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Recommended Items
Spells:
Ignite
Flash
Items
Ability Order
Assassin's Mark (PASSIVE)
Akali Passive Ability
Threats & Synergies
Extreme
Major
Even
Minor
Tiny
None
Low
Ok
Strong
Ideal
Jayce
Very tough lane but doable if you can avoid his poke. Call for ganks and farm under turret
Ideal
Strong
Ok
Low
None
Introduction

Hello Summoners, my name is 5tuntm4n (Platinum V) and I play Akali. I've been mastering her since the start of Season 3 and I have a good grasp on her. Now I'm here to show you how to play her and to be successful with her. She has multiple pros but can be flat without proper mastery of her. Without further ado, here's my Akali guide to success!
Pros:
- High burst
- Great snowballing potential
- Energy based champion
- Low cooldowns
- Long lasting invisibility spell
- 3 long ranged dashes
Cons:
- Very weak early game
- Flat if doesn't snowball early
- Falls off late game as an AP assassin carry
- Countered easily by
Exhaust
- High burst
- Great snowballing potential
- Energy based champion
- Low cooldowns
- Long lasting invisibility spell
- 3 long ranged dashes
Cons:
- Very weak early game
- Flat if doesn't snowball early
- Falls off late game as an AP assassin carry
- Countered easily by

Your weakest point in the game is the early stages. You have low damage outputs and short range. The best way to farm early on is to farm under tower. Here are some tips on how to farm up until level 6:
- If an melee enemy minion is full health in turret range, it will take 3 tower shots before going down, attack after the second tower shot
- Ranged enemies take 2 tower shots but can take 2 auto attacks if you have low AD, attack once before the tower attacks, and one time when it is low
- Left click minions to see their HP, calculate that with your total AD to see if you can kill it
- If an melee enemy minion is full health in turret range, it will take 3 tower shots before going down, attack after the second tower shot
- Ranged enemies take 2 tower shots but can take 2 auto attacks if you have low AD, attack once before the tower attacks, and one time when it is low
- Left click minions to see their HP, calculate that with your total AD to see if you can kill it

- Avoid trades
- Farm
- Save your

- Call for ganks
Akali has a hard time dealing with early game bullies like

- Buy
Hextech Gunblade
- Dual your opponent out of lane
- Buy wards for possible enemy ganks
- Farm with Q-E combo
After level 9, you are a force to be reckoned with. Catch out the enemy carries but watch out for other enemies. Get fed off these picks and snowball to late game. Remember to go all in if you see a low enemy player. Killing or getting assists off enemy champions give you one additional ultimate charge.

- Dual your opponent out of lane
- Buy wards for possible enemy ganks
- Farm with Q-E combo
After level 9, you are a force to be reckoned with. Catch out the enemy carries but watch out for other enemies. Get fed off these picks and snowball to late game. Remember to go all in if you see a low enemy player. Killing or getting assists off enemy champions give you one additional ultimate charge.
- Find picks
- Splitpush
- Stay safe
- Avoid getting exhausted, find where pinks are placed
You fall off a bit as an AP assassin in the late game. Placement is key for teamfights, clear pink wards and always pick off the enemy champions. If it's getting close to the point where the next teamfight will decide the game, sell one of your items (preferably
Void Staff) and get a defensive item like banshees veil.
- Splitpush
- Stay safe
- Avoid getting exhausted, find where pinks are placed
You fall off a bit as an AP assassin in the late game. Placement is key for teamfights, clear pink wards and always pick off the enemy champions. If it's getting close to the point where the next teamfight will decide the game, sell one of your items (preferably

- Pick off enemy champions
-
Twilight Shroud when enemy champions begin to focus you
Pick off enemy carries and back off to your team. Use your ultimate to gap close instead of dealing damage. Even though you have 3 charges, the cooldown for one particular charge is fairly long.
Twilight Shroud if you get exhausted, fight if you they place a pink ward on top of it.
-

Pick off enemy carries and back off to your team. Use your ultimate to gap close instead of dealing damage. Even though you have 3 charges, the cooldown for one particular charge is fairly long.

- Level 6 (Tip: save 2-3 charges incase they were to flash)
- Level 9 (Tip: ready your cooldowns and all-in a squishy champion
- Level 11 (Tip: roam and get fed off other lanes)
These are key for being a great
Akali!
- Level 9 (Tip: ready your cooldowns and all-in a squishy champion
- Level 11 (Tip: roam and get fed off other lanes)
These are key for being a great

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