Few powerful options to counter Akali in the midlane

** Has seen so much play recently, even competitively as showcased and according to Champion.gg she is the most banned champion this patch, people FEAR that champion. In this post, I hope to give you few options to beat her in lane so she cannot take over the game.**

First, let's talk about Akali's strenghts, and why she is feared :

• Her shroud (W spell which makes her invisible), makes her invisible to EVERYTHING and most notoriously, turrets, which means her diving potential is throught the roof.
• Her Q which throws 5 projectiles in front of her and heal her if she has close to full energy gives her a good in lane sustain.
• She takes very short trades in lane, and then hides in her shroud which has a shorter cooldown than before, it makes it very hard to win trades, and she can heal back up if you manage to chuck her.
• Most importantly, her kill potential post 6 with E (Gap closing ability which help her trigger her passive, a stronger AA after she has left a certain area arround the enemy) and her R (it gives very good mobility and crazy execution damage on the second part of the spell).

Counters :

is surprisingly good against Akali, his E stops all movement and two of his basic damaging abilities are not targeted, it means he can target her while she is in her shroud. This matchup will in my opinion revolve arround your E (which you should max second after Q for decreased cooldown and increased crowd control). The key is to not cast it unless she jumps on you, or play very passive when it's on cooldown since it's very easy for her to gap close. Arguably a skilled match up in your favor.

is emerging as a good in lane counter at the moment. You'll have comparable wave clear but you'll pack a much greater punch in short engages (in which Akali thrives) not to mention the shield from your W (which you should max because it's just too good against melee assassins). Also, both of your damaging abilities (Q and W) can hit her in her shroud. The only problem comes from the fact that Akali brings much more than you late game especially during teamfights and that she ganks better and towerdives better when she is roaming. If she plays passiv in lane and roams for teamfights, it'll be hard.

is very good against Akali. His ability to soak up magic damage gives him the ability to keep up with Akali's short trades pre 6 and his ability to escape makes him safe. He goes toe to toe if not better in roams and his late game is unravelled, sadely, most people who intend to play Akali midlane will ban this guy.

is the clear winner for me, hands down. You will push much much faster (assuming you max Q) which prevents her for roaming. Your passiv is a pain for all burst champions and champions who rely on short trades in general, Silence is great also and has a comparable cooldown with her shroud so you should be able to hit it every time, and if she wants to towerdive you, just R when she shows up and that's going to be a very sad Akali. Also Malz is safe in lane, works well post 6 with all junglers. Every time I've played this, it was a clear win.

**General tips : **

Picking up an in the midlane is way too good against her, and generaly avoiding getting hit by her empowered AA, from her passive (which is easy to notice) is a good strategy.

**Notes and ressources : **

• To understand , I used Professor Akali's guide on YouTube.
• All champions I advised to play are those that I played myself against Akali (since I don't ban her in ranked and pre-pick her in ranked in all of my midlane games, I have some experience).
• I play at a mid-plat, low diamond level on my main account.

Some stats from champion.gg to try other match ups which can be interesting, and also to prove my point by statistics (yay statistics):

• wins 43.29% of her games against at Platinium + Elo, over 365 games.
• wins 38.29% of her games against at Platinium + Elo over 717 !! games
• wins 39.45% of her games against at Platinium + Elo over 403 games
• wins 48.85% of her games against at Platinium + Elo over 217 games

Matchup that I (or you) still need to try :

• wins 39.29% of her games against at Platinium + Elo over 112 games
• wins 39.71% of her games against at Platinium + Elo over 544 games

I suspect , , to be good against her also.

Which champions have you tried against her ? Have you tried any of which I've tried ? Did you feel the same thing ? Who else would you recommend ? Comment to let everyone know and thanks in advance for your insight on the subject if you do.