Lucian with Akali
How to Synergize Lucian and Akali
based on 13,816 Lucian with Akali pairsHow We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL
Lucian Akali Synergy Summary
Best Lucian vs Akali Counter Build
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Guide to Synergizing Lucian and Akali
Tips for Playing as Lucian with Akali
For optimal burst, try to combine Relentless Pursuit into Piercing Light.
Ardent Blaze actually explodes in a star pattern. Try to line it up so the spokes hit enemy champions.
Because of Lightslinger, Lucian benefits more from Attack Damage than he does from Attack Speed.
Once you have chosen an angle for The Culling, you cannot change it. Pick your moment well!
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.
Lucian Akali Synergy Stats
How to Play with Akali as Lucian in LoL
The Lucian 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, Lucian sees a large worsening in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Akali. His KDA went down from NaN to NaN. This fall shows that Akali helps Lucian perform not as well in competitive League of Legends games. Yet, the small difference indicates that this performance change is only marginal.
When Lucian is paired with Akali, he sees a small increase in his full damage output. This may demonstrate that Akali helps provide cover for him to deal more damage or that her presence also helps increase the round's duration. Similarly, when Lucian is played alongside Akali on the same side, 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.
Moreover, when Lucian plays with Akali on the same side, he usually receives a little more damage than when he fights alone. Getting dealt more damage may indicate that Akali does a poor job of protecting Lucian in teamfights.
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Is Lucian better when played alongside Akali?
There is no perfect ally for Lucian that will always be his best teammate. Yet, Akali is a very typical ally for Lucian. By locking into the same team as Lucian, she lowers their win rate by -0.1% to 48.7%. This shows that there is a weak synergy between Lucian and Akali that results in them performing not as well together than without each other.
Akali has a greater difficulty than Lucian. That means you should be very careful when lining up Akali allies to play with, as they will need a greater level of skill to work well with you.
Playing on the same side, you will likely observe 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.
Although, by aligning Lucian and Akali together, you probably will not be providing your other allies very much support. Make sure to have other champs on your team that fills this hole in their potential.
Regardless of the skill of your Akali teammate, you should focus on increasing your gold income, outlasting your enemies, and clearing objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you should do well, regardless.
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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing
To truly master Lucian to pair well with Akali during both the lane and mid / late game phases of LoL matches, you should continue reading to gather additional lessons on this champion pairing. If you use the build and stats shown above, you will increase your win rate significantly.
The most crucial finished items to have in your Lucian and Akali synergy build include Rapid Firecannon, Essence Reaver, and Kraken Slayer. When Lucian bought at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better as an ally of Akali than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Lucian had an average winrate of 48.7% when playing alongside Akali with this build.
To have the greatest likelihood of annihilating your oponents, you should equip the Press the Attack, Presence of Mind, Legend: Bloodline, Cut Down, Magical Footwear, and Biscuit Delivery runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players chose for this champion pairing, this mix of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 48.7% winrate overall.
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