Playing Akali : bronze 5 advice
Hi, I'm BLACK REALM GOD
some of you may know me and think dear god your k/d/a is awful, you're in bronze, why would anyone listen to you?
and while that may be true hear me out.
I've spent several hours playing akali and i think that i might have found a build that works for her. take this with a grain of salt for all of you akali mains because im going to make suggestions that might seem extremely taboo. please try it at least 5 - 10 times in unranked before accepting that it doesnt work for you.
so on to the build :
Runes :
- electrocute
- sudden impact
- eyeball collector
- relentless hunter/ultimate hunter
- scorch/truimph
- adaptive focus/coup de grace
build path :
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optional items :
ability path :
E Q W W W R W Q W Q R Q Q E E R E E
Strategy :
akali is super squishy with only 21 armor and 32 magic resist. her HP makes her super easy to kill because her regen is very low. she is the ultimate glass cannon outplay champ.
if youre laning against another squishy glass cannon opponent then feel free to head to lane. if not consider going to another lane and attempting to get first blood.
run to whatever lane has the lowest HP/Armor/Magic resist champion in lane. try to stay out of sight. if it's a lane different from the one you were assigned then you'll be trying to make a level 1 play. the combination is as follows.
E>E>auto>Ignite. your electrocute should be able to help you deal all of their hp in that single combo. it helps if you've cleared a ward with your oracle lens. if you dont get first blood leave and go back to your lane knowing you pushed an opponent out of their lane. if you get first blood recall and buy a second longsword. now you're ready to wreck havoc.
if laning against a squishy feel free to wait until level 2 or 3 to make the play. having your extra abilities will ensure you're able to get the kill by allowing you to deal additional damage. with your Q resets.
the combo described above (E>E>auto>ignite>) can be extended to make difficult plays easier the more your level up your Q and W because leveling those two skills specifically increase your energy efficiency.
for example :
Flash>E>E>auto>Q>W>auto>Q>ignite>auto>R>auto>R
Q>auto>E>E>W>auto>R>auto>Q>auto>R
and there are quite a few more.
essentially once you reach both level 5 Q and level 5 W you now have 3 Q's that can be performed back to back.
Q W Q Q can be performed in a matter of 3-5 seconds should you learn the placement of the Q in order to get immediate max range empowered autos.
rationality :
akali has super squishy armor/magic resist/hp/regen etc.
also her abilities (specifically her E and her R's first attack) have terrible ability power ratios. many people are still building hextec on her and while that may work sometimes, the fact that her Q is now a cone, her R is a line dash, and the abundance of grievous wounds prevents her healing, the limited healing and stats that gunblade provides does not outweigh the cost. this is an opinion personally.
if you look at all of akali's ratios they perform better with attack damage than ability power while still providing magic damage. due to the lack of magic penetration in the game and the lower ability power ratios i think it's smarter to go with lethality options and enhance your kill potential through your E, initial R, and your auto attack. after all your second R is an execute that deals more damage based on how low your opponent is. if your opponent doesnt take any damage from your initial E E auto R combo because they have high base stat armor then you're wasting your second R because it wont do full damage. and you cant always rely on allies to get the enemies low for you.
dusk blade specifically grants you a massive steroid of damage any time you go into your shroud. if you play it correctly you can get 3 empowered autos from shroud late game with the duskblade passive and lichbane added onto them. comboing together both magic and physical damage in this way will allow you to be effective to some degree regardless how the opponent itemizes and ensure that you get the most bang for your buck on your abilities.
thanks for reading. discuss below after trying this and let me know how it works for you or if it doesnt work. please no hateful comments from people who are upset about the rework or people telling me i shouldnt be posting advice since im bronze v. stick to the discussion.
i've found more often than not builds are opinion based and situational.
