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Caitlyn with Akali

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How to Synergize Caitlyn and Akali

based on 22,730 Caitlyn with Akali pairs
Win Rate
48.1 %
K/D/A
2.18
Pick Rate
6 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we pull data from from millions of LoL matches straight from Riot Games each and every week. Caitlyn has gone into battle with Akali in 22730 recent, ranked games. By accumulating so much great data straight from the makers of LoL, we are totally sure that we can showcase high-quality, accurate builds to help Caitlyn synergize with Akali. It is somewhat uncommon for Caitlyn to play with Akali on the same side. This has only taken place in approximately 6.0% of rounds with Caitlyn.

Caitlyn Akali Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Caitlyn has done a below average job of synergizing with Akali. Typically, she wins a lowly 48.1% of rounds the champions fight together on the same side. If you want to do better as Caitlyn when playing with Akali by figuring out how to better synergize your gameplay with her, then check out the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Caitlyn vs Akali Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordDoran's Blade

Early Items

~5 Mins
Kircheis ShardNoonquiver

Core Caitlyn Items

~22 Mins
BloodthirsterYoumuu's GhostbladeThe Collector

Optional Items

Guardian AngelOpportunityAxiom ArcEdge of Night

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Caitlyn to level upq
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Second ability for Caitlyn to level upw
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Last skill for Caitlyn to max oute

Runes

PrecisionFleet FootworkOverhealLegend: BloodlineCoup de Grace
SorceryAbsolute FocusGathering Storm
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Caitlyn's passive ability p
Caitlyn's q ability q
Caitlyn's w ability w
Caitlyn's e ability e
Caitlyn's ultimate ability r
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Q
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W
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Synergizing Caitlyn and Akali

Tips for Playing as Caitlyn with Akali

Fire 90 Caliber Net away from the opponent to close the gap or hop over walls.

Avoid using Ace in the Hole in large team melees as it might be blocked by the wrong target.

Make use of her Yordle Snap Traps by placing them pre-emptively to ensure that you'll have one off of cooldown during combat.

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.

Caitlyn Akali Synergy Stats

Caitlyn Image
Win Rate
48.1 %
VS
Win Rate
51.9 %
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6.3
< Kills >
6.5
6
< Deaths >
6.1
6.8
< Assists >
6.6
1.46
< Killing Sprees >
1.52
178
< Minions Killed >
176
0.2
< Dragons Killed >
0.19
0.51
< Inhibitors >
0.53
19,821
< Physical Damage >
19,608
1,476
< Magic Damage >
1,469
561
< True Damage >
556
21,859
< Damage Dealt >
21,634
19,597
< Damage Taken >
19,590
12,091
< Gold Earned >
12,107
2.55
< Towers >
2.53
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
5,583
< Total Healing >
5,450
12,707
< Experience >
12,664
18
< Vision Score >
18
9
< Wards Placed >
9
91
< Time Dealing CC >
89

How to Play with Akali as Caitlyn in LoL

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

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

When Caitlyn is paired with Akali, she observes a little increase in her total damage output. This may indicate that Akali supports by providing cover for her to deal more damage or that her presence on the team also helps increase the game's duration. Similarly, when Caitlyn is played alongside Akali on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when she plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that she is worse when playing with Akali.

Moreover, when Caitlyn plays with Akali on the same team, she often receives a little more damage than when she plays alone. Taking more damage could mean that Akali does a poor job of covering Caitlyn in teamfights.

Synergies between Caitlyn and Akali

Damage Types Compared

Caitlyn
Akali
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Caitlyn
Akali

Is Caitlyn better when played alongside Akali?

There is no one best ally for Caitlyn that will 100% of the time be her top ally. Yet, Akali is a relatively poor companion for Caitlyn. By playing on the same team as Caitlyn, she lowers their win rate by -1.2% to 48.1%. This clearly indicates that there is a bad synergy between Caitlyn and Akali that results in them performing worse together than without each other.

Akali has a greater difficulty than Caitlyn. That means Caitlyn players must be cautious when arranging Akali comrades to play with, as they will have to have a greater level of skill to work well with you.

When playing on the same side, you will likely see an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to dish out massive AD. Together, these champs should be able to take down targets with auto-attacks and other AD damage abilities.

Conversely, by pairing Caitlyn and Akali together, you may not be providing your team much engage potential. We recommend you have other champions on your team that offsets this hole in this pairing's abilities.

Regardless of your Akali ally's ability, you need to focus on increasing your gold income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and clearing objectives. If you do this, you should do well anyway.

Additional Information for Caitlyn Players

How We Calculated Our Caitlyn Akali Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Caitlyn and Akali, we analyzed 22,730 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 Caitlyn 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 Caitlyn to pair well with Akali during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and stats shown here, you should grow your win rate significantly.

The best items to include in your Caitlyn and Akali synergy build include Bloodthirster, Youmuu's Ghostblade, and The Collector. When Caitlyn used at least these three great items in her build, she did a lot better as an ally of Akali than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Caitlyn boasted an average winrate of 48.1% helping carry Akali with these items in her kit.

To have the best chance of beating your oponents, you should take the Fleet Footwork, Overheal, Legend: Bloodline, Coup de Grace, Absolute Focus, and Gathering Storm runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune builds that we analyzed for this team composition, this mix of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 48.1% winrate overall.

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