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Blitzcrank with Akali

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How to Synergize Blitzcrank and Akali

based on 8,895 Blitzcrank with Akali pairs
Win Rate
50.7 %
K/D/A
2.59
Pick Rate
6.1 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

Our servers pull data from from millions of League of Legends matches straight from Riot Games each and every week. Blitzcrank has gone into battle with Akali in 8895 recently played, competitive matches. By pooling so much relevant data from the developers of League of Legends, we are totally sure that we can produce robust, insightful builds to help Blitzcrank synergize with Akali. It is somewhat uncommon for Blitzcrank to play with Akali on the same team. This has only happened in approximately 6.1% of games with Blitzcrank.

Blitzcrank Akali Synergy Summary

Blitzcrank has done a average job of synergizing with Akali. Usually, he wins an acceptable 50.7% of the time the champions try and work together in. If you want to maximize your potential as Blitzcrank when playing with Akali by learning how to better synergize your tactics with her, then check out the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Blitzcrank vs Akali Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalMobility Boots

Core Blitzcrank Items

~22 Mins
TrailblazerZeke's ConvergenceKnight's Vow

Optional Items

Shurelya's BattlesongRanduin's OmenKaenic RookernAbyssal Mask

Summoner Spells

summonerexhaust summoner spell D
summonerflash summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

InspirationGlacial AugmentHextech FlashtraptionBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
SorceryNimbus CloakCelerity
Ability HasteArmorArmor
Blitzcrank's passive ability p
Blitzcrank's q ability q
Blitzcrank's w ability w
Blitzcrank's e ability e
Blitzcrank's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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E
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Q
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E
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Guide to Synergizing Blitzcrank and Akali

Tips for Playing as Blitzcrank with Akali

Using Blitzcrank's grab to pull an enemy into your tower range followed by a Power Fist will allow the tower to get several hits on them.

The 1-2-3 combo of Rocket Grab, Power Fist, and Static Field can devastate an individual opponent.

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.

Blitzcrank Akali Synergy Stats

Blitzcrank Image
Win Rate
50.7 %
VS
Win Rate
49.3 %
Akali Image
2.1
< Kills >
2.2
6.1
< Deaths >
6.1
13.7
< Assists >
13.5
0.38
< Killing Sprees >
0.41
29
< Minions Killed >
29
0.04
< Dragons Killed >
0.04
0.37
< Inhibitors >
0.4
2,754
< Physical Damage >
2,758
5,858
< Magic Damage >
5,893
967
< True Damage >
962
9,580
< Damage Dealt >
9,615
23,082
< Damage Taken >
22,973
8,498
< Gold Earned >
8,486
1.35
< Towers >
1.34
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
2,336
< Total Healing >
2,319
10,520
< Experience >
10,470
56
< Vision Score >
56
25
< Wards Placed >
25
320
< Time Dealing CC >
312

How to Play with Akali as Blitzcrank in LoL

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

Overall, Blitzcrank sees a large worsening in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Akali. His KDA worsened from NaN to NaN. This worsening shows that Akali helps Blitzcrank perform not as well in competitive League of Legends games. Yet, the small difference indicates that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Blitzcrank is paired with Akali, he gets a little decrease in his complete damage output. This difference could demonstrate that Akali does not help cover for him to deal more damage or that her support also helps extend the game's duration. Similarly, when Blitzcrank is played together with Akali on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing synergisticly with Akali.

Additionally, when Blitzcrank plays with Akali on the same side, he on average receives a little more damage than when he fights alone. Receiving more damage could mean that Akali does a poor job of protecting Blitzcrank during team fights.

Synergies between Blitzcrank and Akali

Damage Types Compared

Blitzcrank
Akali
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Blitzcrank
Akali

Is Blitzcrank better when played alongside Akali?

There is no top champion pairing for Blitzcrank that will no matter what be his ideal teammate. However, Akali is a very typical ally for Blitzcrank. By being on the same team as Blitzcrank, she decreases their win rate by -0.9% to 50.7%. This signals that there is not really a strong synergy between Blitzcrank and Akali that allows them to perform worse together than alone.

Akali has a greater difficulty than Blitzcrank. That means Blitzcrank players need to be cautious when arranging Akali comrades to fight alongside, as they will require a greater level of skill to play well with you.

Playing together, you should observe an overall large increase in your team’s ability to to do a lot of AP damage. Combined, these two are able to dish out a surprising amount of magic type damage.

Although, by bringing Blitzcrank and Akali together, you probably will not be providing your other teammates a great deal of sustained damage output. Plan to have other champs on your team that helps cover this disparity in their kit.

Regardless of the skill of your Akali teammate, you need to focus on maximizing your income, warding to avoid ambushes, and clearing objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you should do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Blitzcrank Players

How We Calculated Our Blitzcrank Akali Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Blitzcrank and Akali, we analyzed 8,895 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 Blitzcrank 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

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Blitzcrank to synergize with Akali during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn some more tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you mind the build and stats shown here, you should increase your win rate significantly.

The ideal items to use in your Blitzcrank and Akali synergy build consist of Trailblazer, Zeke's Convergence, and Knight's Vow. When Blitzcrank included at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better as an ally of Akali than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Blitzcrank had an average winrate of 50.7% helping carry Akali with these items in his kit.

To have the highest likelihood of crushing your oponents, you should equip the Glacial Augment, Hextech Flashtraption, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Celerity, and Nimbus Cloak runes from the Inspiration and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune builds we have analyed for Blitzcrank and Akali pairings, this sequence of runes resulted in the top win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 50.7% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to synergize Akali with Blitzcrank are presented for all skill levels, merged. To narrow the stats and builds to an individual rank, you should use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.