MAX Q OR E ON AKALI ?

max q its the damage that helps, its the proc that does so much

You max Q first, E 2nd. The reason is because Q is ur csing ablity, its ur poke, bread and butter basically. Akali is EXTREMELY weak pre6, and Q offers you protection and you can last hit safely. E will be doing more damage especially max rank with a 1 second cd. The only time you can consider going E max first is if they have a worse early than u, and you are able to consistently punish them. Even then, i would recommend Q because getting Q and the auto for the proc is about 2-3 E's.

If you're going full ap, Max Q. If you're going Tankali, max e, then w i think.

AP/Burst Akali goes Q, because it gives the most burst.

AD/Tank Akali goes E, because E scales with AD, and the sustained damage is better than your non-scaled Q.

AP Tank hybrid usually goes Q first.

Always get W last.