Akali
Akali

Akali Matchups

AssassinPatch 16.10.1

Hard Counters

Galio
Galio

Galio can taunt you out of shroud and his magic damage reduction makes your burst ineffective.

Heimerdinger
Heimerdinger

Heimerdinger turrets reveal and zone you out of shroud and he punishes your melee range.

Annie
Annie

Annie can point-and-click stun you whenever you try to engage and burst you with Tibbers.

Favorable Matchups

Veigar
Veigar

You can dash out of his Event Horizon and assassinate him freely with your mobility.

Lux
Lux

You can shroud to dodge her abilities and close the gap with E for easy kills.

Xerath
Xerath

Xerath is immobile and you can gap-close onto him easily with E and R.

General Laning Tips

  • 1.Use Twilight Shroud to drop minion aggro after short trades in lane.
  • 2.Wait for key enemy cooldowns before committing to an all-in with your ultimate.
  • 3.Proc your passive between each ability for maximum damage output in extended fights.

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