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
  Suikastçının Damgası

  Bir şampiyona yetenek hasarı vermek, hedefin etrafında enerji halkası oluşturur. Bu halkadan geçmek Akali'nin bir sonraki saldırısına ilave menzil ve hasar sağlar.

• Q
  Beş Nokta Saldırısı

  Akali beş kunai fırlatarak ilave saldırı gücü ve yetenek gücüne bağlı olarak hasar verip yavaşlatma etkisi uygular.

• W
  Alacakaranlık Perdesi

  Akali bir duman bombası atar ve kısa süreliğine hareket hızı kazanır. Perdenin içindeyken Akali görünmez olur ve rakiplerin yetenekleri veya saldırılarıyla hedef alınamaz hale gelir. Saldırmak veya yetenek kullanmak Akali'yi kısa süreliğine açığa çıkarır.

  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
  Çevik Silah

  Geriye doğru sıçrayarak büyü hasarı veren bir shuriken fırlatır. İsabet alan ilk rakip veya duman bulutu işaretlenir. Yetenek yeniden kullanıldığında işaretli hedefe atılarak fazladan hasar verir.

  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
  Kusursuz İnfaz

  Akali belli bir doğrultuda sıçrayarak isabet alan rakiplere hasar verir. Yeniden kullanım: Akali belli bir doğrultuda atılır ve isabet alan bütün rakipleri infaz eder.

  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.