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the Rogue Assassin

Akali Mid build & stats

Assassin A 252 games · patch 16.18
Win rate
54.0%
Pick rate
6.0%
Ban rate
10.9%
Solo/Duo Flex ARAM
16.18 16.17 16.16
Division
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Recommended build

Chosen by win rate among builds with enough games, from ranked matches of high-elo players on patch 16.18

Solid sample

Finish these three

Rabadon's Deathcap
Rabadon's Deathcap
3,500 gold
Hextech Gunblade
Hextech Gunblade
3,000 gold
Shadowflame
Shadowflame
3,200 gold
9,700 gold
63.6% WR 11 games

Boots

Spellslinger's Shoes
Spellslinger's Shoes
1,100 gold
56.0% 209 games

Runes

Domination Domination + Resolve Resolve
66.7% WR
15 games · 6% pick
Electrocute
Electrocute

Hitting a champion with 3 separate attacks or abilities in 3s deals bonus adaptive damage.

Domination Domination
Electrocute Dark Harvest Hail of Blades
Cheap Shot Taste of Blood Sudden Impact
Sixth Sense Grisly Mementos Deep Ward
Relentless Hunter Ultimate Hunter Treasure Hunter
Resolve Resolve
Shield Bash Demolish Font of Life
Conditioning Second Wind Bone Plating
Unflinching Overgrowth Revitalize
Shards
Adaptive Force Attack Speed Ability Haste
Adaptive Force Move Speed Health Scaling
Health Tenacity and Slow Resist Health Scaling

Summoner spells

Flash Ignite
54.0% 215 games

Each line is the variant with the best win rate among those played enough times, not simply the most popular one. Win rates are smoothed so a lucky three-game build can't top the list. Sample sizes are shown next to every choice.

Tips for Akali

Generated from this patch's numbers

  • Akali wins 54.0% of games as Mid on patch 16.18 (252 games).
  • Most common core: Hextech Gunblade → Zhonya's Hourglass → Shadowflame — 54% win rate over 35 games.
  • Take Electrocute as keystone: picked in 94% of games with a 54% win rate.
  • Best matchup: Zed (73% over 11 games). Hardest: Galio (46% over 13 games) — consider a ban or a different pick when you see it.

Items

Most common sets of three completed items

Core build

Hextech Gunblade
Hextech Gunblade
Zhonya's Hourglass
Zhonya's Hourglass
Shadowflame
Shadowflame
54.3% WR
35 games · 14% pick
Rabadon's Deathcap
Rabadon's Deathcap
Hextech Gunblade
Hextech Gunblade
Zhonya's Hourglass
Zhonya's Hourglass
58.3% WR
24 games · 10% pick
Rabadon's Deathcap
Rabadon's Deathcap
Void Staff
Void Staff
Hextech Gunblade
Hextech Gunblade
45.5% WR
11 games · 4% pick

Boots

Spellslinger's Shoes
Spellslinger's Shoes
56.0% WR
209 games · 83% pick
Chainlaced Crushers
Chainlaced Crushers
44.8% WR
29 games · 12% pick
Armored Advance
Armored Advance
50.0% WR
6 games · 2% pick

Legendary items by win rate

ItemWin ratePick
Banshee's Veil Banshee's Veil
 66.7% 2% (6)
Void Staff Void Staff
 61.9% 8% (21)
Lich Bane Lich Bane
 60.0% 4% (10)
Rabadon's Deathcap Rabadon's Deathcap
 57.6% 26% (66)
Stormsurge Stormsurge
 56.3% 19% (48)
Hextech Gunblade Hextech Gunblade
 54.7% 88% (223)
Shadowflame Shadowflame
 54.6% 69% (174)
Zhonya's Hourglass Zhonya's Hourglass
 54.2% 38% (96)
Hextech Rocketbelt Hextech Rocketbelt
 41.2% 7% (17)
Liandry's Torment Liandry's Torment
 33.3% 1% (3)
Morellonomicon Morellonomicon
 0.0% 1% (3)

Runes

Most played full pages and keystone win rates

Domination Domination + Resolve Resolve
55.3% WR
76 games · 30% pick
Electrocute
Electrocute

Hitting a champion with 3 separate attacks or abilities in 3s deals bonus adaptive damage.

Domination Domination
Electrocute Dark Harvest Hail of Blades
Cheap Shot Taste of Blood Sudden Impact
Sixth Sense Grisly Mementos Deep Ward
Relentless Hunter Ultimate Hunter Treasure Hunter
Resolve Resolve
Shield Bash Demolish Font of Life
Conditioning Second Wind Bone Plating
Unflinching Overgrowth Revitalize
Shards
Adaptive Force Attack Speed Ability Haste
Adaptive Force Move Speed Health Scaling
Health Tenacity and Slow Resist Health Scaling
Domination Domination + Sorcery Sorcery
43.5% WR
46 games · 18% pick
Electrocute Sudden Impact Grisly Mementos Ultimate Hunter Nimbus Cloak Scorch
Domination Domination + Resolve Resolve
54.5% WR
33 games · 13% pick
Electrocute Sudden Impact Grisly Mementos Ultimate Hunter Second Wind Overgrowth

Keystones

  • Electrocute Electrocute Hitting a champion with 3 separate attacks or abilities in 3s deals bonus adaptive damage. 54.0%94% pick
  • Conqueror Conqueror Gain stacks of adaptive force when attacking enemy champions. After reaching 12 stacks, heal for a portion of damage you deal to champions. 63.6%4% pick

Summoner spells

  • Flash Ignite Flash + Ignite 54.0%85% pick
  • Flash Teleport Flash + Teleport 53.1%13% pick

Abilities & skill order

  • PAssassin's Mark

    Dealing spell damage to a champion creates a ring of energy around them. Exiting that ring empowers Akali's next Attack with bonus range and damage.

  • QFive Point Strike

    Akali throws out five kunai, dealing damage based on her bonus Attack Damage and Ability Power and slowing.

  • WTwilight Shroud

    Akali drops a cover of smoke and briefly gains Move Speed. While inside the shroud, Akali becomes invisible and unable to be selected by enemy spells and attacks. Attacking or using abilities will briefly reveal her.

  • EShuriken Flip

    Flip backward and fire a shuriken forward, dealing magic damage. The first enemy or smoke cloud hit is marked. Re-cast to dash to the marked target, dealing additional damage.

  • RPerfect Execution

    Akali leaps in a direction, damaging enemies she strikes. Re-cast: Akali dashes in a direction, executing all enemies she strikes.