- Q Passive auto trade early while dodging Q's
- Abuse his high CDs after he uses his 3rd Q
- Make use of all your Abilities / Passive to dodge his Abilities
- Getting hit by his none empowered Q is fine
- Short trades - All in if he uses his third Q and you have a lot of energy left
- you can get Oblivion Orb early into the game to counter his healing
Camille
- Q Passive auto Trade her early
- Her passive can either give an Armour or MR shield, if she gets an Armour shield then you can Q her to
do damage, if its magic then use R / Autos
- Dodge her E with your own E / Use W if its too late to dodge so she cant abuse her attack speed
- Avoid her outer W since that heals her and does extra damage to you + slows
- At 6 you can all in her if she has no passive / wastes E
- R her when she uses W and she is far up, this way you can dodge her outer W and hit her with a passive before she can get her shield / E away then you can chase and kill her
- if she is standing near a wall, she is prob looking to dash onto you, prepare your w/e to counter it
- your W won't cancel her Q once it has begun casting
Cassiopeia
- Let her push into you but don't let the wave get under tower so u can all in
- Avoid her Q's lol ( use passive MS / E / R )
- Take short trades*
- Faker sidestep her ult
- Bait her W
- Constantly wiggle in lane to dodge her Q's
- if u cant turn around in time to avoid her R then drop W to go invis and avoid damage from her E's
- Honestly there is not much to say. Just dodge her shit.
Cho'Gath
- Q Passive Auto Trade
- Use Passive MS / E / R to Dodge his Q
- At 6 you can all in him if he wastes Q/W and/or is 70%~ HP
- you can cast your spells through his silence if you buffer them in time
Darius
- Bait out his Q early lvls by wiggling in lane
- Walk inside him when he uses his Q or use E/R to dodge his outer Q
- Take Short Trades
- Use shroud to wait out his Passive if he fully stacks it
- Let him shove in and try to freeze near tower
- if he wastes E / misses outer Q you can all in and kill
- Be Careful of his cheese in the top lane bushes after leashing
Dr. Mundo
- Lvl 1 Q auto Trade
- Perma short trade against him until he is low enough
to all in and kill with R ( or without thats even better lol )
- Early oblivion orb is okay if u can snowball very hard against him
- look to shove him in and roam since his q cd is very low and he can farm safely , unless your jungler is on your side of the map, then look to freeze so your jungler can come and gank for free kills
- Pretty free matchup if you don't get hit by his cleavers. Just make sure to farm as much as possible and try to roam if he is hugging his tower.
- similar to nasus, he outscales you at one point and then you cant fight him anymore, look to perma roam and help your team so they can take him down with you later on.
- when he uses his ult, it costs his own hp. you can use this hp cost as part of your burst to one shot him
in earlier levels before he heals
Fiora
- Q passive auto trade early but look out for her Q first so she doesnt dodge
- Pay attention to her vitals early
- Wait for her to Q a minions or your vital then Q passive auto her
- Take short trades
- Bait out her W before committing to an all in
- When she ult's you, try to hug a wall to block her from proccing her vitals if you have to or hide in shroud ( but beware, she can hit you with her Q in while you are invis )
- Disengage if she ults and u are both full hp
Gangplank
- Start Doran's Shield
- Trade heavily lvl 1 before he can stack grasp but don't trade too long he wins those
- Dodge his barrels with E/R
- Oneshottable at 6 if he goes sheen first
- beware of his W heal when you want to execute and kill with your R
- his r can stack up to a lot of damage so avoid staying in it
Garen
- Lvl 1 Q auto trade
- Always E when his Q is about to land, he will E right after and it will get wasted, E back in once his E ends and chain Q Passive Auto him
- If he doesnt E after his Q, you can auto a minion to consume your passive and E back in to get another passive and run away from his E dmg with your new passive MS then chain passive auto him to death
- When trading stay in your minion wave since his E will deal less dmg
- Wait out his shield before you Passive Auto if you are in shroud and you have time on passive/shroud
- His R cannot be cancelled with W / Flashing out of range anymore
Gragas
- Q Passive Auto trade early
- Use E as he E/R so you can follow him after his CC is over
- Respect his W
- Sit behind minions if you don't want him to engage on you
- At 6 you have perma kill pressure but he can escape
easily if you miss E
Hecarim
- Q Passive Auto trade him before he can stack up his Q
- Respect his healing
- Don't waste your abilities to chase after him when he uses his E, he can easily turn on you if you do that.
- be careful of his damage once he stacks his Q, it has very low cooldown and it's hard to dodge in shroud so he can just melt you
Illaoi
- Q Passive Auto trade early
- Perma dodge her abilities before / while trading
- It is winnable at lvl 6 but get her down to 60-70% first
- Run away if she lands E / Uses R unless you can kill her fast
- This matchup is basically a minigame of sidestepping, You get hit you lose
Irelia
- Q auto Trade when she Q's on first 3 minions but walk out of her q range if she can get a 4th stack early
- Don't hesitate using your ability to dodge her stun
- She wins extended trades so position your wave close to your tower or avoid going for long trades when pushed in
- Use Shroud to wait out her Marks if you get hit by E / R
- Use E when she dashes on you with q, it will land 100% of the time since your E hitbox starts behind you, Passive Auto and E again for Extra Passive
Jax
- Lvl 1 winnable if he wastes his E ( constantly walk close to him to q and fake auto to bait E )
- Let him shove you in and freeze wave in front of tower
- Always keep your E up for his E
- When he tries to jump on you, you can Q backwards and W immediately so he cant combo you, then hit him with another Passive Auto Q or E as your e hitbox starts behind you and it will always land unless there is a minion there
- Respect his ult as he becomes a tank
Jayce
- Let him push to you but freeze near tower
- Dodge his Q's
- E when he engages on you with Q and Passive Auto Q trade him, let him E you away then use E2
- E After Engaging on him with R or W after Engaging on him with R then go for Passive Auto > E
- Abuse the short time window when he swaps from hammer to range form
- Build Armguards if he starts going MR / Enemy Jg is also AD
- Jayce is really squishy before hexdrinker, u can kill him pre 6 if you land E
- Don't hesitate and use your E to avoid his Q
Kayle
- Whenever she walks up you punish her but be careful of her Q, it has a massive hitbox after it hits a minion and combine that with her W ms she can escape you easily
- Use E/R when she ults to avoid her R Dmg
Kennen
- You can trade him level 1 if he walks up close enough
- At lvl 2/3/4 you can go for all in trades but are only worth if you get at least 50% of his hp
- Decent Kennen players are not killable pre 6
- Depending on his items you can one shot him at 6
- His first stun is 1.5s but any after that is 0.5s
- you can E him before you get stunned which lets you follow up
Kled
- Q Passive Auto trade him level 1
- Constantly wiggle in lane to dodge his E/Q's
- Let him shove in and play close to your turret unless you are confident in your side steps then you can play
while pushed
- You win every trade if he misses his Q
- Save your CD's / Energy before fighting his mini form
- Kleds win condition is him hitting his Q
- Cutdown ( rune ) is insane vs him because of how his Health bars work
Lucian
- Play safe early and avoid poke so you can all in him level 2/3/4
- if he E's into you, Q/E and look to kill him with multiple passive procs and autos
- R Behind him when he ults to avoid his damage, or E and wait out the R
Malphite
- Q Passive Auto trade early
- Malphite players tend to instant E when you walk up to Q Passive auto so make sure to dodge with E
then re engage with E2
- look to E him when he wants to Q you
- His Q range is slightly bigger than your Q but u can try Q him while he is casting his Q
- Malphite is a champion with mana issues ( so try to get him oom and out sustain his poke with
Doran's Shield / Second wind ( only if you are not confident in being able to trade and kill him early )
- If you can't kill him in lane then shove and look to roam into enemy jungle / mid and get kills that way
Maokai
- Q passive auto Trade him early
- You win trades easily against him so long as he doesnt dodge your Q/E with his W
- Stay away from bush's as he will have empowered E's in there which hurt and slow you
- e after his w runs out or as he is about to q after w so u can follow up and trade
- aim q carefully after he W's you
- his Q slows massively which messes up your passive
- Roam if and when you can't kill him anymore
Mordekaiser
- Q Passive Auto trade him early
- Dodge his spells with either side steps or E/R
- All in at 6 when he is around 70% HP
- He beats you when his passive is proceed and his W shield can be massive so don't get baited
- This matchup is similar to Illaoi and a minigame of sidestepping. You win every trade if you manage to dodge well
- Don't let him proc his passive. Akali has a good kit to dodge spells even when it comes to close combat, use your Passive MS / E / R dashes to dodge his spells
Nasus
- Freeze if possible
- Proxyfarm if possible
- Punish him every time he walks up with Q passive Autos
- Early dives with jungler
- This matchup is about abusing him before he outscales you. The moment you cannot fight him anymore you should go and group and try to force fights with your team
- disengage when he ults unless you are sure you can kill him
Nocturne
- poke him with Q Passive Auto's when he goes to Q and push the wave, be careful of his massive aoe damage early tho
- use W as his E is about to fear you as you can prevent him from damaging you during this CC
- his W ( spell shield ) will prevent your passive from forming
- His E ( tether ) will NOT reveal you in shroud
- if he lands his Q on you, it will Mark and create a trail that follows you that makes his trades against you a lot better for him as it increases his AD
Pantheon
- Q Passive auto trades early but avoid / dodge his empowered Q poke as it hurts a lot
- W/E his W so he cant get his 3 autos off from passive
- early armguards if you are struggling
- you can R over his E ( shield ) to start doing damage again or E to wait it out
- His E will block your R damage if you use it from behind him and end up in front of the shield
- His Q can easily be sidestepped
Poppy
- Q Passive Auto trade unless she has shield or is about to pick it up
- E can still grant Passive if you land it while in her W but you won't dash or be able to recast it for 2 seconds
- Have to kill her in early levels or she will become unkillable
- Bait her Q before trades since it hurts a lot
- E before her R hits so you can dash back to her
- stay away from walls
- her passive auto can proc grasp and hurts a lot
- Her W has a long CD and should be punished when she wastes it
- you can dodge her E knock back if you predict it in time but this is very hard to do
Olaf
- Q Passive auto trade early but be careful of his Axe's, make sure to dodge them
- Dodge his Q's by wiggling and sidestepping
- Disengage when he uses W unless you can kill him before he out sustains you
- He gets more lifesteal / Attack speed from W when he is lower
- His R Passive grants him more armour and magic resist making him tankier, which he gains at level 6
- But when he casts his R, He loses that armour + magic resist making him squishier, you can use this to burst him
- you can cancel his E if you time your W right
- The key to this matchup is to DODGE AXES
Ornn
- Q Passive Auto Trade early
- Dodge his Q's early
- Cancel his empowered W with W but u have to cast it early or else his W hits you in invis
- You can R over His second R to dodge it
- E his E
- You have to abuse his weak early levels before he gets too tanky to kill, once he does then look to roam
Quinn
- Play Safe until level 2/3 and all in when she walks up too far
- Don't take too much damage or early all in won't work
- Her Q blinds you but you still get MS from passive while running at her
- You can E before her E to follow her so she can't escape
Riven
- Q Passive Auto trade early but position in a way in lane where she is forced to at least use her 1/2 Q's or E to get to you for a trade
- E when she E's onto you, auto then E again
- All in if she wastes her E, she is super squishy and easy to kill without it
- be careful when she R's, her damage spikes massively
- she can cancel your autos with her 3rd Q / W
Renekton
- Q Passive Auto trade early before he can stack fury
- Avoid fighting him in near your waves so he doesn't heal as much up from Q
- His W can Hit you while you are in invis if you don't cast W fast enough
- try and bait his Q by walking near and away from him, it his biggest trading tool
- W ( Shroud immediately ) when he jumps on you or E to prevent him from comboing and chunking you
- He gets more fury when he is low
- A lot stronger when he has Red Bar ( fury )
- don't let his HP bar bait you, his R+Q with fury can heal him up to 700 in a fight
- you can rush tabis in this matchup very early
Rengar
- Play safe early, give up CS to not get chunked in lane
- careful not to try and burst him since he can heal it all up with W
- Don't burst him, slowly DPS him with passives and Q's so he can't heal it all up with his W
- he will leap onto minions to CS, u can Q them when he does to get off a free passive auto
- when he uses his 4th fury stack, you can bait him to jump on you and use E Passive Auto then E again for extra damage
- can go oblivion orb early for healing reduction
- you can't follow with your E if he gets invis from R, use it before it's too late
- his R can reveal you in shroud if you are the closest champ to him, u can hide behind your other teammates
if they are close to go back invis
- you can go armguards / tabis if you struggle
Rumble
- Q Passive Auto trade level 1
- Punish him when he is overheated and when he wastes W
- At 6 oneshottable at 70% HP
- play safe
- Good Rumble players will give you a hard time, so you might want to start Doran's
Shield.
- look to cs rather than trading since his W ( Shield ) has low CD
Ryze
- Play safe early, let him push into you and avoid taking too much poke
- look to Q Passive Auto trade lvl 2/3 if he walks up too close to you
- If he doesn't have phase rush or wastes it, u can just run him down the lane and kill him with passive auto's + q / e
- E when he is about to W, this way u can chase after him when he finishes his trade and kill him"
- a good Ryze will slow push early not allowing you to all in lvl 2/3 since he would win with his massive minion wave, if that happens then just farm up and look to get a solo kill around level 6
Sett
- Short trades only
- W if his E is about to hit you so he cant hit you with 4 Autos while you are stunned
- Bait out his E by standing at the edge of his hitbox
- you can all in him if he wastes E/W on wave"
Shen
- Q Passive Auto trade if his passive is on CD
- Dodge his E with your E
- You win extended trades once he uses his CDs
- When he uses his W just wait it out if you have the time left on your shroud / Passive Auto
- Don't Trade him if he pulls his Q through you, he will shred you.
Singed
- Q Passive Auto Trades Early
- Try to freeze the wave in front of your tower*
- Predict his flip and E beforehand, Passive Auto then E again
- you can use W to cancel his E
- Respect his ult healing and don't chase after him
- When your wave stands close to your turret there's nothing he can do since he would have to walk up into tower range to poison the minions
- Every time he walks up for a last hit you can punish him with a short Q Passive Auto trade
Sion
- Q Passive Auto trade early
- If you destroy his shield, he cant do damage to you with it
- After getting hit by his E don't hesitate to jump away or he gets a guaranteed hit on his Q
- Use Passive MS to sidestep his Q ( he might not expect the burst of MS and mistime his Q slam
- he can cheese you from a bush so be careful to not walk near one if you don't know where he is
Sylas
- Q Passive Auto trade early but beware of his level 1/2 engage with E
- beware of his early healing and high dps
- stand behind minions to avoid his second E but remember he can dash over minions to hit you
- look to dodge his E with your own E then auto ( if u can ) then E again
- can build oblivion orb early if he is maxing W to beat him
- his r has double your r cd so once he uses it you have a long time where you are stronger
- his E can interrupt your R cancelling damage and dash
Tahm Kench
- Q Passive auto short trades early
- Avoid long trades as he will win those
- stand behind minions to avoid his massive q slow that fucks up your trading with passives
- If he gets 2+ stacks on his passive then use W/E to get away from him ASAP
Teemo
- Play level 1 safe and don't take too much damage
- All in level 2 if you land E or play safe til level 3 then all in
- wait out his Q ( blind ) in your W ( Shroud )
- E when he casts his Q since his Q has a cast time and it is easier to land e then
Tryndamere
- Q Passive Auto trade early but beware of him E'ing into you and autoing
- Let him shove in and keep the freeze in front of tower
- E when he E's onto you, auto then E again
- Save W for when he R's
- A bit coin flip since he wins it when he crits a lot.
- build Tabi's if you are struggling
Urgot
- Q Passive Auto trade early but beware if he starts E ( Dash ) then he will hard win early
- Use E to dodge his E and then he it is a free lane
- He will push into you because of how his passive works, freeze lane and run him down when he walks
up too far but make sure you dodge his E
Vayne
- Play safe early and avoid poke so you can all in her level 2/3/4
- When she Q's and is about to auto you, you can cast w and make her auto a minion instead of you which resets her W stacks ( you have to time it properly and know her attack range really well )
- after you engage on her with R, she will try to E you immediately so make sure to throw your E out before she can, this lets you chase her with easy and reduces her chances of escaping
- W if she is about to E you near a wall so you are invis while you are stunned and she cannot DPS you
Vladimir
- Q Passive auto early but make sure he still pushes into you
- let him push to you but freeze near tower
- don't let him get empowered Q's
- he is a free kill when his W is down
- your passive Auto / R can hit him in his W if you cast it / hit it before his w goes off entirely
- He hard outscales you but u win early
- his empowered Q heals him extra when he is lower
- his R Mark makes everything do bonus damage so keep this in mind
Volibear
- Q Passive Auto trades early
- Short Trades only
- dorans shield if you struggle
- E before he gets close enough to start his Q else your E wont dash
- W his Q but beware it will still stun you, but he can't see you to auto / W
- go Oblivion orb after first item to cutdown on his healing
Warwick
- Q Passive Auto trade early but don't let him Q before you have your passive auto ready
- E while he is about to Q, if you do it too late then the E won't land since his Q takes him really far behind you
- wait out his E in shroud
- Avoid his R at all costs since it does about 250-300 damage and heals up same amount
- you can rush oblivion orb early to cuck his healing
- His ult reveals you in shroud if he lands it
- His healing is tripled while he is low
- Attack speed is doubled / tripled when you are below 50% / 33% HP"
Wukong
- Play safe until level 2 ( he will E onto you and auto you down the lane )
- Use your E when he E's, Passive Auto then E again
- your Passive Auto will stop if he goes into W, press S and wait for him to reappear before consuming it
- His R can cancel your Passive Auto / E / R
- You can get Passive from his clone
Yasuo
- Bait his Q by getting into his Q range then sidestepping, once his uses it then Q and look to passive auto him
- Q him when he goes to CS with his Q then auto him
- E when he E's onto you, Passive auto then E when he E's away
- Short trades early
- At 6 you basically one shot him if he doesn't have windwall
- a Good yasuo is hard to beat since he will W the right spells and short trade you without you being able to react
Yone
- Q Auto trade early
- bait his Q by getting into his Q range then sidestepping, once his uses it then Q and look to passive auto him
- his w has a small delay before he gets his shield, Q him as he W's then go into shroud / E him and wait out the shield then re-engage
- look out for his E - Q3 ( nado ) combo, it has a lot of range and can burst you down with ult cc chain
- E/W his Q3 ( nado ) / R
- he will ALWAYS return to his E ghost
- he can one shot you from 60/70% hp with nado + R + ignite if your not careful
Yorick
- Q Passive auto trade early
- Avoid his dust thing that he throws, it makes his ghouls attack you which can hit you in shroud for some reason
- be careful to spawn the shroud inside of the cage if he does catch you in it else he will freely DPS you
- His ghouls can attack you in invis
- Your Q doesn't one shot his minions, beware and avoid fighting him unless you are sure you can win trade/escape
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Champion Build Guide
S10 EUW Challenger, Wahid3251 Top Lane Akali Guide
Hello, i am Wahid3251 and i am a Challenger EUW Akali OTP, currently the highest rated in the world and self-proclaimed best Akali. https://imgur.com/a/PsrfUQk here are some screenshots of what im capable of and what i have done
Starting Items
Doran's Blade (Easy/Even Matchup) - best start if you are looking to trade a lot in lane with Conqueror and snowball
Doran's Ring - looking for short trades or the enemy has high Armour from runes / base stats
Doran's Shield - VS high poke Champs e.g. Gangplank / Lucian
Early Levels
There are 3 kind of matchups you get:
1) You can hard abuse them Q - Passive auto whenever they walk up
2) You have to wait for minions to get low and then Q the CS and enemy laner at the same time if they walk up in range
3) You sit back and give up CS to maintain high hp and farm with Q
you can figure what kind of matchup you get from experience but that's the main goals of them.
Wave Control
You should be looking to get the wave to push into you early so you can freeze, this allows you to chase and abuse enemy down top with Q + Passive + Autos. During trades you should avoid hitting the wave as much as possible as this will push the wave into the enemy which is what you do not want to be doing, if you can't avoid the wave then just don't trade at all, it is better to have the wave in a good position rather than have the enemy laner lose 200~ hp and be safe.
If you can however capitalize from the trade and look for dives your jungler / team or to cripple him from leaving lane to help his team then it is worth to do so, in the end it is all about exerting pressure either by killing or forcing the enemy into a bad position.
Proper Shroud utilization
This spell is not only Akali's most important ability, but it's her most versatile one as well. A good Akali player can be distinguished by how they use Shroud, some examples are:
- cancelling abilities / autos
- gain MS / Energy for trades
- Juking or setting up plays with E
- zoning entire teams
Mid Game
Play sidelane and look to shove / keep prio on the lane, when the enemy comes to respond to the wave, you look to get vision control ( clear out wards and drop control wards )in the enemy jungle. This allows you to get picks and or flanks on the enemy team after shoving in waves
When an objective is coming up, you can either set up slow pushes on the opposite side of the map and look to group up with your team if its free and look for flanks or keep pushing with tp to pressure and drag 2+ people to you so your team can take the objective freely, you can just back off (if you can't kill) when you see them or when you aren't sure if it's safe to keep pushing
Roaming
This can be done at many stages and is one of the best ways to get ahead, but it can backfire so you shouldn't do it unless you are sure it will work out,things to look out for before roaming are:
- No summoner spells
- Low mobility
- Very aggressive playstyle
But before leaving lane it is best to shove in the minions to minimize the XP and Gold you could lose
Special Mechanics
Buffering spells with Passive - This is one of Akali's most important mechanics, your passive auto cannot be cancelled once it has started on a CHAMPION meaning you can speed up your combos and cancel some animations such as:
- passive auto > Q
- passive auto > W
- Passive auto > E2
- Passive auto > R2
etc..
You can cast any ability or item in either E dashes, this means you can Zhonya/Proto to outplay or Q/R1 for extra out play or burst etc...
Your E/R hitboxes start behind you which allows you to E as someone dashes onto you which guarantees your E or you can R2 Backwards and still get some burst off while escaping
Every single one of Akali abilities procs her passive which means you can get 2 passives from E1 + E2 and R1 + R2
Akali Q and R damage can both be redirected with flash if you cast it at the end of the spell, E can also have the direction of the projectile changed but it will always end where it should have ended from the original cast
You can cancel R1 dash with E1 if you spam it which can set you up for quick burst when you need the
the enemy to be unable to react
Team Fighting
In fights, you have many options but the main goal should either be to
A) Flank and take out the enemy carries ( use sweeper / TP and find a way to their backline - R1 > E1/W, wait out for R2 then dash with E2 > Q > passive > R2 out )
B) Engage with your R through the frontline and disrupt the enemy team with R1 > W/Zhonya > DPS with Q + passive autos / E / R2
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