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

Akali with Shyvana

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

based on 2,851 Akali with Shyvana pairs
Win Rate
48.7 %
K/D/A
2.21
Pick Rate
1.2 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

Our servers take in data from from millions of LoL rounds directly from Riot Games each week. Akali has gone into battle with Shyvana in 2851 recently played, ranked matches. By accumulating so much accurate data straight from the developers of League of Legends, we are completely sure that we can produce robust, accurate builds to help Akali synergize with Shyvana. It is very rare for Akali to play with Shyvana on the same side. This pairing has only happened in approx. 1.2% of games with Akali.

Akali Shyvana Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Akali does a poor job of fighting on the same side as Shyvana. On average, she wins an acceptable 48.7% of games the champs fight alongside one another. If you want to play better as Akali when playing alongside Shyvana by learning how to better synergize your strategy with her, then check out the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Akali vs Shyvana Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Aether WispHextech Alternator

Core Akali Items

~22 Mins
CryptbloomShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapLich BaneZhonya's HourglassHextech 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

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 Shyvana

Tips for Playing as Akali with Shyvana

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 Shyvana Will Play

It can be valuable to purchase one of the items that can slow enemies: Frozen Mallet, Dead Man's Plate, or Entropy.

Shyvana's abilities all benefit from attacking units. As a result, Attack Speed items are more valuable on her than most champions.

Burnout is an ideal choice for jungling. Monsters will be hit by the full duration, and the speed boost improves her ganking potential.

Flame Breath is great to level-up against difficult lane opponents.

Akali Shyvana Synergy Stats

Akali Image
Win Rate
48.7 %
VS
Win Rate
51.3 %
Shyvana Image
8.7
< Kills >
9
6.1
< Deaths >
6
4.8
< Assists >
5.1
1.97
< Killing Sprees >
2.03
149
< Minions Killed >
155
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.35
< Inhibitors >
0.36
1,315
< Physical Damage >
1,335
20,663
< Magic Damage >
21,516
762
< True Damage >
759
22,740
< Damage Dealt >
23,611
26,596
< Damage Taken >
26,832
11,462
< Gold Earned >
11,741
1.41
< Towers >
1.46
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
3,291
< Total Healing >
3,315
14,181
< Experience >
14,415
17
< Vision Score >
17
8
< Wards Placed >
8
72
< Time Dealing CC >
73

How to Play with Shyvana as Akali in LoL

The Akali Shyvana synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of her gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Shyvana, 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 Shyvana. His KDA fell from NaN to NaN. This worsening shows that Shyvana helps Akali perform not as well in competitive League matches. Yet, the small difference proves that this performance change is only marginal.

When Akali tries to synergize with Shyvana, she observes a barely noticable drop in her full damage dealt. This change could demonstrate that Shyvana does not help cover for her to deal more damage or that her allyship also helps increase the round's duration. Similarly, when Akali is played with Shyvana 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 Shyvana.

Additionally, when Akali plays with Shyvana on the same team, she usually receives a little less damage than when she plays alone. Receiving not as much damage may indicate that Shyvana does a decent job of protecting Akali in team fights.

Synergies between Akali and Shyvana

Damage Types Compared

Akali
Shyvana
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Akali
Shyvana

Is Akali better when played alongside Shyvana?

There is no ideal companion for Akali that will always be her #1 teammate. Yet, overall, Shyvana is a very typical ally for Akali. By locking into the same team as Akali, she lowers their win rate by -0.4% to 48.7%. This clearly indicates that there is not really a strong strategic relationship between Akali and Shyvana that allows them to perform worse together than without each other.

Shyvana has a much lower diffuclty than Akali. That means Akali players don't need to be cautious when arranging Shyvana teammates to fight alongside, as they will require a much lower level of skill to work well with you.

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

In contrast, by grouping Akali and Shyvana together, you may not be providing your other teammates a lot of utility. We recommend you include other champions on your team that helps cover this relative disparity in their playstyle.

Regardless of your Shyvana ally's ability, you should focus on increasing your gold income, warding to avoid ambushes, and taking down objectives. If you do this, you should do well anyway.

Additional Information for Akali Players

How We Calculated Our Akali Shyvana Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Akali and Shyvana, we analyzed 2,851 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 Shyvana 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 to pair well with Shyvana during both the early game and mid / late game phases of LoL matches, you should keep reading to learn additional lessons on this champion pairing. If you use the build and tips presented here, you should grow your win rate significantly.

The ideal items to have in your Akali and Shyvana synergy build include Cryptbloom, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Akali included at least these three pieces in her build, she performed a lot better when paired up with Shyvana than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Akali had an average win rate of 48.7% when playing alongside Shyvana with this build.

To have the best chance of crushing your oponents, Akali players should equip the Electrocute, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Ultimate Hunter, Overgrowth, and Second Wind runes from the Domination and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players used for Akali and Shyvana pairings, this order of runes yielded the top win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 48.7% win rate overall.

If you would like to see Akali and Shyvana collaboration tips and stats for a a distinct player tier, feel free to select one from the selection menu above. By default, the stats and guides shown are computed using every round finished with both champs.