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Illaoi with Akali

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How to Synergize Illaoi and Akali

based on 3,759 Illaoi with Akali pairs
Win Rate
49 %
K/D/A
1.46
Pick Rate
5.3 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

Our servers download the stats from from millions of League of Legends matches directly from Riot Games each week. Illaoi has gone into battle with Akali in 3759 recently played, competitive matches. By gathering so much great data from the makers of LoL, we are completely sure that we can provide you with robust, accurate builds to help Illaoi play with Akali. It is somewhat uncommon for Illaoi to play with Akali as teammates. This has only taken place in approximately 5.3% of games with Illaoi.

Illaoi Akali Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Illaoi has done a below average job of fighting on the same side as Akali. Usually, she wins an acceptable 49.0% of the time the champions appear on the same team. If you want to maximize your potential as Illaoi when playing with Akali by learning how to better synergize your playstyle with her, then look into the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Illaoi vs Akali Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionTear of the Goddess

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsTunneler

Core Illaoi Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageSpear of ShojinSundered Sky

Optional Items

Jak'Sho, The ProteanForce of NatureDeath's DanceHullbreaker

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

ResolveGrasp of the UndyingDemolishBone PlatingOvergrowth
PrecisionPresence of MindLast Stand
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Illaoi's passive ability p
Illaoi's q ability q
Illaoi's w ability w
Illaoi's e ability e
Illaoi's ultimate ability r
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Q
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E
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E
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Guide to Synergizing Illaoi and Akali

Tips for Playing as Illaoi with Akali

Vessel

Tentacles are an immense source of power. Don't fight without them.

Spirits inherit their target's current health. If making a

is your goal, try whittling your opponent's health down a bit first to make killing the spirit easier.

Leap of Faith is best used to follow-up a strong engage or when being engaged upon. Be careful about being the first one into a fight.

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.

Illaoi Akali Synergy Stats

Illaoi Image
Win Rate
49 %
VS
Win Rate
51 %
Akali Image
5.3
< Kills >
5.3
6.7
< Deaths >
6.7
4.5
< Assists >
4.4
1.21
< Killing Sprees >
1.21
194
< Minions Killed >
190
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.6
< Inhibitors >
0.57
25,727
< Physical Damage >
24,827
834
< Magic Damage >
835
410
< True Damage >
407
26,972
< Damage Dealt >
26,070
36,527
< Damage Taken >
35,928
12,231
< Gold Earned >
12,040
2.92
< Towers >
2.79
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
9,184
< Total Healing >
8,841
15,613
< Experience >
15,333
17
< Vision Score >
16
8
< Wards Placed >
8
442
< Time Dealing CC >
432

How to Play with Akali as Illaoi in LoL

The Illaoi 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, Illaoi sees a large worsening in her KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Akali. His KDA worsened from NaN to NaN. This drop shows that Akali helps Illaoi perform poorer in competitive League of Legends matches. Yet, the small difference indicates that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Illaoi is paired with Akali, she observes a small increase in her total damage dealt. This may indicate that Akali helps provide protection for her to deal more damage or that her participation also helps extend the game's duration. Similarly, when Illaoi is played together with Akali on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when she plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that she is worse when playing with Akali.

Additionally, when Illaoi plays with Akali on the same team, she typically receives a little more damage than when she fights alone. Taking more damage could mean that Akali does a poor job of protecting Illaoi in team fights.

Synergies between Illaoi and Akali

Damage Types Compared

Illaoi
Akali
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Illaoi
Akali

Is Illaoi better when played alongside Akali?

There is no one best ally for Illaoi that will always be her #1 synergy. However, Akali is a very typical teammate for Illaoi. By playing on the same team as Illaoi, she lowers their win rate by -0.6% to 49.0%. This proves that there is only a small bond between Illaoi and Akali that results in them performing not as well together than alone.

Akali has a greater difficulty than Illaoi. That means you need to be careful when finding Akali allies to play with, as they will have to have a greater level of skill to be able to fight well with you.

Working together, you should expect to witness an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to deal physical damage. When paired, these two can tear through the other team with a lot of physcial damage.

Although, by bringing Illaoi and Akali together, you may not be providing your other teammates a lot of utility. Make sure to have other champions on your team that neutralizes this relative disparity in their playstyle.

Regardless of your Akali ally's skill level, you should focus on maximizing your gold income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and clearing objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you should do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Illaoi Players

How We Calculated Our Illaoi Akali Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Illaoi and Akali, we analyzed 3,759 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 Illaoi 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 Illaoi in order to synergize with Akali during both the early game and mid / late game phases of LoL rounds, you should keep reading to master a few extra tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions displayed here, you should increase your win rate significantly.

The ideal finished items to use in your Illaoi and Akali synergy build include Sterak's Gage, Spear of Shojin, and Sundered Sky. When Illaoi included at least these three items in her build, she performed much better when paired up with Akali than with most other typical builds. In fact, Illaoi boasted an average winrate of 49.0% when synergizing her build and playstyle to Akali with these items in her kit.

To have the greatest likelihood of annihilating your oponents, you should use the Grasp of the Undying, Demolish, Bone Plating, Overgrowth, Last Stand, and Presence of Mind runes from the Resolve and Precision rune sets. Of all the rune sets we have analyed for Illaoi and Akali pairings, this mix of runes resulted in the top win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 49.0% winrate overall.

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