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How to Synergize Twitch and Akali

based on 8,295 Twitch with Akali pairs
Win Rate
49 %
K/D/A
2.34
Pick Rate
5.5 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We take in data from from millions of LoL rounds directly from Riot Games each and every week. Twitch has gone into battle with Akali in 8295 recently played, ranked games. By pooling so much great data straight from the developers of LoL, we are confident that we can give you high quality, usable builds to help Twitch synergize with Akali. It is somewhat uncommon for Twitch to play with Akali on the same team. This has only taken place in approximately 5.5% of matches with Twitch.

Twitch Akali Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Twitch does a below average job of synergizing with Akali. On average, he wins an acceptable 49.0% of the time the champs fight alongside one another. If you want to do better as Twitch when playing with Akali by figuring out how to better synergize your strategy with her, then dig into the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Twitch vs Akali Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
PickaxeVampiric Scepter

Core Twitch Items

~22 Mins
Runaan's HurricaneBlade of The Ruined KingThe Collector

Optional Items

BloodthirsterBanshee's VeilInfinity EdgeTitanic Hydra

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

DominationHail of BladesTaste of BloodEyeball CollectionRelentless Hunter
PrecisionPresence of MindLegend: Alacrity
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Twitch's passive ability p
Twitch's q ability q
Twitch's w ability w
Twitch's e ability e
Twitch's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
W
4
E
5
E
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R
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E
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Guide to Synergizing Twitch and Akali

Tips for Playing as Twitch with Akali

Contaminate has a large range; apply as many stacks of Deadly Venom as possible before using it.

You can catch up to an enemy out of attack range with Venom Cask.

Twitch's Attack Speed is among the highest in the game; try purchasing items with on-hit effects such as Black Cleaver or Wit's End.

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.

Twitch Akali Synergy Stats

Twitch Image
Win Rate
49 %
VS
Win Rate
51 %
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8.2
< Kills >
8.5
6.7
< Deaths >
6.8
7.5
< Assists >
7.2
1.9
< Killing Sprees >
1.95
147
< Minions Killed >
145
0.21
< Dragons Killed >
0.19
0.44
< Inhibitors >
0.43
16,966
< Physical Damage >
16,091
3,057
< Magic Damage >
3,405
4,129
< True Damage >
4,373
24,153
< Damage Dealt >
23,870
21,936
< Damage Taken >
21,811
12,260
< Gold Earned >
12,216
2.1
< Towers >
2
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
5,227
< Total Healing >
4,894
12,786
< Experience >
12,728
21
< Vision Score >
20
10
< Wards Placed >
9
308
< Time Dealing CC >
311

How to Play with Akali as Twitch in LoL

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

When Twitch is paired with Akali, he observes a little increase in his complete damage dealt. This change may signal that Akali provides protection for him to deal more damage or that her participation also helps increase the match's duration. Similarly, when Twitch is played with Akali on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing with Akali.

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

Synergies between Twitch and Akali

Damage Types Compared

Twitch
Akali
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Twitch
Akali

Is Twitch better when played alongside Akali?

There is no one best synergy for Twitch that will no matter what be his #1 synergy. Yet, Akali is a very typical teammate for Twitch. By being on the same side as Twitch, she lowers their win rate by -1.0% to 49.0%. This clearly indicates that there is not really a strong bond between Twitch and Akali that results in them performing not as well together than alone.

Akali has a greater difficulty than Twitch. That means Twitch players must be cautious when lining up Akali comrades to fight alongside, as they will have to have a greater level of skill to fight well with you.

Working cooperatively, Twitch players will likely observe an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to deal physical damage. Combined, these two can provide a great amount of sustained physical damage.

In contrast, by aligning Twitch and Akali together, you will not be granting your team a lot of crowd control. Plan to bring other champions on your team that offsets this relative disparity in their kit.

Regardless of your Akali ally's ability, you should focus on maximizing your gold income, warding to avoid ambushes, and taking down objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you should do well anyway.

Additional Information for Twitch Players

How We Calculated Our Twitch Akali Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Twitch and Akali, we analyzed 8,295 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 Twitch 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 learn all of the intricacies of Twitch to work well with Akali during both the lane and mid / late game phases of LoL games, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you listen to the build and suggestions shown above, you will grow your win rate by a lot.

The best finished items to have in your Twitch and Akali synergy build include Runaan's Hurricane, Blade of The Ruined King, and The Collector. When Twitch incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better as an ally of Akali than with many other common builds. In fact, Twitch had an average winrate of 49.0% helping carry Akali with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest chance of annihilating your oponents, you should use the Hail of Blades, Taste of Blood, Eyeball Collection, Relentless Hunter, Presence of Mind, and Legend: Alacrity runes from the Domination and Precision rune sets. Of all the runes that we analyzed for Twitch and Akali pairings, this set of runes yielded the top win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 49.0% winrate overall.

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