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Spells:
Flash
Ignite
Recommended Items
Items
Ability Order
Assassin's Mark (PASSIVE)
Akali Passive Ability
Introduction

Pros |
Cons |
-Hard to harass because of her ![]() |
-Melee AP |
-Can burst enemies extremely fast | -Got no CC |
-Low cooldowns |
-Easy to counter with a ![]() |
-Good at escaping/chasing | -Requires very good judgement |
Normally when i'm Akali, whether i'm top or mid, i'll go with
Flash +
Ignite
Flash
Flash is really good for akali since it can often give her the last bit of range needed to use her ultimate
Shadow Dance flash is a must since it's a great escape mechanism, and a great way to hunt your enemies.
Ignite
Normally ignite is my secondary summoner spell since it gives a good finisher when ganking a hero early game, and after it's used you will get 5 more ability power, and 5 more attack damage because of the mastery
Summoner's Wrath
Teleport
I often change ignite with teleport, since it's a very effective way to get to other lanes, and help them out. You can often surprise your enemies since it's hard for your opponent to call "miss"
Exhaust
exhaust is extremely usefull, especially before you get
Rylai's Crystal Scepter or
Hextech Gunblade It's also very usefull to counter a gank coming from the jungle, and escaping some situations.




Flash is really good for akali since it can often give her the last bit of range needed to use her ultimate



Normally ignite is my secondary summoner spell since it gives a good finisher when ganking a hero early game, and after it's used you will get 5 more ability power, and 5 more attack damage because of the mastery



I often change ignite with teleport, since it's a very effective way to get to other lanes, and help them out. You can often surprise your enemies since it's hard for your opponent to call "miss"


exhaust is extremely usefull, especially before you get


Akali's abilities:
Mark of the Assassin (Q)
Mark of the assassin should always be picked in lvl 1, since it's good at both harassing and farming depending on who you're laning against. It's very good for lasthitting, since you can throw it, and auto-attack right after taking atleast half the minions hp
Twilight Shroud (W)
Twilight shroud is extremely good for farming + harassing. I almost pick this every time when i hit lvl 2, since it's good to avoid being harassed and great for farming. Also it's a great tool to prevent being ganked by their jungler, since it both makes you invisble, but also slows enemies.
But beware! you're not always in safety just because you're in shroud. Often enemies will have a pink ward, and alot of spells will reveal you
Lee Sin will reveal you with all of his abilities, and they're doing AOE dmg, so it's almost impossible to avoid. Lee sin is your worst enemy!!!
Twisted Fate will often be seen mid, and his ultimate
Destiny will reveal you for 6 seconds when he's lvl 6-10, which is more than enough time to kill you, or atleast make your shroud go away.
Nidalee you will also meet this champion mid, and she can reveal you with her
Bushwhack even though you should be able to avoid it, it happens you step on it
The are more abilities that reveals you, so know your enemy!!
Crescent Slash (E)
Crescent slash is a great ability for lasthitting multiple minions. This ability is very usefull when at a tower since early game since it will damage both melee and ranged minions to hp where they can take 1 or 2 turret attacks without dying (changing whether it's a melee og ranged minion)
Also this ability got low cooldown, and it CAN be used to consume your mark from
Mark of the Assassin
Shadow Dance (R)
Shadow dash is a really powerfull ability with a high range, which allows akali to escape and hunt extremely succesfully. there can be up to 3 stacks on this ability (generating over time), with only 2 seconds cooldown in the begging, and 1 second when you hit lvl 16. Whenever Akali gets an assist or kill (Doesn't matter if she even used this ability) she will immediatly refresh 1 stack.
this is the sequence i normally go with:
early combo:
(Q) -->
(E)
This combo should be used from lvl 3, and then at every possible moment in your laning phase. You should always (atleast very often) have mark (Q) applied to your enemy, and if he tries to get close, just press E (crescent slash) immediatly to harass him/her good.
lvl 6 harass combo:
(Q) -->
(R) -->
(E) -->
(R)
You can decide yourself if you want to use the last shadow dance (R), but it's for getting away, if you're against a hero who can harass you after you used your combo (just target his minions if they're nearby, else use
Twilight Shroud (W))
lvl 6+ 1v1 gank:
(Q) -->
(R) -->
(E) -->
(Q) --> Auto attack -->
-->
(R)
First you mark your enemy, and wait for cooldown to go off (Mark lasts longer than cooldown) When cooldown goes off, you follow the combo step by step
In the end you can use shadow dance (R) again if needed and ready, or use it to get away in case you tower dive (which is do-able on Akali)
If you're against a champion mid like zyra, lux or annie make sure that you either avoid their snare/stun
Light Binding
Grasping Roots or try to bait it BEFORE you go. In case of annie you should click her, and check if her next ability will stun (because of her passive)
Pyromania
Combo for when you got
Hextech Gunblade:
(Q) -->
(R) -->
(E) -->
-->
(Q) --> Auto attack -->
(R) -->
--> Whatever you have ready ;)
You should just use this combo instead of the one above when you own a
Hextech Gunblade
In all these combo's remember to proc the first mark (Q) with crescent slash (E) and the next one with auto attack so you'll have crescent slash ready soon again.


Mark of the assassin should always be picked in lvl 1, since it's good at both harassing and farming depending on who you're laning against. It's very good for lasthitting, since you can throw it, and auto-attack right after taking atleast half the minions hp


Twilight shroud is extremely good for farming + harassing. I almost pick this every time when i hit lvl 2, since it's good to avoid being harassed and great for farming. Also it's a great tool to prevent being ganked by their jungler, since it both makes you invisble, but also slows enemies.
But beware! you're not always in safety just because you're in shroud. Often enemies will have a pink ward, and alot of spells will reveal you





The are more abilities that reveals you, so know your enemy!!


Crescent slash is a great ability for lasthitting multiple minions. This ability is very usefull when at a tower since early game since it will damage both melee and ranged minions to hp where they can take 1 or 2 turret attacks without dying (changing whether it's a melee og ranged minion)
Also this ability got low cooldown, and it CAN be used to consume your mark from



Shadow dash is a really powerfull ability with a high range, which allows akali to escape and hunt extremely succesfully. there can be up to 3 stacks on this ability (generating over time), with only 2 seconds cooldown in the begging, and 1 second when you hit lvl 16. Whenever Akali gets an assist or kill (Doesn't matter if she even used this ability) she will immediatly refresh 1 stack.
this is the sequence i normally go with:
Ability combo with Akali:
early combo:


This combo should be used from lvl 3, and then at every possible moment in your laning phase. You should always (atleast very often) have mark (Q) applied to your enemy, and if he tries to get close, just press E (crescent slash) immediatly to harass him/her good.
lvl 6 harass combo:




You can decide yourself if you want to use the last shadow dance (R), but it's for getting away, if you're against a hero who can harass you after you used your combo (just target his minions if they're nearby, else use

lvl 6+ 1v1 gank:






First you mark your enemy, and wait for cooldown to go off (Mark lasts longer than cooldown) When cooldown goes off, you follow the combo step by step
In the end you can use shadow dance (R) again if needed and ready, or use it to get away in case you tower dive (which is do-able on Akali)
If you're against a champion mid like zyra, lux or annie make sure that you either avoid their snare/stun



Combo for when you got








You should just use this combo instead of the one above when you own a

In all these combo's remember to proc the first mark (Q) with crescent slash (E) and the next one with auto attack so you'll have crescent slash ready soon again.
Items to buy level 1

sight ward x2
This is my buy level 1 with akali in 80% of my games. Sustain with Akali is EXTREMLY important, since level's is much needed. The wards of sight is very important to prevent getting ganked, and when you're mid, you should place 1 ward in the top bush when you're lvl 2 or 3, and when it runs out, place the next ward at the same spot. When playing top you should place it in the bush right under the lane, in the river where their mid can come from. I illustrated it here:

The red circles are where you should ward when playing mid akali (Only 1 place at a time)
The green circles are where you should ward when playing top akali (still only 1 ward at a time)
Alternative items to buy level 1
Sometimes i buy different than the 9 healing pots. Then I go with:


sight ward
I buy this if i feel i can get an easy first blood. It's generally when i'm against a melee champion, or a champion without a good escape mechanism. When you try to get the kill you don't have the potion on. You harass alot, and when they hit around 50-60% hp from your harassing you can try to go. Just do like you always do, but if your enemy tries to turn on you, wait untill you go to around 50-100 hp, and use the potion. Then you instantly have 200-250hp, which can be alot in the beginning. This has giving me firstblood alot of times, and you opponent often forget to look at your items, making them unprepared for the extra health.
Here's a video showing an example of how to use it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQ48Y1FxaAU&feature=youtu.be
First time you recall
Now it all depends on how much gold you have, and who you're facing
When having 0-400 gold:
Refill



When having 400-1000 gold:
I would always make sure i have atleast 1 sight ward and 5

When being mid:



When being top:



When having 1000-2000 gold:
I would still make sure i have atleast 1 sight ward and 3-5

When being mid against high burst
Annie for example:




When being mid against consistent DPS
Karthus for example:




When being top against high burst
Zed or
Garen for example:




When being top against consistent DPS
Udyr for example:




If you have more than 2000 gold just build towards the core items.
Core items






Endgame items
In the end there's alot of different items to choose between.
I love getting







I know there's a big difference on these items, but as my last item i often buy one of these. It depends 100% on your enemy team, and if you're winning or not. If you can survive jumping in, and use hourglass you should go with deathcap, but if you can't, and you die all the time, you should go with guardian angel.
Alternatives:







lvl 1-5
from lvl 1-5 you should play fairly deffensive and farm the minions with your


Against a ranged champion:
If you're against ranged champion use shroud as often as possible to avoid getting harassed. Stay in the edges of your shroud since heroes like



IMPORTANT: You do NOT need to avoid everything since you got 9 potions!! don't be too passive!!
Against a melee champion:
If you're against a melee champion use your shroud offensively (On their side of the minions) to scare them, and to harass them. When facing a melee champion you should always have your mark (Q) on them, and if they try to come close, go and hit them with an auto attack, or your

Note: If you get your enemy to recall spam all your abilities ALL the time to push as fast as possible. This will result in your creeps going to their tower, and dying 10 times faster than usually, and your enemy will loose alot of farm, giving you a great advantage.
lvl 6-11
As soon as you hit lvl 6, you should start poking your enemy. How you do that, is first to use




this combo can also be used to kill your opponent if combined with

Lategame/teamfight
Akali is really good at pushing since she can nuke creepwaves in only seconds. You should stay with your team, but also try to farm when possible (If you don't have full items)
Your role as Akali in a teamfight is to take out the ADC as fast as possible, or their AP mid. basically just the squishy hero with most damage. Besides that Akali is good at confusing the enemies with her

Worst enemies: (in order of how much they own you)
























Best enemies: (In order of how much you own them)








Generally akali is a counter against most AP heroes, which makes her a good mid hero.
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