How to beat Akali

Common role: Mid

An AP assassin who vanishes in her smoke shroud and bursts squishies down.

What makes Akali dangerous

Akali drops a smoke shroud (W) that makes her untargetable and hard to lock, dashes in and out with her E and ultimate, and deals heavy AP burst with energy-fueled combos. She's a slippery assassin who dives the backline and is very forgiving to reposition after a failed engage.

How to play against Akali

• 1She can't be targeted inside her shroud, but AoE and area damage still hit her. Drop zoning/AoE on the smoke instead of trying to click her.
• 2She uses energy — bait her combo and she runs dry, losing her dashes and burst. Trade in her low-energy windows.
• 3Her second E recast only works if the first E hit you. Sidestep her E dagger and she can't dash back in for the follow-up.
• 4A Zhonya's, hard CC, or grouping shuts her down. Don't let her isolate a lone carry — peel and she can't commit safely.

Weaknesses to exploit

• ✓Energy-starved if she wastes her combo.
• ✓AoE damage ignores her shroud untargetability.
• ✓Squishy — hard CC and burst delete her.
• ✓Her E recast needs the first E to land.

Abilities & how to counter them

What each of Akali's abilities does — and how to play around it.

• P
  刺客の刻印

  チャンピオンにスキルでダメージを与えると対象の周囲に気の輪が形成される。輪の外に出るとアカリの次の通常攻撃の射程とダメージが増加する。

• Q
  五連苦無

  5本のクナイを投げて自身の増加攻撃力と魔力に応じたダメージを与えてスロウ効果を与える。

• W
  黄昏の帳

  姿を隠すための煙幕を張り、少しの間だけ移動速度が増加する。「帳」の中ではインビジブル状態になり、敵のスキルや通常攻撃で対象指定されなくなる。通常攻撃を行うかスキルを使用すると一時的に可視化される。

  Strong: a smoke shroud makes her untargetable to reposition and dodge. Weak: AoE and area damage still hit her inside it — drop zoning on the smoke.

• E
  翻身手裏剣

  後方に宙返りして前方に手裏剣を投げ、魔法ダメージを与える。最初に当たった敵または煙幕はマークされる。再発動するとマークされた対象までダッシュして追加でダメージを与える。

  Strong: a dagger that lets her recast E to dash back in. Weak: the recast needs the first E to hit — sidestep it and she can't follow up.

• R
  完遂

  指定方向に跳躍して攻撃した敵にダメージを与える。再発動: 指定方向にダッシュして、攻撃したすべての敵に対象の減少体力に応じたダメージを与える。

  Strong: two dashes for a burst execute and repositioning. Weak: she uses energy — bait her combo and she runs dry, losing her dashes.

Itemization

Akali is AP burst. Magic resist (Mercury's Treads, an MR item) and a Zhonya's/Banshee's answer her, and AoE zoning beats her shroud. AD assassins with a Hexdrinker/Maw duel her well.

This guide covers Akali's core kit and playstyle — advice that holds up across patches.