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How to Synergize Akali and Qiyana

based on 909 Akali with Qiyana pairs
Win Rate
46.4 %
K/D/A
2.15
Pick Rate
0.4 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

Our servers take in the results of from millions of LoL rounds directly from Riot Games each week. Akali has been on the same team as Qiyana in 909 recent, ranked matches. By gathering so much complete data directly from the makers of League of Legends, we are confident that we can showcase high quality, usable builds to help Akali play with Qiyana. It is very rare for Akali to play alongside Qiyana as allies. This has only occurred in about 0.4% of rounds with Akali.

Akali Qiyana Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Akali does a awful job of teaming up with Qiyana. Usually, she wins a poor 46.4% of the time the champions play on the same team. If you want to play better as Akali when playing with Qiyana by learning how to better synergize your play style with her, then check out the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Akali vs Qiyana Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsAmplifying Tome

Core Akali Items

~22 Mins
Hextech RocketbeltZhonya's HourglassStormsurge

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapLich BaneShadowflame

Summoner Spells

summonerteleport 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

PrecisionConquerorPresence of MindLegend: TenacityCoup de Grace
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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Q
2
W
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4
Q
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Q
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Guide to Synergizing Akali and Qiyana

Tips for Playing as Akali with Qiyana

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.

Akali Qiyana Synergy Stats

Akali Image
Win Rate
46.4 %
VS
Win Rate
53.6 %
Qiyana Image
8.3
< Kills >
9
6.1
< Deaths >
6
4.8
< Assists >
5.1
1.96
< Killing Sprees >
2.03
165
< Minions Killed >
155
0.02
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.36
< Inhibitors >
0.36
1,397
< Physical Damage >
1,335
21,693
< Magic Damage >
21,516
749
< True Damage >
759
23,840
< Damage Dealt >
23,611
26,939
< Damage Taken >
26,832
11,740
< Gold Earned >
11,741
1.53
< Towers >
1.46
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
3,266
< Total Healing >
3,315
14,834
< Experience >
14,415
17
< Vision Score >
17
8
< Wards Placed >
8
78
< Time Dealing CC >
73

How to Play with Qiyana as Akali in LoL

The Akali Qiyana synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of her gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Qiyana, 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 large worsening in her KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Qiyana. His KDA fell from NaN to NaN. This decrease shows that Qiyana helps Akali perform not as well in competitive LoL rounds. Yet, the small difference indicates that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Akali is an ally to Qiyana, she gets a small increase in her complete damage output. This change may signal that Qiyana provides cover for her to deal more damage or that her allyship also helps increase the round's duration. Similarly, when Akali is played with Qiyana on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when she plays without Qiyana. This is contrasting evidence that she is worse when playing with Qiyana.

Moreover, when Akali plays with Qiyana on the same team, she on average takes a little more damage than when she plays alone. Getting dealt more damage may indicate that Qiyana does a poor job of protecting Akali in teamfights.

Synergies between Akali and Qiyana

Damage Types Compared

Akali
Qiyana
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Akali
Qiyana

Is Akali better when played alongside Qiyana?

There is no ideal companion for Akali that will 100% of the time be her #1 ally. However, overall, Qiyana is a below average teammate for Akali. By being on the same team as Akali, she decreases their win rate by -2.7% to 46.4%. This demonstrates that there is a bad synergy between Akali and Qiyana that results in them performing worse together than without each other.

Qiyana has a greater difficulty than Akali. That means Akali players need to be careful when finding Qiyana comrades to go into battle on the same side as, as they will require a greater level of skill to be able to cooperate well with you.

Fighting cooperatively, Akali players will likely observe an overall large increase in your team’s capability to to do a lot of AP damage. Combined, these champs can blast through enemies with magic damage.

Conversely, by pairing Akali and Qiyana together, you may not be providing your team enough attack damage. We recommend you include other champions on your team that neutralizes this disparity in their abilities.

Regardless of the skill of your Qiyana teammate, you should focus on maximizing your income, warding to avoid ambushes, and clearing objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you will do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Akali Players

How We Calculated Our Akali Qiyana Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Akali and Qiyana, we analyzed 909 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 Qiyana 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 truly master Akali in order to work well with Qiyana during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League matches, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this champion pairing. If you mind the build and suggestions presented above, you will increase your win rate by a lot.

The most crucial items to have in your Akali and Qiyana synergy build include Hextech Rocketbelt, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Stormsurge. When Akali combined at least these three great items in her build, she performed much better as an ally of Qiyana than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Akali had an average winrate of 46.4% when playing alongside Qiyana with this build.

To have the greatest chance of vanquishing your oponents, you should equip the Conqueror, 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 sets that we analyzed for this champion pairing, this sequence of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 46.4% win rate overall.

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