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How The Hell Do You Counter Akali?

Leo1024··1 votes·655 views

So after the new year i'm returning home and looking forward to paying some League of Legends, however i'm NOT looking forward to playing against akali and here's why

I get she's melee and can be poked easily but how the f*ck do i deal with her? I can't ever all in since she'll just go into her fog, however she seems to all in without a problem, I can't flash either since she has unlimited ultimates, and poking her doesn't do anything because you're wasting mana on a champion who already only needs energy but now she heals a lot aside from the 15% healing she gets on the Gunblade that she's sure to build.

So no i'm not complaining, i'm not calling for nerfs, and i'm not asking for a revert, simply how to deal with her? Who is she weak against? I play lots of mages but I'm good with Zed and I got Yasuo recently, are they good against her? What are her weaknesses? Thanks

Also, please don't hurt me, I bought a mystery champion with leftover RP which turned out to be Yasuo, and I don't want the RP to be wasted, I hate him to but he looks fun and I guess I can just abuse him till Riot fixes the problem [slayer-jinx-wink] Thanks!

14 Comments

Terozu1 votes

Try Taliyah, Her E and W let her harrass her through shroud, and the slow from Rylais(Which if you don't have Rylais on Taliyah, legit uninstall thats like no flash on annie) let you keep her at a distance while dishing out massive damage in poke and kiting, build a Morellos on top of that for grievous wounds and she cant heal it back anymore, hope I helped!

VoraciousX1 votes

Isn't Akali like gutted right now?

Terozu1 votes

Lol No, not at all.

VoraciousX1 votes

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Lol No, not at all.

Her ult tickles, she basically has to auto attack you and her auto attack animation always seemed really slow to me.

Terozu1 votes

She has one of the fastest autos in the game, and with her q it can do over half your health, her ult isn't a damage tool it's a dash, so of course it tickles.

VoraciousX1 votes

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She has one of the fastest autos in the game, and with her q it can do over half your health, her ult isn't a damage tool it's a dash, so of course it tickles.

Akali's autos are only fast if you Q first that I've experienced, and that's if you haven't auto attacked yet. Her passive won't deal damage until the second auto, so her only real damaging abilities are Q and E. Then again just tested her, and since her passive doesn't require the same target you can auto a normal minion first for the extra damage so it may not be absolutely terrible, still doesn't seem amazing though. Her ult used to actually deal damage, now it's nothing, and they nerfed every ratio on her abilities btw, AP at least, they buffed her AD ratios a bit, but they're still lower than AP except E I think.

Terozu1 votes

She immediately autos on her ult, and she has very high attack speed, at least for a melee unit.

VoraciousX1 votes

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She immediately autos on her ult, and she has very high attack speed, at least for a melee unit.

Only if she hasn't auto'd previously, and her first auto only heals her, it doesn't do any extra damage. Her second one does.

Elisheva1 votes

One spirit visage and I haven't had a problem with an akali that isn't 10 levels above me.

Leo10241 votes

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One spirit visage and I haven't had a problem with an akali that isn't 10 levels above me.

that actually sounds genius and i'm not even being sarcastic, Vladimir usually builds spirits second item but I could get it first, maybe even second since i'd outheal her and use my pool if she tries to dive

legit, thanks man, even if it was indirect you basically told me Vladimir is the ultimate Akali counter, he may be weak but i'm decent with him and he actually sounds like a great option for facing Akali

Elisheva1 votes

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that actually sounds genius and i'm not even being sarcastic, Vladimir usually builds spirits second item but I could get it first, maybe even second since i'd outheal her and use my pool if she tries to dive

legit, thanks man, even if it was indirect you basically told me Vladimir is the ultimate Akali counter, he may be weak but i'm decent with him and he actually sounds like a great option for facing Akali

I honestly prefer tanks, because tilt, and death are the best forms of CC to use on akali, but vlad should work just peachy.

Rafiina1 votes

I have a lot of experience with the Vlad matchup as Akali. The pre-work (i.e. stronger) Akali struggled if she went straight AP. When I say struggle, I mean Vlad could prevent her from farming even under tower. However, I would usually take Strength of the Ages on Akali, rush a spirit visage and then it's completely reversed. Akali ends up with better sustain, higher base damages, and the ability to skirmish often, especially after 6. That was old Akali. I actually think it would work even better on the new Akali with the E buffs (physical damage so Vlad's spirit visage is less effective) and the absurd sustain her new passive has in the early and mid game.

Good luck.

KitsuneKrash1 votes

2 champs I've always seen Akali have trouble with are Malzahar & Zyra . Akali for the most part is single-target so has difficulty dealing with multiple plants/voidlings. Obviously their cc also plays a part.

Rafiina1 votes

Akali is in a generally weak state right now. Build a negatron and she'll struggle to kill you with an all-in even with all three stacks of her ult, unless you stay when low health or you let her get ahead, but that applies to any champ. More or less every mage has more burst right now. Champs like Annie, Syndra, Anivia can wreck her. DPS mages like Cass and Aurelion Sol will struggle hard. Skillshot champs like Lux are hit or miss in lane, but are easy pickings once Akali gets items, so it depends on you.

Akali is basically a hard counter to Yasuo, even in her current state.

Edit: Akali is particularly hard to play against champs that hard push quickly and safely. The best one I know of is Morg. Combine with Morg's R and pool that can hit Akali in her shroud, Morg's magic shield, and the insane damage on the snare and Akali will struggle. It's the hardest counter I've played as Akali. Annie is stupidly hard, too. Annie doesn't even have to save her stun and so she can spam her Q to push lane for free and still win all-in trades.

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