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Akali·Top Build

Assassin's MarkP
Five Point StrikeQ
Twilight ShroudW
Shuriken FlipE
Perfect ExecutionR
Win rate49.0%
Pick rate2.3%
Ban rate14.2%
Matches35 100-
Akali Top has a 49.0% win rate with 2.3% pick rate in Emerald + and is currently ranked B tier. Based on our analysis of 35 100 matches in patch 14.6 the best build for Akali is Lich Bane, Sorcerer's Shoes, Shadowflame, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Rabadon's Deathcap. Most picked runes for Akali Top are Conqueror, Presence of Mind, Legend: Tenacity, and Coup de Grace for primary tree, as well as Overgrowth, and Second Wind for secondary tree.
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Akali Build

Top Top  Patch 14.6

Most Popular

Win Rate 51.2% based on 4 386 matches

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Recommended builds

Build
WR
ConquerorResolve
Lich Bane

Most Popular

51.2%
Fleet FootworkResolve
Lich Bane

Optional

51.3%
ElectrocuteResolve
Lich Bane

Alternative

51.3%
ConquerorResolve
Liandry's Torment

Off-Meta

53.0%

Top Players
ALL

Player name
WR
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NvLegends OTP

68.8%
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Skycapp OTP

51.7%
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ax master OTP

66.7%

Matchup Specific

vs Champion
WR

Yone

48.3%

Aatrox

54.1%

runes

Precision
Precision
Press the AttackLethal TempoFleet FootworkConqueror
Overheal
Triumph
Presence of Mind
Legend: Alacrity
Legend: Tenacity
Legend: Bloodline
Coup de Grace
Cut Down
Last Stand
Resolve
Resolve
Demolish
Font of Life
Shield Bash
Conditioning
Second Wind
Bone Plating
Overgrowth
Revitalize
Unflinching
Adaptive Force
Attack Speed
Ability Haste
Adaptive Force
Move Speed
Health Scaling
Health
Tenacity and Slow Resist
Health Scaling

spells

SummonerTeleport

D

SummonerDot

F

items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's Shield
Health Potion
Stealth Ward

@ 15 sec

Early Items

Hextech Alternator
Boots

@ 5 min

Core Items

Lich Bane
Sorcerer's Shoes
Shadowflame

@ 21 min

Full Build

Lich Bane
Sorcerer's Shoes
Shadowflame
Zhonya's Hourglass
Rabadon's Deathcap
Void Staff

ability order

Max:

Q

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E

right arrow

W

right arrow

Skills

Assassin's Mark
Five Point Strike
Twilight Shroud
Shuriken Flip
Perfect Execution
1
Q
2
W
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
E
9
Q
10
E
11
R
12
E
13
E
14
W
15
W
16
R
17
W
18
W

situational items

Stormsurge
Banshee's Veil
Morellonomicon
Cryptbloom
Hextech Rocketbelt
Liandry's Torment

Akali Matchups Overview

Akali General information

Akali tips and tricks

Keep a constant eye on your energy levels and avoid trading unless you have a lot of energy to spare.

In team fights, look to assassinate the squishiest member of the enemies team. Play around and inside your Shroud to stay alive for longer.

A good time to fight the enemy is when they’ve used an ability on the minion wave. This will reduce their damage output and allow you to come out ahead of the trade.

Akali combos

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The Best Akali Builds, Runes and Items for Top in Emerald +

Most Popular

If you want to use the most popular Akali Top build, you should take Teleport and Ignite as your Summoner Spells. For runes, you should pick Conqueror as your keystone, followed by Presence of Mind, Legend: Tenacity and Coup de Grace in the primary tree, as well as Overgrowth and Second Wind in the secondary tree. For rune shards, you want Adaptive Force in offense, Adaptive Force in flex and Health Scaling in defense, though it depends on the matchup. Finally, for your items, you should build Lich Bane as your first item, followed by Sorcerer's Shoes and Shadowflame. For your last 3 items, you should build Zhonya's Hourglass, Rabadon's Deathcap and finish with Void Staff. For the skill order, you want to stick with Q - E - W. Right now, this build has 51.2% winrate over 4 386 matches played.

Optional

Your second option for Akali Top build would be to take Teleport and Ignite as your Summoner Spells. The runes that this build takes advantage of are Fleet Footwork as your keystone, Presence of Mind, Legend: Tenacity and Coup de Grace in the primary tree, and Overgrowth with Second Wind in the secondary tree. The shards used in this build are Adaptive Force in offense, Adaptive Force in flex and Health Scaling in defense. The items for the build are Lich Bane, which you should build first, followed by Sorcerer's Shoes as your second item and Shadowflame as your third item. The rest of the items in order are Zhonya's Hourglass, Rabadon's Deathcap and Void Staff. The skill order for this build is Q - E - W. In the current patch, this build has a 51.3% win rate over 2 095 matches.

Alternative

If you're looking for alternatives, you can use Teleport and Ignite as your Summoner Spells, with runes being Electrocute as your keystone, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection and Ultimate Hunter in the primary tree, and Overgrowth with Second Wind in the secondary tree, as well as Adaptive Force, Adaptive Force, and Health Scaling as your rune shards. The items that this build incorporates are Lich Bane as your first item, then Sorcerer's Shoes as a second item and Shadowflame as a third item. You want to finish the build with Zhonya's Hourglass, Rabadon's Deathcap and Banshee's Veil. As far as ability max order goes, you want to keep it Q - E - W. This build is currently sitting at a 51.3% win rate across 1 192 matches played.

Off-Meta

If you want to try an Off-Meta Akali Top build in the current patch, try Teleport and Ignite as your Summoner Spells, Conqueror, Presence of Mind, Legend: Tenacity and Coup de Grace as your primary rune tree, and Overgrowth with Second Wind as your secondary tree. Use Adaptive Force, Adaptive Force and Health Scaling as your shards. For items in this build, you want to complete Liandry's Torment as your first item, then finish Sorcerer's Shoes as your second item, and Riftmaker as third item. The last 3 options are Zhonya's Hourglass, Rabadon's Deathcap and Void Staff. The ability order for this build is Q - E - W. As of the current patch, this build has a 53.0% win rate over 1 124 matches played.

Situational Akali Runes and Items

Depending on the context of your game, your matchup, and enemy champions, you might want to consider building some situational items or take specific runes. Carefully examine your team, enemy team, game state , and your matchup to plan your Akali build accordingly! For example, when it comes to rune shards, you might want to take either Armor or Magic Resist, depending on which champion you are about to lane against.

Furthermore, if you want a more detailed breakdown, you should also check out Akali runes page.

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In-depth Build Stats

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Akali Counters - Best and Worst Matchups for Top in Emerald +

Best Matchups

In Patch 14.6 the best possible matchups for Akali Top are:

Consider picking Akali into these matches to increase your chance to win a game. These are the most popular Top matchups that currently are in favor of Akali.

Worst Matchups

We highly recommend avoiding picking Akali in the current patch into the following Top matchups:

These champions are considered as Akali counters in the current patch, and playing such a matchup will decrease your chances of winning a game.

Additional Notes

If you want to find out more about best and worst matchups, as well as specific matchup statistics, we highly encourage you to check our Akali counters page. Keep in mind that while the champion may counter or be countered, it also comes down to your individual skill, the skill of your opponent, your team, and enemy team compositions.