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How to Synergize Akali with Irelia on the Same TeamAkali is in the a tier of champions

Akali with Irelia

How to Win With Akali and Irelia Paired TogetherAkali is in the b tier of champions
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How to Synergize Akali and Irelia

based on 3,770 Akali with Irelia pairs
Win Rate
48.7 %
K/D/A
2.25
Pick Rate
1.6 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We pull the stats from from millions of LoL matches straight from Riot Games each week. Akali has been on the same team as Irelia in 3770 recently played, ranked games. By gathering so much accurate data straight from the publishers of League, we are completely sure that we can present to you robust, insightful builds to help Akali play with Irelia. It is relatively rare for Akali to play with Irelia on the same side. This pairing has only occurred in approx. 1.6% of games with Akali.

Akali Irelia Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Akali does a dismal job of teaming up with Irelia. On average, she wins an acceptable 48.7% of games the champions appear on the same team. If you want to maximize your potential as Akali when playing alongside Irelia by learning how to better synergize your play style with her, then look into the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Akali vs Irelia 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

Hextech RocketbeltStormsurgeLich BaneVoid Staff

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

DominationElectrocuteSudden ImpactEyeball CollectionUltimate Hunter
ResolveSecond WindOvergrowth
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
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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Guide to Synergizing Akali and Irelia

Tips for Playing as Akali with Irelia

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 Irelia Will Play

Defiant Dance is not interrupted by crowd control, try timing it for incoming disables.

Flawless Duet does not have a maximum travel distance, try using it in creative ways.

Use Bladesurge to cover great distances by targeting low life minions on your way to champion targets.

Akali Irelia Synergy Stats

Akali Image
Win Rate
48.7 %
VS
Win Rate
51.3 %
Irelia Image
8.6
< Kills >
9
6
< Deaths >
6
4.9
< Assists >
5.1
1.96
< Killing Sprees >
2.03
155
< Minions Killed >
155
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.37
< Inhibitors >
0.36
1,298
< Physical Damage >
1,335
21,210
< Magic Damage >
21,516
745
< True Damage >
759
23,254
< Damage Dealt >
23,611
26,441
< Damage Taken >
26,832
11,613
< Gold Earned >
11,741
1.46
< Towers >
1.46
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
3,225
< Total Healing >
3,315
14,417
< Experience >
14,415
18
< Vision Score >
17
8
< Wards Placed >
8
74
< Time Dealing CC >
73

How to Play with Irelia as Akali in LoL

The Akali Irelia synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of her gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Irelia, 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 Irelia. His KDA fell from NaN to NaN. This negative change shows that Irelia helps Akali perform poorer in ranked League of Legends games. Yet, the small difference demonstrates that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Akali tries to synergize with Irelia, she observes a small decrease in her complete damage dealt. This could demonstrate that Irelia doesn't help cover for her to dish out more damage or that her support also helps extend the match's duration. Similarly, when Akali is played with Irelia on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when she plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that she is worse when playing synergisticly with Irelia.

Moreover, when Akali plays with Irelia on the same team, she usually receives a little less damage than when she plays alone. Taking not as much damage could mean that Irelia does a decent job of protecting Akali during teamfights.

Synergies between Akali and Irelia

Damage Types Compared

Akali
Irelia
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Akali
Irelia

Is Akali better when played alongside Irelia?

There is no perfect synergy for Akali that will no matter what be her ideal ally. However, overall, Irelia is a very typical ally for Akali. By playing on the same side as Akali, she lowers their win rate by -0.4% to 48.7%. This signals that there is only a small strategic relationship between Akali and Irelia that results in them performing worse together than without each other.

Irelia has a lower difficulty than Akali. That means Akali players don't need to be cautious when finding Irelia allies to play with, as they will need a relatively low level of skill to be able to work well with you.

Fighting cooperatively, Akali players should observe an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to deal magic damage. Combined, these two can deal quite a lot of AP type damage.

Conversely, by bringing Akali and Irelia together, you probably will not be providing your side enough crowd control. Plan to bring other champs on your team that fills this hole in their abilities.

Regardless of the skill of your Irelia teammate, you need to focus on maximizing your gold income, warding to avoid ambushes, and taking down objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you should do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Akali Players

How We Calculated Our Akali Irelia Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Akali and Irelia, we analyzed 3,770 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 Irelia 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

If you would like to truly master Akali to pair well with Irelia during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League games, you should keep reading to pick up some more tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you mind the build and tips displayed above, you will grow your win rate significantly.

The best finished items to have in your Akali and Irelia synergy build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Shadowflame. When Akali bought at least these three pieces in her build, she did much better when fighting alongside Irelia than with most other common item sets. In fact, Akali boasted an average win rate of 48.7% when playing alongside Irelia with this build.

To have the greatest probability of crushing your oponents, Akali players should use the Electrocute, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Ultimate Hunter, Overgrowth, and Second Wind runes from the Domination and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune sets players chose for this champion pairing, this sequence of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 48.7% winrate overall.

If you need to view Akali with Irelia cooperations tips and stats for a an individual skill level, feel free to choose one from the selection menu above. If viewing for the first time, the statistics and tips and suggestions displayed are computed using all matches with data with these champions.