Has anyone else noticed that ALL of Akali's abilities and passive help her chase down enemies?

Khristophoros·Jul 18, 2018·1 votes·827 views

Passive: movement speed on proc, also energy restore to spam other abilities more. Q - Spammable slow + passive proc W - Movement speed + energy restore E - Basically Lee Sin Q + procs passive (can get 2 procs in the right situations) R - Two dashes, each can proc passive

If you're just worried about "turret untargetability" you have no idea what's really coming.

With that said I'm not trying to claim that she's going to be broken. It always remains to be seen. But just the idea of this many ways to chase packed into one kit is insane and hilarious.

6 Comments

SugeMinPikkJul 18, 20182 votes

Being inescapable was part of her identity before the rework. Hopefully her damage is a bit more spread out this time.

KhristophorosJul 18, 20181 votes

This is true so it matches her previous gameplay identity. It's still hilarious because she went from 2 of her abilities helping her chase to all 5 of them doing it.

GlîtchyJul 18, 20181 votes

Quite honestly, I don't mind how she maintains her gap closing, I just hope the damage isn't like 1 Q kills everything

Pika FoxJul 18, 20181 votes

She also has very little range on her abilities, and has far less chase power than her old kit post 6 if we're being completely honest.

super duper topJul 18, 20181 votes

Her Q has a very high energy cost, so not very spammable. It's also got a pretty short range. Twice in a fight without passive proc, maybe 3 times if luck. Her W gives movespeed sure, but its not that much at all. Her E NEEDS to hit a target otherwise it wont let you dash to it. It also flings you backwards by a pretty significant amount, so if you miss it then you cant really chase. Her ult is... well its an ult, its meant to be powerful. It has a very annoying 2 second cooldown after you cast the first dash, and the first dash is quite slow and kinda low range. About the same range as say a Lucian dash. 2nd dash is much higher range and much faster, but that is like 65% of her burst damage gone to chase someone. Her Q is honestly pretty weak, and the slow range is TINY.

KhristophorosJul 19, 20181 votes

Her Q is spammable if you do it right. You have to proc the passive ring and hit the autoattack every time so that you restore energy each time you Q. Then you can also restore energy just by casting W. In the ideal situation you can get 2 passive procs from E (unlikely I know) and then you can even get 2 passive procs from R.

What I'm saying is, if Akali is played perfectly with a lot of mechanical skill, Q becomes spammable, and her chasing is insane.

There will absolutely be Akali players who can maximize her potential like that.