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the Rogue Assassin

Akali build & stats

Assassin D 99 games · patch 16.18
Win rate
38.4%
Pick rate
5.5%
Ban rate
0.0%
Solo/Duo Flex ARAM
16.18 16.17 16.16
Division
All divisions
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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

Hextech Gunblade
Hextech Gunblade
3,000 gold
Zhonya's Hourglass
Zhonya's Hourglass
3,250 gold
Shadowflame
Shadowflame
3,200 gold
9,450 gold
62.5% WR 8 games

Boots

Mercury's Treads
Mercury's Treads
1,250 gold
36.8% 19 games

Runes

Precision Precision + Resolve Resolve
39.1% WR
23 games · 23% 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.

Precision Precision
Press the Attack Lethal Tempo Conqueror Fleet Footwork
Presence of Mind Absorb Life Triumph
Legend: Bloodline Legend: Alacrity Legend: Haste
Coup de Grace Cut Down Last Stand
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 Mark
40.9% 88 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 38.4% of games as any role on patch 16.18 (99 games).
  • Most common core: Hextech Gunblade → Zhonya's Hourglass → Shadowflame — 62% win rate over 8 games.
  • Take Electrocute as keystone: picked in 46% of games with a 35% win rate.

Items

Most common sets of three completed items

Core build

Hextech Gunblade
Hextech Gunblade
Zhonya's Hourglass
Zhonya's Hourglass
Shadowflame
Shadowflame
62.5% WR
8 games · 8% pick
Hextech Gunblade
Hextech Gunblade
Shadowflame
Shadowflame
Stormsurge
Stormsurge
0.0% WR
4 games · 4% pick
Heartsteel
Heartsteel
Hextech Gunblade
Hextech Gunblade
Riftmaker
Riftmaker
33.3% WR
3 games · 3% pick

Boots

Sorcerer's Shoes
Sorcerer's Shoes
39.7% WR
63 games · 64% pick
Mercury's Treads
Mercury's Treads
36.8% WR
19 games · 19% pick
Gluttonous Greaves
Gluttonous Greaves
28.6% WR
7 games · 7% pick

Legendary items by win rate

ItemWin ratePick
Hextech Rocketbelt Hextech Rocketbelt
 50.0% 20% (20)
Void Staff Void Staff
 50.0% 8% (8)
Liandry's Torment Liandry's Torment
 50.0% 6% (6)
Zhonya's Hourglass Zhonya's Hourglass
 48.5% 33% (33)
Lich Bane Lich Bane
 45.5% 11% (11)
Heartsteel Heartsteel
 41.7% 24% (24)
Rabadon's Deathcap Rabadon's Deathcap
 41.2% 17% (17)
Riftmaker Riftmaker
 40.9% 22% (22)
Hextech Gunblade Hextech Gunblade
 38.0% 51% (50)
Shadowflame Shadowflame
 35.1% 58% (57)
Unending Despair Unending Despair
 33.3% 6% (6)
Stormsurge Stormsurge
 27.0% 37% (37)

Runes

Most played full pages and keystone win rates

Domination Domination + Precision Precision
30.6% WR
36 games · 36% 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
Precision Precision
Presence of Mind Absorb Life Triumph
Legend: Bloodline Legend: Alacrity Legend: Haste
Coup de Grace Cut Down Last Stand
Shards
Adaptive Force Attack Speed Ability Haste
Adaptive Force Move Speed Health Scaling
Health Tenacity and Slow Resist Health Scaling
Precision Precision + Resolve Resolve
39.1% WR
23 games · 23% pick
Conqueror Presence of Mind Legend: Haste Last Stand Overgrowth Second Wind
Precision Precision + Domination Domination
30.0% WR
10 games · 10% pick
Conqueror Presence of Mind Legend: Haste Coup de Grace Taste of Blood Treasure Hunter

Keystones

  • Electrocute Electrocute Hitting a champion with 3 separate attacks or abilities in 3s deals bonus adaptive damage. 34.8%46% 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. 40.0%45% pick
  • Dark Harvest Dark Harvest Damaging a low health champion inflicts adaptive damage and harvests a soul from the victim. 50.0%6% pick

Summoner spells

  • Flash Mark Flash + Mark 40.9%89% pick
  • Flash Ghost Flash + Ghost 20.0%5% pick
  • Flash Ignite Flash + Ignite 25.0%4% 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.