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Akali Mid build & stats

Assassin B 1,709 games · patch 16.18
Win rate
49.5%
Pick rate
6.4%
Ban rate
15.5%
Division
Master
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

Void Staff
Void Staff
3,000 gold
Hextech Gunblade
Hextech Gunblade
3,000 gold
Zhonya's Hourglass
Zhonya's Hourglass
3,250 gold
9,250 gold
77.8% WR 9 games

Boots

Spellslinger's Shoes
Spellslinger's Shoes
1,100 gold
52.8% 229 games

Runes

Domination Domination + Resolve Resolve
69.2% WR
13 games · 1% 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
51.6% 95 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 49.5% of games as Mid on patch 16.18 (1,709 games).
  • Most common core: Hextech Gunblade → Zhonya's Hourglass → Shadowflame — 51% win rate over 314 games.
  • Take Electrocute as keystone: picked in 94% of games with a 49% win rate.
  • Best matchup: Anivia (75% over 16 games). Hardest: Swain (25% over 12 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
52.1% WR
48 games · 3% pick
Rabadon's Deathcap
Rabadon's Deathcap
Hextech Gunblade
Hextech Gunblade
Zhonya's Hourglass
Zhonya's Hourglass
42.1% WR
19 games · 1% pick
Rabadon's Deathcap
Rabadon's Deathcap
Hextech Gunblade
Hextech Gunblade
Shadowflame
Shadowflame
41.7% WR
12 games · 1% pick

Starting items

Doran's Ring
Doran's Ring
Health Potion
Health Potion
Health Potion
Health Potion
0.0% WR
2 games · 0% pick

Boots

Spellslinger's Shoes
Spellslinger's Shoes
52.8% WR
229 games · 13% pick
Chainlaced Crushers
Chainlaced Crushers
35.7% WR
42 games · 2% pick
Armored Advance
Armored Advance
71.4% WR
7 games · 0% pick

Legendary items by win rate

ItemWin ratePick
75.0% 0% (4)
69.2% 1% (13)
61.5% 2% (26)
52.9% 6% (104)
52.0% 14% (246)
51.1% 3% (47)
50.0% 12% (200)
50.0% 1% (24)
45.9% 2% (37)

Runes

Most played full pages and keystone win rates

Domination Domination + Resolve Resolve
46.7% WR
30 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 + Resolve Resolve
64.3% WR
28 games · 2% pick
Electrocute Sudden Impact Sixth Sense Ultimate Hunter Second Wind Overgrowth
Domination Domination + Resolve Resolve
47.8% WR
23 games · 1% 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. 49.5%16% 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. 72.7%1% pick
  • Fleet Footwork Fleet Footwork Attacking and moving builds Energy stacks. At 100 stacks, your next attack heals you and grants increased MS. 66.7%0% pick

Summoner spells

  • Flash Ignite Flash + Ignite 50.3%11% pick
  • Flash Teleport Flash + Teleport 51.6%6% pick

Abilities & skill order

Which ability to max first, from match timelines

Five Point Strike Q Shuriken Flip E Twilight Shroud W 0.0%2 games

Most common first three levels: Q → W → E (0%).

  • 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.