Lane Matchup: Zed v Akali
As a Zed main I have been struggling to lane against Akali. Here are a few difficuties:
- Zed hits his first powerspike when lvl 4. So when the Akali comes to last hit a minion, and I WEQ- Proc electrocute- I bring her down to 1/3 of her health but the main problem is when the effect of Doran's Shield and her health regen from Q instantly heals all the damage I've done.
- Her Q is oppressive as she can spam until she has no more energy.
Then at level 6, to counteract Akali's regen, I use my WEQ- Proc electrocute- at level 5 to prep for a lvl 6 kill. Let's say I do hit my combo perfectly... Then as soon as I hit 6, I WEQW and ignite/ R with Electrocute ( followed up with an attempted AA, E, Q) ... AND ALL SHE HAS TO DO IS PRESS W AND HIDE IN HER EVERLASTING SHROUD AS SHE POPS IN AND OUT OF IT, POKING ME TO DEATH AS SHE IS 10 HP
-If the E's and Q's don't finish me off, her R will.
- Whats even worse is if she rushes zhonyas, there is no way to solo kill her.
I've played against decent and great akalis and all I ask for Riot is :
- Make her shroud cooldown a lot longer.
- Decrease healing from her Q
- Reduce base armor/ health ( because a dorans shield with boneplate and chrysalis is crazy).
If anyone would like to offer tips or point out faults feel free to do so constructively.
Thank you. 
