in early game.
Greater Glyph of Scaling Ability Power - That rune give you more ability power in late game than Greater Glyph of Ability Power.

Quintessence

Greater Quintessence of Ability Power - Put this runes and destroy any opponent.

Masteries

My masteries is (21/9/0). This will give you all you need.

This is the new mastery tree for Season 3. This is similar with the Season 2 but in the new mastery tree appear Spellsword .
Spellsword is the best option for all AP Melee (ex. Diana) because more AP you have, more Damage you deal with Mark of the Assassin.
Otherwise this tree is special for Akali, with masteries which deal ability power (ex. Blast , Mental Force , Archmage ).

I change the masteries because after the new patch 3.0.2 you will never need AD to active Twin Disciplines.

Summoner Spells

Awesome combination. With Flash you can escape or catch an enemy and with Ignite can kill your opponent. Addition you can use Ignite to reduce the enemy HP regeneration, reduce support heal (eg. Aria of Perseverance, Astral Blessing, Primal Surge ...).

Other Option

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Item Build

Starting Items

+More mobility in early game, that means, you can dodge more easily the enemy skill shot abilities.
+You have 3x Health Potion to survive more easy.
"I use this started item because if you have all the rune is useless to buy the other started item because you have both the part of Twin Disciplines activated".

Early Game Items

Mercury's Treads in my opinion the best boots for Akali. Reduce the magic incoming damage and reduce the CC skill duration (from enemy), that escape soon from stun,slow,silence,etc.
Hextech Revolver increase your damage and with spell vamp you can restore you HP more easy.
Giant's Belt Why this? Because Akali is a squishy champ and you need this for Rylai's Crystal Scepter.

Mid Game Items

Rylai's Crystal Scepter High Ability Power, good Health increase and AWESOME passive, slow per skill.
Twin Shadows grant magic resist against AP champ, more movement speed, additional ability power and a good active for more CC.
Bilgewater Cutlass need for Hextech Gunblade, and with this you will have another slow.

Late Game Items

Hextech Gunblade upgrade your Hextech Revolver and Bilgewater Cutlass, increase the slow from Unique Active and the spell vamp.
Lich Bane Why? I choose this item because his passive is very good for Akali. When you use Mark of the Assassin, the passive will be active and increase your next basic attack damage.
Mark of the Assassin+ Lich Bane(passive)+Basic Attack=TONS OF DAMAGE.
Liandry's Torment good against magic resist tank (give you magic pen.),good ability power and very good passive.

Boots Enchantment

Enchantment: Alacrity go faster from lane to other lane.
Enchantment: Homeguard very good when you are pushed.
Enchantment: Furor more easy to catch the enemy.

Optional Item

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Survivability or Situational Items

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Team Fight & Counter Champions

In team fight your role is to harass the enemy. You become with and . I recommend to put because if you are in his area he will increase you armor and magic resist, addition the enemy can't see you. Don't forget, if one enemy have all enemy team will can see you in . In this case you can use this skill to slow the enemy or to help your team to escape.

It's very important which enemy is focus. In team fight is very important to don't target the tank. First time you need to kill AD carry or the enemy with a very high damage and squishy(e.g. ,...).

Champions who counter .

Lee Sin

Why counter you?

Can use Tempest and Sonic Wave to see you when are in Twilight Shroud.
With Sonic Wave can catch you when try to escape with Shadow Dance.

Tips

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Garen

Why Counter You?

He can use Judgment to deal damage when you are in Twilight Shroud.
If he use Decisive Strike you are silenced and can't you any skill.
Courage reduce the damage you deal in him.

Tips

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Renekton

Why Counter You?

Cull the Meek, Ruthless Predator, Slice and Dice and Dominus is non-target skill or AOE damage and he can use them to harass when you are in Twilight Shroud.
Also, with Ruthless Predator he can stun when you are invisible
Slice and Dice+ Ruthless Predator can stop you when try to escape.

Tips

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Rumble

Why Counter You?

He have high AOE damage with Flamespitter and The Equalizer, with these you skill he can harass you very hard when you are in Twilight Shroud.
Can escape with Scrap Shield and Electro-Harpoon and very well he can catch you with these skill.

Tips

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Take against.

Karthus

Why counter Him?

Is hard to target in Twilight Shroud with Lay Waste.
Karthus is very squishy (can be kill by one combo).
You can passing through Wall of Pain with Shadow Dance.
Can reduce the Requiem damage with Twilight Shroud.

Ahri

Why counter Her?

Fox-Fire and Spirit Rush do NOT lock onto targets she cant see.
Ahri's Charm will NOT reveal Akali in Twilight Shroud, and will also NOT pull her out of it.
If Ahri use Spirit Rush to escape you can use Shadow Dance to catch her.

Ezreal

Why counter Him?

Hard to hit you with Mystic Shot and Essence Flux when you are in Twilight Shroud.
You can counter Arcane Shift with Shadow Dance.

Zyra

Why counter Her?

Zyra's plant can't target when you are invisible.
Hard to hit you with rise of thorns, deadly bloom, Grasping Roots in Twilight Shroud.
You can escape from Stranglethorns with Shadow Dance.
If she miss Grasping Roots is useless against Akali.

"For more counters champion go HERE".

Tips

Mid Lane

Level 1-5. Stay back and farm the minion. If the enemy try to attack the turret, use Twilight Shroud front the turret and attack your opponent.
Level 6-10. Stay mid and try to attack your enemy with Mark of the Assassin & Shadow Dance in combination. When you buy Hextech Revolver kill your opponent and use Crescent Slash & Mark of the Assassin to restore your HP.
After level 10 you can go to gang top or bottom and come back on mid for try to kill again the mid enemy.
When an enemy try to gang you, use Twilight Shroud and try to scam the enemy.

Solo top

Stay back and try to survive as much possible. Don't forget to say SS and put sight ward/ Vision Ward to prevent a eventually gang.
When the enemy is around the turret you can try to attack him but don't go far, because the will attack you.
Buy Health Potion & Hextech Revolver to restore more easily your HP and survive more time.

Bot Lane

Help your partner to kill or to escape. Can put Twilight Shroud front the enemy to slow him.
After level 6 you can attack constantly with Mark of the Assassin & Shadow Dance and for escape use Twilight Shroud.
Say SS and help mid or your partner to push.

Warding

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This video will help you how to put the ward.

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NEW Patch (3.0.2)!!!

"These changes are to open up additional rune and mastery setups for Akali players. They’re intended to be a small change for those players who choose to stick with the setups they currently use."

Discipline of Force - Now takes effect immediately instead of requiring 19.5 Ability Power Base damage bonus reduced to 6% from 8%
Discipline of Might - Now takes effect immediately instead of requiring 9.5 Attack Damage Base spell vamp bonus reduced to 6% from 8%

sorce:http://eune.leagueoflegends.com/news/patch-302-notes

Patch 3.0.2 changelog:
-Modify runes and masteries.