AkaliMid build

35th of 43 Middown 1 place since 26.19

Mid73%Top27%
Win
48.3%
▼1.7 vs Mid
LP a game
+0.90
±0.06
Games
482.7k
a win +20.8 · a loss −17.9
Pick · Ban
6.6 · 14.5%
as Mid · any role

How we measure

Akali Mid, patch 26.20: Hextech Gunblade, Shadowflame, Zhonya's Hourglass; Electrocute + Resolve; skill order Q > E > W (each the most played of 482,685 games).

Build

Most played of 482,685 games

Start

DrHp

63% · 48.4% won

Spells

FlIg

89% · 48.4% won

Skills

starts Q W E

77% · 49.2% won

Items 38.4% of games with a core

  1. Hextech Gunblade
  2. Shadowflame
  3. Zhonya's Hourglass
4th
  • Rd51.4% won43% pick
  • Zh52.7% won22% pick
  • Vs51.4% won9.5% pick
5th
  • Vs50.2% won23% pick
  • Rd49.6% won18% pick
  • St48.8% won13% pick

51.2% won (50.8–51.5) · 88,242 games

BootsSpellslinger's Shoes82% · 49.3% won

Skill path 72% of games · 50.0% won

Skill path: the first 11 points measured, levels 12 to 18 from the max order
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Core items

First three finished, in the order bought
  1. Hextech Gunblade › Shadowflame › Zhonya's Hourglass88,242 gamesMost played38%51.2%51% to 51%
  2. Hextech Gunblade › Shadowflame › Rabadon's Deathcap28,344 gamesHighest win12%55.1%55% to 56%
  3. Stormsurge › Shadowflame › Zhonya's Hourglass18,496 games8.1%50.2%50% to 51%
  4. Hextech Gunblade › Stormsurge › Shadowflame12,081 games5.3%52.3%51% to 53%
  5. Hextech Gunblade › Stormsurge › Zhonya's Hourglass10,054 games4.4%51.7%51% to 53%
  6. Stormsurge › Shadowflame › Rabadon's Deathcap6,532 games2.8%52.6%51% to 54%
  7. Hextech Gunblade › Shadowflame › Stormsurge5,683 games2.5%55.0%54% to 56%
  8. Hextech Gunblade › Stormsurge › Rabadon's Deathcap4,289 games1.9%55.7%54% to 57%

Skills

Max order
  1. starts Q W E77%49.2%317,904
  2. starts Q E W17%47.0%70,163
  3. starts Q W E2.5%43.2%10,430
  4. starts Q W Q1.5%50.4%6,394
  5. starts Q E W0.7%41.1%2,843

Starting items

Doran's Ring + 2 × Health Potion63% · 48.4% won · 266,048 games
  • Doran's Shield + Health Potion Highest win31%49.0% won
  • Dark Seal + Refillable Potion 2.6%50.2% won

Boots

Spellslinger's Shoes82% · 49.3% won · 396,455 games
  • Chainlaced Crushers 10%46.1% won
  • No boots 4.2%34.8% won

Summoner spells

Flash + Ignite89% · 48.4% won · 428,813 games
  • Flash + Teleport 9.2%48.0% won
  • Teleport + Ignite 0.8%49.8% won
Every option as a table54 options
Every build option with its pick, win rate and 95% range
OptionPickWin95% rangeGames
Core items
Hextech Gunblade › Shadowflame › Zhonya's Hourglass38%51.2%50.8%–51.5%88,242
Hextech Gunblade › Shadowflame › Rabadon's Deathcap12%55.1%54.6%–55.7%28,344
Stormsurge › Shadowflame › Zhonya's Hourglass8.1%50.2%49.5%–51.0%18,496
Hextech Gunblade › Stormsurge › Shadowflame5.3%52.3%51.4%–53.2%12,081
Hextech Gunblade › Stormsurge › Zhonya's Hourglass4.4%51.7%50.7%–52.6%10,054
Stormsurge › Shadowflame › Rabadon's Deathcap2.8%52.6%51.4%–53.8%6,532
Hextech Gunblade › Shadowflame › Stormsurge2.5%55.0%53.7%–56.3%5,683
Hextech Gunblade › Stormsurge › Rabadon's Deathcap1.9%55.7%54.2%–57.2%4,289
4th item, of 88,308 games that reached it
Rabadon's Deathcap43%51.4%50.8%–51.9%37,541
Zhonya's Hourglass22%52.7%52.0%–53.4%19,852
Void Staff9.5%51.4%50.3%–52.4%8,341
Stormsurge5.4%51.5%50.0%–52.9%4,807
Shadowflame4.8%52.3%50.8%–53.8%4,219
Banshee's Veil4.0%54.0%52.3%–55.6%3,562
5th item, of 22,461 games that reached it
Void Staff23%50.2%48.8%–51.5%5,277
Rabadon's Deathcap18%49.6%48.1%–51.2%4,148
Stormsurge13%48.8%47.0%–50.6%2,872
Banshee's Veil11%49.4%47.4%–51.3%2,507
Zhonya's Hourglass10%51.9%49.9%–54.0%2,334
Lich Bane4.9%50.1%47.2%–53.1%1,091
Boots
Spellslinger's Shoes82%49.3%49.1%–49.5%396,455
Chainlaced Crushers10%46.1%45.6%–46.5%48,287
No boots4.2%34.8%34.2%–35.5%20,070
Armored Advance2.3%47.4%46.4%–48.3%11,066
Immortal Path0.8%51.3%49.7%–53.0%3,660
Starting items
Doran's Ring + 2 × Health Potion63%48.4%48.2%–48.6%266,048
Doran's Shield + Health Potion31%49.0%48.7%–49.3%128,871
Dark Seal + Refillable Potion2.6%50.2%49.3%–51.1%10,968
Amplifying Tome + 2 × Health Potion1.4%43.2%41.9%–44.4%5,834
Summoner spells
Flash + Ignite89%48.4%48.2%–48.5%428,813
Flash + Teleport9.2%48.0%47.5%–48.4%44,509
Teleport + Ignite0.8%49.8%48.2%–51.4%3,858
Exhaust + Flash0.4%46.3%44.2%–48.5%2,085
Skill order
Max Q E W · starts Q W E77%49.2%49.0%–49.4%317,904
Max Q E W · starts Q E W17%47.0%46.6%–47.3%70,163
Max Q W E · starts Q W E2.5%43.2%42.2%–44.1%10,430
Max Q E W · starts Q W Q1.5%50.4%49.2%–51.6%6,394
Max Q W E · starts Q E W0.7%41.1%39.3%–42.9%2,843
First 11 skill points
Q W E Q Q R Q E Q E R72%50.0%49.8%–50.2%290,777
Q E W Q Q R Q E Q E R15%47.9%47.5%–48.3%61,688
Q W Q E Q R Q E Q E R1.5%51.4%50.2%–52.7%5,901
Q W E Q Q R Q W Q W R1.4%45.2%43.8%–46.5%5,544
Q W E Q Q R Q W Q E R1.4%45.5%44.2%–46.8%5,440
Q W E Q Q R Q E Q W R1.2%47.0%45.6%–48.4%4,742
Finished items
Stormsurge33%48.6%48.4%–48.9%159,486
Rabadon's Deathcap22%53.3%53.0%–53.6%104,769
Mejai's Soulstealer6.4%76.1%75.7%–76.6%30,698
Lich Bane5.6%51.8%51.2%–52.4%27,147
Void Staff4.9%50.2%49.6%–50.9%23,594
Hextech Rocketbelt4.6%48.1%47.4%–48.7%22,083
Banshee's Veil2.7%51.1%50.3%–52.0%13,021
Riftmaker1.4%49.7%48.5%–50.9%6,712
Liandry's Torment1.1%48.9%47.5%–50.2%5,479
Morellonomicon0.8%45.7%44.1%–47.3%3,779

Questions

What do Akali Mid players build first on all servers?

The most played core is Hextech Gunblade, then Shadowflame, then Zhonya's Hourglass: 18% of 482,685 games in all ranks, patch 26.20, 51.2% win rate.

What skill order do Akali Mid players use?

Most often they max Q, E, W and start Q, W, E: 77% of 415,365 games with a skill order in all ranks, patch 26.20, 49.2% win rate.

Which summoner spells do Akali Mid players take?

Flash and Ignite, in 89% of 482,685 games in all ranks, patch 26.20, 48.4% win rate.