The energy refund buff, yeah whatever fine.
Ult missile speed..? Just why? That changes virtually nothing. It's not a skillshot, you can't dodge it. It was fast already. That would be like making Diana's missile speed faster. Who cares.
PapaGreg213 votesOp is right. This is such a negligible change that it seems disappointing to akali players that riot would actively try to improve her play style but not give her any real compensation for the brutal nerfs from a year ago. Diana does everything akali can do but better at this point
Aeolian Melodies1 votesOp is right. This is such a negligible change that it seems disappointing to akali players that riot would actively try to improve her play style but not give her any real compensation for the brutal nerfs from a year ago. Diana does everything akali can do but better at this point
Akali's design is ridiculously binary. Any significant increase to her power level will likely come with a rework.
MisterHealYoGirl1 votesThe ult missile speed was reverted to its old values because it felt very clunky and awkward to use, and the missile speed on dashes ABSOLUTELY matters. LeBlanc's winrate dropped 6% when they nerfed her W's missile speed.
Akali is SO HOT3 votesAkali's ult is still bugged and the increase in her dash speed actually does almost nothing to speed it up.
Sinister Anubis1 votesIts to allow you to get there faster to output damage and your combo faster. Also it helps dodging skill shots like morg snar lux snar and so on.
Mecha MaIphite1 voteswhy would you care about akali
when you can play magical malphite 
AkaIihoIic1 votesYep bro,** my precious Akalita** is still the same... energy refund for early... really? AKALI? EARLY?
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Aeolian Melodies1 votesFaster dash speed means it becomes harder for people to react with abilities such as Janna's tornado/Monsoon, and Thresh's Flay. It does matter.
LadyRenly1 votesnooo don't change my akali, she is freelo as it is but everyone thinks shes trash because "muh e doesnt proc!!!!"
Hexten1 votesAkali's dash speed only bugged out at 5.9, so Janna mains would have already dealt with a much a faster speed since release, plus the dash is targeted, so its super-telegraphed. The dash speed increase doesn't completely fix the bug that caused the reduction.
Oh look, Akali's winrate is 45% on LoLking.
Aeolian Melodies1 votesAkali's dash speed only bugged out at 5.9, so Janna mains would have already dealt with a much a faster speed since release, plus the dash is targeted, so its super-telegraphed.
I'm just saying dash speed is something that actually matters, and I said that with little to no regards to Shadow Dance's history.
I wouldn't exactly call a 800 range dash "telegraphed", but at any rate Akali is a type of champion Riot wants to keep weak until they finally decide to rework her.
Hexten1 votesIts telegraphed because its a linear dash. You can see the start and end point, and so you can predict where to throw skillshots.
