How to change Akali.

After3perma··2 votes·1,129 views

Completely remove the true stealth from W and make it invisibility instead. Remove the micro-stun from R and allow both parts of R to be used after 1 second instead of waiting 2.5 seconds. Lower the cooldown of R because it is too long for an assassin champion and Akali rarely builds CDR. Lower the energy cost of Q at all ranks because you use Q two times to wave clear and then all your damage is gone while you have to wait for your energy to come back. Make E work like Lee Sin Q (not global) but it deals no damage, it only gives the dash but at a faster speed.

Unless you are ahead, you can barely kill champions fast enough because you have to whittle them down bit by bit, Q + run out of circle then auto attack, then repeat then your energy bar is gone while you sit in W waiting. Sometimes you try to R targets, then you cannot R back and end up dying without killing the targets.

These changes give more counterplay to enemies, but also allow Akali to feel more fun and rewarding to play. Right now Akali mid is at a 45% Win Rate. Akali is just a worser version of Leblanc and other AP assassins. Why bother playing Akali that takes time to kill someone bit by bit, while Leblanc and Kassadin kills targets instantly with ease.

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ModWulf Helhammer3 votes

Unless you are ahead, you can barely kill champions fast enough because you have to whittle them down bit by bit, Q + run out of circle then auto attack, then repeat then your energy bar is gone while you sit in W waiting. Sometimes you try to R targets, then you cannot R back and end up dying without killing the targets.

Yes. That’s the point.

Unless she is obscenely fed, Akali has to play around her passive, darting around her shroud to constantly proc the ring. That’s the reason her W is so strong, because without it she would either be completely useless, or Riot would need to buff up her base spell numbers to compensate for the lack of anything from her passive.

Blades in Exile1 votes

Not sure I agree with the removal of her stun and damage on e. Riot gave her a stun so she has some way to contribute to the team without damage if shes behind. Being able to stop a Kat ult or a Shen ult is so useful and if you take out the stun and lessen wait time then she'll be closer to pre-rework where she could burst you down with almost no time because her damage would need to be buffed in compensation. If you took out her e damage at the same time then he damage on her leftover abilities would be increased even more and make her just op and toxic probably.

Lowering the cd of her ult would also make her more like Zed or Leblanc where she would be able to just kill you again and again without you having time to kill her when she doesn't have all her tools. I appreciate the idea you have but I really doubt these changes would really help that much especially when you're comparing her to Leblanc and kassadin who aim pretty sure aren't in a healthy spot right now.

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