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Tips Against Akali in Middle Lane Tips Provided by MOBAFire Guide Authors
Daers says “She can dodge your ultimate with her E and R, so don't use it as long as those two abilities are up. This also applies to Zhonya's Hourglass which she gets every match. Be aggressive off of her E cooldown, and avoid all-ins post 6 unless your jungle is there or you are ahead. ”
Yeager says “Before fighting her, bait out her W smoke first as it has a pretty long cooldown. While it's cd, zone her as much as possible with your ball while constantly poking her with abilities and autos.
She spikes once she gets hextech gunblade, so respect her damage at that point and don't overextend. ”
Avucado says “One of the four characters I would suggest perma banning, although she is my third choice as of now. If Akali does not take shroud lvl 2, you want to actively look to e through them and make them use their pots early. Be aware of her lvl 6 as she can easily kill you and is arguably the best champ at keeping on top of you. Shroud in general makes it almost impossible to get a good trade in on her and you should look to roam or spam ping for ganks. ”
Aethlo says “Akali has equal wave clear. ||
Akali loses pre-3 ||
Akali wins pre-6 (Annie can punish
Akali with her range if played properly) ||
Akali and Annie are even at 6. ||
Annie outscales Akali. ||
TIP: Chunk her early if she hasn't gone fleet footwork. If she has, just focus on the wave for a level 2 all-in. At level 6 it is a very close fight. You have to stun her to win. If she gets the jump on you - you will be one-shot unless you have stun up.
Make sure to Q her to guarantee the stun - Akali is slippery and can avoid tibbers. DO NOT GET HIT BY HER E (stand behind minions).”
iZianni says “Champion got hard nerfed, it's still unfun to play against if she has multiple items. For the purpose of laning, Lux has an extremely easy time against Akali due to the range advantage alone with poke windows.
Akali is unable to keep up due to the Q nerfs. She can still kill us instantly though if we mess up!”
Yeager says “A lot of players struggle in this match up but it's winnable if you know how to play it out. Level 1 Akali will try to Q spam you with empowered auto attacks. The key here is to intentionally walk within range of her Q and then immediately out again to make her use it and miss. If she does that twice within a short amount of time, her energy levels will be super low, so she can't trade back. That's how you trade with akali in the laning phase. She also likes to use her back flip whenever you engage with Q3 to dodge your knock up, and maybe even follow you back. Her shroud is what makes it hard to trade with her since you're an auto attack / skill shot based champion, so you want to make sure it's on cooldown before you go for any fights. Try to bait it out with fake engages, and keep in mind the cooldown of her shroud is around 20 seconds, so whenever it's on cooldown, that's when you want to force fights. The first cast of her ultimate will make her dash behind you. If you're quick enough, you can time your ultimate to potentially knock her within tower range for 1-2 shots, the moment she pressed R1 on you. She can cancel the R1 animation with her back flip, so keep that in mind against good akali players.
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Vicksay says “Pretty sure I'd dodge this match-up. Her weakest point is pre-6, after that whenever her R is up you're dead meat if you miss your E, she can 1v1 you with ease with her shroud, immense damage and INSANE mobility, and if she's not the best she has 3 "get out of jail free" cards in her W, E and R.”
Yasukeh says “Take 3 rejuv and double MR into her, and just try to survive. She can Trade with you in ways where there is no recourse. If you can bait out her shroud, when it's down is the only chance you have to possibly fight her. I would consider her a first or second priority for bans, in both mid and top lane. Akali did get nerfed in 10.3, but then they did a micropatch buff, so she is still worth the ban. ”
Drewmatth Taliyah says “MELEE = PUSH EARLY (LEVELS 1-2) - CARE FOR GANKS! (SPAM Q'S TILL 50-60% MANA).
Doran + 2 Pots or Corrupting if you feel it's going to take a while to take her down. Her kill pressure starts only at level 6 where her ult is deadly but that can be countered with Time Warp Tonic and MR. Get Early magic resist and roam first and you will be okay. If you hit your Qs post 6 and you get her down to 50% you can use your E as a deterrent and she will not be able to dash on you engage. Don't stay in her smoke for no reason and just all in her after she's below 50% hp and you are not. Mid-Late game E destroys her dash. If in a nerfed state, Akali matchup is easy. Currently she deals decently with Taliyah so proceed with caution.”
XayLies says “ If you can windwall one of her q's early she won't be able to win a trade because of how much energy she needs. If you can bait out her W you can go for an all in.”
Impossible2Gank says “She can be quite hard to handle especially if they understand the matchup even a little but if you play around your boxes well enough it should be easy.”
crabbix says “Similar to most assassins, play safely and be aware of her kill potential, which is usually high, and extremely so post-6. She do be weak in solo queue tho, so I'm downgrading her”
Polarshift says “Not the absolute worst matchup for Ryze to be honest. Your E will still hit her if she uses shroud inside a minionwave and when there is no minionwave there is no reason for you to be anywhere close to her, other than potentially poking with max range Q. After lv 6 try to dodge her since she will one-shot you with her ult.”
iZianni says “This lane is extremely obnoxious because our damage is gated around by skillshots which is hard to land on an invisible target with 900 mobility skills.
The key to this lane is punishing her early lack of stats and abusing the ranged advantage. Once she has gunblade it comes down to be killed or kill.
Syndra can cast while moving making distance control the most important thing in this lane.
I would consider this a winning lane but it becomes more dicey the longer the game goes on for team fights.
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Aegox says “You can hit Akali through your smoke with all your abilities, just wait until she shows herself through the smoke to land an AA. If she bursts on you, dodge her ult attacks with your R.”
LunarVortex says “She shouldn't have much kill pressure on you when playing correctly, however, she can also avoid your Q and R rather easily. Don't waste your Q or she will run you down. Hold it until you need it and make it count.”
BlitzIMO says “Difficult skill matchup. Taking TP and Corrupting Potion start will be more valuable against her because she wants to chip away at your health before all-ining you post 6. ”
roselol says “can oneshot you under tower if good player. if bad player, just poke with auto and q's. know that her shroud is really high cd early, so take advantage of that.”
Curt Mcbeltpants says “Akali is one of the best matchups for Galio, not only has the champion been nerfed quite a lot she also does not hurt you and you can reveal her in her stealth with your W or E, can also follow up on her roams quite easily, the only bad part is if she has conqueror then you can't duel, but other than that you should be fine.”
Fuzzmonkey says “With Akali's rework she acts a little bit like Zed, try your best to all in pre 6 and kill her (tilt her too). After 6 just make sure you save at least one distortion to get away from her. Also, avoid her E when you W into her (like Ahri charm mechanics) otherwise you will most likely lose a lot of the trades.”
iZianni says “This champion is pure pain and I hope it gets nerfed into the ground. Due to her vamp, our poke is meaningless and her damage potential means that we will die to a full combo if we ever misstep.
Fortunately, we do have a good laning phase against her and it comes down to who has more impact in team fights. If we deny her the snowball, we should be more impactful. ”
Fuzzmonkey says “Very easy to poke in lane, don't go anywhere near her shroud when she has it up. And all her whenever you get the chance, always make sure you're behind minions too then she'll never be able to hit her E.”
BIG BRAIN MAN says “Laning will be annoying, but most Akali players flop outside of laning phase.
Lvl 1:
Her lvl 1 dmg and ms is absurd, mostly try to cs with q
Lvl 2:
A q + e + auto combo will beat her q + empowered auto. If she gets w second, you’ll win trade, but going for the shunpo is dangerous if she shrouds before you e in. if she starts e and hits it, she’ll win the trade hard.
Lvl 3-5:
It’s hard to all in her pre-6 due to her shroud. Stick to lvl 3 safe pokes, but shunpo’ing is still dangerous if she shrouds before you e in.
Lvl 6: At this point, you can do a lvl 6 all-in because your ult hits her in your shroud, but you need to play around her ult because the first part of it will cancel your ult. If she hasn’t used the first part of her ult, don’t go for an all-in.
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Katawina52 says “Look for trades pre 6, after that the lane gets way harder. You can go Verdant Barrier here if you struggle a lot vs an Akali so it's way easier to survive. If you're struggling, resolve tree is a good option (go Second Wind, not Bone Plating) to be more forgiving when she pokes you with Q. Remember that you can ult while Akali is in her shroud it's really useful to know that. When you're low hp try your best to play conservative and reset, she can easly dive with her mobility + shroud.”
Eriosunx says “Akali has a lot of lane-poke and can easily outlane Katarina, she can also 100 to 0 Katarina when she hits level 6.
Best option is to play safe and the optimal build is ELECTRO+SECONDWIND starting DSHIELD or DARKSEAL
I usually ingore lane , pickup TP+INGITE and play for sides.”
Coldsong says “Akali is pretty easy for Talon, especially after all her nerfs. Maxing Q into her ruins her day, and make sure to not spam your W while she is in her W unless you absolutely know where she is inside of it.”
Luciiid says “Easy lane. 2 points into w and then max out q. Very hard to lose trades when you can outrun her with your w slow. At level 6 either bait her R1 or get her low enough to w q r ignite one shot (electrocute). If you take conqueror then the lane is slightly harder.”
Dvide says “Akali is really annoying you dont want to all in her unless she has used her e because she can easily dodge your daggers. Keep in mind you can ult when she is in her w. You lose 1v1 when she has ult you need gunblade do kill her with everything is up”
wDesired says “Don't take unnecessary trades with her early. And play around minions when you are fighting her. Try not to take a fight in the Jungle .”
pavelp420 says “Extremely mobile, crazy damage. Pretty much no hope in landing a good W, however you can take advantage of the E2 by either using R (if it can collide with her) or W on top of you if she goes for an all-in. Make sure to be aware of her location when you all-in her when she W, she can very easily cheese you.”
Tamatamo says “She isn't too much of a problem if you know what you're doing. Dodge her q by baiting it out like natural. When she Goes invisible by her cloak Flay where you last saw her and hook if you hit her with flay. By then her cloak should be gone and if you're strong enough try to all in her. Beware of her high mobility though. It can be very tricky.”
Coldsong says “While Akali is in her shroud, W inside of it, as it will be super easy and will deal a lot of damage. Dodge her E if you can so she does not get free engage and go in when you know her R is down.”
MikaeraKun says “She can be pretty tough to play against because of her W and R, but if not skilled enough she should be a pretty easy matchup, otherwise ask for ganks or go top.”
7daysko says “Play extra safe. Her ulti's first cast STUNS you, so watch out for that. Also try to poke her in lane whenever possible, she doesn't have as much damage as you in the early game (unless you allow her to get close). ”
eiensiei says “I'll harass her with E-AA pre-6. Lux outdamages her with E-AA-Q-AA if she shields too and if Akali W's, I'll retreat. After 6 I won't trade, only poke with E's and farm. Barrier is enough to save any all-ins she might attempt, and if I Q her under my tower during a dive, she's usually dead. Constantly staying behind minions makes it so she can't E and would need to commit her R to gap close. Worth noting her E can take her back to her W if she used it on her shroud on first cast.”
Doctor Yas says “One on my least favorite match ups. Tons of mobility, strong early game, and can snowball off lane. Only way to beat an Akali as Yasuo is to engage when her shroud is down. ”
CaptianMike says “Easy pre-6 as with most melee champs. Simply poke her down and don't get into melee range for any reason, lest she proc her q on you. You may want to buy Zhonya's depending on how good the Akali is. All of your abilities are AoE so her shroud does nothing to hinder your power! She snowballs hard and is always relevant in the game so respect her damage and don't int. Then win!”
PlayCabex says “Easy match up , you can out damage her in early game , also your e counters her w (smoke) go to centre and use your e to see where she is.”
ShadowSlayerMain says “Don't start trading under Level 3, farm only by last hitting because her Q's low Haste and Slow can punish your mistakes, Malmortius is optional, careful with your position when she casts W”
Ambitieux says “Should be a very simple matchup. Your autos out range her q, so you must focus on your positioning in lane. Do NOT ever use charm in this lane this is your only trump card over her until 6, and if used incorrectly will be guaranteed death. Safe charm for her E'ing and it is a free half hp chunk where you can pressure the lane under turret for a dive or for you to roam out. She is very linear based movements so it should be predictable with charm. If she ults you just ult away and you can't die. ”
JustMTK says “This is a good matchup for Qiyana, you'll go for electrocute trades, what I do is I go in with stealth Q, W out (earth element) and use another Q on her. In that time she will have used her shroud & is vulnerable for a potential gank or burst from you.”
1 Am Zed says “Extremely hard to play against, You need to be very skilled to play against akali, doesn't matter how good she is, I permaban akali in champ selects, Would recommend you to do so aswell as that matchup is very akali sided.”
Poppi Sama says “Skill based matchup; Akali will look for any opportunity to proc her passive then AA, use that opportunity to full combo her and burst her down.”
mrsuits says “Pre 6 you have a free"ish" lane. Put Soldier infront of the minion she wants to cs and poke her with your HoB. If she is low enough around 350-400 hp you can E>Q into her face and ignite her. She is probably dead.
After 6 begin playing safer. She can all in you preety easily, but you can still kill her. Play close to your tower but not under. Bait her first part of her ult. When she will try to use the second part push her under tower and follow her so she cant E out of it. ”
Tauricus2017 says “Definitely a dangerous matchup If she knows what she is doing. Usually you can trade her easily and ruin her early game but later on she will be able to one shot you eventually. Pay attention and think twice about your engages.”
Reppy says “This champion is one of the hardest, if not the hardest counter to Katarina. Her whole kit is able to dodge Katarina’s daggers and this nullifies her relevance. Her damage output is also way higher than Katarina’s and the only way you can deal with her is if you’re SUPER ahead. If not, she beats you side lane and is impossible to kill during teamfights.”
shidonryoku says “Play carefully, Akali loves snowball. You can harass combo Q + E, Q + W + E. Throw E into the smoke. Over time you will understand how to dodge her skills.”
ReapeRGP says “Skill matchup. I really don't mind akali, you outrange her so just keep poking her to get her low and make she miss CS. After you get Lost Chapter just poke her and call for ganks for easy kills. If you see she is ganking push your wave quickly so she can't roam.”
The Jhin Cena says “She will poke a fair bit, however she is also fairly easy to bait. If you try and hook her and she E's on you to avoid it, you can expect her to then reactivate her E to dash toward you, but you can then in turn E to pull her into the turret for a kill. With that being said, Akali in general is quite easy to trade with, and if she pops her cloud, just walk away to avoid it. If she is low within her cloud however, you can also risk ulting inside and perhaps be lucky enough to kill her, though Oracle Lens is usually what you should bring against her post 6.”
bboyxje123 says “Playing against akali shouldn't be a problem. Use your W to get vision on akali when she is in her shroud. Remember that if akali ults you, she will land behind you.”
Justin58111 says “Akali can always use her W to confuse you or sneak up on you. You could try some lucky shots with your W and Q to find out where she is, but you should try to keep your distance to her. When she's comming your way with her E, try to jump under the tower, so she's forced to leave and takes a few tower shots. But be careful when she's lvl 6, because a full combo will prob kill you.”
MikeVix says “Akali is a pain in lane but if she wastes her shroud go all in. Poke her Take small trades with WEQ in lane to lower her HP and then go all in for the final blow. Watch her E and R for escapes. Roaming is the best option for this lane.”
IkorasBadIdea says “If you get hit by the dash ability use E to block the damage from the hit and W her to root her. If you're hit by her R, use R-W to heal a chunk of missing health to miss the execute. Her smoke is usless, throw a R-Q in it should hit and slow. Your only problem is you can't target her with your W while the Akali is in the smoke, you'll have to hit her when she's attacking which will keep her visible while linked.”
DabiDabi says “Avoid trading with her too much after level 3. Even if you hit two W's, she can just go in shroud and win trade. Your best kill potential on her is at level 2.”
ParkChnm says “Not a bad matchup. Throw a minefield in her shroud and stay near it. If she tries to poke you, she'll take a lot of damage from the mines. You can also Satchel Charge her out of her shroud.”
ParkChnm says “She's pretty strong post-6. She can kill you fairly easily unless you're ahead by a lot. Poke her down early and try not to give her any kills. Post-6, try not to leave turret or at least stay away from her ult range.”
UnoTrickCho says “It's slightly skewed towards her but it's largely a skill matchup. Try and predict where in her shroud she'll be, and if you land your q's you'll win.”
PsykerZeo says “Just stand behind minions to not be hit by her E and poke her from distance with PtA, flee when she uses her W and keep hitting your Q on her. Try to get the timing of her ult with yours. ”
3pitesgiro says “Read the movement pattern and use accordingly your e. Also, try to roam to other lanes, because akali cannot do many things at your lane.”
duhnx says “Just dodge, do it for your sanity. She dodges out of Q and E easily and outranges your autos with Q. She also has Zonays in her build path so she loses nothing from building an early seekers. Try to roam and pick up kills to get your other lanes ahead to carry you. One of the people I ban when playing Pyke.”
KataTocDo says “All about experience and skill. Your ult is able to hit her when she is in her shroud(W). Dodge Q and if you get hit by E, go under the turret or place a W and punish her if she wastes her E. You are either good against her or terrible against her.
Runes: Electrocute-Precision
Starting Item: D. Sheild
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Gayaa1 says “Akali as the possibility to dodge every katarina daggers and also deal more damage than katarina (only way to win this matchup is getting ahead!)
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Sanctuar says “Although Akali players are very dangerous after hitting level 6, they are in some way squishy and your ultimate is the perfect counter for her Twilight shroud since it hits invisible units as well. Punish her with an all-in combo once she jumps on you.”
Jnewbringspain says “Akali is a laning monstrosity. She just has so much mobility, it's difficult to land your Q. If you do manage to land it, she will just go invisible making it impossible to win a trade. I wouldn't bother trying to kill her unless you get help from your jungler. You'll just end up wasting your mana early on. Try to farm up and be useful in teamfights.”
Elite500 says “If she doesn't have TP nonstop auto her early even if she qs you, if she has fleet you will win auto battle with electro and setup the lane for success, her ult is impossible to react pool, you have to predict it”
DarDarThePenguin says “The combination of Yone's low base stats, Akali's high base damage and mobility, and her strong dives makes this an almost impossible matchup for Yone. Dodge Akali every time she's on the enemy team. If you don't, take the Fleet page and double MR.”
Yamikaze says “Reworked Akali is also a quite difficult matchup because she's able to spam her Q's on you, and dissappear with smoke bomb when you're engaging. You have to bait her Q's by walking in and out, and try farm with your Q. You can also "fake" a engage in order to make her use her smoke bomb, and then you can all-in her. Be sure you have a minion wave around you when you're fighting, so you can dash around and make it much harder for her to hit her ultimate as both charges are skillshots.
Take oracle lens after the laning phase. It won't reveal her, but it will show where she's going so you can still hit her with Q's.”
SpartanDumpster says “This is a skill-based match up, but I would say Akali has the advantage for the most part. The thing with Akali's is they either flop about and trip over themselves, which you can just slaughter, or they're doing laps around you and successfully turret diving you by level 3 or maybe earlier. You rarely find an in between with her.”
woo99 says “TINY. She can never hit you with e unless you purposefully get hit to bait her under turret. Respect her w and walk out. Free ganks, free trades, free prio.”
Do1HaveTh3Sauce says “She got nerfed to the ground, and you significantly out poke her making it hard for her to kill you. Be weary of her level 6 powerspike.”
wildersovereign says “Do your best to avoid trading with her early on unless she blows both her Q and E or if she is low on energy. She will out-damage you quite easily and she doesn't require mana to do so. Her E makes her annoying to kill, but its cooldown is pretty sizeable (16 seconds at Rank 1), so take advantage of that window.”
Ryank30 says “Fleet + Resolve. . Play to scale, avoid trading with her when your E is not up and her E is. Buy an oracle after 6 or during mid game to see where she is in shroud. BE AWARE OF HER BUFFED ULT CD, IT IS VERY LOW NOW. However, major nerfs to all her items and especially her Q energy cost makes it much easier to duel her, and even easier in the late game. Do not fight her at 6 unless she sux, and you have jungle help.”
Timowatzki says “A good veigar beats a good akali. She cant really engage on you as long as you have your E up, because it is a ez Stun. Also you can burst her down later, meaning she cant go in her shroud if u press R before.
Also u can poke her in lane. BUT keep in mind: She is an ASSASSIN!”
rajsovsky says “Personally I hate this champion. Even tho she got nerfs etc. If you have hands or you are just diamond+ you can make really good use of it. Dashes, invisiblity, damage, poke. I usually ban her in my games so i don't really know useful tips but i guess that you dont want to fight her till you get Rocketbelt or junglers help. You also want here to get your wraiths to heal from em. Try to not go in her melee range and remember that her ult is powerspike so she can easily kill you in lane.”
Yumi Project says “Depends on what akali are u facing.
U cant really win cuz if u use ur Q near to her, akali will use her Q on u.
If u ult her, she will ult you. Try to roam bot to gain some advantage.”
Johan Paracelso says “She moves, like A LOT. If you are against Akali, she can beat you easily, her E and R makes her a difficult target, and her W can charge up her Energy and give her some stealth, so, you can't beat her jhust like that. Playing around cooldowns can do the trick, try to bait her E to go in with your E Q3 W Auto trade, or, you can wait for her to use her W so you are sure where she is. If you don't have Cooldowns either, just play safe, stay healthy, and wait for your jungle or your two items Power Spike”
invalidd says “Ban. Really hard to hook and all-in, can't AA her in shroud, has 4 dashes + flash at lvl6, you only win the trade if you hook her
into the minion wave or tower. Ungankable.”
NoizRain says “Akali is from the hardest matchups cause she can W and you cant E or Q her she has some counterplay though thanks to your R so its not an Extreme threat.”
Rermo99 says “Akali is one of those champ that can outplay you easily but since your Malzahar you still win the game. You impact in the game is a lot more important than her's. She's good at roaming and you're good at punishing roamers by getting the first tower. Her W will piss you of, but don't be affraid you only have to play safe until it's wasted and she dies. However, her mobility is against you. If you get hit by her E, you'll die quick. If you dodge it, she looses half her damage.”
Sylvan Lore says “You outrange Akali pretty heavily, but that doesn't mean that she can't get to you. Level 1 she will almost always take Q. If you space her correctly you should be able to land poke in the form of Autos and Q while being safe from her Q. Should she land her Q on you though, the slow combined with her speed will likely allow her to land her passive auto and win the trade. Don't be afraid to chase her a bit and keep autoing her after she combos as she will be stuck on cooldowns. Pushing into an Akali is acceptable early as long as you are in a position to push hard enough to reset the wave before her jungler comes. Levels 3+ you will lose any even all-in trade. That's not to say that you will lose all trades, but you have to be strategic in safely poking her when possible without going oom. 3+ she wins, but especially at level 6 she has a devastating all-in that must be respected. As with most assassins, she falls off in the mid to late game. Zhonya's is super high value into her in lategame fights as she is super vulernable when diving in and can rarely afford to stick around for 2.5 seconds to finish you off. You can even win a lot of lategame 1v1s against her if you play it well, but regardless the damage and utility you can safely put out will not be matched. The real goal of this matchup is to not fall so far behind that you never get there. Phase rush and Stopwatch are ideal runes into Akali. If they have another AP threat you can consider MR runes, but I wouldn't do it just for her. Zhonyas is very high value as always into an assassin and can even be considered a second item. Merc treads are also viable if you are really struggling with this lane. Other than that building standard items and out-scaling her is completely fine.”
Aikairi says “She beats you at all phases of the game. She can use her E to dodge your daggers, use her R to get out of your daggers as well as escape your Ultimate, and also has a second activation to dodge another one of your spells. Last of all, her W is just overkill at this point. It's a safety-net to ensure that she can kill you or run away if she messes up hard.
THIS THREAT SECTION IS WIP, SO THERES ONLY A FEW CHAMPIONS HERE”
Fox_Gan says “Akali is hard to deal with, cause of her smoke [W] and mobility. Try to avoid her [Q] daggers or take them with your passive shield. Use Oracle Lens to try to find her in smoke and push her from it. Once she starts to be visible, use [R] to don't let her disappear than push her from smoke. Mercury Threads is best option but not on first back.”
Gtoxer says “Runa recomendavel:Eletreocutar ou colheita. Feitiço de invocador: Faça curar ou Ignite. 1)Quando ela for para cima de voce com o E use R+E+Q+E
2) sempre que ela ulta, cronometre o tempo da ult dela, e nesse meio tempo voce pode tenta bate nela!, só se voce tive ult...
3)Não deixe ela pega kill!, tenta quase sempre acompanha os roaming dela”
Kirito OTP Xerath says “Con Akali, básicamente la victoria depende de que tanto la respetes, y de que tanto la castigues, con esto me refiero a que, no te acerques tanto como para dejarle un combo abierto, pero intenta pockearla en lo que ella farmea, nuevamente, cuidado a Nivel 6 con su E y R.”
Penpiddin says “Manaless champs always stronger early. Her Q insta kills your pets. Just farm up to 1300g for chapter. Back off when she shrouds and respect the all in at 6. Recommend early oblivion orb to counter her healing items.”
xxseraphinaaxx says “If the Akali is good, she can be really scary for Anivia. If she's bad, she's no better than Anivia, even sometimes worse than Anivia. ”
PASS10NE says “Akali is pretty much a skill match up for me. You will want to start Q at lvl 1 if Akali will play aggressive lvl 1 with her Q and passive.”
RedNBlue says “Its a 50/50 matchup you can kill her any time of the game and she can kill you anytime of the game unless if one of the two is being played by a complete to partial dud.”
Cornifa says “Skill matchup entirely: she can W away of you but if she loses that privilege nothing can hold you back, unleash and outtrade the shit out of her. If she ults you w her into your tower.”
SkellyBirb says “Akali has a lot of burst potential. While you should be able to poke her down early, if she gains a lead she can one shot you through your spell shield because of how much damage her all her abilities do combined with the cooldown of them.”
Excalibxr says “This matchup is very hard to win on Katarina, I recommend walking inside her Q range to bait her Q out, and E behind her to dodge the Q. Currently, Akali only has 200 energy and her Q costs 100, so if she misses her q, it is harder for her to trade. When you E behind her, make sure to use w and move unpredictably, because if she lands e you always lose the trade. Past level 6, just look for roams if you are not ahead as akali can easily one shot you. ”
KASSAW1N says “Kass vs akali: Al principio te llevas coraza ósea con elec y sortija de doran, te subes de primera la Q para los Kunais de akali. En lvl 6 si quieres tradear sin miedo de que te haga el combo con la R, mantente dentro de los minions mientras tradeas por que le deniegas usar la E hacia ti y haciendo que no pueda poner el combo completo. (compra hielo eterno)
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Rauschel says “Unless she Combos you too Death with her all in, you should be relativly save from her because she has nothing to stop you from escaping exept from her E.”
PrimeRex226 says “Not the best of matchups , especially early game. Late game or mid game you should have no problem with her. Farm with q so buy dorans ring. Watch out for her Shroud.”
YIVENDER says “One on my least favorite match ups. Tons of mobility, strong early game, and can snowball off lane. Only way to beat an Akali as Yasuo is to engage when her shroud is down.”
Dr Eggmund says “Can have some incredible poke on you, position yourself so your out of harms way and always farm and poke with Q as she is a melee champion. Her invisibility can be quite a shock so play passively while it's out unless you are CERTAIN you will be fine and can beat her.”
Tortoise_Maniac says “- She wins extended trades against you
- You can outpush her with your Q and Passive and look for a roam
- You win most jungle 2v2's
- Look for short trades you can disengage from
- If she waste's her shroud and is relatively low, you can try and combo her, be careful of her E'ing backwards
- Ult sidelanes and try not to let Akali snowball”
Big Shawn says “Both champs are strong in 1v1. It will be your time to shine as soon as you hit lvl 3 and when her shroud is not available. But be careful, you can get easily punished if you do not execute good enough.”
Ambitieux says “Kinda squirrely of a matchup. Realistically keep your range on her and if she all ins you just miasma and kite. Might suggest getting some MR against her.”
Noodles912 says “Balance between poking her with Q and securing minions. If she uses shroud, get out immediately. At level 6, your ultimate is used to run from her shroud at level 6. If you are low on health, consider basing. Roam if you have priority.”
eternalkuuseki says “somewhat of a skill match up this season. your R can hit her in her shroud. early on do NOT get hit by her Q>Passive. if she engages with e you can shunpo to her and do double daggers for a quick trade. don't do extended trades as she ahs a 1,5sec cd on her q.”
Chili Dog says “If she doesn't have TP nonstop auto her early even if she qs you, if she has fleet you will win auto battle with electro and setup the lane for success, her ult is impossible to react pool, you have to predict it. Electrocute recommended but Phase Rush can be taken too.”
grebe1231 says “Start E. Despite her being melee, she out-trades you level one with her Q-auto doing more damage than your flamethrower. If the Akali plays properly, this is a tough matchup for you to kill her in. Instead, look to outshove her and make plays through roams and helping your jungler. ”
JR Lil Baby Boy says “Same with Akali . Try and harass her too but behind the minions and stay under tower !! An Akali player will then not resist and will roam .”
DemonDiana says “A bit of a tough matchup. The biggest strength Akali has vs Diana is her mobility, therefore the ability to dictate how Diana can fight in a 1v1. Akali is stronger in the 1v1. Akali has better abilities in the 1v1 and 2v2. ”
Noodles912 says “Avoid fighting her early, and trade as much as possible when her shroud is down. Make sure to preserve mana, as she uses energy. Your ult and ignite can see through her shroud. Stay far behind minions to dodge her Q and E.”
xenonau says “Assassins in general will be fairly tough for Brand to deal with, as you can't really match their roams. Dashes make it harder to land your full combo to proc passive, so try and bait them out.”
kimjisoo8 says “Skill matchup, but she outscales you and will all-in you at level 6. Also she is very mobile and hard to hit charm with. Try to bait a tower dive, charm her, and hopefully she dies.”
Johan Paracelso says “Akali is a skill match up. Her passive grants her an extra magic damage, so you must be careful while facing her, you can use your W to chunk her down, but remember, it cost a LOT of mana”
Dafioske says “Si gana una kill para ti te será imposible ganarle es un campeo demasiado fuerte y en todo aspecto te superó es mejor evitar ganarle solo y pedir ayuda a tu jungla y si le ganas no salga de torre y su jungla te permagankeara o ella gankear otra linea y se hace kills faciles”
Niqkl says “Akali is a very tough matchup for me personally. Invisibility to cancel your Q, a million dashes and at 6 she can literally 1-shot-combo you with ult if you make a mistake.”
Deathbat1 says “Akali is a very strong mid lanner and hard to kill, she can out lane you early but if you get good team mates and a good jungle you can survive late game.”
FalleN3 says “Akali is weak before level 6 and therefore should be abused as much as possible. You should be able to harass her with your AA a lot. When she goes in to last hit a minion you should be able to land some decent damage onto her.
Even if Akali uses her (W) Twilight Shroud you can still damage her with your (W) Incinerate and your (R) Tibbers
Be careful of ganks as this is a perfect way for Akali to get ahead of you!”
Sushi_Cat says “Just like the Yasuo matchup, this lane's difficulty will depend entirely on the skill of the Akali player. Bad Akalis are fresh pickings while good ones curb stomp you. Keep in mind her W transfers into Death Realm due to a bug. ”
peytonqt says “SKILL MATCHUP
RUNES: Conq (Comp Dependant)/Aery/PR/Electrocute
Watch her energy use. Jump on her when she has none, she has no shroud (Most Favorable), or she has no E. If she hits E, she wins the trade. Her trades are better the long they last, and with shroud she will win most of them. After 6 she has more kill pressure, so be careful.”
Tatty says “Her Entire Kit is a zed counter but at the same time its still a skill match up in my opinion. Due to micro stun removal you should have a easier time killing her”
Snow Day Zoe says “if she is a good akali and manages to dodge your bubble all the time, she will kill you easily, and the trades will be one sided, other than that she is easy.”
PROJECT BZ says “Obnoxious to lane, has e to avoid WEQ damage, shroud to stall for time of Zed's shadow and ultimate. Can get prio over Zed because Akali has no fear to walk up towards a Zed. Not to mention she is AP so she can also go armguard just to make the lane even worse than it is.”
vCraze says “Akali is an even matchup with Xerath as you have the range advantage but she is still an assassin. You want to try to play safe while still poking her with your abilities. Make sure that you are not allowing her to lane free Qs on you in lane as she will gain MS and be able to chunk you out with her Passive Auto. You will be able to put more pressure on her once you hit your Last Chapter and especially Ludens but you always need to be playing safe and not walk too far away from tower as she has multiple dashes and a Shroud.”
Last Roar says “If you feed her you've lost. But you outrange her and can aa her off minions. Plus her shroud is useless against you. She's a sinner champ and only really good if she gets a lead. However, she will roam a lot, so try roam too.
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Obj: Match her roams, poke her down to half hp in lane, then all in her.”
OxiteoMyst says “Skill Matchup. Try and move forward and then back to bait her q's, poke her alot pre 6. After 6 like zed she can nuke you with damage, but phase rush should save you most of the time. DONT GET HIT BY HER E. If she R's you try to put your W in front of you and run into it, if she hits her e on you with the r second cast, you need to flash her r2. So try to use phase rush to dodge her E when she uses R. Don't get caught out alone.”
SkellyBirb says “Akali is quite mobile and can burst you down pretty fast. If she goes in on a shuriken, make sure to take advantage of it with your Elastic Slingshot to knock her up and not let her get a free trade.”
Elpatronchico says “A good Akali can be very dangerous.
Her Q's poke and her E potential can completely destroy you.
If she manages to kill you early, it will be very hard for you to stop her from becoming fed.
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Spicy Evil says “Akali is very good in mid lane .
She can kill you at any time except when you are roam and get kills but akali is very very hard play against i would ban her but if you have a jgl dou you can fuck her up a litel bit .”
Int4Kindred says “Her dashes are awkward for you, her Q is quick so it can be hard to dodge with your Dance of Arrows if you aren't paying attention. Not a fun matchup in general.”
Sadkid says “Akali is gross. A good Akali who takes fleet + Doran's Shield is almost impossible to kill in lane. Build MR early and after 6 respect the hell out of her. Poke her out pre 6 and roam after she hits 6.”
Katfire says “Respect her lvl 1. Farm with Q from safety.
Do your best to always dodge her E.
Bait out her shroud with fake aggression then fight her when its down.
Even though you may be more fed than her do not underestimate Akali's damage.
If Akali has a good grasp on her champion she should always win. She can dodge your daggers effectively and is extremely difficult to 1 v 1.”
PedrinhoXD says “Akali is one of the easiest matchups, as you can easily avoid being in her Q range, and whenever she uses her smoke, you can run away from her with a gold card in hands in case she ults into you”
zee160 says “Basically the same thing as Katarina. Dodge her shuriken by always having your eye on her. I know it's hard to, almost impossible, but at least if it just lands on the ground, you have a better chance to R+W her, E to run, then Q. R+W, E then Q with most assassins are the best way to go.”
S4V4 says “If you're against Akali, you will have a rough time. All she has to do is spam her Q and she will just win the lane. There is no way for you to fight her because she can just go invisible with her W and spam her Qs and autoattacks. All you can do is sit back and farm until you outscale her.”
Crypper says “make sure that your E is open when she uses her shroud.
Kill her as much as you can, and then she will never be able to return to the game. But as long as you play with an advantage, you have to give your team an advantage as well. ”
DJKARAKO says “Needs safe play and to be careful till level 6 while you will have your ulty that you will use along with ignite. Maybe you could flash under turret after her E as an extra measure.”
Hqzz says “A good akali is a big threat however you can stop her with E + W. It is hard for her to engage you, but when she does she can easily kill you as long as she has her ult. Don't try to fight unless you can root and kill her, or you get a good gank. ”
MagicalFartz1 says “Electro with Ignite. Really easy matchup for Zoe. Akali can't do much against Zoe. All in her when she wastes her shroud or wastes her E pre 6. After 6 E backwards if she ults you. Care for her lvl 6 cheese she can 100-0 you.”
MartyBG says “Skill based matchup. Try to poke her a lot pre lvl 6. The window before lvl 6 is the only time you can try to EVER punish akali, after that you have to play passively, but still try to poke her down, but don't make risky plays.”
hickeyo says “Just know when she ults the first time it can get her out of your ult range. But also keep in mind when she first ults she can not escape the animation. That is an easy time to throw a Q. Follow her movement when she ults and she can not escape it.”
MINISE says “It actually depends but she is the lowest of the major (matchups) to spike up a Lucian, either respect e+ AA combo trades or aggro with ignite with the tear and use cull against her as well.”
Glaceonlol says “This is a skill match up,
if you win the lane you should be able to get a solo kill before she hits rift maker. However if you do not punish her in lane you will lose out right because she has mid game over you. However just make sure to harass and get a cs lead in mid and force her to try to roam shove her waves under tower and get plates.”
Arameria says “Before level 6 you can win trades as long as you keep her on range, care for her ulti at level 6 and if she uses it, try to punish her for her long ult cooldown!”
economistastonks says “She decides what will happen, and you are just forced to make plays elsewhere. She can go in and out faster than you and also push you into tower while also poking you. Her cloud completely renders you with the option to stay and die or E out and survive.
This is my everytime ban. ”
Elpatronchico says “Akali is a hard mashup, she can easily kill you if you are in a bad position or if you do a misstep.
Try to poke her out and try to not die.
A fed akali is one of the worst things you can encounter.”
KaAZu13 says “She aint no threat but wanted to add her cuz u can easily beat her on mid / top, just after she smokes just stay away for few seconds then jump right in / throw shrooms when she jumps at you, uses smokes so you can be safe from her while you are farming.”
ZephD4C says “HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA this is so fucking easy. Legit just respect her level 1-2 and stomp her like it's nothing because all Akali players below diamond can't play the game. If she w's also, you have your e and q to catch her out so kek.”
DrWindwall says “You can deal with but before lvl6. Once she hits lvl6 she can destroy literally anyone in lane. So you can deal with her if you play smart before she hits lvl6 and you should by all means forget your confidence after she gets lvl6 as you'll be done for good.”
Bobbab says “Akali's shroud is useless after level 6. If you have daggers in her shroud you can almost guaranteed hit her. Your ult targets her in shroud. Watch out for her level 6 all in and try to not get poked down by her Q+AA bursts.”
JoshAy says “If she hits an ability back off so she can't get an empowered auto. Season 10 Akali can't spam Q as hard anymore. Remember her R1 is Champion Targeted. Try to fight when Shroud is down. If she tries to finish you off with R either cancel it with E2 or W. Good ult for skirmishes or solo kills. ”
DixonTheGuideMaker says “Akali is very dangerous like most assassins. You have only time to poke her when she has no ultimate. Because her ult gives her great mobility and killing potential, so you need to play safe after she will get level 6. Take Barrier and use it together with your W - Surround Sound if you see that she is going to all-in”
Magical Rock says “I honestly enjoy playing against this champion, because she is so squishy, and cannot dodge your Q (which is highly satifying) by going into smoke. Only problem is she can roam and get fed.”
Aukaren says “One of the most extreme matchups against Zoe. Pre-level 6 its fine but after that she can towerdive you anytime and if u miss your E, Your pretty much dead meat!.”
MetaKnight13373 says “If Akali E2s to you you can hit an easy guaranteed charm, however most Alkalis are familiar with this interaction and will avoid taking their E2s when you have charm up. ”
Raigiku says “She has a lot of push power and high mobility. The big problem is her high mobility and invisibility, you grenade is key in this matchup, if you miss it you are dead, but if you hit it with turrets she is dead. You can run exhaust against her and win easily.”
neverwanted2be says “Akali vs Yone its all about micro skill, she can harass you with her "Q" but FF+Domination is a great choice here. U can "Q" her when she is trying to last hit and harras her with "W", dodge her 'Q" with FF stacks. ”
Grayified says “Akali has a strong engage and disengage. She is not a very easy lane to play against. Try to engage when you know Akali cannot use shroud to escape. Whenever Akali uses her E, try to fall back to turret so she cannot recast without taking turret damage.”
Slumberdork says “There are plenty of threats to this playstyle, however mobile assassins with way to dodge autos are the most volatile, You'll struggle to get grasp procks without being in danger, so I recommend taking a defence summoner into these matchups. Champs Like; Akali, Qiyana, Zed, Talon, Leblanc, or Diana are bad news.
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TechyAndrew says “She is really good this season and will mostly win. If you need to fight just r when she is in shroud and possibly kill her, but early you lose.”
L3vy says “She have high survivabilty and two escapes ability from your all in : her W and her ult . If u could bait her smoke you can try to all in her ”
ItzJavAgain says “Again,more or less the same,very hard to land the E and maybe even the R,your W isn't as useful as It could be since a lot of his damage is Magic,she has quite a lot of damage once she hits 6 and is really dangerous on his first ítem,however,she is an assasin like zed,and like him,if you manage to survive the initial burst your Life Steal and conqueror will win the fight you just need to extend it”
dDenzere says “Assasin items are so good, you can poke the hell out of her and try to force her E and you go back.
Shel will never catch you and u neither, need JG help.”
Nazrat says “Similliar to Diana and Ekko , Akali runs you down at level 6 with her R. Use your advantage early on and play safe after level 6. Late game you outscale so you are going to be much more useful than her.”
ZeMoller says “Impossible to shove against this champ after lvl 6, since she will just jump on you and oneshot you when you push, she will also win sidelane. Setup freeze and either ask for jungle ganks or farm it out. mid and late game, catch sidewaves (kill the wave when its shoved to you and try to teamfight.”
KormitLeFrag says “You can harrass her until level 3. Save. Your. Q. If she misses her E, you can Q-W-AA her, otherwise hold your Q for if she dives on you.
Would not recommend trying to properly 1v1 her without first item or jungler, though.
You can R her after she ults and it'll push her into your tower.”
At0mikx458 says “She's really quick and can take really quick trade on you without you hitting her. The key is to all in when she miss so you can do a lot of damage.”
CrusaderChan1099 says “bait her e and dash to the tower with your e+w or e+flash+w, then spam your mastery. avoid 1v1 after lv 6 except if noticeably ahead.”
conginu says “if she's any good you will not hit her with any daggers, try to stay alive and roam on her. Or wait for teamfight to pop off. Engage on her if she missed E for a quick Q-E-W trade, and just E out after.”
Yeager says “Lots of harass with her kunais.
Her W can dodge all of your damage while she can constantly go in and out to poke you until you're low enough for her to all-in.
Avoid fighting her, and focus on farming with Q from a safe distance. If you coordinate with your jungler, you should bait out her W smoke before he ganks. ”
FalleN3 says “Pre 6, take advanatge of her weak early game. You need to try to zone her from her farm and deny her as many creeps as possible. Be sure to make good use of your ball and every time she comes up to last hit a minion, harass her. Once Akali turns level 6+ and gets her Hextech Gunblade the trouble begins. She has a crazy amount of sustain due to her passive and gunblade, morellonomicon can help you to reduce her healing ability. As with any assassin, she will try to burst you down quickly and having some extra health can help you to survive this. ROA is a solid choice and Barrier as your second summoner spell. Be mindful of her roaming to other lanes for kills!”
Yeager says “Rush hexdrinker or you will get oneshot when she gets level 6. We can stop her from ulting us by freezing the minion wave in front of our tower. Losing a few cs is fine against assassins, because the important thing is to NOT give them kills. ”
Lunasta says “There's not much to say, if she gets invisible you can get invisible too as well and just kill her, you can Counter her at any point of the game, you can also ult her to remove her from her fog”
TheCatOfCheshire says “In early game, poke her with your AA, you can even start with a doran blade if you want. You have to pressure her. Use your spell when she tries to last hit, when she gets 6, she can os you so hug your tower a bit. Then, when she gets her gunblade, repeat the last operation. Try to clean the waves to roam and block her roams, try to guess where she is in her fog to charm her. If you manage to get her behid, she becomes a free kill. Good luck.”
Twitch.Tv-LimitBreaker88 says “Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86OW-_y-LPc
Super easy, her range and waveclear is awfull. She can't breathe in lane against you and she has hard time getting over your wall. In teamfights your ultimate also knocks her from her shroud. Stay with your ADC and she can not do anything.”
FalleN3 says “You are both assassins so this is really a skill matchup. She will try to [Q] you every time you go to last hit minions but do not forget that she is weak pre 6 so try to abuse this. Once you hit level 3 it is possible for you to win trades against her and burst her down. Try to get ahead of her early and continue to snowball. I like to keep a pink ward for skirmishes with her but I rarely see others do this anymore. Use the pink ward for her shroud only when you are all-in on her (with jungler help) if possible. After level 6, it's possible for you to burst each-other down.”
AP WormMaW Mid says “Our beloved Akali, champion that is one of the hardest ones to play in a game in terms of mechanics, considering her quite low damage output. (#SarcasmEnd) Well, pre-6 you can do whatever you want to her, just be careful about her dash, that she has with her invisibility. Don't try to harass her in expense of lane minions, always prefer that farm rather than harass - expecially if she has Doran's shield. After she has level 6, don't ever try to come closer to her and farm only through your E and R. Any attempt to go on her face will mostly end in your death, even if you would rush Negatron (which you should do anyways, but it's not guaranteed, that it will always save you). So scale up, get your AP and try to oneshot her later on in teamfights. Otherwise you are doomed.”
Veigarv2 says “Can 1v1 you, respect her cutlass and gunblade spike. Look her items constantly as its important to see if she buys hexdrinker, qss or mercs.
electrocute + biscuits timewarp tonic
You cannot match her in sidelane if she is good, so respect her.
Your cage is a great tool to cuck her in teamfights with, thats ur strength.”
SkellyBirb says “Akali really struggled to do anything against Bard as she doesn't have the range or engage to deal with him. You can poke her early on and you can win.”
Frixen says “Akali is a minor threat that can potentially be a major threat if played wrong. Always use your supreme range against Akali, poke her out, don't let her farm, and keep your gold card whenever she has 6 or bought items, because she will try to all in you. Her all in is extremely strong, so unless you play it right, you're a dead man. Akali is also not very much of a threat, because she can't roam against Twisted Fate due to his ultimate, and her bread and butter is her roams.”
Bouhhsolene says “Akali is a bit like Diana, except she has more kill potential in early game. Go for poke, but don't push either. Try to go for a trade when her E or W is in CD. Post 6, try to R when she's coming to you with her E, and W out if you don't think you have the damage, or take the trade if you think you do.
You should be able to hold her in the sidelanes, and in teamfight, try to cc her so she can't do much.
Also, if she's fed, get a zohnya to survive her all-in.”
ScraftyDraco says “I fucking hate this champion but it is actually a pretty even matchup for trox. If you land your shit you usually win, especially w.”
Faithyatta says “Akali beats you up essentially until you get items. Build [icon=Rod of Ages size=30] RoA if you aren't beating her up earlier on in lane, and can afford it, for extra HP + scaling. You outscale her, so as long as you aren't getting stomped in laning, you should be able to win against her.”
Ambience14 says “Akali is difficult to land a Q on and can easily escape ganks. She can kill you, but only if you overcommit and play poorly. Most of her advantages against Mundo are simply her ability to escape. Versus most good Akali players, you won't kill her and she won't kill you. When she uses shroud to juke you out, walk around the middle with W on. This will reveal her location and pressure her to leave her shroud. If she uses E and R offensively, hit ult and run her down for an easy kill.”
Reason97 says “Personally i don't have an issue with akali, she's east to bully early on and i usually run Dark Harvest against her and farm her for stacks. However, her all in can hurt a lot too if you get caught too far out without your R. Just keep her low and don't give her a chance to throw herself at you with her full damage. ”
BloooodTV says “D-Blade. Look at what keystone she is running. If she is running Elect she is looking to all in. If she is running fleet she is looking to sustain (duh.) Her damage early is nuts and if she goes in for a basic Q+Passive Proc start just poke back. If you can windwall one of her q's early she won't be able to win a trade because of how much energy she needs. If you can bait out her W you can go for an all in. Fight in a minion wave to give you a easier chance at dodging her abilities. Taking Oracle Lens is a good idea after laning phase so you can see what she is doing while in Shroud. Take Conq.”
shadowiyce says “*Make sure you keep a distance against Akali as she can engage with Q, passive auto(Additional range), Q, and disengage safely.
*Pre-level 3, you should stay behind your caster minions (ranged minions) and lane safe with Q farming. ”
TuvecinoPoke says “This match up is hard because she can dodge your abilities and if you try to poke her, she will heal sherself thanks to Fleet Footwork.”
arcanejhin says “she could jump around you. Make her waste her Qs so she has no energy and you can trade with her. Save Q2 for when she becomes visible when she smokes.”
Fadedreformed says “Not hard to deal with you can bully her perma q early game unless she plays with fleet. Do not try to 1 v 1 her unless you are 100% sure you win the trade, she can do some ninja shit and burst you down in an instant. Care for her level 6 because if she jumps on you, you are pretty much dead unless you dodge her second r. ”
DaggerTV_ says “Akali is a very similar champ to you, it will all come down to skill. I recomend to keep your distance and be wary of her second ult, she can catch up to any safety dash that you do”
ShockMaster says “Easily match..just start with doran and poke her hard.You re ranged and you have more chances to win then she.You can also ult in her w if she s low”
Yuki H. says “Used to be a fairly difficult matchup for Zed, but she can't sustain in lane as much anymore. Her Q not healing her anymore means your poke is actually meaningful in lane, so look to poke her with your superior range. However, her shroud does make her an annoying target to assassinate, so make sure to bait it out, but most of the time you will be trading your w for her shroud. ”
Marky 2 Butts says “This can be a hard match up as Akali can dash in and out which makes it hard for Malphite to trade with her early. Later in the game she still has the ability to kill Malphite, but depending on how she builds malphite could blow her up if you can land your whole combo. ”
Crewozz says “A good Akali will stomp you because she will be next to impossible for you to hit unless you get an early kill and manage to keep her behind.”
Proma says “Dshield
You need to respect a good akali. Save your E to counter her E(really good if you can pull her under tower). Be careful using E on her as her E can dodge yours.
At the end of the day the match comes down to player skill.”
Fyir says “Akali can output a lot of damage if they get on you, or even in range of her q. If she hits shuriken flip you will be fine your cage stops her if she tries to engage. Make sure to get a good ward so you know where she roams to.
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Chiefsnake says “She can jump in on you and deal a lot of damage but if you save your Q for when she's going in you can negate most of it. You can also always know where in her shroud she is with your passive. Things get really tough when she hits 6 because that gives her enough mobility to avoid you q and burst you down.”
AbhorRend says “Taste of blood is helpful. Very scary at first, but gets easier. Dont get poked by her q. You can win this lane, but you have to punish her if she wastes her energy or smokescreen. You can dodge her r2 with e. Dont r until she has no e or r unless shes really low”
Veralion says “HoB/DH/Beads. FINALLY she's been hit in a significant way. Her R1 now must be target-cast on a champion, so she lost one of her on-demand dashes and her engage range is significantly shorter. Her Q also cannot be spammed as much early, making the lane much less oppressive. Akali has the highest skill ceiling on the game; a good one will eat you and your team alive and there's nothing you can do about it. A bad one will do nothing and feed though, so you shouldn't have much to worry about playing into her until Diamond. You can take her Q all day long and get the health back, but her passive if shroud comboed properly will chunk you out of lane. Get a cs, take her Q, back off with W and Fleet's speed bonus, repeat. Farm safe and try to chip her down. At 6, don’t ult in if her shroud is off CD. She’ll slaughter you if she shroud combos properly and lands both ult hits, which with how ridiculously mobile she is is almost guaranteed. Instead, ult in place and poke her down unless she wastes shroud for some reason. Keep her on the back foot so that she’s too nervous to go all in on you or roam, which is where her real threat lies. E covers a good portion of her shroud so you have a good shot of chunking her while she hides. If she wastes shroud for some reason, feel free to tackle and nom her at your convenience. It will take an eternity to come back up. Make sure you dont ult over her so she can R1 through you to safety. BEWARE once she has Gunblade. She can engage and kill you from full in three seconds flat from over 1500 range away once she has that item.”
Bartoos says “You destroy her early on as she can't get close enough to you to kill you. Poke her out of lane as much as you can and delay her 1 item powerspike (gunblade). After that she can kill you with ease so be careful with that. If she dashes to you try to push her away and run.”
Its DiGiorno says “pretty much any champ that gets in melee range pre 6 is an extreme threat in the 1v1. taking exhaust to essentially guarentee a free lane is ideal. ”
Nodon says “she will be anoying level 1 and it will be hard to farm against her early but you just combo her on cd and walk away and once you reach level6 your ult counters hers so don't worry ”
undarsito says “to much mobility, if she goes with electrocute be careful, if she goes with conqueror it will a easier matchup just poke her and do short trades”
RikudouDovahkiin says “Somewhat a challenging duel against experienced Akali, but Vladimir can out-sustain and win the trades, when we consider early game, bait her Q and heal the damage, she will usually try to leap with W, avoid getting hit by Mark + AA combo because it deals really a dangerous damage even at the level of 2. Her items are obvious, she can make a good use of some of her items, yet if you do not build any MR, avoiding her damage in team fights can be such trouble. In lane you shall focus on outwitting and winning little trades, you can use your E to reveal her in the shadows, or even get the kill. Make sure you don't basically fall behind, care for enemy jungler and you shall be OK in 1v1, she has some click-on skills, not a very-high skill cap and match-up itself favours you in some moves, situations. Use them to kill her, she is relatively a tanky mage Ignite + R can be useful when she hits low on HP.”
TaxEvasion says “She's just as slippery as you. and is dangerous up close. she'll also scale fast than you unless you focus on lane HARD
just dodge her shurikens and kunais then use your Q and sometimes your ult when she dashes towards you
save your Q for when you're pushed up on her tower and save your ult for her's and try to use it for her second ddash”
UndoRedo says “don't fight akali in her shroud, she wants you to do that (because she'll win)
once her shroud is gone, that's when you go in with any combos”
ai darkfluid says “She got buffed. Akali sort of feels out of hand at the moment, but nothing to cry about once you poke her down. Post-6 she can try to run you over, but smart stun field placement can get you out pretty safely.
Preferred rune: Phase Rush/Electrocute”
Zailent says “Stay away from her shroud, unless youre confident enough of her position in it. Other than that, you can solo kill her if she goes in first.”
Zoe Sparklepop says “Easy lane until 6 where it only gets slightly harder.
You poke her out with Q and speed away with E if she shrouds.
She pokes her head out even once out of the shroud in duels, you can Q/Ult and she's screwed.”
Iruminati says “win against Akali is quite complicated because she can burst more than you and can easily dodge your spells.
If you play against Akali, you can try to fight her pre-6 thanks to your AA and conqueror.
Try to force her to use her invisibility and re-engage her right after.
Gagner contre Akali est assez compliqué vu qu'elle burst plus que vous et peut facilement s’échapper de vos sorts. vous pouvez quand même tenter des moves en la forcant a utiliser son invisibilité et en fightant quand elle ne l'a plus.
De plus, vous pouvez essayer de la tuer en early game grace a vos combos et vos reset d'attaque.”
ThatOneKatMain says “Pretty hard matchup she will out trade you early on try to poke her down with q and if shes low enough you can all in her. Also you can ult her even if shes in her w.”
AlolanFairy says “Most Akalis are overconfident, but if you're up against a good one, just make sure to be on the lookout for her ult.
Respond with your own immediately, or as soon as possible. If you manage to stun her during a trade, she's pretty much toast.”
snukumz says “Pretty easy in lane since you out range her, but you can't really poke her out due to her sustain.
You can kill her with your combo, your ult semi-reveals her when she's in shroud form.
She's a major threat because she mega dunks you once she gets items and there's almost nothing you can do about it, except hit zhonya's really fast and hope you teammates can punish her for diving you. She's very frustrating to play against in the late game since she 100-0's you instantly, even if you have banshee's/zhonyas.
Consider skipping Rabadon's and getting morello's and liandries for the extra HP when playing against her.”
PG Venom says “can land abilities in smokescreen, poke pre 6, then make sure you play back and farm from a distance unless you've gained a large lead. your range> her burst.”
cayden says “She is hard to 1v1 she can dodge your r with her e and she can cancel your q with w so wait for her abilities to go on cooldown before going in”
1256 says “you obviously outscale, but you cant fight her early at all and she is stronger till lvl11, also gets ad+conq early so thats abit of a problem
fleet+dom”
nguyenbautroi says “Hard to deal with Akali by her W, an she's very annoying at first game that can make you have a hard time. But you can counter her when she used E back to you that you can E an stun her.”
AZIR MEN says “Lane can be very easy, but very skill dependent. Poke her as much as possible. Respect her when she uses shroud, like walk away for a few seconds. When it is off cooldown, bully her even harder. If she lands an E, place a soldier behind you, if she takes it, drift to your turret.
Take conq or electrocute.”
Pentakai says “Q>W>E her when she tries to go for her Q harass combo. Damaging her in her shroud reveals her location. You can use E, R, or Ignite to do this.”
LightningTemplar says “With additional nerfs to Akali, perhaps we now have a slight possibility of not getting demolished in lane. In lane, as long as she has energy up, keep a safe distance and avoid getting hit by her Qs. Farm with Q and from lvl 3 play more aggresive. Post 6 you'll often want to R before using W, since it is an important gap closer for when she uses her R. Her shroud also makes it really hard to hit her, either waiting for its cd or getting an oracle lens might be handy. ”
Ghostwalker562 says “The thing is she's easy to kill, the other thing is if she's a good akali she will dash away right when you almost hit her. Also she has so much range and a lot of CC she can be a bit difficult to even touch. So play safe and only commit if you hit her, because if not, you never will.”
KitsyMamori says “Be careful when her ult is up, but other than that she's pretty easy to fight against. You can out range her by a lot so use that to your advantage.”
only yasuo play says “Skill matchup. But Akali is a trash champion right now so even if she gets a lead you can still easily win. Don't die in lane to guarantee free win.”
Art1val says “Same thing as Kat. If you die to her once during laning phase you will lose. If you sleep her, you can see the outline of where she is in her shroud, therefore making it easy to land your q.”
Zwengo says “Akali shouldn't be a problem to play against. Her w can be annoying as she loses focus of your turrets, although the charged up beams can still hit her. Make sure to use your rockets to reveal her. If she hits her e get ready to stun in front of you and if she uses her ult stun behind you. ”
kryptonkat says “Akali is kinda close ranged, but don't underestimate her. She could easily kill you since of how much a long cooldown Veigar's abilities would have until late game.”
huynhlinhquyhoa says “Let her use W first, your W will kill her easily.
Akali is one of those champ that can outplay you easily but since your Malzahar you still win the game. You impact in the game is a lot more important than her's. She's good at roaming and you're good at punishing roamers by getting the first tower. Her W will piss you of, but don't be affraid you only have to play safe until it's wasted and she dies. However, her mobility is against you. If you get hit by her E, you'll die quick. If you dodge it, she looses half her damage.”
Ekko Rush B Guides says “Akali is a hard matchup. She has much lane sustain with her passive and will always poke you with her Q. Her W will also fuck up any attempt to trade with her, because of her invisibility. You dumpster her pre-6, at least when she doesn't have W up, because you simply have more damage early on. Once she has Gunblade, do not fight with her. You will wonder how fast she can one-shot you before you even thought about using your ultimate.”
lRusu says “Since the changes on Diana, you can no longer just 1 shot her and she'll just continuously out damage you. Look to get ganks early, bait her shroud and back away before trading. never trade when she has shroud.”
evilforreal says “Akali's kit is super good at breaking your tethers. Multiple dashes/passive Movement Speed and high damage make her very dangerous to take head-on. Attempt to bait out her abilities and save RW for when she burns most to initiate on you. Zhonyas/Twin Shadows/Hextech GLP are your best bets to impede her mobility.”
MaxskeProductions says “Akali's kit is literally designed to beat champs like ekko. She out damages you and has enough mobility/stealth to avoid your damage. Your only chance to fight is when her E is down and Shroud is down.”
Liouss3 says “DASH DASH DASH SMOKE MORE DAMAGES THAN YOU
Try to punish her when she goes for last hit in early and full combo her.
You win trades if she has no ult. Try to use your second E to counter her E and cast your ult”
henxs says “Don't trade Q-s early she slows you and you lose more health. You can trade damage when she has no energy but she can go invisible and regain half of her energy.”
Gageowago says “Somewhat a skill matchup but Ahri has an advantage. Stay out of Q range and save charm for her E2 and post 6 save it for her going in on you in any way. Poke from afar and then all in. -----(Patch 10.3 Note) Akali has been gutted. If you keep out of her range she cannot ult engage on you anymore. Just keep out of her Q range and poke her when she drops below 100 energy early since her Q nerfs made it harder to spam early on.”
BigFatCat909 says “Akali is a skill matchup and even then i find it slightly Zed favoured. You can run any rune page against her though i suggest Zed Sorvery, Conq Zed, or even Roam Zed.”
ROENsp says “DO NOT ALLOW AKALI TO Q YOU AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. You beat Akali level 1 since you have the ranged advantage along with your W. Use that to your advantage. Push when you know the enemy jungler is nearby HOWEVER be careful that Akali won't walk close to you when pushing. Just make sure Akali does not roam. You can ult Akali out of her shroud. You can intercept Akali's ults with your own ult. You can intercept Akali's 2nd E with your ult.”
Canofsteak says “As if right now Akali is not in a good spot. She is still hard to deal with because she can all in you at lvl 6. Try to stay behind minions so she can't hit her E”
ZombieZack1 says “Akali has some Strengths against Lux but Mostly Lux will win in this Scenario, Akali keeps Getting Nerfed or Buffed so this is Situational”
Lil Tidepod says “Akali's changes in patch 9.3 severely weakened her early game and her turret diving capability. As such, her threat was lowered from Major to Minor. Akali is easy to defeat in lane. She needs to get close to minions to farm effectively, so abuse this as much as you can. Make sure you pop your passive shield when she uses her ultimate, or take barrier.”
Fhizzikx says “As long as you don't get hit by her e then you should live. Don't use your e if she has e or r up because she can just dash and you would just lose your e pressure.”
zeno smurfer says “His early stronger than yours pick armor rune cuz he probalby start with dagger and with basics he trades you. If you win early until lvl 6 you can kill him just care for his ult.”
Capparelli says “E-Q is your friend because it hits through shroud. Her R cooldown matches yours now, don't be stupid and waste your canopy it is a great way to counter her shroud on a much lower CD, Hexdrinker if you need it, granted it probably will not save you”
EzYasuoMain says “You can block her q with wind wall but you can't ult her when she uses her w/shroud and you are vulnerable with her ult. Expect to see her cooldown a lot since her cool down was shortend.”
BigBushMan says “Personal favorite for permabanning. Despite her being at a range disadvantage, if she gets within 2 ft of you post-6 you are dead. Freeze the wave under your turret and ask jungle for a gank. You can outscale her as long as she isn't able to roam to side lanes to kill. Be sure to take Exhaust”
ahrienthusiastmain says “You have the range advantage and need to freeze the wave. It's much harder for her to land her E when you can just hide behind your minions near your tower. Her E is also a straight trajectory so that's a guaranteed charm. In her shroud, her movement speed increases, so you have to back off. She can kill you with her ulti, but you win trades if land your charm.”
I main support says “Not as dangerous then the other 2 but Akali still can burst her down very fast, with her shroud making it harder to land your charm and Akali is still very mobile, but her E, W, R is also on a very long CD not making her as dangerous as Yasuo or Leblanc.”
MartinMorningstar says “Nuisance. Play it safe, keep your range, poke her down. If she steps up with her shuriken dash thingie you can flash into tower range, Q her, then ult and she should die. You can also see her in smokescreen if you ult her. Only a champion when she gets hextect but her hextech powerspikes puts her above you for quite a few minutes. ”
serruh says “You punish her in the early levels, after that it's really doomed. Cant cc her consistently because even if you flux her with E, you wont have enough time to cast W and root her in your minion wave. Try and dodge her honestly, shoving and scaling is your best bet.”
Miandros says “Akali's Shroud makes it nearly impossible to trade with her. Track the cooldown and try to bait out the shroud before engaging her head on. Also, your ult provides true sight which allows you to see her in her shroud.”
Malmortious says “You outdamage her at almost every point of the game, your W range is also higher than her Q range so this should be a pretty easy lane. Her W has a lot of outplay potential though so play around that.”
Kami_EU says “Purely skill matchup slightly in favour of Yasuo after Akali nerfs.
Keep an eye on her Energy levels, and trade accordingly, if she wastes her Shroud you can look for a trade.”
kujosrevenge says “Hard for AD Irelia and hard for AP Irelia. If facing an Akali get a sweeper so you can land E, but it won't really matter whether or not you land E because you can't target her with your Q in her shadow and she'll always outdamage you in 1v1s. Farm tower and look for roams vs. Akali, do not try to solo kill her.”
BabyTwisty says “Never fight and if she goes onto u immediately cast w and try to proc passive and run away as soon as possible, if your too slow to it then bail. Look to roam at lvl 4 toplane and just keep roaming.”
Honey_drops says “Akali sometimes gets out of her way to prove that you're all Ahri with no Evelynn. Teach her a lesson by either banning or asking your jungler for ganks.”
Honey_drops says “Akali is an extreme threat because she has access to so much MR itemization. She won't be able to kill you but she'll pressure you by the fact that you can't damage her which will be extremely annoying. ”
t3rminated says “This karate girl is gonna start hopping EVERYWHERE. She has insane mobility so she can escape your entire combo. Tossing a smoke would deny your combo as you can't be sure where she is walking. Her ult and E can boost her away from your R and knockup. If you ever miss your E, you are DEAD. It is really hard to land skillshots on her and she will dash on you everywhere. Just farm and play safe and hope for ganks. I put this in major rather than extreme because of the Akali nerfs that are coming up. With less mobility, Akali should be a way easier matchup. I can't say this for certain though, so I still put her in major. ”
ur_mom_gay says “Counters Zed pretty hard with her W. If she plays over aggressive and burns her W you can try to all in, but she can avoid your Q's fairly easily. Just play safe and you should outscale her.”
MixupMatty says “simple ...... THIS BITCH BUSTED
you wont be able to land your charm if she flips backward with E or stealth in on her W or dash twice with her Ult
just play safe as much as possible and warn allies if akali is planning to roam”
Akhi Syhno says “Very tough matchup, Akali outscales Kha'zix at every moment in the matchup. You can eventually get a kill around level 9 when your Q is level 5.”
theboywhodominatedaplat says “she reys on her energy more than you
bait her W before all in her and before R'ing her
you can wave clear better since her early doesn't really have a real wave clear skills and look for roams if she's playing safely ”
Sloyr says “Her W can deny your combo, but your R still hit her while invisible. She's stronger than you in early, but you can kill her 1v1 at level 6 if you are able to bait her W.”
Yas Yasu Yasuo says “The Akali before the rework is easy, but now it becomes hard. Her shroud can be a problem, get Hexdrinker if you are not confident. If you get ahead, it is not easy to snowball, if you get behind, it is easy for her to snowball you.”
Eccentricks says “Despite her being dogshit right now, Akali is a bit of a tough one.
Hold your E1 to dodge her shurikens, and then look for a opening to put the hurt back onto her.
Try not to stand to close to the wave to avoid her kunais and look for when she steps up to punish with Q1 & 2.
And one last thing, try not to hook when she goes invis, you will usually miss. It's worth an attempt if its up and you've used E1 already, given it wouldn't put you in danger.”
Gogicha55 says “Bait out her shroud and then fight her or just try to get lvl 2 before her and kill her, DON'T TRADE WITH HER LVL 1 CUZ HER Q AUTO Q COMBO DOES GOOD AMOUNT OF DAMAGE and just don't fight her when she has her shroud up unless you are ahead”
E_IS_POWER says “Reworked Akali is also a quite difficult matchup because she's able to spam her Q's on you, and dissappear with smoke bomb when you're engaging. You have to bait her Q's by walking in and out, and try farm with your Q. You can also "fake" a engage in order to make her use her smoke bomb, and then you can all-in her. Be sure you have a minion wave around you when you're fighting, so you can dash around and make it much harder for her to hit her ultimate as both charges are skillshots. Take oracle lens after the laning phase. It won't reveal her, but it will show where she's going so you can still hit her with Q's.”
8wolf says “Similar to Irelia. She has insane damage and mobility. With her e and 2 dashes from the ultimate she doesn't care about your wall. She has the best tower dive potential, so nowhere is safe against an Akali. Farm for the late game and try not to feed her.”
MrRiots says “Starting Item: Dark Seal + Potion
Shes not as big of a threat as you could think. You can damage her in the smoke. Just stay out of range.”
Gettsuu says “Possible a tuer en 1v1 si l'adversaire joue mal mais si l'adversaire joue bien il n'y a aucun counterplay et vous allez subir toute la phase de lane JOUEZ SAFE”
Tehqo says “Ever since patch 7.19, your ult can be dashed over, which makes her more of a threat. She has a lot of mobility, and once you waste your Q, she can all in you. Keep your ult for her. You can either ult her towards your turret to kill her, or push her away defensively. Though, she can simply jump over it now.”
NebuIa says “After her nerfs, she's not too bad. All her dashes are straight lines, so your bubble should be easy to hit. Respect her damage. However, she can easily kill you. Maybe consider barrier or phase rush, but normal works fine.”
Je Suis Azir says “Dude, you are COMPLETELY in control of this lane. Soldier positioning, and your positioning, if done properly, is all it takes to ruin her life. You push better than her and you can punish her as much as you want. Hardpush, punish her, be mindful of ganks, you have dominated lane.”
Spongecakesuprem says “Too much mobility and early game damage for you to contest. Rely on jungle ganks and your late game scaling. Remember, play passive. Bait her into your shrooms. catch her off guard and then poison the ninja out of her.”
TheSpark says “Her Q damage early levels hurts, so be wary of the range of it. Most of the time you won't be able to get in reliable aa's to proc your passive, so stay back and poke with your e.
Don't blindly throw out your q unless you're either very far back or 100% certain you will land it, otherwise she can jump on you with full confidence and likely kill you.”
Tartertoot says “Akali is probably one of the harder matchups since she can jump out of your ult as she pleases. But she's easy to counter pre 6 like Zed. Bully her and she shouldn't be a problem.”
Impswitch says “Just dont let her poke you. Wait out Smoke. If she lands her e just tornado her. you can bully her a lot and roam after you push wave.”
cobbzy says “Most of the time is this a skill vs skill match up. Dodge her Q and E and make sure to trade with her while her W is on cooldown. Jungle pressure could make this lane significantly easier for you. ”
matijez says “a fast and very agresive midlaner with is not good for viktor you can try to stune her with your w when she is inside cloud but she can easly doge it and is hard to hit with E because of lots of dashes she also can easly run from your ult so she is kinda dangerous for viktor
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GESTAPOisHERE says “Be cautious with Akali. She can 1v2 you and your jungler still kill you if not played correctly. Try to dodge her Q's and wall her E's to prevent a fight where she has a W advantage.”
CupOLatte says “Ever since the 10.3 major nerf on akali. she has been pretty bad and is a pretty easy matchup. Simply pressure her and try not to get baited into going all in when she has enough energy to burst you down.”
charlton says “This matchup stinks, would be extreme threat if not for the nerfs to Akali's early game (Q cost 120). When she casts E2, E behind yourself for the stun.”
stupid katarina says “(R) Pretty hard to play against, your funneler and you can't target her while she's in her shroud, her burst also makes it hard to play against, so just try to farm and wait for your partner to come.”
OhReflects says “Keep baiting her into daggers early for an easy kill, When she hits 6 and she ults onto you, you ult too when she goes into her shroud.”
LONERlSM says “Go ludens rylias for this match up, if you play in YOUR minions she can not e to you. use your q range and spacing to get effective short trades or let her shove the wave into you farming safely undertower. eventually you out scale her so look forward to level 16 powerspike.”
DravensBukkake says “Barrier matchup.
When I say barrier, I'm not really saying Akali beats Azir, but rather Akali is just too fucking slippery for you to kill her. Harass her early, walk back if she uses shroud. Shroud has a very long cd (20+s) so when she uses it, make a mental note for the next 20 seconds, you can play agro and setup soldiers aggressively. If she lands her E on you, E Q back into your turret and meme her own play by making her tank turret shots. Try to use ult when she's E'ing in, or after her first ult charge. Remember, you can also ult her out of her shroud. Otherwise, not a difficult matchup, but an annoying one. You can outshove her and you'll usually have priority for fights and roams.”
Mid Win Repeat says “As long as you play it smart you will win this match up. There is not much she can do, her dashes proc your E and they are linear so she will dash directly into your Q as well. if she does in her shroud throw down your E. Any time you land your W on her you can kill her.”
SupaSnor says “Threat level depends on the player, just know you can see where she is if your balls hit her in the shroud so you should be able to keep some easy distance.”
MarkeleleYasuo says “One of the hardest lanes out there,
you can try to fight her before 6 after that you either wait for a perfect opportunity or you try to poke her out with your q while trying not to get hit by hers”
Marumo says “Threat level 7.
She can kill you. It's obvious she can, but if you're careful, you'll be able to get her to over extend and take a bad trade. Her early is weak and if you take things slow you'll be able to keep her weak and unable to kill you easily. ”
LOLVan says “Not a hard match-up... she is just difficult to kill early. This makes snowballing and getting First Blood unlikely.
I win my games by 1v9... Akali makes getting started crazy annoying! Thats why I rated her a "5".”
Claves says “Level 1 Akali heavily out damages you.
Level 2, you out damage her if she takes shroud. If she takes shuriken she'll win any trades.
Level 3 and beyond is a skill matchup, typically if she shrouds the trade will be favored to her so bait it out before fighting her or immediately disengage if she uses it in the middle of a trade.
Post 6, you can ult in the middle of her shroud and it'll still hit her, giving you a large advantage, as if she stands in your ult she'll take very heavy damage if she doesn't have the items to burst you down herself.”
Toyejo says “Pretty hard lane, one of the known Snowbally match-ups, whoever kills first the enemy will pretty much dominate the lane, try to ask for a few ganks early game and avoid dying. (2x Dorans recommended).”
Sakaya says “She will fucking destroy you if you're new to Soraka mid so if you are new, just ban her. You could always learn how to deal with this bitch later.”
Tayna says “Did you mean: That one assassin that's very boring to play against?
Honestly i never lost to an Akali but you have to be careful. She can one shot you. Your shield WON'T cover damage. Poke her from the distance, then go all in. ”
Cloud375 says “Ok, so the new Akali is VERY different from the old Akali. She can now dash towards you a lot early game, which is a very bad thing. However, you can easily harass her with your Q in the very beginning of the game, but once she has her ultimate available, BACK OFF! On a side note, when Akali uses her shroud, if you used your Q before she enters her shroud, then your Q will always land unless they use stopwatch/zhonyas/etc, in which case it will miss. If she builds her items before you, she wins, otherwise, it's a skill matchup until lategame. Late game, you should be able to waste her if you use your ultimate. But all in all, until she has her dashes, deal damage to her when possible without getting too close!”
IceBite says “after 3 you should win easy untill 6. Bait out shroud. Watch out at 6 and get a null-magic mantel to decrease her strong ultimate. Only 1v1 her after 6 when you are full life, because her ultimate has execute damage.”
Garybaldo says “Hard lane, watch out for her multiple gap closers, stay healthy in lane and under turret, if you survive laning phase you'll be rewarded with a 10 times better mid-late game than her. If she's fed you might want to consider buying a banshee's veil. Run Phase Rush and double mr glyphs”
Sneaky boi says “ She will poke you down with Q and if you try to go in she will just W, E, flash or even ult. You could try and get a kill early. buy hexdrinker and MR boots. Remember to farm.”
wrinkle_juice says “While she is in her smoke, she can be very annoying to deal with. You can use minions to hit her with your dash AOE and dash out, or just disengage until her smoke is down.”
YoussefJoe says “Higher Mobility champs causes his/her skills predictions are a little bit harder but you can always land your W at the right spot which he/she would stop by and do your skill order ”
worddog says “Annoying due to her sustain. You'll have to match her sustain with runes and items if you want to win the lane. Mistakes will be heavily punished.”
Noirubilac says “Play Safe, When she dashes to you be prepared to flash under tower, then hook and drop all abilities to keep her there.
(Always freeze the wave,
Gankable,
Gets Outscaled)”
baldmidget says “1.Make sure you get nullifying orb
2.Always stick to the left or the right side of yours minion wave and hard shove .why????She have 2 choices,dont use her q and get shoved or use her q on the minion wave.
3.Talon cant trade with akali, she can simply q -shroud-auto-q-auto and auto win every trades.
4.Talon goal vs akali is hard shove the wave,then make play with ur jungle”
Hi Im Zoky says “Akali is extreme threat for Zed!
Try to play safe around her!
Best way to win against akali is waiting for ganks or playing agressive early and going for Romas and snowball!”
Euphoric Toaster says “This matchup used to be much worse before Akali got nerfed, but its more manageable now. Her
Twilight Shroud (which makes your turrets unable to target her) is annoying, and her multiple dashes can make her hard to lock down. If she ever follows her Shuriken Flip you can get an easy stun on her as shes locked into the animation. If she ever gets low and hides in her cloud, you have 2 AoE abilities that can hit her and finish her off. She also has to get very close to use her Q and Passive so that can give you opportunists to land easier stuns.”
J Husky says “As she is melee, you can harass her with auto attaks and Q every time you can. If she goes invisible with her W, you can use your E in the center and you will probably hit her. If she ults you, you just use yor W, but that is not going to be useful out of the lane beause she can chase you.”
Chromuro says “Don't lose your passive to her Q or E, this way she'll lose half of her damage/mobility. Her shroud is... pure bs, don't stay under tower or you'll lose minions AND your life because she can dive you whenever she wants. Your E is your best friend, when in lane if she uses her W try to route it inside the minion wave, this way you have a chance that it'll stick to her and reveal her. If you keep your distance you should be gold.”
Big Shawn says “You should abuse the fact that she hasn't reached lvl 6 yet. Akali will get strong when she gets lvl 6 as she will have high mobility after then. But if you throw her out of the game by killing her before she reaches lvl 6, you can take advantage and continue poking her with the gold advantage you have.”
Big Shawn says “Kennen vs Akali. It is an even match up, but it can get out of hand really fast. Against Akali, you do want to avoid as many mistakes as possible as you can get punished so easily. What makes you a strong opponent against her is your Ultimate Ability, as well as your passive CC. Poking her with your W passive basic attack will add pressure towards her.”
Fox1ne says “Try harassing her early,don't let her farm safe until 6. All her kit depends on her passive and ulti. On early levels don't get too close to her,respect her damagecause 3 passives on you is all your combo to her.”
Flimshady says “Akali can easily win quick trades when in lane. To succesfully defeat akali in a one on one fight, engage after akali's shroud is out of play.”
DVL CHALLNGR says “You can burst her in Early Game easily but it won't be easy when she's in the dark circle of her W
Your R is useful to dodge her R especially R2 which does much more damage”
Patoxic says “OOF, They are very annoying, they can easyly kill your turrets with Q and autos, they move very fast and they W make the turrets reset the target, changing the focus on minions or else.”
MrxHudsy says “She can be a pain if she plays a more passive lane, you can see if she is in her shroud by throwing your Q into it and your ultimate covers her entire shroud, making it easy to kill her whilst she is shrouded”
OnlyCheeseBreads says “Oh boy.
She rivals you at level 1, so respect her Q and attack her once she backs off. AA Q AA at level one is a nice "hey I can respond to you, so don't just walk up". When trying to ult her, here's the criteria:
If her E us up, but R is not:
Flash to secure the ult. Only if you think you can kill her.
If her R is up:
Force her to use it or flash without using yours. Try to leave W or E up to escape if she tries to re-engage when you finish ulting.
If she has neither:
Go for it.”
KingKongca says “Even tho you can poke relatively easy, the substain she has make her difficult to burst down. Be careful to not get hit by her Q and you should be fine.”
I Do Not Flame says “Don't let her farm better than you or his level 6 will be stronger than yours. Be careful because she has tons of sustain.
You can deal damage if she's in the smoke, but back fast with your E after hitting her.”
Massive Nuts says “Quite a painful laning phase, you will need to poke her with autoattacks and keep a safe space so she cannot outdamage you. Past 6, she will also be really annoying to deal with.”
schulti012 says “Skill matchup, try not to force trades if you're not close to your tower as she wins extended trades. Look for all-ins when her W is down and shes low on energy.”
Vispectra says “This is an OKAY match up. Her 6 is more powerful than yours if she lands the second part but all round so long as you play smart she won't be able to kill you and late game you'll leave her in the void.”
Zero Two says “She is hard to deal with. After level 6, play with extreme caution! If you get hit by her E, try to put her to sleep as she dashes toward you. This will let you do damage to her, or at the very least, put some distance between you two.”
PizzaMarine says “Women do not stand a chance against your fear inducing birds of destruction. Same goes for the ninjas. Even though an Akali is able to much more damage than a Yasuo overall, their Shroud will be pointless as your Drain will give you and your teammates True Sight, allowing you to expertly kill her. ”
talonmains says “Akali counters talon and wins lane almost always, wait for her W to go on cd do not get close to it she will spam her q's on you and run away while you just sitting there and tanking everything. If you aren't sure in your ability to kill her call for jungler ganks and burst her with your full combo. Remember make her waste W.”
SepekuAW says “Hard matchup for syndra as well. She can kill you even from behind if you fuck up once. Remember that you can cancel her 1st and 2nd part of ult with your E. so don't panic.
Be very careful with your e, don't throw them out randomly, if she is good and knows it's down she wins the all in every time.
Poke her when she goes to farm with Q and once she's sitting at 70% life look to all in with 5 ball ult + ignite for kill.
cannot stress, DON'T MISS E VS AKALI!”
Tempester says “Make short trades only when you have your passive. Ignite her at the start of a fight to see her in the shroud. Always fight in small minion wave or equal wave.”
KaktusHraje08 says “When u go farm she is nonstop pressing Q so wait for lvl3 and take so much rock element and and comb her like take water element E her Q and AA her take fast rock element Q and AA her ”
Pumparum says “Slippery and manaless. Hard to trade her when she shrouds. Due to her microstun on her ult you can't ult her as well as her having too much sustain to kill.
Call for jungler early and roam faster than she can, staying in lane with her won't net you anything.”
ClemexD10 says “Akali's high movility will be a problem since you will have difficulty hitting your charm and Q. Also her W will make her untargetable for your W. Stay prepared until she attacks, you can try to poke her with your Q but don't waste your charm since that will be essencial for you to reduce the damage she can do you.”
Zeprius says “Annoying matchup... mainly farm for the late game.. try not to trade as much if she goes D Shield, Fleet FootWork but if you see an opportunity take it”
Skillerina says “Akali is pretty hard to play against until you get your Gunblade, after that your oneshot is faster than hers and quite rarely would you find her winning over you.”
unownreality says “Gap closers and a huge burst potential. She has one fatal flaw, which is her squishiness. Wait for her to use shroud before you zone off with singularity. If you hit a q, she does have some healing which can possibly defend against a burst death so be wary of that. ”
kilgta says “Do not out shove or do not go far in lane when both of you are full hp. She will 1 shot you if you overextend. Use wards to not get ganked. Wave management is key. Your ult denies her being a hoe in her clouds so have fun countering her.
start corrupt.”
MechaaZero says “Simple and straight. The rework made this alot easier than before; if she lands an E on you, she LITERALLY runs in a straight line right to you. If you have your E up and aren't trigger happy, then this match up will be in your favor.”
CC Diana says “Akali has much more outplay potential compared to her previous iteration. Akali's level 2 burst is quite strong since she can do combos such as E (backwards) -> Q -> AA which results in an instant passive proc or Q -> E -> E -> AA. This is a matchup where I would recommend taking E ( Moonfall) at level 3 instead of level 4 simply because you can use it to pull her out of her shroud assuming you are standing right in the center of it. Just treat Akali's shroud like Katarina's ultimate Death Lotus. Save your E for when they use those abilities to nullify their effects.”
maplecat21 says “A good akali is a threat, but even then, your ult kinda screws her over, so it's not that bad. She doesn't heal off of Q anymore either, so you can poke her down with E. Save Q for when she goes onto you.”
Boy0Champ says “Reworked Akali is also a quite difficult matchup because she's able to spam her Q's on you, and dissappear with smoke bomb when you're engaging. You have to bait her Q's by walking in and out, and try farm with your Q. You can also "fake" a engage in order to make her use her smoke bomb, and then you can all-in her. Be sure you have a minion wave around you when you're fighting, so you can dash around and make it much harder for her to hit her ultimate as both charges are skillshots. Take oracle lens after the laning phase. It won't reveal her, but it will show where she's going so you can still hit her with Q's.”
Altis says “All-in champs are definitely your biggest problem as Zoe, if you miss your E that it. Akali is dangerous because when she comes for you, you can't see her. Though she is quite predictable, so just wait for the right time to E her and punish. Otherwise stay safe.”
RagexAddict says “Another skill matchup for Fizz. Akali can be rough to deal with in lane, due to her energy resource and not having to worry too much about lane sustain. Your saving grace is that she is also a melee champ. So in order for her to CS, she has to put herself in harm's way. If she ever spams her Q twice in a row, go in on her, because she will be very vulnerable to a counter attack.”
hadi902 says “most people think she is a hard match-up but actually she is pretty easy you can easily counter her by letting her land her E and then you dash back to the turret so she gets stunned when she pushes then you hook her to the turret even more and she will be pretty much dead. ”
Vombat says “Her invisibility makes it harder to land W but becouse she is a melee champ you can poke her with Q. Her Ult is really dangerous becouse she can easily dodge your Q, but when dashing in your E she can lose really big amounts of hp”
SrSuders says “Ich find das Akali kein großes Problem ist, mit der Talon Q zu engagen würde ich jedoch empfehlen, aber Achtung nicht unter dem Tower.
Die Akali E kann dich unter dem Tower baiten und du wirst sonst eine komplette Kombo mit der Akali R kassieren.”
Yegie says “She is melee so a lot of potential poke from your E's passive. Her smoke cloud is very annoying, but when its down you have the advantage. One trick you can do when near tower is let her hit her E then W under tower after she starts her dash. A good akali probably won't fall for this.”
LyndonK9 says “Akali is pretty annoying because she wins trades easily, and doesn't have mana. It's pretty obvious when she tries to Q you as it doesn't have a lot of range so keep a good distance. One trick to know is keep a little more distance than her Q range and Q her back, because for a short duration after using your Q, you will be stood still. keeping out of range of her Q, and still getting yours off. When her passive is up walk away. If she uses her second part of her e on you, you can charm her, but most Akali's aren't dumb enough to do that. When she shrouds it's possible to quickly charm her if you can guess where she is. Do your best to farm and follow when she roams.”
Nightshade17 says “Very easy lane, you can poke her down and out sustain her just be careful of her all ins and try to pool her 2nd ult charge. You don't really need to be pressured to try and kill her though as you hard out scale her.”
BenLegend443 says “Just about every assassin destroys you, especially ones that have CC. In this case, you're probably going to die before you're able to kill them. Always ult during passive or at the fountain if the enemy laner is an assassin.”
SkyLaws says “You should poke her as much as you can, but watch out for her HUGE lvl 2 burst. Try to punish her for her poke and stay behind mininons, as she'll try to E you when possible.
Also, when she uses W, you can place E in the middle or in front of you, as she'll try to attack.”
borsamalac says “Hate play vs her , before lv6 u have small chance to get cs lead but if she starts with dorans shield u will just waste your mana. Try to free auto her when she wants to farm. Best way is stay under tower and farm. At lv6 u have no chance , ask for jungler help and roam botlane with package. If u farm under tower just put controll ward+ normal wards on river. U will know if akali wants to roam(possibly botlane) or just stand on brush and waiting for you. If she moves botlane just ping it in time and pray your botlane doesnt overstay and give her free kills. If she waste her times to gank sidalanes and u can farm Trinity safty its a win-win situation. Just ping every time she is missing(common mistake when u try to farm under tower u dont realize she is going side lane) and put down wards for good spots. ”
Yenwai says “unless your allies feed her somehow she cant do much to you, barely even warranting an R.
her shroud is the only thing to fear in her kit because of your R and silence.”
Ec40494 says “Try poke down before all in because her shroud will give her easy escape. Try kill pre 6 as she will win at level 6. Try get oracles so you can hit your abilities on her in her shroud. ”
Bughans says “Will burst you faster than a Tesla, not sponsored btw. You CAN kill her early, just play aggressive until level 6, and then expect her to use her shuriken ability thing to jump out of your W. Farm, ask for ganks.”
QuickChicken says “Akali has a lot of mobility in her kit. Your ability to win the lane depends on mostly skill of the Akali.
Play on the side of the lane that your jungler is nearest to and look to shove her into your tower if she gets close to kill you.
Notice that she can dash out easily of the tower.”
Helnakensbrorsa says “Q her when she Q's you. Back off when she uses her w. If you get lvl 6 before her you can all in. If she gets lvl 6 before you, play safe until 6 and then do small trades. ”
Swift_Trapper says “She have a bigger burst than you early and if she ahead the lane is over.
But ekko have a lot of outplay potential after 6
W her shroud will sun her and make her shroud useless.
If she get stun a subtle ghost animation will show just q there.”
Charon25 says “Facile de la counter : cancel de dashs, possible de la sortir de sa smoke avec le R.
Attention cepandant à ne pas se faire bait à dash in dans le vide.”
T3rrabyte says “Akali is a threat until you buy Zhonya's hourglass, at which point any duels between the two of you should go in your favor. Consider buying an early Seeker's Armguard in this matchup.”
NescEI says “Don't use your Ultimate before her W is on Cooldown. Try to Poke her in Lane and don't go in melee range when she can proc her passive. She got a stupid amount of DMG in Lane so try to do something with your higher Range”
BoopForTheTroops says “You need to dodge her E since she will jump on you. You counter her Shroud since you can poke her in the smoke and reveal her position.”
Default Ryze says “Due to the nature that Akali is melee and her abilities are fairly short range, Ryze is able to harass her with autos and his W early. She doesnt have high kill pressure in lane so Ryze has an easier time scaling.”
CharmingFeather says “Just because you can't see her in W, but she is a diving champ so wait for her to get greedy for you, and dive you under turret, then ult, W, and run away.”
aButteredPoptart says “Akali can be scary. Her all-in potential is massive at just level 3. Don't stand behind weak minions as she might get a free Q onto you. Dodge shuriken if there's an opening between you. Respect her shroud, but remember you can still hit her with your abilities in it. You can charm her when she runs at you if she hits shuriken, and she can't cancel it. Use your ult to be mobile, as she destroys immobile opponents.”
chillin kenshi says “You can't really beat her if she plays it correct you need MR and to land your tornados, avoid getting poked too hard and try to dodge and wind wall as many spells as possible, take dorans sheild”
SmokeyEggs says “It's a skill matchup, avoid fighting Akali with her shroud off cooldown and always try to bait out her ult with yours, never try fighting without W and you should be ok.”
ryze4thewin says “try to bait her shroud and poke her as much as possible, you have more sustained dmg than her if she doesnt use her passive so go for long trades and deny her passiv, in mid game she has a better powerspike so try to kill her early and if you dont manage to play safe mid game ”
BicBee says “Never fight/trade when Akali is invisible. Dodge her shuriken because that's her gap closer. Very crucial to have charm up if you don't have ultimate and vice versa. ”
BicBee says “Never go closer than AA range against Akali. Never fight her when she's invisible, wait it out. You win this pretty easily if you're able to control distance. Poke her down with QW and Q early on with plenty of AA's when she goes to CS. ”
AzureArmatt says “New Akali is really easy to play against in lane but when she gets her items she can become a trouble. With her new kit Akali players tend to rely on her obscure mechanic that her smoke bomb provides to tower dive you while having really easy time to run away. Little they know that when they follow their mark after you get hit by shuriken they still can get hit by spells and your charm too so wait until they get close and charm them so they won't be able to use shroud after dash (only safety tool). Poking her and dealing short bursts of damage will give you best results before going in for the kill since her sustain with Q isn't enough to heal her back. On low HP watch out for execute ability her ultimate provides since it can execute for really big amount when she put 2 points into it. Don't fight when she's in shroud, she has advantage while in it (also can't really hit her because of obscure mechanic) but besides that it's easy match up where Ahri has big advantage.”
ninjashmon2 says “Akali is a pretty big thrat to Irelia since she can get invisible with her shroud (W) so Irelia cannot hit any of her abilities which will soon make Akali win.”
ninjashmon2 says “Akali is extremely dangerous that deals alot of damage but also makes herself invisible with her shroud (W) which will make her dodge every attack of yours.”
Hatzo1vs9 says “Use your aftershock properly and she cant even touch you , she will probably try to roam so ping to your fellas and try to follow her on the roam , you high cc will eventually grant her useless after a point .
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ninjashmon2 says “Akali is a very high threat to yasuo since she has her Shroud (W) that makes her invisible and because of that you will not be able to either poke her, hit any ability nad it's gonna be a lot harder to kill her.”
Bestlover says “A good akali can poke you a lot if you are in a bad position
She will kill you when she gets her gunblade.
Until then try to kill her before she gets it and try to deny her c.s as much as you can.
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OmegaSquadVeigar says “This matchup isn't necessarily hard but it's INCREDIBLY annoying to deal with.
Through levels 1 and 2 try to poke her for every cs she tries to take (an auto or auto q auto for the electrocute proc). Try to freeze it closer to your tower so you can farm safely after she gets lvl 3 and be at less of a risk after lvl 6.
What you shouldn't do is ever try to trade with her in her shroud, just walk away and wait for it to time out, then you can try to get some free autos and q's.
If she hits her E on you, wait like 1 second to see if she immediately follows it (if she does drop your cage so that the edge of it is just right under your feet). If she doesn't, just wait cautiously prepared to drop the cage.
If you ever waste your cage and she's close enough to land the first part of her R and she does it, Flash instantly and try to dodge the E, if you don't.... Well, you're dead unless she's really behind and you've got MR.
In the mid game and late game this matchup is easy, again, as long as you don't waste your cage you should be able to burst her down with GLP W Q if she doesn't have her Banshee's up and she doesn't dodge them. (Zhonya's is a death sentence for her late game due to W Q having ~2 sec cd).”
Shaawn says “If you against a good Akali theres no way that you can kill her, just try to farm safe with your d Shield, whenever her w is down try to harass
her before she hits 6, once she has ult she can kill you whenever she wants if you make a mistake.”
thedonk says “A good Akali can be hard to go against. Farm till 6. If they manage to E you, dont fight. Try to chain her before she gets into her smoke screen as you can follow up with another chain. Ganks aren't effective on her. She has to get up close to damage you which is a good time to use your Q+R+W combo.”
Padrepio says “Melee assassin, you dominate before lvl 6. Care of her roaming style: she snowballs easily. Your W is almost as big as her W: she cannot hide.”
Valor_Chaos says “Again, a match up where you dont want to get behind. Farm, take trades when possible, punish her if she over steps. Once she burns all of her kit, and you can still fight, you can easily turn. Especially with ult”
overweight_zoe says “Don't really see her a lot since the nerfs. Match up prior was still decently Zoe favored in my opinion. she gets shoved in pretty easily. Once under tower you can you chip her down with q's and empowered autos. Just make sure not to over-commit and play into her shroud's reach.”
Jenkinsu says “She's garbo now. If she doesn't hit E or ult into you she can't do anything to you. Harass her with autos and if she looks for an angle Zap. If she goes into Shroud though, back up. Akali can still do truckloads of damage and you don't have the HP to tank it.”
Zaradine says “Stay out of her smoke unless you're on high hp, save your ult for damage. If you're confident enough in your reaction times wander near her smoke then e away as she q's. she can still murk you if you play wrong”
Eli The Bat says “Even that she has her sleath "E" ability, your ult still does damage to her so.... USE YOUR ULT :P
you can wait for her to use her stunt Ult thing if your not 100% confident on your damage....”
LuxIsMyCrush says “matching against akali can go even very good or horrible, if she is a good akali you will had a very hard time, try to poke her as much as possible and be careful to always dodge her E, when she get in her W u can basically cover her with your E to damage her more, and maybe force her to retreat from that zone”
MaybeHope says “Akali is not that hard to play against. You can bully her in the early game and use Mantra Q when she is in her W. You will most likely hit her when you aim in the middle. Since you have selfpeel and cc she will most likely not be a threat to you. And besides that you are the one who outscales her. At teamfights you just peel for the one she is ulting”
apsonalol says “Akali é uma match up muito complicada por que as skill da sona precisa de target e quando ela entra na fumaça fica impossível você fazer qualquer tipo de coisa, o melhor a se fazer nesse caso é rushar zhonya o mais rápido possível e tentar intervir nos roaming dela, entregue a lane phase mas sempre preste atenção pra ultar ela em team fights ou se você tiver noção tentar prever os pick off que ela pode querer fazer.”
undeadsoldiers says “Akali is a decent counter aswell.Especially after her W changes with that blink it is so easy to dodge charm.She has insane burst sustain with gunblade and passive which kinda problematic for Ahri since she doesn't want to all in without poking her target a little bit and most importantly Akali is one of the few champs who can keep up with ahri's mobility.I always pick Akali and destroy Ahri if the enemy picks her before.”
moutenn says “ She should be an ok easy kill pre 6. After you cant really kill her unless she is the one who engages. If you open with r, she will use her shroud. You can try and predict, but she will most likely just wait in her w till deathmark has popped. One good thing is that there is a chance that she will buy Hourglass later. Which is good. Lategame there is a big chance that she will engage. If this is the case - go ahead and kill her. BTW you cant do anything ti reveal her. She is invisible, so you can do nothing unless you are under tower. Or have kleptomancy - for some reason. (DONT HAVE KLEPTOMANCY)”
qasddsa says “You can dodge her ultimate with Riftwalk and can just wait out her shroud. In lane, she's relatively easy to deal with by just poking with Null Sphere and maxing Force Pulse. Outside of her shroud, she's extremely easy to burst down with a stacked Riftwalk and full spell rotation.”
WhiteSheepz says “Akali is an assassin this is usually always a threat to Xerath as she can dash towards you and get up close meaning your range means very little, as Xerath fire a W or a Q into her smokescreen as even though you cannot see it you will likely hit her and deal damage forcing her to not risk going in on you. Try to poke her and stun her whenever she dashes towards you.”
Skeptil says “This match up is a hit or miss. If you can kill her pre-6, then you'll have an easy time winning. If you aren't able to kill her pre-6, she is able to all in you if she baits out your Sanguine Pool. Just rely on baiting out her W and then harassing her with Transfusion.”
Draczor says “Unwinnable, Akali is just too strong and there is no real way to counter her. She's got great sustain and getting too close to her will let her deal at most 2 Q's and one AA that will leave you with half HP. Try to not stay in range of her Q and get hit by her Shuriken. If she got's ultimate you definitely do not want to be too deep in lane cause she will just straight up kill you. Luckily she get's banned most of the time but if not and you end up facing her in the lane, try to farm up and not die.”
Dralexus says “Akali is most of the time my MUST ban. As AP Malphite you rely on poking up to lvl 6 and then going all in as they are half or less health. With Akali this is hard, she can heal easily over time and can just hide in her smoke to deny you Q/W and even ignite. ”
MarkoLivaja says “Always ban her. She is not balanced right now. If she hits her E you are dead. Play defensive, poke with your Q,E combo and ask for gangs. ”
Felispo says “Insuportável. Assim como a LB, se o player não é uma batata ele vai te massacrar. A cura do Q dela te faz perder quase todas as trocas, e a mobilidade dela consegue perseguir você mesmo após a Ult.”
TruMediaMix1 says “Like Zed, Akali is very difficult to play against if you don't have experience playing against her. She can deploy a smoke bomb that makes her invisible even to turrets. Play very carefully if Akali is your lane opponent - or you could potentially be this monster's meal needed to feed her.”
Andicus says “Mostly 50/50 depending on skill but you can beat Akali fairly easily. She will most likely wait for you to ult before using her shroud so try to bait it out before going in on her. You can find where she is if you hit her in the shroud with your E. After you do that you could Q where she was/will be. If you aren't confident in guessing where she will be after you spot her with your E, you can wait until the shroud is gone. Though, your ult will be gone by then. ”
rimzaki says “U can hit her even he in twilight pool with ur E R and W She has sustain but not like bloodlord If she be level 6 u must save ur sanguine pool for hers ultimate u can rape her easily cuz he hasnt basic attack rage like u”
Sozzoh says “Akali is scary post-6. Pre 6, you'll want to try and abuse her in lane if you can. Still be careful, because she has some damage. She can dash over your ult, so don't even try it. Roaming for kills is ideal in this matchup to gain a lead from there instead. Don't waste your Q, or else she'll all in you.”
Superior current says “Your poke is able to surpass her sustain early, but be mindful of ganks, avoid her shroud and after she reaches level 6 play passive.”
Katapullt says “Open with E+W. Like that you will still hit her when she uses W. Use your AA and your auto reset. You can use your R when she is invisible. Her Q is no problem but dont let her AA after.
Get a Dorans Shield so you can trade Q's with her.”
Witwickies says “The biggest problem while playing against Akali is fact, that plants, Zyra's main damage source, doesn't target Akali while she is inside cloud created by her W. As Zyra is very squishy, you can not let her come close to you.”
Doctor_Dr says “How to counter: Cage her shroud so she can't escape well. If she uses her E to dash to you, counter it by putting a cage in front of you to make an escape.”
undeadsoldiers says “She can be a pain in the ass. You have to make sure you can land your Q when she goes in on you with E. She will W after it so just get away from her. The heal on her Q is insane and so is the damage, so avoid it. Try to deny and zone her cs with autos.”
ZF.PandaYang says “if she uses shroud near you, just annoy her with W and R with tiamat, she is not much of a problem because your Q counters her passive.”
WubbyWulf says “Akali is a fair lane that is very depending on skill. Try to ult akali when she is in her W which shows where she is located in the shroud.”
ctt13 says “Akali is incredibly strong right now. You win Level 1 and 2, but lose incredibly hard as soon as she gets gunblade. If the Akali knows how to play the champ she will win most trades as you have no answer to her shroud.”
wo xiang zhaoo says “Her shroud makes it hard for you to actually kill her, I suggest taking Electrocute against her so you exactly see where she is, even in shroud. Ask your jungler for help.”
Kaeze Poulsen says “Akali's high mobility and extreme burst is a no-go against ASol.
Actually, she sould be banned on your match eather way.
You can roam and help others on your team while she does not have that much roam potential. But you can take Barrier or Exhaust to mitigate a little bit her burst.”
Death71 says “Her stealth is dangerous for your KDA, if you stun her she is dead but still, play safe against her as she can surprise you with some smart moves”
AQRC Turtle says “you have the upperhand early game so try to kill her before lvl 6 and try to deny her substain when she walk up to her minions waves ”
Cheddar Soup says “Smoke will make it kind of hard to fight her, just try to wind wall her skill shots and she cant do much. Her dodging can make it difficult to hit a knock up though.”
asffg123 says “With the newest update, Akali is a lot more vulnerable pre-6 and has short range. You can abuse this with your ranged auto attacks and spells. She has no way to counter your E, and has no burst unless she hits you with a shuriken. Once she hits 6 though, she will gain a power spike. You are likely to have an equal laning phase.
Warning - This champion can and will roam to counter a safe playstyle. Ping accordingly.”
DuhBrandon says “Probably your worst nightmare to go up against and that's all because of akali's W that being reason why she is perma banned in high elo right now. as an akali main all I can say is if she uses her shroud go under tower and try and bait her with your yellow card because if she tries and attack you you can stun her in the short time she reveals herself hopefully enough for the shroud to run out and hit her with that beefy punish. if she hits you with her e go under tower. if she hits you with her E and you have half health and she has her shroud and ignite just accept your death.”
Canttouchthis123 says “If you go even or get a lead on her your should be fine. If you give fb or she makes a good roam play you may be f*****. Diana has no escape abilities except maybe to raptors or scuttle. Her shroud will allow her to wait out your aftershock. I'd suggest skipping nashors against her and going straight for zhonas or lich bane since you wont be able to auto attack her much.”
Sadmanv2 says “She can tower dive, she has huge melee dmg threat. don't let her land her E on you, if she does throw a sleep bubble and walk the sleep bubble.”
Arcuzz says “If she buy Doran's shield, don't waste mana. Just farm, play a safe and when the opportunity comes, throw up your combo on her, especially if the Allied jungle is close.
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BattleXD says “Cassiopeia does good against Akali if you respect her shroud and damage. early game you do way better then her because of your range and because you can stop her E with you W. After she gets R though its a different story. if she engages with her R try to R her so you stop the rest of her bust and cant get executed by the second proc of the R.
Early game just poke when she is poisoned and try not getting hit back this is kinda simple because she isn't that ranged. ”
Smol Jelly says “New Akali is a skill match-up personally. Since all of your abilities are skillshots, you can hit her even in her shroud. Her E's second cast is a linear dash right at you, so you can easily stop it and burst her. The trick against her is to be reactionary, but try to zone her out when you can.”
ARagingSir says “Veigar does increasingly bad against any sort of assassins. Try and use your E to force them back on any dive, use your Q and W to farm and poke.”
Resl says “Unless you have Cataracts, you can kill her, your w will counter her w, making her escape, if she engage, ult and fight, pre-6, harass and don't kill as she can kill you and snowball”
T00thless says “Akali is extremely strong against Lux. Lux does not like getting into close combat and Akali can easily dodge Lux's abilities due to her many dashes and [[Twilight Shroud]]. Play extremely safe and call for ganks.”
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Tips Against Akali in Top Lane Tips Provided by MOBAFire Guide Authors
Drake6401 says “ Turn on Attack Champions Only when engaging so you don't waste you W on a minion when she shrouds. She has better burst than you so you lose your usual advantage when both targets are low HP. Early on, don't fear her poke way too much as it melts her energy. At level three, engage her when her energy is low and ”
PH45 says “Fight her when her shroud is down but care about her burst. When she comes for an empowered auto attack dodge it with your E and fall back after doing quick trade. Also try to not eat her Q for free since she will chunk you down fast with those + her empowered auto afterwards. ”
Rhoku says “TL;DR - SKILL MATCHUP IN HER FAVOR. DON’T TAKE BAD TRADES. DON’T MISS YOUR OWN QS. DON’T EAT FREE EMPOWERED AUTOS. TRY TO CANCEL HER DASHES WITH YOUR E. DON’T FIGHT IN SMOKE UNLESS YOU KNOW YOU WILL KILL HER. CONQUEROR OR AFTERSHOCK ARE BOTH GOOD INTO HER. START DSHIELD. SWEEPER IF SHE IS OUTPLAYING YOU IN HER SMOKE TOO OFTEN.
Akali is a problematic matchup for quite a few Darius players but if you understand the champion, it becomes easier. The key to winning an Akali matchup is not taking bad trades and not eating her empowered autoattacks for free. Don’t take trades level 1 that go beyond just a simple Q, as she can chunk you out to the point where you can’t even fight back anymore. Level 2 is where the tides turn, as you get access to one of your CC abilities that let you hold her in place. Akali only beats you in an all in if she is able to kite you so stick to her and kill her. Don’t miss your own Qs. If you have an idea of the Akali Q range, you can time it as she goes in so that you both get hit. And since your Q is stronger, you will win the trade. Unless you are aiming to all in and kill her, and KNOW that you can do so, don’t fight in or around her smoke. Make sure she has to walk out quite a bit if she wants to damage you further. This way you can trade back. Another plus of playing Darius is that your bleed ticks, show you where the Akali is when she is invisible. If you are on low ping and are good at predicting, you can effectively cancel all of Akali’s dashes with your E. You can even cancel her ultimate’s damage if you pull her before she reaches you. The easiest dash to cancel will be her shuriken jump. Doing that will immediately destroy her. Her level 6 powerspike is STAGGERING. She can straight up kill you from full HP with her ultimate. Try not to fuck around with her too much when you're low hp at this point. DO NOT lose lane to her, as a fed Akali is going to be a nightmare to face. She will be able to kill you with ease, even if you are under turret. If you do lose lane, try to pick up CS under turret without being poked down too much from her. Conqueror is my go to but Aftershock is an excellent choice for a more secure lane, as it neutralizes her burst. Do not underestimate her when you have a few kills on her, as her damage is crazy high either way. If you are getting unbelievably stomped, then you should invest in some early MR options. Negatron Cloak is a VERY solid buy as its a lot of MR for very cheap and it builds into FoN later on. ”
Anoying bro5 says “Do not fight her when she is in her shroud. Try to bait out the shroud and fight her when it is down. Riposte the empower aa after her Q as it does the most damage and is one of the only abilities that is predictable.”
jpaul2077 says “Akali is frustrating mainly due to her access to stealth and 4 dashes which can make Garen look truly like a boomer (lol). Use E only when Akali uses her second activation of her own E and goes in to you as if you try to E akali any other time she will walk away or dash away and then slow you leaving you defenseless without your main damage tool.”
Sovereign Kitten says “Never trade with Akali while her shroud is up! Your poison will reveal her location, so keep an eye on where her silhouette appears so you can avoid her gap close to trade with her. Unlike when she was first released, she is no longer unstoppable. You will have enough time to throw out a (Q) or (E) before she hides again within her shroud. You can use minions to body block her (E) shuriken. She can also use it to dash over walls and gain distance from you. Do not let her land this or you will LOSE the trade immediately. You must try your best to side step or bait her (E) before trading while her shroud is down! Her sustain is worse than it was in Season 10.
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Justkb says “She is very annoying to lane against as she can go in and out of Darius's abilities. Rush mercs in this lane and try not to get hit by her empowered autos after she Q's. Only go in against her after she has used her shroud, and start trades with your Q.”
iZeal says “Bait out her Q, be aware of her E, if you hit her with W in her shroud you can auto her and murder her. Rush Hexdrinker or be prepared to get 1shot at level 6.
Electrocute possible rune choice.
You can shut her down in teamfights hard but be wary of her sidelane pressure.”
Raen says “After rework it's tough opponent. Try to fight her when she got W on cd. It may sounds stupid but try to fight her in her minions, when she is hiding at her shroud you will lose your attack speed from passive and conqueror. If you will keep those 2 things up you got small chance to beat her going all in when her W expires. I recommend to ban Akali when playing Jax personally.”
Feedaboi says “Has high dmg early on with her q and her passive. Look to poke her with q and setup a freeze if possible. If you see him waste his shroud "w" look for trades when ur full combo is up. Go D shield in this lane so you don't get poked out early.”
Alekra says “Very, very annoying to play against although not unbeatable. Play defensively to avoid getting hit by her Qs. She wins long trades so you might want to max Q first to win short ones. Maxing E like normal also works as your E can hit her while she is in her shroud while your Q can't.”
Fan22 says “i didnt face her yeet but i can imagine her being a pain to deal as.
i think Dorans shield its better than corrupt pot since it lets you survive the extremme harras of akali.
once you had a adaptative helm or some MR you can actually fight her because her Q spam reduces your passive cooldown.”
Fan22 says “Her insane mobility, invisibility, and the capacity to 100-0 your Backline and adc makes her a deadly threath, and hard to deal in evrey phase of the game.
The worst part its that her mobility makes landing Q and even your W difficult, and her invisibility shroud doesn't let tou cast R on her,.
Very annoying matchup, depends of the player since for me its a skill matchup since your Silence can make her useless for a few seconds and deniying her mobility spells.
Early game go doransh shield, she will try to poke you with q, but you should be fine, since Cho has a lot of sustain.”
Dream Orbit says “More info on the matchups section. Remember this is only an estimated threat, you can always win any matchup if you're good enough (or if they're bad enough).”
MikaeraKun says “She is very hard to win against, because of her W, you can't attack her, Q on her, nor anything, so be careful when you play against her.”
Ravenborne says “Playing safe is probably mandatory into this matchup. Be sure to not let her empowered AA after her Q hit you. Engage with Q into W and when she dashes out and back in to get extra Damage. It's quite tricky but you can time your Q heal with all her dashes - it takes a bit of practice. She is quite slippery so if you do decide to fight her make sure she can't get Damage off for free and be certain the trade is going to pay off for you.”
SpyDaFX says “pretty easy matchup honestly, some Renekton mains think she's op or something but she's really isn't, all you gotta do is play safe level 1 and try to kill at level 2 or go for a big trade, level 3 is fine to trade aswell but only short trades and dodge her E. you can Q her even when she's in shroud and E aswell. go Conqueror”
mobsterplatypus says “Carry ignite and it's a very easy matchup. It's a perfect counter to omnivamp and shroud because you get extra damage and possible passive proc rather than not being able to see her at all. Don't ult her unless her W is on CD or your ignite is off. Build spirit visage and try not to engage without ignite. Rocketbelt can help in this matchup, but if you're ahead just rush riftmaker like usual. Merc treads help with slow and give MR.”
SunFalk says “Even when she is low life she can brain you and kill you, always be carefull and when she trows her knife to you, stay in minion so if she dash into you, the minion will attack her and she will lose the trade”
Sporkintahn says “DANGEROUS!!! --- Akali is very strong and can deal a lot of damage as she has some insane burst, her poke is deadly as well. ---She has to get close to deal her damage which is good news for you.----You can win early but be careful of her all in at 6. Do not underestimate her damage and try not to take her Q poke in lane or let her get free empowered autos on you.--- Do not fight her in her smoke as it will allow her to deal free damage.---Do not miss your Q's and don't take bad trades. Build some MR and HP early to negate some of her burst if you're having trouble.”
The Rock Titan says “"[Comet Q > E] - Pretty chill lane, Q her and stay far away when she's in her shroud of course.
- Build early MR and she won't have kill pressure on you.
- You don't have a lot of kill pressure on her as well (she most likely builds some omnivamp), just farm as much as you can.
- Dodge her Shuriken"”
Bear24 says “Since your q lasts a long time you can run around in circles when she is cloaked. Pretty hard matchup cause she can dodge everything let her engage. If she plays passively its a passive lane”
I Am Goliath says “I don't find Akali much of a problem but she can snowball out of control if she gets fed or gets a lot of jungle help. You should win most trades with her early and if she ever uses her shroud poorly you want to go all in and punish her for it, also when she is in her shroud you want to keep your W on since they usually pop out to trade with you and then go back invisible, having your W on means you can still trade back because it will lock onto her instantly. once you get a completed item + merc treads she just doesn't have the burst to kill you usually if it's even score, if you're slightly behind and the Akali is running ignite you can go for a hexdrinker in this matchup, also you want to try to use your ultimate after you land an E in this matchup since akali is very slippery, unless she ults away and is low then you can try to use your ultimate to snipe her. You should also outscale her pretty hard in teamfights unless she is very fed.”
MarkFromSingedMains says “Akali can be a pain to play against, but she can't cast her E or R whilst standing on your W. She can be solo killed if you can tank her damage but is easy enough to play against as you outdamage her early with your E. Most Akali's outplay themselves but if given the chance to combo you, it's hard not to die.”
xPetu says “Recommended: Standard Runes & Teleport
Tips: W her Passive-AA (easy if you always W when she recasts E). Taunt reveals her from Shroud. Flash her R2. Passive shield her Q-poke.”
ForgottenProject says “No matter how much damage you take out of her kit, she will forever remain broken.
[1]You can hit Vitals on her even when she's in her Shroud as long as you know where to aim.
[2]You Can Parry Her R2 and her Empowered AA.
[3]Try Parrying her E2 AA Q Combo, you'll easily win that trade.
[4]Keep track of her energy bar, if she wastes too much energy then it's your opportunity to take a good trade.
[5]There's not a lot of room to punish her so you might want to be patient and focus on scaling.”
LoLReal says “This match up is Darius favored. Be careful of her double Q at level 1 it does deceptively high damage. Trade heavily if she tries to harass you in your wave. Shroud is annoying.”
Rhoku says “Akali is a very annoying matchup to fight. The changes have added counterplay but if you don't pay attention, she can chunk you out very easily. Don't let her hit her empowere autos. It is too much damage. Later on, you need to start punishing her. Try to save your Es, as you will need them to stop her from getting away as she is VERY slippery. In an all in, you do win as long as you hit your Qs and keep close to her with your passive. Overall, Rylai's makes this matchup much easier so wait for that. It might be a bug but he shroud doesn't go away in Mordekaiser ultimate. The stats are still useful though.”
lol Wero says “Lane can be cruel as AD Neeko. Hard to trade vs Akali in lane. Building defensive will not help vs Akali. Lane is winnable if you can spam your w passive on her.”
DixonTheGuideMaker says “Akali is dangerous after getting her ultimate. Especially after she gets Hextech Gunblade. Fortunately she doesn't have big range, so try to keep safe distance and farm what you can. Buying Wit's End after the Gunblade can be a good option against her.”
LiL Bunnie FuFuu says “Akali does magic damage, has a lot of dashes, is hard to gank, and generally has way too many escapes in her kit. She's also hard to poke because her Q has no cooldown, cost is not high enough, and it does too much damage. It also gives her mobility. However, she also can't really poke you and probably can't kill you either.
Thresh can interrupt any of her dashes with flay and can potentially trap her under turret or other bad situations with ult. Hook and flay can pull her out of her shroud revealing her.
Take chemtank and consider a randuins to counter her mobility and damage. ”
LunaticDancer says “Don't get hit and build MR. Your E is amazing against her smoke, because your ghouls will reveal her position with their jump. Sometimes anti-heal is a good idea.”
The_Unf0rgiv3n says “Akali is a very annoying matchup. Before 6, she can play fairly safe, trade you with her Q into W and AA and then go back invisible and after level 6, she becomes close to impossible to kill unless you're ahead in the lane. Either try kill her before 6 or farm safe under tower and ask your jungler for a gank.”
gladiatorrr4 says “Play carefully against Akali. Try to poke her down, without getting poked in return. Stay away from her Q range.
Care about her level 6. She is mostlikely goin to all-in you with her R.”
Phrxshn says “Akali has huge amount of harass. If you take full combo from Akali then you will not be able to trade. You will have to dodge her harass to be able to trade back.
If you dodge her Five-Point Strike(Q), you should be able to trade. Another Good news is that your Poison Trail will be able to go through her Twilight Shroud(W). Your Adhesive cancels out her Dash AKA Shuriken Flip(E) and her Ultimate AKA Perfect Execution(R) as long as she remains on your Adhesive. Nonetheless difficult match-up.
(Recommended core items: Rylai)
(Mega Adhesive Stops Perfect Execution )
(Fling Overrides One Stack of Perfect Execution)
(Sustained 1v1 Trades: Akali)
(Outscaling Edge: Even)”
Phrxshn says “Akali has huge amount of harass. If you take full combo from Akali then you will not be able to trade. You will have to dodge her harass to be able to trade back.
If you dodge her Five-Point Strike(Q), you should be able to trade. Your Pillar of Ice cancels out her Dash AKA Shuriken Flip(E). Nonetheless difficult match-up.
(Recommended core items: Spirit Visage, Force of Nature)
(Pillar of Ice Stops Perfect Execution)
(Sustained 1v1 Trades: Akali)
(Outscaling Edge: Even)”
The_Real_Wickd says “Akali is one of the most mechanical intense Matchups for Shen. I put it as Major difficulty based on how hard the matchup is to play. Not based on how strong Shen is into Akali. Overall I think It's an even matchup, but it's very difficult to play. Early on you can win small trades against her. The main thing you want to look out for is to try and bait her Q. If you bait her Q she losses a ton of energy for nothing, and you get a short period of time where you have advantage. Another very important thing to think about is when you trade against Akali it's crucial that you do it close to minions so she can't get a free E on you. Try to block her E with your minions. You hard win the trades against her if she misses the E.
If she hits a Q on you and she's trying to hit her passive proc on you. Simply use your W shield to block it. That way you can do a quick empowered Q damage trade and actually win it. Don't take long fights against Akali as she will generally be running Conqueror while you are using Grasp Of The Undying.
Wave Management wise you want to play around your jungler. Against Akali it's a valid strategy to push and let her push you in. It doesn't matter too much. What you want to look out for is where both junglers start, and which jungler is good at ganking early. For example if you are against a Rengar you most likely want to push her, but if you're against a scary ganking jungler like Lee Sin it's very dangerous to do so.
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WayOfTheTempesst says “This matchup is actually a lot easier top lane than it is midlane just because Akali wants to only fight you when her shroud is up. Since the lane is a lot longer, she can’t really hide under tower during her shrouds downtime which is the only time you can try to fight her at all. You can try to poke her with Q level 1 but you should never take a prolonged fight. Akalis level 1 is probably one of the best in the game and she will most likely be too mobile to fight and she can spam Q up to 3 times which can easily all in you if she has ignite. Level 2 you do have a chance to fight her but first you have to bait out her shroud without taking too much damage while she's in it. As soon as it runs out you have about 15 seconds to take a fight with her while your conqueror is up, this gets even easier at level 3 when you can windwall one of her q’s or e’s while she trys to get away from you. I know a lot of people hate Akali and think she’s the most broken champion in the game but if you play the matchup smart and just never fight when her shroud is up you have a huge advantage over her and actually isn’t too hard of a matchup 1v1. At level 6 it’s a very good idea to ult her when her shroud is on cd and force her to ult, her ult is way more important than yours in all ins. Hex or Wits is a must in this matchup.”
Olaugh says “Go ghost ignite , only tip I have is to keep distance from your minions while they are low cause akali will try to kill minions and poke you at same time”
Phrxshn says “Akali has huge amount of harass. If you take full combo from Akali then you will not be able to trade. You will have to dodge her harass to be able to trade back.
If you dodge her Five-Point Strike(Q), you should be able to trade. Another Good news is that your Ground Slam will be able to go through her Twilight Shroud(W). Your Seimsic Shard chase out her Dash AKA Shuriken Flip(E) and her Ultimate AKA Perfect Execution(R). Nonetheless difficult match-up.
(Recommended core items: Bami's Cinder, Abyssal Mask)
(Unstoppable Force Stops Perfect Execution )
(Sustained 1v1 Trades: Akali)
(Outscaling Edge: Even)”
Vandenelis says “try to not get poked for free, don't step up to minions unless you gotta last hit them, you win trades if she gets hit by your minions, generally try not to die till level 6, after that, you can kill her if you have a lead on her post level 6 you can generally just run her down for a kill”
CaptianMike says “She is difficult if fed, but otherwise you should be good. You can hit her even if she is shrouded with your rupture and scream so there is no escape for her.”
Fuu Enju says “Akali can do massive damage. However, she becomes an easy target once her energy is gone and her shroud has been used up. You can try to bait her Q by going forward and back near her Q range. Watch for her energy bar, it'll be very useful to know when to go in.”
PandoraPanda14 says “Akali is extremely slippery. Her passive can be a lot of damage early game, but I'll let you in on a little secret. Akali players like to use their q when you go for minions. So act like you are going for minions and walk back to bait out her q. Her W can be a bit annoying because she can just negate your stacks, but your bleed reveals her. Wait to pull when you can all-in or when she dashed on you with her E.”
Phrxshn says “Akali has huge amount of harass. If you take full combo from Akali then you will not be able to trade. You will have to dodge her harass to be able to trade back.
If you dodge her Five-Point Strike(Q), you should be able to trade. Another Good news is that your Primal Howl will be able to go through her Twilight Shroud(W). Your Jaws of the Beast chase out her Dash AKA Shuriken Flip(E) and her Ultimate AKA Perfect Execution(R). Nonetheless difficult match-up.
(Recommended core items: Spirit Visage)
(Infinite Duress Stops Perfect Execution )
(Jaws of The Beast Follow One Stack of Perfect Execution)
(Sustained 1v1 Trades: Akali)
(Outscaling Edge: Warwick)”
Veng Shotz says “Akali will almost always be in q range for her own q, so you can easily trade off each other in lane. Most will take FF and try to rush omnivamp, so ironically rushing executioners will completely negate her sustain in lane while you preserve yours with the constant trade patterns.
you can still land q's in her shroud so she cant completely 'outplay' you with her invisibility, and her combos are really telegraphed.
Just be sure not to stand outside minions/back off after the wave dies so she cant kite you with her q+e+q+r combo, which will generally kill you if she has ignite. ”
Devilofthewest says “For me a good akali is a big problem. They know how to out manuver you and sometimes it is really hard to land your Q's. Lately into this matchup ive been taking aftershock to cancel their combos. A good akali player that is fed is a nightmare so with aftershock at least you can stalemate the lane. with resolve runes you will outscale her so be patient.”
Phrxshn says “Akali has huge amount of harass. If you take full combo from Akali then you will not be able to trade. You will have to dodge her harass to be able to trade back.
If you dodge her Five-Point Strike(Q), you should be able to trade. Another Good news is that your Infected Cleaver and Burning Agony will be able to go through her Twilight Shroud(W). Nonetheless difficult match-up.
(Recommended core items: Spirit Visage)
(Sustained 1v1 Trades: Akali)
(Outscaling Edge: Dr.Mundo)”
Phrxshn says “Akali has huge amount of harass. If you take full combo from Akali then you will not be able to trade. You will have to dodge her harass to be able to trade back.
If you dodge her Five-Point Strike(Q), you should be able to trade. Your Facebreaker cancels out her Dash AKA Shuriken Flip(E). Nonetheless difficult match-up.
(Recommended core items: Spirt Visage, Force of Nature)
(Facebreaker Stops Perfect Execution)
(Sustained 1v1 Trades: Even)
(Outscaling Edge: Even)”
Oskarl3 says “very mobile but if you can get on her you will win easily, be careful of her ultimate damage. Her E will follow you if you use your ultimate so keep that in mind. go stridebreaker to try catch up to her, or goredrinker if you find yourself behind.”
Lupus_ToplaneMain says “In high elo shes pretty good against Fiora, but in low elo she should be less of a problem, but still not easy. You win earlygame hard”
BigFatPotNoodles says “She can jump over your w which makes you lose a lot of damage output, You have low mobility so hard to chase her, just get bork fast to slow her down”
qveenevelynn says “If you're against a great Akali's player, be careful and dont be greedy. Because of her dash and smoke she can kill you easily. Use your charm as a bluff to make her use her smoke, and if she dont u can have a good trade.”
asconakos says “A good akali will play this matchup in a favorable poisition, Windwall her E or Q and when she uses shroud avoid fighting her until its gone.
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ModelitoTime says “She can be a little bit annoying since she can spam her Q alot and turn invisible, but if you keep a little bit of distance from her this matchup is super easy, if she lands her E on you and starts to head towards you just E her as she is about to land on you and she will get stunned, and then you can full combo her and she dies.”
sock217 says “Very slippery with insane mobility. Her circle forces her to play around the middle of the lane, so she will either be near the front, back, or sides of the smoke ring. If you position correctly, you can hit her in 2/4 corners she could be camping in, However its not that risky if you miss. Respect her Ult and Q. If she E's you, get close to a wall, heal yourself once she gets to you so you can position yourself and punish her with a stun.”
kingchas2 says “Most Akali's have trouble actually poking you out of lane. Avoid trades and just look to farm. Once you are 6 you should be able to farm pretty easily. Her shroud will prevent you from auto'ing her, so play around it. ”
Persicum777 says “Bate out her Q, when shes low on energy all in, if she doesn't get any early Kills you can just control the lane early on, keep in mind damage adds up quick and she will try to widdle you down, landing W's goes a long way in this match up, like most champs she really gets a edge over you at level 6 and if your even she maintains that advantage until about level 9, gold or level differences can fix that thou.
I would take Pta into this match up personally, or grasp. She can smoke you out of longer trades and you dont want to let her get to 6 easy playing comet.
Dorans shield, dorans blade, or corrupting pot are all viable.”
xxskipskipxx says “Don't get poked out by her lvl 1 Q into AA at lvl 3 you can try to get her Shroud and after it expires you can look for trades!
(You can Cancel her dashes with your 3rd Q)”
RTO says “Run away when she goes stealth, use W if she uses her shuriken or ult, try to position to pin her under your tower if she all ins you. Not much sustain, you should win.”
SethPRG says “Try to bush cheese all in Akali level 1, that's your best bet at winning. Whenever they learn W it's very hard to make good trades with them. You'll have to engage them with Q E, and when they W just walk away. If you get a lot of grit you should just W the misty darkness they shat out, and you'll probably hit them. Try to abuse their early game W cooldown by getting some AA in, and save your E if possible for when they recast their E on you so you can catch them. Now post 6 it's almost impossible to gap close and kill Akali, at best you might be able to catch them in their 1st or 2nd R cast with your E or R, or you can ult them out of their shroud. Make sure you don't get behind in lane, because past level 6 they will be able to dive you super easily, especially with their jg. In team fights it's very hard to peel your team from Akali, you'll probably want to look for engages before they get the chance to dive your backline. Take bramble first item, rush Stridebreaker then Abyssal Mask 2nd item, or Force of Nature if you need the movement speed. If you have an enchanter like Lulu or Soraka on your team then you will want to be going Goredrinker into Spirit Visage 2nd item.”
LoLReal says “This is a somewhat difficult lane for us. Akali trades very hard early and it's difficult to answer trades back with her shroud up. Try to bait out shroud and then punish her. If we can not give up too much early we end up outscaling and winning lane after 6. Always try to bait out shroud before ulting in this match up or she can stall our R duration out in camouflage.”
Breadcrumbs says “Once akali hits level 6, she can basically one shot you. In addition to this, her ult cooldown is a lot shorter than yours so she can do it more often than you. However, she is very squishy, so poking her down is fairly easy. If she is 40-50% HP, you should be good to fully all in her with your R as it is roughly the radius of her shroud, so its fairly easy to hit.”
ineptpineapple says “Your ult does fairly well against hers, and she is fairly easy to anticipate. Just do not underestimate her burst. Also when she hits you with her shuriken remember that even when you teleport with your E ability she can follow you with it, so make sure it is off of you before teleporting.”
aurus666lol says “Just run away when she has R2 and u have less than 50% Hp.
Now she can build Omnivamp and heal for every AA, Q, R and even from Ignite.
EDIT: She has been nerfed soooooo hard so she is even good matchup for you. Dodge E and you are winning.”
SpartanDumpster says “Like most other big threats, her mobility gives Gnar trouble. I've found that the best way to handle her is play safe, keeping your distance, and stay ready to run back to your turret. You might be able to bait Akali into pushing too hard and too early, so be ready to capitalize when she puts herself in a gankable position or transform and throw her into your turret with your ult. Keeping these frail but mobile champs stunned in your turret's range can often be a death sentence for them.”
Hyzerik says “Really annoying however, you have a lot of damage and can kill easily. Try to wait out her shroud and zone her off. If she uses shroud close to tower you can try to ult her into it or ult her out of shroud.”
Hippo Boi says “I'm taking Akali as an example. Any champion that isn't a tank should be pretty easy to beat. Try cheesing a lvl 2 or 3 kill and they'll be unable to beat you.”
lulw says “Season 11 Akali is nasty, but so are you. In season 11 you do better now with her reduced healing, since gunblade is gone. W her e and q's . If you time it, you can q her out of her r. Yasuo is really strong with immortal. She can still kill you if your not careful, disgusting champion, as i main her 2nd ;P”
VincentMobaFire says “With Akali's mobility, W you aren't able to stun her with your passive and R. She can easy poke you and dodge your abilities. Akali is able to get behind you while you are using your E. ”
DaSticks says “Play this lane slowly and you will win. Falling behind in XP/Gold means she will easily be able to kill you so take smart trades and slowly poke her down! Don't get hit with her E! Careful about taking minion damage while she is in her smokescreen!”
NoFriendsPlayLoL says “More rare in season 11 after nerfs. AP is harder to counter early. Her W can reduce your chance to eat her and she can disengage very well.”
Raideru says “Currently as of Preseason / Season 11 this matchup is completely unplayable after 6. Your only chance to kill her is in early game, u need to bait her q and make her waste energy and after she uses up like 70% of her energy u engage her to force her smoke usage and then instantly disengage and look for a trade again before her smoke is up again. After 6 she is just way too strong for u and u can almost never 1v1 her until very late into the game.
U should always ban this champ in champ select if you're 3rd - 5th pick”
LeSocair says “Akali, you can just out-trade her every time, keep her either at low health or at her base. If you don't do this then it'll be a pain after her 6, her damage is very high.”
SaltCat says “Akali isnt really played top but i will still ad her, you win level 1 if you have you passive up, level 2 and beyond be have patience with your E , she can dodge it without any problem, as the game goes on you beat her even more, but if she gets snowballing early it will become really hard, get wit's end vs this match up it will help a lot”
sauronkaiser says “Pretty much an annoying matchup. Just survive it and youll be stronger in late. A good Akali will never let you kill her, so notice if shes a good player or not and play in consequence. Her base hp is very high for an assasin and her W is basically free (actually recovers energy wtf) so even bad akalis who spam in a braindead way and dont correctly care about poking have space to outplay you.”
TioKirb says “Easy lane, you can just abuse with your Q, even when she's shrouded by smoke, but you have to make sure you have the advantage, or she will snowball. ”
RedNBlue says “Going against a Lucian is probably an Akali's dream. If she can get the upper hand early she will just blast you later with her Q's and completely blast you to places not listed. ”
Urgodzilla says “Right now she is a pretty rare pick for toplane and this is very good for you, because despite of multiple nerfs and changes she is still overpowered.”
AmericanNut says “As of recent update, Akali is a high skill champion, but not as near as busted as she was. Switch runes to MR (Unless they are a hard AD composition) And build Sunfire, then abyssal mask.”
SKRELAX says “Akali is a problem for Sett, she can spam her Q's , freely dash to you with her E, and she can do a lot of burst damage. Try to fight her on level 1-3. (Quickly as you can.) (Only for top.)”
PinjaPJ says “Assuming you're top lane
Flash/TP
Be mindful of her Q range, and if she does hit you with Q be careful of her extended range on her auto as it does add up greatly after a few trades. She's literally impossible to toss as she has her shroud, though you will still be able to poison her. Your W negates all her crazy shenanigans. I would suggest shoving waves and proxying against her, in 1v1 fights she will beat you out. Ignite is okay to take if no one else has ignite on your team. Also get an Oblivion Orb early if you get a lead on her.”
AmericanNut says “Akali is weak in most hands with recent patch, you can beat her easy if you just don't feed. Not a hard matchup at all, avoid smoke screen.”
EU_Toxicity says “Don't let her land the autoattack after she hits Q on you. if you start the fight with your Q aim it slightly behind her as Akali's Q will dash her backwards a short distance, placing her right in your Q blade range. When she uses W shroud, back away so she has to step out of it. If she chases you - continue the fight, if she stays inside - leave her as you will lose hard if you fight inside her shroud.”
bocchicken says “You have a decent amount of kill pressure on her early, but once she is at 2 items, she has too much healing for your to duel her effectively. Just press your lead early, Poke with Q”
lordoftheyuumitopmidadc says “akail is one of the champs that can bonk hard with combo's so when fighting her if you dont know how she works back out of the fight with your R and E if you poke her down to like 10% hp then R ignite atuo and she should die ”
KillMeMyFriend says “Be carefull on this lane she can almost counter Basic attack champions with her W.
Back away when you see it.
Notice: You can use lvl11 Waves and AOE aa with E to damage her in her W.”
Toliam says “Scary Lane in top, can usually sustain through your damage with Dorans shield and fleet. After 6 she can combo you, hextech gunblade is her main powerspike.
If you stay ahead you'll be fine.”
Bombabo says “Much trickier after her rework, as she has more mobility in her early stages. She will deal decent damage to you, and her shroud will shut you down pretty hard. Try to poke her, and wait until she has used her shroud to comit to a fight.”
iZeal says “Akali is a very nimble fighter and has multiple ways of disengaging from you while being able to end you abruptly if given the chance. Bait out her Qs by walking back and forth to make her waste her energy, if you get hit by it do not let her use the empowered auto attack that follows it. Avoid standing inside her shroud until you have a low enough cooldown on your Q as you cannot auto attack her while invisible. Try to pull her out of her shroud if possible.
DShield, potential Merc Treads, Spectre's Cowl or Hexdrinker if struggling, Phage if not.”
DasGrauen_ says “Pretty hard to win but its possible. Try to farm as much as you can. Dont trade her that much early. DONT ENGAGE WITH E. Go for sustain like Fleet footwork + Timewarptonic.. Rush tiamat and corrupting potion as usual. Buy oracles.. If you are level 6 before her. Just all in. She only has 1 dash yet. If you both are level 6. Try to poke her down and try to bait her ultimate out.. If she gets kills or gets pretty ahead. Just try to not give her more kills and roam to make some kills or plays around the map..”
bocchicken says “if you disrespect her damage she can kill you, but with correct spacing, and abusing her pre-6 you can get a massive lead and shut her down the rest of the game.”
IvernLover74856 says “Apart from her ult, her abilities are really quite easy to dodge (at least for silver and below :^) ).
She's melee too, so just abuse her for the whole game”
NoxianBlood says “Akali does Ad and Ap damage so getting Armor and magic resist will make her very useless once you played safe in laning phase and got the items, but don't trade her in laning phase she will deal so much damage that will drop your health pool down with few combos from her, and also when she drops the smoke bomb don't fight her while she's in her shroud, she will have the advantage, wait it out, and all in her once you see her use all of her abilities”
DarkNavarre says “Pre-6, you should be able to bully her to no end, so long as you aren't getting to cocky and going for extended trades. Just be wary of her post-6 powerspike, even if you have been going even with her.”
UnMaskedDeity says “Akali is a very strong and broken champ rn, but never fear, so is Kayn. She can kill you very fast and if fed will dominate your entire game, so try not to trade with her, stay out of her poking range, and CS up.”
byThiagus says “Akali es un matchup complicado. Tenemos que usar la pagina de runas 1 pero con segundo aire,escudo de doran y tratar de farmear como podamos, cuando la akali cometa el error de pushear la linea y usar mal su w podemos popear fantasmal y allinear si tenemos mas del 75% de vida. a nivel 6 se complica la linea debido a que te oneshotea sin que puedas hacer nada, una vez llego su nivel 6 y si no tenemos ventaja recomiendo farmear hasta lvl 11 y tener 2 items o esperar un gank del jungla”
Noodles912 says “Just play safe and farm. You cannot do much to an akali besides Q spamming her. If she uses W, you can pool out to safety. Recall if you are low, because her R does more damage the lower you are. Late game, her W is asking you to lane a big ult because they are about the same size.”
Darius Darius XD says “Disgusting champ, before 6, dodge her E and try to AA + W her when she's out the shroud, when she is in, go in the middle of it and Q. When she hits 6, run for your life and wait lol”
Alan234 says “Any rune is fine.
Poke early, dont group with minions (dont let your q you and the minions), buy a ruby crystal and nullmagic mantle and then go the standard build (you need early defensiveness for akali lvl 6 engage). Be aware of her gunblade all in. Only fight her when you have ignite. Its a skill matchup so you need to know your boundaries and commit to the fight if akali goes on you”
AWierdShoe says “Utilize your passive shield to block some of her Q poke and only go in for trades once she's used up most of her energy for poke/push. Her shroud has a 2-second longer cooldown than your level 1 E, so use that 2 second window if she walks close when your taunt gets up after her W if it's up. Try to look for extended trades pre-6, because after 6 she will just hunt you down unless you’re MUCH healthier than her at the start of the trade.
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TrinityForceYasuo says “A good akali player can beat you but if you know also how to play against her it should be fine. EQ when she is close to minions and insta W when your EQ is done to block her Q. Dont get hit by her E and when she uses W dont stay close, go back and wait for the shroud to expire.”
Scoothare says “Once again really annoying, you should survive it though. As I said, play it safe. When she goes into shroud (W) stay back. You dont want to get hit by her daggers (Q). She have been nerfed though so she can't dive you.”
StrikeX114 says “As threatening as Akali is late game, you will be facing her at her weakest. An overall squishy champion that relies on executes for victory, the health you build greatly reduces her threat potential and renders her vulnerable to your minions. When she activates her Twilight Shroud (W), fire a Prowling Projectile through one of the lengths of the shroud. In doing so, you will have fairly ample knowledge for her location based on whether or not your ability hit it's mark.”
CaviThatsMe says “Bait her shroud, then go in with Q. She probably will dodge with E so wait a bit till ur Q wont be on cd and then ult her instanly punch with Q.”
Saarlichenbog says “Akali is a pain to play against but that's literally all it is. It may be fustrating to figure out what's happening when she seamlessly pulls of a full rotation of abilities but once you can identify her trading patterns then it straight up becomes a skill dependent lane. Playing around her W shroud and her E engage will allow you to predict her play patterns and use that to your advantage.”
GOD COMPLEX s11 says “hard matchup but u outscale her. go for tri bork build and try to insult her with Q spam on her, not expirienced akali will always fail her q when ur jumping on it”
ItsPaulygon says “Another skill match up, if the Akali is good, you won't be able to beat her due to her super high mobility and burst damage. When you E she will definitely shroud herself so play safe and take Doran's Shield. Just try to get ganks and outscale her.”
llametekudasai says “solo depende de ti, puedes usar el ítem hacia ella cuando tire su e, ademas que deberás jugarle al pokeo hasta que tenga mitad de vida.
usa tu ignite en el momento que ultees, así no puede escapar de una muerte segura si sabes como hacer un fast combo. (si tiene menos de la mitad de vida)”
aiSky says “Akali is usually a champion pretty safe in the toplane thanks to her movility and invisibility. However, Kled's Q and E grant true vision of her, making easier to deal with her.”
GLP1 says “With Kled's magic resistance reduction patched back, I caused many duels that were favorable now to be a real hell like akali, but he doesn't want to tell her you can't beat him.
Remember that you have true vision in Q and E.”
wolfclaw3812 says “Akali does trip your mushrooms when dashing, and she can still trigger your mushrooms while in shroud. However, none of this matters if you get oneshot. Tank build if you want to match her in lane. AP if you're willing to play very, very safe. ”
yasuhoe says “Akali is a bursty mobile champion that will burst you down faster than you can auto attack her. Her smokes also make her untargetable defeating the entire purpose of this build.”
LippyDarren says “If played right, the akali will win against Garen. As Garen, farm safely against a good akali, only when she wastes her shroud, then you engage. Press Q only after she uses her Q on you to cleanse the slow”
Nicklstherealone says “If you Grab her she will explode. But this is hard since she has 4 Dashes sithout Items and her Shroud block your W/AA. Try to stack MR and Outscale.”
NPGRiven says “Level 1 all-in. You can tank one Q hit, do not get hit by 2 Qs though. Let Akali push into you and try freeze the wave, this will make it hard for her to trade into you. Try your best to do short trades until you can all-in her. Q>W>AA and E>Q>Q out is a trade she can't really trade back into.
You can all-in her at level 6 when she is around 60% hp.
Getting an early oracle lense is always an option to keep track of her in her shroud (W). ”
Pyroen says “You are squishy and Akali has very quick burst, but if you quickly use your W to quickly retreat under your tower you can hopefully be safe, but she can tower dive and escape quickly with her R so don't let your guard down.”
Womsky says “Lane survival runes, hard, full of poke, boring lane to be in, at least she can't true stealth poke us under our own turret anymore, that's cool right? She keeps getting nerfed which is really nice, ur only chance to trade is level 1, when get she shroud just chill unless she wastes it, dont even try to ever get cocky and do stuff like diving even if you are really ahead, so risky cause of all the stuff in her kit, spam Q and farm, tiamat rush, later on split away from her.”
I am so chill says “its kinda skill matchup but favors akali a bit more.You have to use ur q s wisely dont randomly q around cuz her all in is very dangerous for you if she uses her e go for e q w q aa this will hurt her alot if she misses e.If she hits you with her e dont cast ur q direclty hold it.”
Raphi0216 says “Akali is really strong at the current patch so be careful. You can take easy trades if her W is on CD. Try to dodge her R by using your R and spam it in front of your champion.”
Randombeastmode says “Get fury from minions, if you can't, try to get her to take minion aggro, if all else fails, just all in her, WITHOUT taking too many q's for no reason, don't let her kite you, get more autos on her than she can make up with her q's.
Even matchup, but ANNOYING AF”
IJustWannaCuddle says “Any one with high mobility is going to give you trouble lining up your Q-E and W follow up. Try to keep your distance and keep up CS. Play for team fight phase and do not let her snow ball”
Lenter says “Akali's kit depends mostly on the invisibility which GP counter by placing a barrel in the middle of the smoke. GP ult also reveals her location the the smoke. ”
Frostyfps says “Her Q spam and high base damage make her quite annoying. You have to play passive early and let her crash the wave into your tower. Start E and be passive, once you have passive stacked and its pushing back look for fights as you will typically win with full passive level 2. After level 3 her kiting potential and base damage is insane so you will have to only look for all ins if her shroud is down and you are over 75% hp. Try to use minions to stop her from kiting you so much and rush a negatron cloak if you are struggling. After 6 she tends to crush you hard if she lands her ult but you can avoid it. If you can manage to stay healthy after she uses her shroud you can all in her as your damage is more consistent and comes out faster however do keep in mind she can easily one shot you if you miss anything and she hits her ult. Try moving adjacent to her to avoid her Q’s also. Once you get botrk you will win all ins but you absolutely will need minions for the healing and outplay potential since she can keep up.”
lillia spam god says “pretty hard match up cause you cant really hit your e if akali is good. tips for this match up, i would say to use your w when she is coming in on you with e. akali e does physical damage and it can help with all ins from her or trades she wants to take.”
Time1Save says “Kill her as much as you can, and then she will never be able to return to the game. But as long as you play with an advantage, you have to give your team an advantage as well .”
At0mikx458 says “Is very quick and is very hard to attack mostly because of her capacity to shadow. Can pretty much destroy you and even more if she is fed.”
joelspaho121 says “Horrible matchup, heavily alkali favored.dshield start with bone plating on resolve tree.she has a lot of mobility on her kit which makes it impossible for you to be able to fight her.she can e away from your q she can poke you reliably with q and has a really powerful all in so your only chance is to fight her only when her w and e are on cd.the only advantage you have while she is on her shroud is that you are most likely guaranteed to land your q because of the way her shroud is shaped so always aim to go to the center of the shroud to Q.stacking mr also helps a lot on this matchup but generally this matchup is really alkali favored so theres not much you can do about it.”
Ron_101 says “Akali and Volibear are my current bans right now since they're just so good in the top lane. Akali has a range that most top laners don't have if you try to spin on her, she'll just E you, and her smoke counters you since most of your damage comes from auto attacks.”
Colbasz says “She has a very quick burst and you are squishy, this won't go well. Try to bait out her Q. If she goes in, use your Q and W to escape, but its not a sure bet as she can turret dive you. Play near your turret, and if she lands her E, ALWAYS retreat into your turret's range. She either wont dash you, or if she does, you can get an easy kill on her by using your ult as she dashes at you with her E.”
Mordekaiserrrrrrr says “Akali is very strong vs Morde and can easily poke him down early on, but if you can get her to waste her W, you get a good opportunity to ult her without her having her W up to avoid you in the Death Realm.”
deathbycoffee says “Her range is decent on her Q but it's not impossible to control level 1. You eventually lose level 3 because she out damages you and the lane becomes unplayable at level 6.”
Razing Blaze says “DO NOT pick Teemo into Akali unless its a 5v5 custom and you know their player is bad. You will get one shot and it will be cringe.”
SnarkyAlpaca says “Abuse her early game. Do not panic when she uses her smoke to reset her energy and continue engaging you, you can actually "Q" her in her smoke and most Akali's will panic. Just keep an eye on her energy and if you notice she's low then keep poking her. ”
ArmandChad69 says “Hardcore skill matchup. Requires extremely on-point reactions to deal with her, but you can outplay her Shroud with your AOE Qs if aimed and timed correctly.”
TPOT Xolla says “Akali is squishy but mobile. If you miss your E do run away as she can decide to fight you at any moment. However you can easily keep her option limeted by playing aggresive and keeping her under her tower.”
Penguinoverlord1 says “Akali can out play you if you aren't careful with your all in's. If you hit her with your E while she is in her Smoke Ring, your grunts will reveal her so that you can AA>Q combo. Be careful when engaging tho because she can easily get away with Q>R>E and kill you with her R recast.”
SkYRiiKZz says “Akali would be my perma ban if I'm playing top. When your getting ready to engage with an E > W > Q > AA > AA, she can W and escape leaving you open for an enemy gank.”
Plasticpear says “Akali can cover a lot of distance in a short time and slow you, which will make is rather hard to kite her. When going against assasins you can take Exhaust, but you shouldn´t completely rely on that.”
A2Tap says “In laning phase, you don't win until you have windwall. Levels 3-6 is where you can beat Akali, after 6 is difficult. Try to bait Akali's Q to prevent your shield from being broken.”
YoungTact says “Her Q out ranges yours so don't look for trade on the first one. After she uses one she doesn't have enough energy for a Second so then look to apply the Lane Harass Combo. Do no trade whilst shes shrouded either because its like fighting a ghost. W her E with good reaction times. Teamfights W her R.”
qasddsa says “Your E can outrange her Q, but if you stop to use it while she's moving up, she can hit you with her Q. Her abilities besides her Q have a high cooldown, so whenever she uses them you need to punish her immediately after. I recommend taking Press the Attack in this matchup as it'll allow you to easily deal damage to her while her shroud is up. You should go some form of defense against her, whether that be Hexdrinker or Wit's End.”
KajiKumihoAkukei says “Akali doens't pose a real threat to you. Early game she lacks the damage and when she starts getting some items you will be too tanky and have too much crowd control for her to burst you down.”
PH45 says “Really hard to fight due to her sustain and shroud. When she cloaks herself try to Q on the shroud to hit her and fall back since that's when she can spam abilities due to her energy regen.
Fight her when her shroud is down but be careful of her re-engage.”
ERNESTSAURUS says “FLEET FOOTWORK SETUP / SPELLBOOK SETUP - CLOTH ARMOR + 4 POTS / 3 REJUVENATION BEADS + POT =
Akali is somewhat similar to Ahri but with a lot more of mobility and a usefull (to her) Shroud that allows her to play super aggressive without being really able to punish her even later on to the game as Nasus. In this matchup depends a lot in her runes. If she goes Conqueror, just look to farm and if you play it properly at lvl 6 with Sheen you should be able to solo kill her. If she goes for Fleet Footwork, just farm and then in the midgame or lategame you should be able to beat her 100-0 if played properly. If she goes for Electrocute you have to be really careful since she can deal a lot of damage even later on, just farm and look for doing teamfights where you are peeling your carry (if it is either your Midlaner, ADC or even your jungler), usually Akali looks to kill the squishy targets, not the tanky ones like Nasus. Akali will struggle a lot in teamfights since if she leaves for 1 seconds her Shroud in front of your team, she is dead but still she can deal a lot of damage and is usually a skill matchup later on in a 5v5 (in the Splitpush, she clears wave so fast and disengages so well it's not really worth trying).”
Kokonev3inLOL says “Akali is really easy to beat in lane since she can't do anything against you. Make sure when she Ult you, put your e behind so she is a guarantee to be silence and stun. During the mid-late game, the match up may differ because of Akali's unbalanced damage.”
bignowaski says “Akali's ability to move in and out of combat can mess you up when attempting to hit skill shots with your Q. Her movement toward you can also mitigate your passive, making it difficult to dodge her attacks.”
Gxxllx says “This champion is favored vs you depending of her skill, ask your jungler for a gank if you are in problems. Take PTA runes and Doran's Shield at the start. If you are short of HP, R on her try to Q her when she is doing her all in, when you Q her, E on you to take shield, while E is summoning W on her and try to W her again to heal yourself.”
SubHuman Filth says “(personally prefered rune) I go electrocute or grasp.
You dont want to get behind against akali. Stay safe and poke her when she goes for CS. Walk away when she goes in her cloud.
Get early health and MR and you'll be fine.”
Grayified says “Fleet Footwork Runes and Build. Ignite + Flash. Dorans shield start. Early game against Akali you want to mostly look to farm, if you have an opportunity to trade with high fury/hp level one, that is probably your only chance for a solo kill in this matchup. Akali has very strong short trades and it is very hard to all in against an Akali because of her shroud and her shuriken flip. This matchup is a farm matchup, can look for small trades with akali once you get tiamat and potentially out sustain her for an allin. Akali can make it hard to full on all in, the matchup is all about taking effective short trades and outsustaining her. In side lanes when you are splitting be careful of akali in the mid-game look to split/fight away from her. Most of the time you will look to shove in waves and then get neutral camps or rotate and flank the enemy team while akali has to deal with your wave that you just shoved.”
Pyroen says “Akali is a pain for many top lane champs, but generally doesn't scare Swain very much. Most of your damage comes from AOE abilities. You will quickly become too tanky for her to burst.”
Nabura says “A matchup which used to be borderline impossible, but is now fairly easy as she has been nerfed so many times. Just make sure the wave is pushing towards you and you'll be safe to farm up to 2-3 items where you start to win 1v1.
A small trick is to let her Q you inside your minion wave to force her to push towards you.
If you're in a long lane before your 3 core items SHE WILL KILL YOU WITH YOUR ULT UP.”
EntxRecoil says “Fleet Footwork Runes and Build. Ignite + Flash. Dorans shield start. Early game against Akali you want to mostly look to farm, if you have an opportunity to trade with high fury/hp level one, that is probably your only chance for a solo kill in this matchup. Akali has very strong short trades and it is very hard to all in against an Akali because of her shroud and her shuriken flip. This matchup is a farm matchup, can look for small trades with akali once you get tiamat and potentially out sustain her for an allin. Akali can make it hard to full on all in, the matchup is all about taking effective short trades and outsustaining her. In side lanes when you are splitting be careful of akali in the mid-game look to split/fight away from her. Most of the time you will look to shove in waves and then get neutral camps or rotate and flank the enemy team while akali has to deal with your wave that you just shoved.”
ZergDood says “Her Q outranges your Q, be aware of her range and play around that, it'll be the most impactful factor of how you'll duel her out. Whenever she Q's and misses, go and take CS. Be cautious of any time she tries to engage on you and react accordingly with your W (take it level 2). Bramble's good, but build MR afterwards. Remember to disengage when there's smoke. Your W can stop her dash.”
Crossing Calvin says “Try to bait out her E and W before all in her. Let her shove into you and try to keep doing short trades. You can all her if she has 60%-70% hp.”
qazx1427 says “Laning with Akali is a waiting game. If she marks you, wait until she follows up, then W and punish her for it. If she's in a smoke cloud, wait until she attacks, then E her and get vision. While a good Akali, as always, is pretty terrifying, patient play will be rewarded greatly, and there really aren't that many good Akali players.”
Adolfie says “Just be under your tower and stack, this champ is pure cancer, if you wanna to go all in ,she will just hide like a pussy and you cant do a shit. so on the lane with her, just safely stack.”
HIGH TEST TOP88 says “Neither of you can really kill the other and you're more useful in teamfights, try to save stun for W or u wont hit it.
Take MR.”
Pikkachu Loiro says “With her high mobility it makes difficult to land your abilities on her, but you out-scale her, so make sure you stay safe for the first 5 to 6 levels.”
ERNESTSAURUS says “FLEET SETUP - DORANS SHIELD + POT =
Like Ahri, Akali pokes a lot and the fact that she doesnt use a mana bar but rather an energy bar, makes it really hard for nasus to survive lane to her Q + Empowered Autoattack poke. In this matchup if she runs Fleet, you simply farm and later on outscale her, If she goes for Conqueror, just dont trade at all, she will outdamage you and outheal you (early on) or if she goes electrocute, its somewhat similar to fleet but the thing is that she will get a lot of damage and heals of taste of blood. Be careful and give cs if needed”
xXkillercrackXx says “Akali is quite annoying to deal with. She can sustain easily after getting a vamp scepter and out trades you easily. She can easily 1v1 you post level six.”
TwistedDemon says “Do your best to kill her lvl 1, if not possible then make her use her potions as early as possible. Once she hits lvl 6, you should be dead. Ask for jungler's help and farm as much as possible.”
make alistar great again says “Annoying, but usually she can't really do much to you (except for early game 1-5 lvl).
Tip: Buy red trinket, play around your turret early.”
Shumair says “This matchup used to be easy before she recieved a ton of buffs. Now, the lane is thin ice in the early stages of the game. You need to avoid getting hit by her Q poke and concede some cs if you need to. At level 6, she can all in you and win so be careful. If you're even or just a bit behind, you can back and beat her after that. I suggest an early Null-Magic Mantle. In terms of combat, you should try to guarantee an E or Q when she uses her second E as it's her most linear ability. You ult should be used if her shroud is down and she has less than half energy. Tread carefully early and outscale her in the 1v1. Whoever gets the first kill normally snowballs and wins lane.”
ItsmeKenny says “Very hard matchup, but winnable. If the Akali isn't master tier smurfing, you can win her by early trading, which bully her out early. DO NOT FARM IT OUT OR YOU LOSE.”
chloe666 says “All of your abilities except your E can hit her even when she's invisible. W when she Qs you and you shouldn't take much damage from her Q spam.
If she ever uses her second cast of E into you after level 6 you can R and deny her whole combo. ”
Twist21 says “Akali is a hard matchup for you.She wins this matchup for the most part.You start outscaling her at 3 items but you need to get to that point in the game.Try to stall the match as much as you can.You can only trade against her if you bait her w.”
wallobear53 says “Try and ensure that you’re always behind at least 1 minion at all times. If there is always a minion between the two of you, it will be impossible for her to land her E on you and engage.
Akali is very prone to poke. Try to poke her down as much as you can to make it much harder for her to look to trade with you.
Play around Akali’s Shroud W. Once it’s down, you should look to trade with her. If she activates it mid-fight, back off until it’s down. The invisibility it provides can make it hard for you to kill her, so playing around it will ensure you come out ahead.
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Dan Sley says “Es un even pero le pongo major para los nuevos(jax pool) ella tiene mas maneras de superarte pero tu tranquilo miéstras no tenga una kill es demasiado débil y no sería amenaza
Cuidado con su W y Q y R”
Horu says “She out trades you in almost all levels, her q procs her passive and if she has electrocute, it'll chunk your HP quite abit. Do your best to dodge her e. When she's in her cloud, wait for her to appear before q'ing. If you can get an early gank and a kill, things will start to go in your favor”
Murderman5 says “Crazy poking skills, If you go keep touching her she will chase to your death even when you are under the tower, Defend as much as possible”
ClanBlade says “Akali is very mobile but is very squishy. If she tries to E into you save up your Q to knock her up while she dashes to interrupt it. You also don't have any targeted abilities so take an oracle lens so you Q her while she is invisible and use control wards to scout for their
jungler instead.”
Urgoto says “Akali is not in the best state right now but she is still a threat to Urgot.
Just try to scale and play safe.
hitting your E in this matchup is very hard since she can just E away and then go back onto you with her E.
Be very careful of her level 6 since she can kill you at that point.
just try to get items and scale up since you will be worth more in teamfights and splitpushing than her if you are not too far behind.”
Ashookaa says “Akali is a bit hard match up because of her W invis and E dash yes you out range her but when she lands her E on you dont panic try to time your Q so u hit her when she wants to dash back and than W and try to aim the way that she will get in in the center”
oskii77 says “It's pretty unwinnable matchup. She can poke u all the time and you can't do anything about it. She will hide in her W after you will try to go all-in. Wait for your jungler and try to get ahead with him. I prefer rushing Wit's end as a first item, and taking defensive runes.”
Teemain says “Her Qs are very close ranged, so make sure you stay behind the melee minions. Make sure she uses Q before you try to go in to Q+E her. Try to run a blue cloak item if she succeeds in building a Gunblade and if two or more of her teammates are AP damage Champions.
If you are a good Garen player, you can jebait a Flash from Akali after Chaining Q into E and spin around her Shadow Swamp Smoke Bomb thingy.
Don't even have to Ignite. When she is visible and you Q again, she will Flash without hesitation.
EZ”
Teemain says “Her Qs are very close ranged, so make sure you stay behind the melee minions. Make sure she uses Q before you try to go in to Q+E her. Try to run a blue cloak item if she succeeds in building a Gunblade and if two or more of her teammates are AP damage Champions.
If you are a good Garen player, you can jebait a Flash from Akali after Chaining Q into E and spin around her Shadow Swamp Smoke Bomb thingy.
Don't even have to Ignite. When she is visible and you Q again, she will Flash without hesitation.
EZ”
Flagoony says “Before she hits level 6, you can look to poke her down. After she hits level 6, you can't walk up to far as she will engage and kill you. Stay near your tower and poke her down before she engages so that you can kill her with your burst.”
Sir Obliterator says “Trade Q's with her. Try to bait her's out by walking up and walking back if you want. When her smoke is up if she shows, she's visible enough to land an auto attack. So toggle target champions only and hit her when she's visible. If you have ghost and she's in the smoke - ALL IN. Post 6 if she uses R defensively (to escape) walk away. If she uses R to kill you, just keep fighting her.
TL;DR read it. There's no summarizing an Akali matchup
Kryptonite: Maw of Malmortius, Mortal Reminder and Adaptive Helm (MAYBE a thornmail since she auto's you after a Q)”
9690 says “D-Blade. Look at what keystone she is running. If she is running Elect she is looking to all in. If she is running fleet she is looking to sustain (duh.) Her damage early is nuts and if she goes in for a basic Q+Passive Proc start just poke back. If you can windwall one of her q's early she won't be able to win a trade because of how much energy she needs. If you can bait out her W you can go for an all in. Fight in a minion wave to give you a easier chance at dodging her abilities. Taking Oracle Lens is a good idea after laning phase so you can see what she is doing while in Shroud. Take Conq.”
gsaeyx says “Build full tank or you get decimated. Dont charge q if you don't have minions in front to protect you from her e. If she doesn't have r you can take long trades. Use your r to cancel her second part r.”
Hypnosa says “You have to play smart. She can just spam Q ,deal damage and get out so use your shield well and maybe you can get the chance to 1v1 him before 6”
Kingarthur720 says “Fleet Footwork Runes and Build. Ignite + Flash. Dorans shield start. Early game against Akali you want to mostly look to farm, if you have an opportunity to trade with high fury/hp level one, that is probably your only chance for a solo kill in this matchup. Akali has very strong short trades and it is very hard to all in against an Akali because of her shroud and her shuriken flip. This matchup is a farm matchup, can look for small trades with akali once you get tiamat and potentially out sustain her for an allin. Akali can make it hard to full on all in, the matchup is all about taking effective short trades and outsustaining her. In side lanes when you are splitting be careful of akali in the mid-game look to split/fight away from her. Most of the time you will look to shove in waves and then get neutral camps or rotate and flank the enemy team while akali has to deal with your wave that you just shoved.”
BloodyDream81 says “Je met ce match up a 3, mais c'est valable une fois que tu connais bien Darius et que tu es à l'aise, en réalité c'est loin d'être un match up évident, elle possède du Poke, un disengage et une invisibilité qui te donneront quelques mal de tête, mais il y a des manière de contrer ça.
Premièrement, prend note de la portée de son A, et mets toi à la limite, quand elle essaiera de lancer son sort, elle s'arrêtera un instant le temps de l'animation, à ce moment tu fais un pas en avant et fait ton E, suivi de ça, tu fais tout de suite ton Z pour la ralentir,elle va E loin mais elle sera ralentie, tu en profites pour A, elle va passer en invisibilité, continue de lui mettre la pression et tu devrais gagner surtout si tu as le fantôme.
Astuce : Attention, ne jamais sous estimer les dégâts d'une akali, couplet à une grande mobilité, il faut être prudent et capitalisé sur ses erreurs, avoir rapidement mercure et phage te facilitera la tâche.”
Xplor says “I never seen top lane akali as a threat. I always won without issues. You will outscale her damages. But still, don't underestimate her because you never know how things can turn around.
Akali can also escape you if she plays smart.”
Hunter Frenzy says “1v1: E & Res |
vs Burst JG: E & Res |
vs MS JG: PR & Dom |
Boots: Sorc |
1st Core Item: Gunblade / Liandry | Optional Item: Null-Magic Mantle”
Darrkescru says “Velho outro bicho do capet4 eu não sei nenhuma boa sugestão contra ela (Desvie do E dela a todo custo) alem desta skill dar um dano desgramento faz ela chegar em você jogue safe e espere sempre seu jungler ”
Angela du Seithr says “Bien que vous soyez capable de l'empêcher d'agir et de continuer à DPS même dans sa smoke, Akali a toutes les armes pour vous one shot dès le niveau 6. Ne la sous-estimez pas et essayez d'abuser de son early faible pour prendre l'avantage.”
kurbart says “she is a easy match up cause like the other animals she cant leave your cage without getting stunned keep your distance and poke then ult her ”
iTzToniOP says “It's not so hard to win before level 6, just wait for the W to fade away and you'll get the favourable trade. If she reaches level 6 ahead... you better stay under tower, not even your passive can save you.”