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How to Synergize Akali and Twitch

based on 8,295 Akali with Twitch pairs
Win Rate
49 %
K/D/A
2.33
Pick Rate
3.6 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We take in the stats from from millions of League of Legends matches directly from Riot Games each and every week. Akali has gone into battle with Twitch in 8295 recently played, ranked games. By accumulating so much relevant data straight from the publishers of League, we are confident that we can give you high-quality, insightful builds to help Akali synergize with Twitch. It is relatively rare for Akali to play with Twitch as allies. This pairing has only taken place in approximately 3.6% of games with Akali.

Akali Twitch Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Akali has done a below average job of teaming up with Twitch. On average, she wins an acceptable 49.0% of matches the champions fight together on the same side. If you want to play better as Akali when playing with Twitch by figuring out how to better synergize your tactics with him, then check out the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Akali vs Twitch Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldDoran's Ring

Early Items

~5 Mins
Aether WispHextech Alternator

Core Akali Items

~22 Mins
CryptbloomShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapZhonya's HourglassVoid 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

PrecisionFleet FootworkPresence 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
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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E
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Guide to Synergizing Akali and Twitch

Tips for Playing as Akali with Twitch

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 Twitch Will Play

Contaminate has a large range; apply as many stacks of Deadly Venom as possible before using it.

You can catch up to an enemy out of attack range with Venom Cask.

Twitch's Attack Speed is among the highest in the game; try purchasing items with on-hit effects such as Black Cleaver or Wit's End.

Akali Twitch Synergy Stats

Akali Image
Win Rate
49 %
VS
Win Rate
51 %
Twitch Image
9
< Kills >
9
6.1
< Deaths >
6
5.2
< Assists >
5.1
2.04
< Killing Sprees >
2.03
158
< Minions Killed >
155
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.35
< Inhibitors >
0.36
1,342
< Physical Damage >
1,335
21,638
< Magic Damage >
21,516
761
< True Damage >
759
23,742
< Damage Dealt >
23,611
27,097
< Damage Taken >
26,832
11,878
< Gold Earned >
11,741
1.48
< Towers >
1.46
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
3,341
< Total Healing >
3,315
14,559
< Experience >
14,415
17
< Vision Score >
17
8
< Wards Placed >
8
74
< Time Dealing CC >
73

How to Play with Twitch as Akali in LoL

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

When Akali plays on the same team as Twitch, she gets a little increase in her total damage output. This may signal that Twitch provides protection for her to dish out more damage or that his presence also helps extend the match's duration. Similarly, when Akali is played alongside Twitch on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when she plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that she is worse when playing synergisticly with Twitch.

Additionally, when Akali plays with Twitch on the same team, she typically receives a little more damage than when she plays alone. Getting dealt more damage could indicate that Twitch does a poor job of covering Akali during team fights.

Synergies between Akali and Twitch

Damage Types Compared

Akali
Twitch
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Akali
Twitch

Is Akali better when played alongside Twitch?

There is no one best champion pairing for Akali that will always be her ideal teammate. However, Twitch is a very typical ally for Akali. By being on the same team as Akali, he drops their win rate by -0.1% to 49.0%. This signals that there is not really a strong strategic relationship between Akali and Twitch that allows them to perform not as well together than alone.

Twitch has a lower difficulty than Akali. That means Akali players don't need to be very careful when enlisting Twitch allies to play with, as they will require a relatively low level of skill to be able to play well with you.

Playing together, Akali players should witness an overall large increase in your team’s capability to destroy wih physical damage. Combined, these champs can provide a great amount of sustained physical damage.

Conversely, by pairing Akali and Twitch together, you probably will not be granting your other allies very much support. We recommend you include other champions on your team that fills this relative disparity in this pairing's playstyle.

Regardless of your Twitch ally's skill level, 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 anyway.

Additional Information for Akali Players

How We Calculated Our Akali Twitch Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Akali and Twitch, we analyzed 8,295 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 Twitch 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 Twitch during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League games, you should keep reading to gather some more tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you listen to the build and suggestions shown above, you will grow your win rate by a lot.

The best finished items to focus on in your Akali and Twitch synergy build include Cryptbloom, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Akali bought at least these three pieces in her build, she performed much better when fighting alongside Twitch than with many other typical builds. In fact, Akali boasted an average winrate of 49.0% when playing alongside Twitch with this build.

To have the highest chance of vanquishing your oponents, Akali players should use the Fleet Footwork, Presence of Mind, Legend: Tenacity, Coup de Grace, Second Wind, and Overgrowth runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players picked for Akali and Twitch pairings, this sequence of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 49.0% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to team up Twitch with Akali are displayed for all skill levels, merged. If you want to narrow the statistics and builds to a particular rank, you should use the selection menu located at the top of this page.