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How to Synergize Akali and Taliyah

based on 1,063 Akali with Taliyah pairs
Win Rate
45 %
K/D/A
2.15
Pick Rate
0.5 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We pull data from from millions of LoL games directly from Riot Games each and every week. Akali has fought alongside Taliyah in 1063 recently played, ranked matches. By pooling so much great data directly from the makers of LoL, we feel confident that we can produce high quality, accurate builds to help Akali play with Taliyah. It is very rare for Akali to play alongside Taliyah as allies. This pairing has only happened in approximately 0.5% of games with Akali.

Akali Taliyah Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Akali has done a pathetic job of playing alongside Taliyah. On average, she wins a dismal 45.0% of rounds the champions try and work together in. If you want to win more matches as Akali when fighting on the same team as Taliyah by figuring out 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 Taliyah Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Aether WispHextech Alternator

Core Akali Items

~22 Mins
Void StaffShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Lich BaneZhonya's HourglassRabadon's DeathcapHextech 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
>
Last skill for Akali to max outw

Runes

DominationElectrocuteSudden ImpactEyeball CollectionUltimate Hunter
ResolveSecond WindOvergrowth
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
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
W
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Synergizing Akali and Taliyah

Tips for Playing as Akali with Taliyah

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 Taliyah Will Play

Remember, you don't always have to ride Weaver's Wall.

Try to throw enemies into Unraveled Earth using Seismic Shove.

Once you have Rylai's Crystal Scepter, casting Threaded Volley at enemies chasing you is a great way of making them regret everything.

Akali Taliyah Synergy Stats

Akali Image
Win Rate
45 %
VS
Win Rate
55 %
Taliyah Image
8.3
< Kills >
9
6.1
< Deaths >
6
4.8
< Assists >
5.1
1.9
< Killing Sprees >
2.03
156
< Minions Killed >
155
0.03
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.3
< Inhibitors >
0.36
1,323
< Physical Damage >
1,335
20,303
< Magic Damage >
21,516
723
< True Damage >
759
22,350
< Damage Dealt >
23,611
26,688
< Damage Taken >
26,832
11,505
< Gold Earned >
11,741
1.38
< Towers >
1.46
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
3,225
< Total Healing >
3,315
14,256
< Experience >
14,415
17
< Vision Score >
17
8
< Wards Placed >
8
73
< Time Dealing CC >
73

How to Play with Taliyah as Akali in LoL

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

When Akali is paired with Taliyah, she gets a small decrease in her full damage dealt. This change could signal that Taliyah does not provide cover for her to deal more damage or that her allyship also helps extend the game's duration. Similarly, when Akali is played with Taliyah on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when she plays without Taliyah. This is contrasting evidence that she is worse when playing with Taliyah.

Additionally, when Akali plays with Taliyah on the same team, she often takes a little less damage than when she fights alone. Getting dealt not as much damage may indicate that Taliyah does a decent job of protecting Akali in team fights.

Synergies between Akali and Taliyah

Damage Types Compared

Akali
Taliyah
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Akali
Taliyah

Is Akali better when played alongside Taliyah?

There is no top ally for Akali that will always be her #1 synergy. However, Taliyah is a terrible companion for Akali. By locking into the same team as Akali, she lowers their win rate by -4.1% to 45.0%. This shows that there is an easy to overcome and exploit bond between Akali and Taliyah that allows them to perform worse together than alone.

Taliyah has a lower difficulty than Akali. That means Akali players don't need to be cautious when arranging Taliyah teammates to go into battle on the same side as, as they will have to have a lower level of skill to play well with you.

Playing together, you should observe 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.

In contrast, by aligning Akali and Taliyah together, you probably will not be giving your other allies enough AD. We recommend you pick other champs on your team that neutralizes this relative disparity in their abilities.

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

Additional Information for Akali Players

How We Calculated Our Akali Taliyah Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Akali and Taliyah, we analyzed 1,063 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 Taliyah 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 work well with Taliyah during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League games, you should continue reading to pick up additional tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you mind the build and tips shown here, you will increase your win rate significantly.

The most crucial finished items to prioritize in your Akali and Taliyah synergy build include Void Staff, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Akali bought at least these three finished items in her build, she performed much better when paired up with Taliyah than with most other common item sets. In fact, Akali boasted an average win rate of 45.0% helping carry Taliyah with these items in her kit.

To have the highest chance of beating your oponents, you should take the Electrocute, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Ultimate Hunter, Overgrowth, and Second Wind runes from the Domination and Resolve rune sets. Of all the runes players used for Akali and Taliyah pairings, this mix of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 45.0% winrate overall.

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