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

Akali with Zoe

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

based on 796 Akali with Zoe pairs
Win Rate
48.2 %
K/D/A
2.22
Pick Rate
0.3 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We take in the stats from from millions of League of Legends games directly from Riot Games each week. Akali has been on the same team as Zoe in 796 recent, competitive games. By amassing so much complete data straight from the creators of League, we are sure that we can produce robust, insightful builds to help Akali synergize with Zoe. It is very rare for Akali to play alongside Zoe on the same team. This has only taken place in approximately 0.3% of games with Akali.

Akali Zoe Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Akali has done a dismal job of teaming up with Zoe. Typically, she wins a poor 48.2% of matches the champs fight together on the same side. If you want to win more matches as Akali when fighting on the same team as Zoe by learning how to better synergize your gameplay with her, then dig into the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Akali vs Zoe Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsHextech Alternator

Core Akali Items

~22 Mins
Hextech RocketbeltZhonya's HourglassStormsurge

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapShadowflameLich Bane

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 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
W
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E
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Synergizing Akali and Zoe

Tips for Playing as Akali with Zoe

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 Zoe Will Play

Sleepy Trouble Bubble travels further over walls. Find a hiding spot to set up for a long distance kill.

Break Sleep with your biggest damage source, since enemies who are asleep take double damage.

Paddle Star deals more damage the further it has flown. Casting it behind yourself before redirecting can deal tons of damage.

Akali Zoe Synergy Stats

Akali Image
Win Rate
48.2 %
VS
Win Rate
51.8 %
Zoe Image
8.7
< Kills >
9
6
< Deaths >
6
4.6
< Assists >
5.1
1.94
< Killing Sprees >
2.03
159
< Minions Killed >
155
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.37
< Inhibitors >
0.36
1,426
< Physical Damage >
1,335
21,302
< Magic Damage >
21,516
785
< True Damage >
759
23,513
< Damage Dealt >
23,611
26,832
< Damage Taken >
26,832
11,723
< Gold Earned >
11,741
1.47
< Towers >
1.46
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
3,437
< Total Healing >
3,315
14,714
< Experience >
14,415
18
< Vision Score >
17
9
< Wards Placed >
8
78
< Time Dealing CC >
73

How to Play with Zoe as Akali in LoL

The Akali Zoe synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of her gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Zoe, 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 Zoe. His KDA decreased from NaN to NaN. This decrease shows that Zoe helps Akali perform not as well in ranked League of Legends rounds. Yet, the small difference shows that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Akali is paired with Zoe, she observes a barely noticable drop in her total damage output. This change could demonstrate that Zoe does not provide cover for her to dish out more damage or that her allyship also helps extend the game's duration. Similarly, when Akali is played together with Zoe on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when she plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that she is worse when playing alongside Zoe.

Additionally, when Akali plays with Zoe on the same side, she usually takes the same amount of damage than when she plays alone. Receiving an equal amount of damage could mean that Zoe does a decent job of covering Akali during teamfights.

Synergies between Akali and Zoe

Damage Types Compared

Akali
Zoe
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Akali
Zoe

Is Akali better when played alongside Zoe?

There is no ideal companion for Akali that will always be her top teammate. Yet, Zoe is a very typical teammate for Akali. By being on the same side as Akali, she lowers their win rate by -0.9% to 48.2%. This clearly indicates that there is only a small bond between Akali and Zoe that allows them to perform not as well together than alone.

Zoe has a lower difficulty than Akali. That means Akali players don't need to be cautious when arranging Zoe teammates to fight alongside, as they will have to have a relatively low level of skill to be able to play well with you.

Working on the same side, you will likely observe an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to deal magic damage. Together, these champions can deal quite a lot of AP type damage.

Conversely, by pairing Akali and Zoe together, you may not be providing your other allies a great deal of utility. Plan to have other champs on your team that helps cover this gap in this pairing's capabilities.

Regardless of the skill of your Zoe ally, you should focus on maximizing your income, outlasting your enemies, 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 Zoe Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Akali and Zoe, we analyzed 796 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 Zoe 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 to work well with Zoe during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League games, you should continue reading to pick up some more tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you mind the build and suggestions displayed here, you will grow your win rate by a lot.

The most important finished items to have in your Akali and Zoe synergy build include Hextech Rocketbelt, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Stormsurge. When Akali combined at least these three pieces in her build, she did a lot better as an ally of Zoe than with many other common builds. In fact, Akali boasted an average win rate of 48.2% helping carry Zoe with these items in her kit.

To have the greatest chance of vanquishing your oponents, Akali players should use the Electrocute, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Ultimate Hunter, Overgrowth, and Second Wind runes from the Domination and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the runes that we analyzed for this champion pairing, this composite of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 48.2% winrate overall.

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