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ARAM

Akali ARAM Build 26.22

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The packed bridge keeps a target in front of Akali at all times, and Twilight Shroud drops a pool of smoke she can vanish into whenever the poke war turns on her. Chip the clumped enemy line with Five Point Strike, then Perfect Execution dashes her through the fight and out the far side onto whoever is squishiest.

#102 of 122 champions this patch · 70 games
Win rate44.3%−2.2Games70Pick rate5.3%Last 8 patches+0.2 since 26.15Damage profilei
AP
AP 87%AD 8%True 6%
DifficultyiHighPunishes misplays
ClassicModernARAMCounter
ARAM BalanceDamage taken-5%Tenacity+20%5 ability changes ↓

Akali Item Build

Twilight Shroud is why Akali can buy pure burst instead of health: the smoke turns her untargetable long enough to skip the durability a melee assassin would normally need. Ability haste does the real work in a fight that never pauses, keeping her energy topped and her Shuriken Flip re-dash and Five Point Strike ready for the next window rather than the last one.

Standard loadout · Akali The consensus path — reliable spikes, no dead time.
Starting items 1400g Boots×1Hextech Alternator×1 Core path · click an item for its recipe ››› Boots Sorcerer's Shoes72% · 48.8%Mercury's Treads28% · 41.2%
Situational items
vs AD threatsbuy this gamePhysical threats spike with lethality — armor answers buy the mid game back.ZZhonya's Hourglass2646.2%
vs stacked resistsbuy this gameWhen resists stack, penetration beats raw stats — swap a damage slot.SStormsurge2454.2%

Best Akali Runes

Electrocute pairs with the way Akali wants to fight on the Abyss, waiting for one opening to blow up a single target inside the packed 5v5 and then slip away on her shroud. Everything on the page feeds that burst window, since she cannot brawl toe to toe with a whole clumped team. Build for the pick and the escape.

The pre-game page Electrocute · Domination + Precision · keystone + 5 runes + 3 shards
Domination Primary ElectrocuteHitting a champion with 3 separate attacks or abilities in 3s deals bonus adaptive damage. Sudden Impact51% · 47.2%Grisly Mementos51% · 52.8%Ultimate Hunter54% · 50.0% Keystone plus three minors from Domination, two from Precision, then three shards — no runebook, no masteries.
Precision Secondary Coup de Grace64% · 48.9%Presence of Mind80% · 41.1%
Stat shards OffenseAdaptive Force+9 Adaptive ForceFlexAdaptive Force+9 Adaptive ForceDefenseHealth Scaling+10–180 Health (by level)
Shards give +18Adaptive Force+10–180 Health (by level)
Prioritize Hextech Gunblade, then Shadowflame, and hunt the squishy the moment your burst is online. Akali drops Twilight Shroud in the middle of the clump to vanish, lines up the Five Point Strike mark, and uses Perfect Execution to dash through for the kill and reset out. On a bridge with nowhere to hide, that shroud is her lifeline as much as her setup.

Akali Skill Order

Five Point Strike carries a 70 percent AP ratio on the Abyss, which is why the points at 4, 5, 7 and 9 land there before Shuriken Flip climbs from 8. Perfect Execution runs a 90 to 60 second cooldown, so each rank shortens the wait on the leap and its executing re-cast.

Skill order · Akali R at 6 / 11 / 16 — always
PriorityRR›QQ›EE›WW›Max Q first; E at level 3.
Lv 123456789101112131415161718
Q14579max 9
W214151718max 18
E38101213max 13
R61116max 16
Akali's damage lands in one committed rotation, so max Q first for the front-loaded burst that blows up a target inside the packed 5v5, then fill E and W. Twilight Shroud and Shuriken Flip exist to survive the return fire once she is deep in the clump, and Perfect Execution is the finishing dash and reset.

Akali ARAM Abilities

Assassin's Mark rewards footwork more than raw aim: any spell that lands rings a target in energy, and stepping across that ring hands her next attack bonus range and damage. Shuriken Flip marks the first thing it hits, then recasts into a dash straight to it.

Abilities on the Abyss · Akalipatch 26.22 base numbers · click an ability · all ranks shown
Assassin's MarkPassivePFive Point StrikeMax 1stQTwilight ShroudMax lastWShuriken FlipMax 2ndEPerfect ExecutionUltRRank-up levels here match the skill order below.
Five Point StrikeMagic damageMax 1stStatLV 1rank 1LV 4rank 2LV 5rank 3LV 7rank 4LV 9MAXDamage+25 per rank+65% AD+60% APlv 145lv 470lv 595lv 7120lv 9145Cost-10 per ranklv 1110lv 4100lv 590lv 780lv 970Constant at every rankCooldown1.5ssame at all ranks
Abyss changeloghow the Abyss re-balances Akali: entries touching the selected ability light upDamage taken−5%champion tuningTenacity+20%champion tuningAssassin's MarkAP ratio changed to 65% AP.Five Point StrikeAP ratio changed to 70% AP.Perfect ExecutionFirst dash AP ratio changed to 40% AP.Perfect ExecutionSecond dash minimum AP ratio changed to 40% AP.Perfect ExecutionCooldown changed to 90 to 60 seconds.

Akali Base Stats

Base stats · AkaliPatch 26.22
Base statslevel 1 · +per levelAD62+3.3AS0.625+3.2%MS345Range125HP600+119HP59+0.9Armor23+4.7MR37+2.05Energy200EN550
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