Hello new/veteran Akali users, first of all my name is "Krad" a proud Akali Mexican Player, Im here to bring you a guide that you would love if you are an Aggro/Smart player.

Why Akali ?

// So the purpose of this guide is that you see why I love her and why you should do so too.

Pros & Cons

Recommended Summoner Spells

Know your Runes

You know what they are?


Greater Quintessence of Ability Power(3):
// With 3, it gives you "15" Ability Power early game, helps with Twin Disciplines.


greater seal of vitality(9):
// Increase your health per level for survivability.


Greater Mark of Magic Penetration(2):
// Extra magic penetration.


Greater Mark of Attack Damage(7):
// Helps to activate the 8% spell vamp of Twin Disciplines.


Greater Glyph of Scaling Ability Power(9):
// More Ability Power for burst insane damage in early game, also helps with Twin Disciplines




// This runes page is mainly based on his passive Twin Disciplines in the early game and a massive AP burst. You really need this passive at the start for harass and good farm

Masteries

OFFENSE TREE

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Tier 1 // Summoner's Wrath helps with a little boost on Ability Power and Attack Damage when ignite is on cooldown. Brute Force gives you the 3 Attack Damage left for Twin Disciplines. And Mental Force that gives you 3 Ability Power also for Twin Disciplines. Tier 2 // Sorcery Gives you 4% cooldown reduction, you need this with 4 points to advance and get Arcane Knowledge Tier 3 // Arcane Knowledge Give you 10% Magic Penetration, you really need this, 10% is alot in this game, gives you a great advantage vs a low magic resistance enemy. Tier 4 // Blast Gives you 1 Ability Power per level, 18 AP at level 18. Tier 5 // Archmage You need more Ability Power?, YES!! increases your AP by 5%. Tier 6 // Executioner Enemy running with less than 40% of health? I dont thin so, this help you to kill faster a low health enemy, increasing your damage by 6%.

Ability Sequence Order

Start Items



// Boots: I get boots first because they increase your movement speed by 1, it helps you to chase, escape, and dodge skill shots easier at start.

// Health Potion(3): With 3 pots you can last longer in line, enough to raise the gold to buy Blasting Wand or Amplifying Tome, depends your line situation. Use them at 50% - 60% of Health.

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Early Game



// Blasting Wand, This is the first item you have to buy in your first back, gives you 40 AP, with this item you will destroy your enemy early game. I recommend this if you got line control, not losing alot of HP, and if you are getting harassed go for Hextech Revolver first. My guide recommend this first because 95% of the time, I got line dominace with Akali.


// Hextech Revolver, Go for Amplifying Tome first, at this point you have to take a choice, go for Rylai's Crystal Scepter first or make Hextech Revolver for the 40 AP and 12% spell vamp, if you go for Rylais you need to be very careful with your Health, spell vamp gives you more sustainability in line/fights, thats why I do this second.


// Giant's Belt, If you got Blasting Wand and Hextech Revolver you need more Health, this gives you easy +430 Health and its part of Rylai's Crystal Scepter


// Health Potion, At early game sometimes I still need some pots, why? because I get involved in many fights and this can be the difference between kill or be killed.

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Mid game



// Mercury's Treads, This boots are the best for Akali if you are facing a Team with alot of CC, reducing the stun,slow,snare,etc, time. Some times I get Rylai's Crystal Scepter first, but is up to you know when you have to buy in the game, but the sooner the better.


// Rylai's Crystal Scepter, This is the most important item on Akali, gives you 80 AP, +500 Health, and slow enemy speed 35% for 1.5 seconds, once you have this item, it will be almost impossible for your enemies to escape, and more survivability with more health. I personally buy Blasting Wand > Giant's Belt > Amplifying Tome > Rylai's Crystal Scepter in that order, because after the AP increase you need a Health increase for survivability thats why I buy belt second.


// Rabadon's Deathcap, We hear rabadon and we all know this item gives you the highest AP on the game, if you are an AP champion you sure try to get this. Give +140 AP and passive increase AP by 30%. I buy Needlessly Large Rod first and then complete de cap.


// Guardian Angel, After getting Rylai's Crystal Scepter and Rabadon's Deathcap you surely doing massive damage, you dont need more AP, now you need this item, grants you 68 armor and 38 magic resistance, and thats not all, his passive revive your champion upon dead with 750 Health, 5 minutes cooldown. This item owns, you can kill 1 - 2 champs, get focused, "die", revive and kill another champion or escape.

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Late game


// Lich Bane, I love this item in late game, his passive it's what we are looking for, when you use an ability like Mark of the Assassin, your next physical attack will deal an additional 100% of your AP in damage, with 2 secs cooldown. So, this in combination with your Mark of the Assassin combos will give you a massive burst and destroy your enemy in seconds.


// Hextech Gunblade, We need this item for the 20% spell vamp and his active, its like an Ignite with slow of 50% for 3 seconds. In team fights we need this item, to get a hard DPS enemy or escape from a fast one, his active in combination with effects like Rylai's Crystal Scepter your enemy will 1 - 2 step dead.


// Void Staff, First, purchase this item in mid-late game if you are facing an enemy that began to buy magic resistance against you. Gives you 40% magic penetration. If not, buy it when you consider it necessary in late game for faster kills.

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Situational Items


// Abyssal Mask, This item is to be used when going against an AP based enemy. Give you 57 Magic Resistance and special aura that reduces nearby enemy magic resist by 20.


// Zhonya's Hourglass, Buy this item only if you are dying a lot even if you have Guardian Angel because your enemy is focusing you always first and only wait for you to start the team fight. While your allies kill enemies champions you get invulnerable with this for 2 seconds, enough time to kill 1 enemy champ.


// Banshee's Veil, This item provides 375 Health and blocks one spell every 45 secs, Useful against some ultis like Skarner, Amumu, Ashe, etc this item can save you from death.


// Quicksilver Sash, I love this item, with 56 Magic resistance use it when you face an enemy team with many Crowd Control, his active its a Cleanse in item!!!! Yeah I know, you dont see this item frequently, but its very useful against big CC teams and its cheap.

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Consumables


// Elixir of Fortitude, More Health that helps you in 1 vs 1 or surviving team fights. Buy it if you have extra gold.


// Elixir of Brilliance, This gives you more AP and reduces cooldown, this will give you more advantage vs an enemy, go for it when you have 250 gold to spare.


// Oracle's Elixir, When you buy this is mainly to see an enemy champ, but you can use it to destroy enemies wards, its very useful against enemies like: Twitch, Evelynn, Akali, Shaco, Talon, Teemo, Vayne and Wukong


// Sight Ward, I dont think this item requires an explication, you need this for jungle control, prevent ganks, that's why all say: buy a ward save a life.


// Vision Ward, Use this when you dont have money for Oracle's Elixir, buy one of this immediately if you are facing champs like Twitch, Evelynn, Akali, Shaco, Talon, and Wukong. Always place one of these in baron and dragon, to destroy other sight ward or Vision Ward.