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How to Synergize Akali and Illaoi

based on 3,759 Akali with Illaoi pairs
Win Rate
49 %
K/D/A
2.24
Pick Rate
1.6 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We download the results of from millions of League of Legends matches straight from Riot Games each week. Akali has gone into battle with Illaoi in 3759 recent, ranked games. By amassing so much great data directly from the makers of League of Legends, we are totally sure that we can showcase high-quality, accurate builds to help Akali synergize with Illaoi. It is relatively rare for Akali to play alongside Illaoi on the same team. This pairing has only occurred in approx. 1.6% of rounds with Akali.

Akali Illaoi Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Akali does a poor job of teaming up with Illaoi. On average, she wins an acceptable 49.0% of games the champs try and work together in. If you want to play better as Akali when playing alongside Illaoi by figuring out how to better synergize your play style with her, then dig into the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Akali vs Illaoi Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeSorcerer's Shoes

Core Akali Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapZhonya's HourglassShadowflame

Optional Items

Lich BaneVoid StaffStormsurgeHextech Rocketbelt

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Akali to level upq
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Second ability for Akali to level upe
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Last skill for Akali to max outw

Runes

PrecisionFleet FootworkPresence of MindLegend: TenacityCoup de Grace
ResolveSecond WindOvergrowth
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Akali's passive ability p
Akali's q ability q
Akali's w ability w
Akali's e ability e
Akali's ultimate ability r
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Q
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Guide to Synergizing Akali and Illaoi

Tips for Playing as Akali with Illaoi

Akali excels at killing fragile champions. Let your team initiate and then strike at the people in the back.

Twilight Shroud offers safety in even the most dangerous situations. Use that time to save up energy for a quick strike later.

Advice to Understand How Illaoi Will Play

Vessel

Tentacles are an immense source of power. Don't fight without them.

Spirits inherit their target's current health. If making a

is your goal, try whittling your opponent's health down a bit first to make killing the spirit easier.

Leap of Faith is best used to follow-up a strong engage or when being engaged upon. Be careful about being the first one into a fight.

Akali Illaoi Synergy Stats

Akali Image
Win Rate
49 %
VS
Win Rate
51 %
Illaoi Image
9.1
< Kills >
9
6.2
< Deaths >
6
4.8
< Assists >
5.1
2.07
< Killing Sprees >
2.03
151
< Minions Killed >
155
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.4
< Inhibitors >
0.36
1,294
< Physical Damage >
1,335
21,736
< Magic Damage >
21,516
773
< True Damage >
759
23,804
< Damage Dealt >
23,611
27,112
< Damage Taken >
26,832
11,797
< Gold Earned >
11,741
1.37
< Towers >
1.46
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
3,355
< Total Healing >
3,315
14,383
< Experience >
14,415
18
< Vision Score >
17
8
< Wards Placed >
8
70
< Time Dealing CC >
73

How to Play with Illaoi as Akali in LoL

The Akali Illaoi synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of her gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Illaoi, compared to her overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how her gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.

Overall, Akali sees a very large drop in her KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Illaoi. His KDA decreased from NaN to NaN. This drop shows that Illaoi helps Akali perform worse in competitive LoL games. Yet, the small difference proves that this performance change is only marginal.

When Akali tries to synergize with Illaoi, she sees a little increase in her total damage dealt. This could demonstrate that Illaoi helps provide protection for her to dish out more damage or that her support also helps increase the match's duration. Similarly, when Akali is played with Illaoi on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when she plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that she is worse when playing alongside Illaoi.

Moreover, when Akali plays with Illaoi on the same team, she typically receives a little more damage than when she fights alone. Getting dealt more damage may mean that Illaoi does a poor job of covering Akali in teamfights.

Synergies between Akali and Illaoi

Damage Types Compared

Akali
Illaoi
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Akali
Illaoi

Is Akali better when played alongside Illaoi?

There is no perfect companion for Akali that will no matter what be her best teammate. Yet, overall, Illaoi is a very typical ally for Akali. By locking into the same team as Akali, she drops their win rate by -0.1% to 49.0%. This proves that there is a weak bond between Akali and Illaoi that allows them to perform not as well together than without each other.

Illaoi has a much lower diffuclty than Akali. That means you don't need to be cautious when enlisting Illaoi comrades to play with, as they will have to have a much lower level of skill to be able to do well with you.

Working cooperatively, Akali players should see an overall large increase in your team’s ability to dish out massive AD. When paired, these champions can provide a great amount of sustained physical damage.

Although, by bringing Akali and Illaoi together, you probably will not be giving your team much utility. Make sure to bring other champions on your team that fills this gap in this pairing's kit.

Regardless of your Illaoi ally's ability, you need to focus on maximizing your income, outlasting your enemies, and taking down objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you will do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Akali Players

How We Calculated Our Akali Illaoi Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Akali and Illaoi, we analyzed 3,759 ranked and recent League of Legends matches. We perform advanced data cleaning and statistical methods to guarantee that our team synergy stats are accurate and reliable. You can be confident that our recommended build to pair Akali with Illaoi comes from actual data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view your division's most relevant stats and build.

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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing

To learn all of the intricacies of Akali to pair well with Illaoi during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League games, you should continue reading to gather additional tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you mind the build and tips displayed here, you will grow your win rate significantly.

The ideal items to get in your Akali and Illaoi synergy build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Shadowflame. When Akali bought at least these three items in her build, she performed significantly better when fighting alongside Illaoi than with most other typical builds. In fact, Akali boasted an average win rate of 49.0% helping carry Illaoi with this build.

To have the best probability of coming out on top against your oponents, you should take the Fleet Footwork, Presence of Mind, Legend: Tenacity, Coup de Grace, Overgrowth, and Second Wind runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players picked for Akali and Illaoi pairings, this mix of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 49.0% winrate overall.

If you want to see Akali and Illaoi collaboration tips and builds for a an individual rank, please choose one from the selection menu provided above. At first, the statistics and tips and suggestions given are computed using every game played with both champions.