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Akali with Soraka

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How to Synergize Akali and Soraka

based on 5,237 Akali with Soraka pairs
Win Rate
49.9 %
K/D/A
2.52
Pick Rate
2.3 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

Our servers download the stats from from millions of League of Legends rounds straight from Riot Games each and every week. Akali has been on the same team as Soraka in 5237 recently played, competitive matches. By gathering so much relevant data directly from the developers of LoL, we are totally sure that we can give you high-quality, insightful builds to help Akali synergize with Soraka. It is relatively rare for Akali to play alongside Soraka on the same team. This has only happened in about 2.3% of rounds with Akali.

Akali Soraka Synergy Summary

Akali does a average job of playing alongside Soraka. Normally, she wins an acceptable 49.9% of games the champs fight together on the same side. If you want to maximize your potential as Akali when fighting on the same team as Soraka by figuring out how to better synergize your gameplay with her, then review the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Akali vs Soraka 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 DeathcapShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Zhonya's HourglassLich BaneVoid StaffHextech 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

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
E
3
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Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Synergizing Akali and Soraka

Tips for Playing as Akali with Soraka

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 Soraka Will Play

Equinox can be used as a powerful zoning tool to keep enemies at bay.

You can use Wish on your allies from across the map to save them from otherwise fatal events.

Soraka is a powerful ally in battle, using her strong healing to keep the party moving forward.

Akali Soraka Synergy Stats

Akali Image
Win Rate
49.9 %
VS
Win Rate
50.1 %
Soraka Image
9.3
< Kills >
9
5.6
< Deaths >
6
4.8
< Assists >
5.1
2.06
< Killing Sprees >
2.03
157
< Minions Killed >
155
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.36
< Inhibitors >
0.36
1,383
< Physical Damage >
1,335
22,569
< Magic Damage >
21,516
763
< True Damage >
759
24,716
< Damage Dealt >
23,611
27,935
< Damage Taken >
26,832
11,762
< Gold Earned >
11,741
1.52
< Towers >
1.46
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
2,756
< Total Healing >
3,315
14,204
< Experience >
14,415
17
< Vision Score >
17
8
< Wards Placed >
8
73
< Time Dealing CC >
73

How to Play with Soraka as Akali in LoL

The Akali Soraka synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of her gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Soraka, 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 Soraka. His KDA went down from NaN to NaN. This worsening shows that Soraka helps Akali perform poorer in competitive LoL games. Yet, the small difference indicates that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Akali plays on the same team as Soraka, she observes a little increase in her total damage output. This difference could indicate that Soraka provides 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 Soraka on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when she plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that she is worse when playing with Soraka.

Moreover, when Akali plays with Soraka on the same side, she typically receives a little more damage than when she plays alone. Taking more damage could mean that Soraka does a poor job of covering Akali in teamfights.

Synergies between Akali and Soraka

Damage Types Compared

Akali
Soraka
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Akali
Soraka

Is Akali better when played alongside Soraka?

There is no one best companion for Akali that will 100% of the time be her ideal ally. Yet, overall, Soraka is a very typical teammate for Akali. By locking into the same team as Akali, she improves their win rate by 0.8% to 49.9%. This shows that there is not really a strong bond between Akali and Soraka that results in them performing stronger together than alone.

Soraka has a much lower diffuclty than Akali. That means Akali players don't need to be cautious when enlisting Soraka allies to fight alongside, as they will have to have a much lower level of skill to do well with you.

When playing alongside, you should see an overall large increase in your team’s capability to deal magical damage. When paired, these champs are able to dish out a surprising amount of magic type damage.

Although, by grouping Akali and Soraka together, you probably will not be granting your other teammates very much sustained damage output. Plan to bring other champions on your team that offsets this relative disparity in this pairing's playstyle.

Regardless of the ability of your Soraka teammate, you should focus on increasing your income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and taking down objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you will do well anyway.

Additional Information for Akali Players

How We Calculated Our Akali Soraka Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Akali and Soraka, we analyzed 5,237 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 Soraka 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 in order to synergize with Soraka during both the early game and mid / late game phases of LoL matches, you should keep reading to pick up additional tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and stats shown above, you will increase your win rate significantly.

The most important finished items to have in your Akali and Soraka synergy build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Akali combined at least these three pieces in her build, she did much better when paired up with Soraka than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Akali boasted an average winrate of 49.9% helping carry Soraka with these items in her kit.

To have the highest likelihood of coming out on top against your oponents, Akali players should use 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 players used for this team composition, this combination of runes resulted in the top win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 49.9% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to team up Soraka with Akali are given for all skill levels combined. To filter the statistics and builds to a particular skill level, you may use the selection menu at the top of this page.