Akali Wild Rift Guide, Build and Strategy

Akali is a highly mobile assassin that prefers a hit-and-run approach, repeatedly striking her targets as she weaves in and out of cover. She can is a champion that can snowball and go out of control, and can take down any roaming enemies with ease.

How to Play Hero

• Akali is good at taking down squishy champions
• Always cross the assassin mark to deal bonus damage
• Use Perfect Execution to secure kills on low HP target
• Use Twilight Shroud to reposition yourself and and avoid damage
• You can use Twilight Shroud to protect yourself from turrets
• You can also use Twilight Shroud to restore energy and use more abilities
• Shuriken Flip can be used to escape from enemies
• The recast from Shuriken Flip can follow enemies wherever they go
• The 1st dash from Shuriken Flip can pass through walls
• The dash from the recast of Shuriken Flip can pass through walls
• Skill Combo: 4th Skill > 3rd Skill > 1st Skill > 2nd Skill > 4th Skill

Skills

Passive / Assassin’s Mark: Dealing active damage to a champion reveals a ring for 4 seconds. Crossing the ring empowers Akali’s next attack to gain 100 range, deal bonus magic damage and restore 15 energy.

Skill 1 / Five Point Strike: Throws five kunais, dealing magic damage. Enemies struck at maximum range are slowed by 50% for 0.5 seconds.

Skill 2 / Twilight Shroud: Creates a smoke cloud that expands over 5.5 seconds and restores 80 energy. Akali is invisible and gains 30% movement speed inside the shroud. Attacking breaks the invisibility for 0.8 second.

Skill 3 / Shuriken Flip: Flips backward and throws a shuriken, dealing magic damage and marking the target for 3 seconds. Re-cast: Dashes to the marked target, dealing magic damage.

Skill 4 / Perfect Execution: First Cast: Dashes through an enemy champion, dealing physical damage. Can be cast again after 2.5 seconds. Second Cast: Dashes in a target direction, dealing magic damage. Increased by up to 300% based on targets missing health. Deals max damage to targets below 35% health.

Item Build

Hextech Gunblade, Infinity Orb, Ionian Stasis, Rabadon’s Deathcap, Guardian Angel, Void Staff

Runes

• Conqueror – Gain stacks of Adaptive Force when hitting a champion with separate attacks or abilities. When fully stacked, deal bonus adaptive damage to champions.
• Brutal – Gain 7 AD and 2% armor penetration, or 14 AP and 2% magic penetration
• Hunter Titan – Gain 20 max health. Unique champion takedowns grant 20 max health and 4% tenacity
• Hunter Genius – Gain 2.5 Ability Haste. Unique Champion takedowns grant 2.5 Ability Haste.

Spells

• Ignite (or Barrier)
• Flash

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