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How to Synergize Akshan with Akali on the Same TeamAkshan is in the b tier of champions

Akshan with Akali

How to Win With Akshan and Akali Paired TogetherAkshan is in the a tier of champions
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How to Synergize Akshan and Akali

based on 1,679 Akshan with Akali pairs
Win Rate
47.4 %
K/D/A
2
Pick Rate
2.4 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we take in the results of from millions of League games straight from Riot Games each week. Akshan has been on the same team as Akali in 1679 recent, competitive matches. By amassing so much relevant data from the hosts of League of Legends, we are totally sure that we can provide you with high quality, insightful builds to help Akshan synergize with Akali. It is relatively rare for Akshan to play alongside Akali as teammates. This has only taken place in about 2.4% of rounds with Akshan.

Akshan Akali Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Akshan has done a dismal job of synergizing with Akali. On average, they wins a lowly 47.4% of games the champions appear on the same team. If you want to maximize your potential as Akshan when playing alongside Akali by figuring out how to better synergize your tactics with her, then dig into the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Akshan vs Akali Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
DaggerRecurve Bow

Core Akshan Items

~22 Mins
Wit's EndGuinsoo's RagebladeKraken Slayer

Optional Items

The CollectorLord Dominik's RegardsInfinity EdgeTerminus

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Akshan to level upq
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Second ability for Akshan to level upe
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Last skill for Akshan to max outw

Runes

PrecisionPress the AttackPresence of MindLegend: AlacrityCoup de Grace
ResolveShield BashBone Plating
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Akshan's passive ability p
Akshan's q ability q
Akshan's w ability w
Akshan's e ability e
Akshan's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Synergizing Akshan and Akali

Tips for Playing as Akshan with Akali

Raising an eyebrow in the face of danger, Akshan fights evil with dashing charisma, righteous vengeance, and a conspicuous lack of shirts. He is highly skilled in the art of stealth combat, able to evade the eyes of his enemies and reappear when they least expect him. With a keen sense of justice and a legendary death-reversing weapon, he rights the wrongs of Runeterra's many scoundrels while living by his own moral code: “Don't be an ass.”

Advice to Understand How Akali Will Play

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.

Akshan Akali Synergy Stats

Akshan Image
Win Rate
47.4 %
VS
Win Rate
52.6 %
Akali Image
7.4
< Kills >
8.2
6.7
< Deaths >
6.5
6
< Assists >
5.6
1.69
< Killing Sprees >
1.88
169
< Minions Killed >
167
0.15
< Dragons Killed >
0.12
0.44
< Inhibitors >
0.44
18,967
< Physical Damage >
18,901
3,176
< Magic Damage >
3,201
1,099
< True Damage >
1,158
23,243
< Damage Dealt >
23,260
22,352
< Damage Taken >
21,909
12,469
< Gold Earned >
12,572
2.22
< Towers >
2.11
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
4,646
< Total Healing >
4,213
14,246
< Experience >
14,216
18
< Vision Score >
17
9
< Wards Placed >
8
56
< Time Dealing CC >
53

How to Play with Akali as Akshan in LoL

The Akshan Akali synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of their gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Akali, compared to their overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how their gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.

Overall, Akshan sees a very large drop in their KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Akali. His KDA decreased from NaN to NaN. This drop shows that Akali helps Akshan perform not as well in competitive League games. Yet, the small difference indicates that this performance change is only marginal.

When Akshan tries to synergize with Akali, they sees a small decrease in their complete damage dealt. This could indicate that Akali does not help cover for them to dish out more damage or that her presence on the team also helps increase the round's duration. Similarly, when Akshan is played with Akali on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when they plays without Akali. This is contrasting evidence that they is worse when playing synergisticly with Akali.

Moreover, when Akshan plays with Akali on the same side, they usually receives a little more damage than when they fights alone. Taking more damage may indicate that Akali does a poor job of protecting Akshan during teamfights.

Synergies between Akshan and Akali

Damage Types Compared

Akshan
Akali
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Akshan
Akali

Is Akshan better when played alongside Akali?

There is no perfect synergy for Akshan that will 100% of the time be their ideal synergy. Yet, Akali is a not very good ally for Akshan. By being on the same side as Akshan, she lowers their win rate by -1.6% to 47.4%. This clearly indicates that there is a harmful synergy between Akshan and Akali that allows them to perform not as well together than without each other.

Akali has a much greater difficulty compared to Akshan. That means Akshan players need to be very careful when lining up Akali teammates to go into battle on the same side as, as they will need a much greater level of skill to fight well with you.

When playing alongside, you should observe an overall large increase in your team’s capability to to do a lot of AP damage. Combined, these two can blast through enemies with magic damage.

In contrast, by aligning Akshan and Akali together, you may not be providing your other allies very much engage potential. We recommend you pick other champions on your team that offsets this relative gap in their potential.

Regardless of your Akali ally's skill level, you need to focus on increasing your gold income, warding to avoid ambushes, and taking down objectives. If you do this, you should do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Akshan Players

How We Calculated Our Akshan Akali Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Akshan and Akali, we analyzed 1,679 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 Akshan with Akali 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 Akshan in order to synergize with Akali during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League games, you should keep reading to master additional tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you use the build and tips shown here, you will grow your win rate by a lot.

The ideal finished items to have in your Akshan and Akali synergy build include Wit's End, Guinsoo's Rageblade, and Kraken Slayer. When Akshan used at least these three pieces in their build, they did a lot better when fighting alongside Akali than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Akshan had an average winrate of 47.4% when synergizing their build and playstyle to Akali with this build.

To have the highest chance of vanquishing your oponents, you should take the Press the Attack, Presence of Mind, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Shield Bash, and Bone Plating runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players chose for Akshan and Akali pairings, this sequence of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 47.4% winrate overall.

If you would like to see Akshan and Akali synergy tips and builds for a an individual rank, please select one from the selection menu above. By default, the stats and build suggestions shown are calculated using every match completed with both champions.