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Akali.

Shadowdepth80·1/10/2016, 11:36:25 PM·5 votes·910 views

I'm no redmercy fanboy, and I know he uploaded about Akali today, and I'll admit that he sparked an idea. Anyone thinking that Akali needs some attention? She's sooo underused, she's barely relevant anymore. I really love playing her jg and insta-killing someone at 6 with Thunderlords Decree. She needs help setting off her q mark imo. Maybe make the e pop q again? I don't think it's gonna make her OP by any means, but it would definitely help her become half-decent again. Any feedback is greatly appreciated!

19 Comments

Akali is SO HOT1/11/2016, 4:28:52 AM4 votes

Don't expect any buffs until her rework. Riot hates Akali

Heptapod1/13/2016, 6:02:46 AM3 votes

If they could just bring back her E procing Q thing again... i would be so happy... that's all she needs to be balanced.

Dark Nephthys1/11/2016, 3:50:10 AM3 votes

Maybe a small buff of reducing energy cost or increasing the amount of energy she gets from Q would be enough for her until they work on her in the Assassin patch. She runs out of energy the easiest since her cost are really high and her way of "regaining" energy is the lowest between all energy champions. I think a way to allow her easier access to her energy pool (either reduce cost, or more energy regain) would be all she would need until the patch hits.

Gated D Latch1/11/2016, 4:06:06 AM2 votes

I'm down for a rework since any buff right now would probably make her too strong; especially the e proc q mechanic.

Shaaolin1/11/2016, 12:56:57 PM2 votes

E proc Q destroyed her. Thats all i have to say,Right now i am hoping they will rework her.

Buff in her attack frame and W would be a great Qol buff.

PrinceOfStorms1/11/2016, 12:14:16 AM2 votes

God no. Akali is absolute cancer when she's good, much like Rengar. She needs more nerfs to be irrelevant, like Kha'zix, who is an assassin that can't assassinate.

Boulderox1/11/2016, 4:22:08 AM2 votes

actually i too was curious of akali today, and played a match with her, and realized that this "Fast" meta is one that actually supports her playstyle. Her early game is ATROCIOUS though, you have to play uber safe and just farm. But once you hit 6 OOOOOH boy do you spike.... Pretty much had a very time wasting team builder game... Velkoz XinZhao bot lane.... Diana jg which was amazing Azir who was very dependable as well. And myself Akali top....

vs Teemo Ahri LeeSin Soraka MissFortune

we were bound to lose anyways but as akali was still able to do a lot. ( 11/6 respectively) Thunderlords being the most broken thing in the game ATM has her Q > AA = 3 procs and activates thunderlords. (Q + AA + Q mark proc = 3 ) I will say she does need a few QoL changes really, like her q SOMETIMES is an AA reset and sometimes it is't.... idk

DeathTheHorseman4/29/2016, 1:09:36 PM1 votes

E proc Q will be brutal. I main Akali and if they give me this power now I would probably stomp everything.

Changes that will put her in a better spot without being overbearing :

  • remove the cast time on W - Currently, you spend 0.2 sec rooted in place to cast W which kills any MS utility the spell offers when chasing.

  • E should have lower cast time as well - current is 0.3 sec where you can't move and interrupts auto attacks. If they make cast time 0.2 sec or even 0.25 it will be a lot smoother to use.

  • R does damage on landing behind them. - It should do damage on passing by them. (Eliminating that 0.1 sec where you can get interrupted by CC and get denied the damage from the dash)

If they give these changes to Akali she will be stronger and less clunky but not overbearing.

Hexten1/11/2016, 2:09:13 AM1 votes

First they can fix her dash travelling slower since they introduced the strikethrough in Patch 5.9. Or in general, the strikethrough was a low-quality change and hurt her more than it helped her. There's also several bugs that I have heard about on Akali, like autoattacks not proccing Q off after ulting, and E not doing damage even when within range of targets.

Riot can look into fixing bugs for Akali before her rework, and that's already enough buffs without having to increase numbers.

More info on ult change:

Pros for strikethrough

  1. When the target is running away in a straight line away from Akali's dash, gains more distance.
  2. When dashing away to nearby minions, gives more distance between Akali and the enemy.

Cons for strikethrough

No control over the positioning, it sets you x distance away from target from the last saved location when the dash starts, so Akali ends up being flung into bad positions.

  • This is happens alot when a target is running towards you, not away. The strikethrough will overshoot Akali through the target, and she is left further away, making it easier for the target to step out of autoattack range.

  • Dashing to proc Q near or under the enemy turret is impossible to do now because it flings Akali into turret range. This hurts her alot more in mid lane because the lane is so short. This effectively means Akali cannot harass that well against enemy mid laners.

  • The old dash will simply put you on top of the target helping with gameplay clarity - the intent of the dash and where Akali will land is easier to judge.

Adds alot of unneeded delay to her damage through several ways:

FlyingInca1/11/2016, 4:03:28 AM1 votes

Akali needs a rework, if she's buffed with her current setup, she'll be OP, and she's currently too weak.

a wandering path1/11/2016, 4:10:11 AM1 votes

I think she's in a great spot right now. Her spell vamp is great and I've made awesome plays. I think she's been a good pick since her release, and is a sleeper much like irelia

HadesBlades1/11/2016, 4:37:54 AM1 votes

All she needs is a buff in her W, a replacement on her E and a update on auto animation and she will be fine. I have no clue what the new E should be but bonus damage to enemies in her shroud could be cool to implement.

Fanny Forecast1/13/2016, 9:31:34 AM1 votes

Either bring E procing Q back OR give her better attack speed/attack animation (coughs diana???)

Sachabot1/10/2016, 11:43:24 PM1 votes

They're tossing around ideas, but she probably won't see an update until the assassin rework, so maybe next year?