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the Rogue Assassin

Akali Top build & stats

Assassin B 639 games · patch 16.18
Win rate
49.0%
Pick rate
2.4%
Ban rate
15.5%
Solo/Duo Flex ARAM
16.18 16.17 16.16
Division
Master
All divisions Challenger no data Grandmaster no data Master Diamond no data Emerald no data Platinum no data Gold no data Silver no data Bronze no data Iron no data
Build, runes, spells and skill order are from Master games only.

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

Hextech Gunblade
Hextech Gunblade
3,000 gold
Zhonya's Hourglass
Zhonya's Hourglass
3,250 gold
Shadowflame
Shadowflame
3,200 gold
9,450 gold
45.5% WR 11 games

Boots

Mercury's Treads
Mercury's Treads
1,250 gold
50.0% 8 games

Runes

Domination Domination + Resolve Resolve
60.0% WR
10 games · 2% 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 Teleport
47.4% 19 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 49.0% of games as Top on patch 16.18 (639 games).
  • Most common core: Hextech Gunblade → Zhonya's Hourglass → Shadowflame — 52% win rate over 92 games.
  • Take Electrocute as keystone: picked in 80% of games with a 50% win rate.
  • Best matchup: K'Sante (85% over 13 games). Hardest: Zaahen (25% over 8 games) — consider a ban or a different pick when you see it.
  • Banned in 15% of games — have a backup pick ready.

Items

Most common sets of three completed items

Core build

Hextech Gunblade
Hextech Gunblade
Zhonya's Hourglass
Zhonya's Hourglass
Shadowflame
Shadowflame
45.5% WR
11 games · 2% pick
Rabadon's Deathcap
Rabadon's Deathcap
Hextech Gunblade
Hextech Gunblade
Shadowflame
Shadowflame
50.0% WR
4 games · 1% pick

Boots

Sorcerer's Shoes
Sorcerer's Shoes
48.3% WR
87 games · 14% pick
Mercury's Treads
Mercury's Treads
50.0% WR
8 games · 1% pick
Plated Steelcaps
Plated Steelcaps
50.0% WR
4 games · 1% pick

Legendary items by win rate

ItemWin ratePick
Liandry's Torment Liandry's Torment
 66.7% 0% (3)
Bloodletter's Curse Bloodletter's Curse
 66.7% 0% (3)
Stormsurge Stormsurge
 60.0% 2% (10)
Void Staff Void Staff
 60.0% 1% (5)
Shadowflame Shadowflame
 51.9% 8% (54)
Hextech Gunblade Hextech Gunblade
 45.8% 15% (96)
Hextech Rocketbelt Hextech Rocketbelt
 42.9% 1% (7)
Rabadon's Deathcap Rabadon's Deathcap
 42.9% 1% (7)
Zhonya's Hourglass Zhonya's Hourglass
 40.0% 4% (25)

Runes

Most played full pages and keystone win rates

Domination Domination + Resolve Resolve
60.0% WR
10 games · 2% 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
57.1% WR
7 games · 1% pick
Electrocute Sudden Impact Grisly Mementos Ultimate Hunter Nimbus Cloak Scorch
Domination Domination + Resolve Resolve
57.1% WR
7 games · 1% pick
Electrocute Sudden Impact Grisly Mementos Ultimate Hunter Overgrowth Second Wind

Keystones

  • Electrocute Electrocute Hitting a champion with 3 separate attacks or abilities in 3s deals bonus adaptive damage. 45.6%12% 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. 50.0%4% pick

Summoner spells

  • Flash Ignite Flash + Ignite 45.0%13% pick
  • Flash Teleport Flash + Teleport 47.4%3% pick
  • Teleport Ignite Teleport + Ignite 50.0%1% 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.