Akali Best Build (49.9% WR) - LoL Patch 26.11

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Shadowflame
Hextech Gunblade
Rabadon's Deathcap

Best Akali Build - Highest Win Rate Items

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Flash + Ignite
48.6%Win Rate84.9%Pick Rate
Teleport + Flash
58.1%Win Rate12.3%Pick Rate

Build Stats

49.60%Win Rate

-0.25%WR Diff

4.46%Pick Rate

504Matches

This Akali build focuses on ability power for maximum spell damage. Build the core items first for your power spike, then adapt with situational items based on enemy team composition.

The core items for this Akali build are Stormsurge, Shadowflame and Hextech Gunblade. This item combination achieves a 49.6% win rate across 504 matches analyzed.

At full build, Akali gains a total of 40 Attack Damage, 505 Ability Power, giving a solid power profile for magic damage.

Best Akali Runes

Domination

Resolve

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Akali build strength based on the items chosen in the build when compared to all builds across every champion. Strongest in: Magic Damage. Lower in: Physical Resistance, Health, Magic Resistance.

Build Deep Dive

The most popular starting items for Akali are Doran's Ring, Health Potion, Health Potion, Stealth Ward with a 42.7% win rate and 20.5% pick rate.

Doran's Ring

Health Potion

Stealth Ward

42.7%Win Rate

20.5%Pick Rate

Doran's Shield

Health Potion

56.4%Win Rate

20.1%Pick Rate

These are Akali's essential core items that you should build in nearly every game. Stormsurge (50.6% WR, +0.7% WR diff, 27.9% pick rate) provides 90 AP, 0.06% Speed. Shadowflame (51.0% WR, +1.1% WR diff, 65.9% pick rate) provides 110 AP. Hextech Gunblade (49.9% WR, +0.0% WR diff, 74.9% pick rate) provides 80 AP, 40 AD. Rush these items first to reach your power spike and maximize your impact.

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Stormsurge
2,800
50.56%Win Rate
+0.71%WR Diff
27.86%Pick Rate
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Shadowflame
3,200
50.95%Win Rate
+1.10%WR Diff
65.90%Pick Rate
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Hextech Gunblade
3,000
49.87%Win Rate
+0.02%WR Diff
74.90%Pick Rate

Top situational items for Akali include Rabadon's Deathcap, Void Staff. These can be swapped out depending on the enemy composition and team needs.

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Rabadon's Deathcap
3,500
52.68%Win Rate
+2.83%WR Diff
20.28%Pick Rate
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Void Staff
3,000
47.21%Win Rate
-2.64%WR Diff
6.28%Pick Rate

The best boots for Akali are Gluttonous Greaves. Adjust based on enemy team comp.

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Gluttonous Greaves
1,000
63.77%Win Rate
+13.92%WR Diff
0.83%Pick Rate

The recommended trinket for Akali is Farsight Alteration for vision control and map awareness.

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Farsight Alteration
0
48.80%Win Rate
-1.05%WR Diff
8.58%Pick Rate

Combined statistics from all items in this Akali build.

Movement Speed:45
Ability Power:505
Movement Speed:6%
Attack Damage:40

Build Comparison

Best WR

Most Played

Alt 1

Alt 2

Speed

435

505

515

445

Speed

0.06%

When facing Akali's top counters like Garen, Teemo, Malzahar, consider adjusting your situational items to increase survivability and match their damage output. If counter champions are building high damage, prioritize armor items against AD-heavy counter picks or magic resistance items against AP threats in your situational item slots to reduce burst damage and improve trading potential. Your core build provides strong damage output. Against tanky counter picks, consider penetration items or percentage-based damage from your situational options to maintain kill pressure. Adapt your final build slots with items like Rabadon's Deathcap or Void Staff based on which counter champions you're facing and their itemization patterns. Monitor enemy builds and adjust accordingly for optimal Akali performance.

Garen
38.6%Win Rate
-11.21%WR Diff
Counter Items
Teemo
44.1%Win Rate
-5.73%WR Diff
Counter Items
Malzahar
45.6%Win Rate
-4.22%WR Diff
Counter Items

burst mageFirst Power Spike2,800g~5 min

This Akali burst mage build is optimized for players looking to maximize their impact in League of Legends. While showing a 49.6% win rate, this Akali build requires proper execution and favorable game conditions to succeed. The build's key strengths include devastating ability power scaling with 505 total AP. Choose this build when your team needs magic damage, especially if teammates are primarily AD-focused. Akali with this build can punish teams that stack armor. Consider the enemy team composition when finalizing your situational items to maximize Akali's effectiveness. However, be aware that this build lacks defensive stats making Akali vulnerable to burst damage and low health pool requiring careful positioning. With a total gold cost of 16,500, this Akali build scales into the late game. Focus on farming efficiently and reaching your Stormsurge, Shadowflame, Hextech Gunblade power spike before taking major fights. For optimal results with this Akali build, focus on proper itemization timing, positioning in teamfights, and adapting your situational items based on the specific challenges each game presents.

Strengths

Devastating ability power scaling with 505 total AP

Weaknesses

Lacks defensive stats making Akali vulnerable to burst damage
Low health pool requiring careful positioning
No built-in sustain for extended fights
Limited ability haste may result in longer cooldowns

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Akali Build - Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best Akali build?

The best Akali build in this patch includes Stormsurge, Shadowflame, and Hextech Gunblade. This build has a 49.60% win rate and is picked 4.46% of the time.

What are Akali's core items?

Akali's core items are Stormsurge, Shadowflame, and Hextech Gunblade. These items provide the best stats and synergies for Akali's kit and playstyle in League of Legends.

What are the best boots for Akali?

Gluttonous Greaves are the best boots for Akali. These boots provide optimal mobility and stats for Akali's playstyle. They are included in 4.5% of Akali builds.

What is the best trinket for Akali?

Farsight Alteration is the best trinket for Akali. This trinket provides optimal vision control and map awareness. Using Farsight Alteration helps Akali maintain vision around objectives and track enemy movements.

Are there alternative Akali builds?

Yes, alternative Akali builds include options like Shadowflame, Hextech Gunblade, and Rabadon's Deathcap. Different builds can be more effective depending on team composition and matchups.

Where does MetaBot source build data for Akali?

MetaBot sources its build data for Akali directly from the Riot Games API, provided to developers for ingesting game data from League of Legends. MetaBot analyzes hundreds of thousands of matches daily to help it determine build statistics.

How does MetaBot determine what the best Akali builds are?

MetaBot filters out any matches that don't use complete builds for Akali. From there, we aggregate the Akali builds data and use that to determine which builds are finding the most success in the current League of Legends meta. High performing builds with low confidence intervals resulting from thin data are dropped from our final results.

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Akali Starting Items

Best Akali Core Items - Build These First

Stormsurge

Shadowflame

Hextech Gunblade

High Win Rate Situational Items for Akali

Rabadon's Deathcap

Void Staff

Akali Boots

Gluttonous Greaves

Akali Trinket

Farsight Alteration

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