- Win Rate
- 48.6%
- Pick Rate
- 3.2%
- Ban Rate
- 17.1%
Akali Mid Build: Items & Boots
- Patch
- 26.20
- Games
- 4,169
- Lane
- Mid
- Tier
- All Tiers
- Last Updated
- Oct 12, 2026 UTC
- Methodology
- Data Methodology
- Author
- Dakota Chinnick
The most-played Patch 26.20 Akali build is Spellslinger's Shoes, Shadowflame, Zhonya's Hourglass, Hextech Gunblade, Mejai's Soulstealer, Rabadon's Deathcap, Oracle Lens: 11.12% of games, 51.64% win rate. Below are the boots, first items, starting items and summoner spells players pick most, each with its own win rate and game count.
Best Akali Build - Highest Win Rate Items
Full Build
Early Build Order
Top Summoner Spells
Flash + Ignite51.6%Win Rate88.5%Pick Rate
Teleport + Flash50.7%Win Rate10.6%Pick Rate
Build Stats
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 Shadowflame, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Hextech Gunblade. This item combination achieves a 51.6% win rate across 670 matches analyzed.
At full build, Akali gains a total of 40 AD, 445 AP, 100 Health, and 50 Armor, giving a strong power profile for magic damage.
Best Akali Runes
Domination
Resolve
Akali Abilities
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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: Physical Damage. Lower in: Physical Resistance, Gold Efficiency, Magic Resistance.
The most popular starting items for Akali are Doran's Ring, Health Potion, Health Potion, Stealth Ward with a 62.5% win rate and 23.9% pick rate.
- Shadowflame S Tier
Shadowflame
3,20049.89%Win Rate+1.29%WR Diff66.87%Pick Rate - Zhonya's Hourglass S Tier
Zhonya's Hourglass
3,25051.66%Win Rate+3.06%WR Diff36.92%Pick Rate - Hextech Gunblade S Tier
Hextech Gunblade
3,00049.24%Win Rate+0.64%WR Diff74.38%Pick Rate
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Test any item combination — even off-meta — against thousands of real Akali matches. See win rate, KDA, damage, and every item's real impact before you ever lock in.
- Any item combo — even off-meta
- Thousands of real matches
- Win rate by rank & game length
Akali players complete Hextech Gunblade first in 75% of games, winning 49.3% of them. The median first item is finished at 12:06 (25th to 75th percentile: 10:48 to 13:30).
First item
| Build | Win Rate | Pick Rate | Done at | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 49.3% | 74.6% | 12:06 | 2,961 |
 | 46.8% | 18.8% | 11:48 | 745 |
 | 50.7% | 1.7% | 12:06 | 69 |
First two items
| Build | Win Rate | Pick Rate | Done at | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 73.6% | 2.5% | 16:36 | 87 |
 | 49.9% | 52.1% | 21:06 | 1,815 |
| 51.0% | 12.6% | 20:30 | 439 |
Three-item core
| Build | Win Rate | Pick Rate | Done at | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 73.9% | 2.0% | 21:24 | 46 |
| 67.6% | 3.0% | 22:18 | 68 |
 | 52.2% | 29.6% | 27:48 | 678 |
Stages keep purchase order, so "A then B" and "B then A" are counted separately. Completion time is the minute the last item of the stage was bought. Boots are tracked separately.
Akali players max Q > E > W in 96% of games, winning 48.6% of the 3,900 games that followed that order. The grid shows the most common ability at every level.
Q
E
W| Level | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |||||||||||||
| W | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |||||||||||||
| E | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |||||||||||||
| R | 1 | 2 | 3 |
- Q > W > E: 3% of games, 48.1% win rate
- E > Q > W: 0% of games, 28.6% win rate
- Mejai's Soulstealer S Tier
Mejai's Soulstealer
1,50074.32%Win Rate+25.72%WR Diff6.16%Pick Rate - Rabadon's Deathcap S Tier
Rabadon's Deathcap
3,50052.46%Win Rate+3.86%WR Diff20.94%Pick Rate
- Spellslinger's Shoes S Tier
Spellslinger's Shoes
1,10049.89%Win Rate+1.29%WR Diff78.51%Pick Rate
- Oracle Lens S Tier
Oracle Lens
049.50%Win Rate+0.90%WR Diff26.36%Pick Rate
Combined statistics from all items in this Akali build.
Movement Speed:45
Ability Power:445
Armor:50
Attack Damage:40
Health:100
Build Comparison
SpeedAPArmorADHealth
This Akali burst mage build is optimized for players looking to maximize their impact in League of Legends. This build maintains a solid 51.6% win rate based on 670 analyzed matches. The build's key strengths include devastating ability power scaling with 445 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 low health pool requiring careful positioning and no built-in sustain for extended fights. With a total gold cost of 15,550, this Akali build scales into the late game. Focus on farming efficiently and reaching your Shadowflame, Zhonya's Hourglass, and 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 445 total AP
Weaknesses
- Low health pool requiring careful positioning
- No built-in sustain for extended fights
- Limited ability haste may result in longer cooldowns
Champions with Similar Builds to Akali
Champions that use similar core items to Akali. These builds share at least 2 core items with the current popular akali build and may have similar playstyles and power spikes.
Akali Mid Boots, Starting Items & Summoner Spells (Patch 26.20)
4,036 gamesMost Akali Mid players rush Hextech Gunblade first (75% of games), finished at a median of 12.1 minutes. Spellslinger's Shoes are the usual boots (81%). The standard summoner spells are Flash + Ignite (88%). The game usually starts with Doran's Ring + Health Potion + Health Potion.
Akali boots
| Option | Players | Win Rate | Games |
|---|---|---|---|
 Spellslinger's ShoesMost played | 81.1% | 49.9% | 3,273 |
 Chainlaced Crushers | 10.5% | 43.6% | 424 |
 Armored Advance | 2.5% | 40.2% | 102 |
Akali starting items
| Option | Players | Win Rate | Games |
|---|---|---|---|
  Doran's Ring + Health Potion ×2Most played | 34.9% | 48.1% | 1,409 |
 Doran's Ring + Health Potion ×2 + Stealth Ward | 22.0% | 49.8% | 889 |
 Doran's Shield + Health Potion | 20.8% | 49.8% | 840 |
| Doran's Shield + Health Potion + Stealth Ward | 12.1% | 47.3% | 490 |
Akali summoner spells
| Option | Players | Win Rate | Games |
|---|---|---|---|
  Flash + IgniteMost played | 88.2% | 48.8% | 3,558 |
 Flash + Teleport | 9.8% | 46.0% | 396 |
Every option is listed with its own pick rate, win rate and game count from ranked games this patch. Options under 40 games are left out.
Akali First Item and Core Build Timing
Which item Akali players finish first and which three-item core they build, with the median completion minute and the middle 50% of games — the timing to beat if you want to spike before your opponent.
First completed item
| Items | Finished | Players | Win Rate | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Hextech Gunblade | 12.1 min 10.8-13.5 min | 74.6% | 49.3% | 2,961 |
 Stormsurge | 11.8 min 10.4-13.3 min | 18.8% | 46.8% | 745 |
 Hextech Rocketbelt | 12.0 min 10.2-13.4 min | 2.4% | 39.4% | 94 |
 Lich Bane | 12.1 min 10.9-13.9 min | 1.7% | 50.7% | 69 |
Three-item core
| Items | Finished | Players | Win Rate | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
  Hextech Gunblade → Shadowflame → Zhonya's Hourglass | 27.8 min 25.6-30.2 min | 29.6% | 52.2% | 678 |
| Hextech Gunblade → Stormsurge → Shadowflame | 26.5 min 24.2-29.1 min | 5.1% | 55.6% | 117 |
 Hextech Gunblade → Shadowflame → Mejai's Soulstealer | 22.3 min 20.8-24.3 min | 3.0% | 67.6% | 68 |
| Hextech Gunblade → Mejai's Soulstealer → Shadowflame | 21.4 min 20.0-22.9 min | 2.0% | 73.9% | 46 |
 Hextech Gunblade → Stormsurge → Rabadon's Deathcap | 27.5 min 25.2-29.2 min | 2.0% | 60.9% | 46 |
Every Akali Mid Item by Win Rate
The completed items Akali players build most this patch, with the share of games each one appears in and its win rate. Situational items sit low in pick rate for a reason — read the win rate next to the game count.
| Option | Players | Win Rate | Games |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hextech GunbladeMost played | 76.8% | 49.2% | 3,101 |
| Shadowflame | 69.1% | 49.9% | 2,788 |
| Zhonya's Hourglass | 38.1% | 51.7% | 1,539 |
| Stormsurge | 34.6% | 48.2% | 1,397 |
| Rabadon's Deathcap | 21.6% | 52.5% | 873 |
| Lich Bane | 7.8% | 51.8% | 313 |
| Mejai's Soulstealer | 6.4% | 74.3% | 257 |
 Void Staff | 5.7% | 53.2% | 231 |
| Hextech Rocketbelt | 4.6% | 43.2% | 185 |
 Banshee's Veil | 2.6% | 40.0% | 105 |
 Riftmaker | 1.6% | 54.0% | 63 |
 Liandry's Torment | 1.4% | 54.4% | 57 |
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This core is in our ranked data: 52.2% win rate over 678 games.
- Attack Damage
- 40
- Ability Power
- 295
- Armor
- 50
- Magic Pen
- 35
- Magic Pen %
- 8%
- Omnivamp
- 10%
- Move Speed
- 45