Akali

Bay B··1 votes·776 views

I was talking with my team about this and they all raged at me so I don't expect you guys not too, but hear me out. Akali firstly is an energy assassin, having up to 3 dashes, 1 'escape movement' ability, and 2 point and click abilities. Q is point and click leaving a proc she can break, Im not totally sure if W is still able to proc it but if you can W the proc you can most likely auto it anyway. W is like I said a close range '360' ability, dealing dmg. E is shroud which makes her invis while giving movement speed. Her ult is a dash which can store up to 3 dashes.

So that's 2 point and click abilities (Q and R), 1 ability that's only click no point, and a shroud you could consider a 'skill shot'. Now when looking at other assassins, Zed is the only other with energy. When examining his kit we can see he has 2 skillshots, a click ability and another point and click ability. Fairly similar for the most part, only for Zed hitting level 6 means he's gained dmg, for his ult deals whatever amount and a flat amount which makes it strong. Akali on the other hand gets her ult and really doesn't gain anymore dmg, but rather a hugely convenient way to get her abilities off within a second, while still have 2 more dashes as executions or escapes. When Zed has his ult down his power is reduced drastically, while Akali. . . always has her ult, her kit just gives her that power, she never really 'dips' in power. You can exhaust all her abilities and energy and within 10 seconds it's as if she hadn't fought. I know having exhaust can counter her and I know they're are ways to play around her, but the point of this post is to bring to light to amount of utility and consistent dmg Akali has over most other assassins and champions in the game, considering all that power lays behind 2 point and click abilities, just seems a bit strong.

Also with Gunblade she doesn't need to be tanky

2 Comments

PapaGreg211 votes

Akali is rarely played since the range on her r nerfs and the fact that her e can no longer proc her q mark. Because she has to auto attack to trigger her mark, her combo is slower and clunky. She is still the worst champion in the game pre-6 so against almost every opponent she will be behind early. Her shroud is completely useless once the enemy buys a pink or uses red trinket. She has a lot of problems right now. On the flip side, if she gets ahead you can't get away from her and is very frustrating to deal with, especially if you are not a tank or juggernaut.

Kaioko1 votes

Akali does dip in power you have from about level 6 - level 13 to start roaming and be useful. Late game she's quickly shut down and early game she's absolutely atrocious. That's why tank Akali emerged as viable because her building damage isn't as amazing as other assassins.

At lower ELOs though she typically can do very well with people not grouping, using CC, building defenses and knowing what the heck this item does item 2043

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