Akali - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
48.7%
Pick Rate
4.2%

AkaliPopular Build

DAssassin
Patch26.11
Matches776,441
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedJun 2, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology
AuthorDakota Chinnick

The patch 26.11 Akali most played build uses Gluttonous Greaves, Shadowflame, Zhonya's Hourglass, Rabadon's Deathcap, Hextech Gunblade, Stormsurge, Farsight Alteration. This Akali build has a 6.13% pick rate and a 53.31% win rate in LoL patch 26.11. Alternatively, check out some of the other ranked Akali build choices below.

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Best WR
Highest Win Rate Build
  • Shadowflame - Akali Highest Win Rate Build core itemShadowflame
  • Zhonya's Hourglass - Akali Highest Win Rate Build core itemZhonya's Hourglass
  • Rabadon's Deathcap - Akali Highest Win Rate Build core itemRabadon's Deathcap
Core Items
53.3%Win Rate
+4.6%WR Diff
6.1%Pick Rate
Most Played
Most Popular Build
  • Shadowflame - Akali Most Popular Build core itemShadowflame
  • Zhonya's Hourglass - Akali Most Popular Build core itemZhonya's Hourglass
  • Hextech Gunblade - Akali Most Popular Build core itemHextech Gunblade
Core Items
48.8%Win Rate
+0.1%WR Diff
11.6%Pick Rate
Alternative Build 1
  • Shadowflame - Akali Alternative Build 1 core itemShadowflame
  • Hextech Gunblade - Akali Alternative Build 1 core itemHextech Gunblade
  • Rabadon's Deathcap - Akali Alternative Build 1 core itemRabadon's Deathcap
Core Items
52.5%Win Rate
+3.8%WR Diff
8.4%Pick Rate
Alternative Build 2
  • Zhonya's Hourglass - Akali Alternative Build 2 core itemZhonya's Hourglass
  • Hextech Gunblade - Akali Alternative Build 2 core itemHextech Gunblade
  • Rabadon's Deathcap - Akali Alternative Build 2 core itemRabadon's Deathcap
Core Items
51.8%Win Rate
+3.1%WR Diff
5.7%Pick Rate

Best Akali Build - Highest Win Rate Items

Full Build

Early Build Order

Doran's Shield
Doran's Shield
Health Potion
Health Potion
Hextech Alternator
Hextech Alternator
Needlessly Large Rod
Needlessly Large Rod
Shadowflame
Shadowflame
Boots
Boots
Null-Magic Mantle
Null-Magic Mantle
Mercury's Treads
Mercury's Treads

Top Summoner Spells

  • TeleportFlash
    Teleport + Flash
    59.8%Win Rate10.5%Pick Rate

Build Stats

48.84%Win Rate
+0.11%WR Diff
11.62%Pick Rate
1,116Matches

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 48.8% win rate across 1,116 matches analyzed.

At full build, Akali gains a total of 40 Attack Damage, 445 Ability Power, 100 Health, 50 Armor, 20 Magic Resist, giving a strong power profile for magic damage.

Best Akali Runes

Domination primary rune treeDomination
  • Electrocute
  • Sudden Impact
  • Grisly Mementos
  • Ultimate Hunter
Resolve secondary rune treeResolve
  • Overgrowth
  • Second Wind
  • Adaptive Force
  • Movement Speed
  • Health Scaling
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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: Magic Damage. Lower in: Health.

The most popular starting items for Akali are Doran's Ring, Health Potion, Health Potion, Stealth Ward with a 50.0% win rate and 21.5% pick rate.

Doran's Ring
Doran's Ring
Health Potionx2
Health Potion
Stealth Ward
Stealth Ward
50.0%Win Rate
21.5%Pick Rate
Doran's Shield
Doran's Shield
Health Potion
Health Potion
51.3%Win Rate
20.4%Pick Rate
These are Akali's essential core items that you should build in nearly every game. Shadowflame (50.6% WR, +1.9% WR diff, 66.7% pick rate) provides 110 AP. Zhonya's Hourglass (49.0% WR, +0.3% WR diff, 34.8% pick rate) provides 50 Armor, 105 AP. Hextech Gunblade (49.6% WR, +0.8% WR diff, 75.1% pick rate) provides 80 AP, 40 AD. Rush these items first to reach your power spike and maximize your impact.
Top situational items for Akali include Mejai's Soulstealer, Rabadon's Deathcap. These can be swapped out depending on the enemy composition and team needs.
The best boots for Akali are Mercury's Treads. Adjust based on enemy team comp.
The recommended trinket for Akali is Oracle Lens for vision control and map awareness.

Combined statistics from all items in this Akali build.

  • Total magic resistanceMagic Resistance:20
  • Total movement speedMovement Speed:45
  • Total ability powerAbility Power:445
  • Total armorArmor:50
  • Total attack damageAttack Damage:40
  • Total healthHealth:100

Build Comparison

Best WR
Most Played
Alt 1
Alt 2
Akali magic resistanceMR
0
0
0
20
Akali movement speedSpeed
45
45
45
45
Akali ability powerAP
515
445
515
445
Akali armorArmor
50
50
50
50
Akali attack damageAD
40
40
40
40
Akali healthHealth
0
100
0
100
When facing Akali's top counters like Riven, Garen, Fizz, consider adjusting your situational items to increase survivability and match their damage output. If counter champions are building high damage, prioritize magic resistance items against AP threats or health-stacking items for general survivability 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 Mejai's Soulstealer or Rabadon's Deathcap based on which counter champions you're facing and their itemization patterns. Monitor enemy builds and adjust accordingly for optimal Akali performance.
burst mageFirst Power Spike3,200g~5 min

This Akali burst mage build is optimized for players looking to maximize their impact in League of Legends. While showing a 48.8% 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 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 15,700, this Akali build scales into the late game. Focus on farming efficiently and reaching your Shadowflame, Zhonya's Hourglass, 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

Elise champion
Elise
Core Items
  • Stormsurge - Elise core item
  • Shadowflame - Elise core item
  • Zhonya's Hourglass - Elise core item
54.0%Win Rate
8.9%Pick Rate
Aurora champion
Aurora
Core Items
  • Shadowflame - Aurora core item
  • Zhonya's Hourglass - Aurora core item
  • Rabadon's Deathcap - Aurora core item
68.3%Win Rate
4.0%Pick Rate
Ekko champion
Ekko
Core Items
  • Shadowflame - Ekko core item
  • Zhonya's Hourglass - Ekko core item
  • Dusk and Dawn - Ekko core item
53.9%Win Rate
6.2%Pick Rate

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.

Ahri champion
Ahri
Core Items
  • Shadowflame - Ahri core item
  • Zhonya's Hourglass - Ahri core item
  • Malignance - Ahri core item
54.0%Win Rate
6.8%Pick Rate

See Also

Akali OverviewAkali RunesAkali CountersAll Items