Just need some advice for akali

l MrD l·Apr 13, 2019·1 votes·1,708 views

So im playing irelia a lot mid lately and getting huge success but i just played vs akali and had a horrible time .... if i try to engage or make a trade she shrouds and outtrades me hard

if i dont engage she engages on me and i couldnt fight back cos shroud stopped me from autoing and proccing Qs

what would be the win condition for me?

Oh i also had MR - rushed a negatron cloak into wits end which usuyally really helps me vs many AP

I know some people will comment play something else ... but this is the thing youre n ot always 2nd pick

4 Comments

AnotherFeederApr 13, 20192 votes

If I had to come up with a strategy for that matchup with no actual experience at it. I'd say get a caster minion low, bait her W with a pretend engage or mb even ur E, then Q away while shrouds up. Wait till the shroud drops then q to that caster minion you got low and start fighting her while shrouds on CD, you should hard win the all in, and your E will come up b4 her W easily.

The problem with akali people typically have is they give her to much free trade, or don't all in her and get out sustained. You've got to find an opening to use your advantage over her kit, which is hard engages, at a time when she cannot use her bullshit shroud. Once she gets snowballing though, pretty much the only counterplay is she has to misplay... because her kit is just... terrible design.

xAcidikApr 13, 20191 votes

This is good advice. Truthfully you don't even have to get the minion low. If you don't kill the minion on your Q, your Q will come back up just as her shroud ends. Additionally, Irelia has good tools for sticking close enough to Akali that she can't get her passive off. And finally, if you can, always try to Q out of a trade as Akali can trade well as you walk away with her Q > empowered AA, and you need to get away more quickly.

EDIT: At the end of the day, you are at a disadvantage here and will always have to outplay and/or get fed off early skirmishes to win it.