AkaliSupport build

Q: What do Akali Support players build first on all servers?

The most played core is Hextech Gunblade, then Shadowflame, then Zhonya's Hourglass: 5% of 1,565 games in all ranks, patch 26.20, 40.3% win rate.

Q: What skill order do Akali Support players use?

Most often they max Q, E, W and start Q, W, E: 50% of 1,565 games in all ranks, patch 26.20, 44.5% win rate.

Q: Which summoner spells do Akali Support players take?

Flash and Ignite, in 87% of 1,565 games in all ranks, patch 26.20, 41.4% win rate.

Off-meta Support

Mid72%Top27%Support<1%

Win: 40.6%; ▼9.4 vs Support
LP a game: 0.00; ±1.16
Games: 1,565; a win +25.8 · a loss −17.6
Pick · Ban: 0.03 · 14.5%; as Support · any role

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Updated 18 Oct, 09:12 UTCHow we measure

Build

Start

74% · 40.5% won

Spells

87% · 41.4% won

Skills

starts Q W E

50% · 44.5% won

Items 14.4% of games with a core

Hextech Gunblade
Shadowflame
Zhonya's Hourglass

4th

Rd42.9% won26% pick
Zh57.6% won24% pick
St50.0% won13% pick

40.3% won (30.0–51.4) · 77 games

BootsSorcerer's Shoes78% · 41.6% won

Skill path 54% of games · 45.2% won

Skill path: the first 11 points measured, levels 12 to 18 from the max order
Ability	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
QQ	1			4	5		7		9
WW		2												14	15		17	18
EE			3					8		10		12	13
RR						6					11					16

Core items

ItemsPickWin
Hextech Gunblade › Shadowflame › Zhonya's Hourglass77 gamesMost playedFew games14%40.3%30% to 51%
Hextech Gunblade › Stormsurge › Shadowflame41 gamesFew games7.6%48.8%34% to 64%
Hextech Gunblade › Shadowflame › Stormsurge37 gamesFew games6.9%29.7%17% to 46%
Hextech Gunblade › Shadowflame › Rabadon's Deathcap30 gamesFew games5.6%23.3%12% to 41%
Hextech Gunblade › Stormsurge › Zhonya's Hourglass30 gamesFew games5.6%53.3%36% to 70%

Skills

starts Q W E50%44.5%776
starts Q E W18%44.6%278
starts E Q WFew games6.3%24.2%99
starts Q W EFew games2.9%40.0%45
starts Q E WFew games1.8%28.6%28

Starting items

2 × Health Potion74% · 40.5% won · 1,151 games

Control Ward Few games3.2%36.0% won
Health Potion Few games3.1%38.8% won

Boots

Sorcerer's Shoes78% · 41.6% won · 1,225 games

No boots 10%28.7% won
Mercury's Treads Few games5.1%48.1% won

Summoner spells

Flash + Ignite87% · 41.4% won · 1,366 games

Exhaust + Flash Few games5.1%30.0% won
Flash + Teleport Few games2.4%42.1% won

Every option as a table37 options

Every build option with its pick, win rate and 95% range
Option	Pick	Win	95% range	Games
Core items
Hextech Gunblade › Shadowflame › Zhonya's HourglassFew games	14%	40.3%	30.0%–51.4%	77
Hextech Gunblade › Stormsurge › ShadowflameFew games	7.6%	48.8%	34.3%–63.5%	41
Hextech Gunblade › Shadowflame › StormsurgeFew games	6.9%	29.7%	17.5%–45.8%	37
Hextech Gunblade › Shadowflame › Rabadon's DeathcapFew games	5.6%	23.3%	11.8%–40.9%	30
Hextech Gunblade › Stormsurge › Zhonya's HourglassFew games	5.6%	53.3%	36.1%–69.8%	30
4th item, of 137 games that reached it
Rabadon's DeathcapFew games	26%	42.9%	28.0%–59.1%	35
Zhonya's HourglassFew games	24%	57.6%	40.8%–72.8%	33
Boots
Sorcerer's Shoes	78%	41.6%	38.8%–44.3%	1,225
No boots	10%	28.7%	22.2%–36.2%	157
Mercury's TreadsFew games	5.1%	48.1%	37.4%–59.0%	79
Plated SteelcapsFew games	2.7%	45.2%	31.2%–60.1%	42
Boots of SwiftnessFew games	1.3%	38.1%	20.8%–59.1%	21
Starting items
2 × Health Potion	74%	40.5%	37.7%–43.4%	1,151
Control WardFew games	3.2%	36.0%	24.1%–49.9%	50
Health PotionFew games	3.1%	38.8%	26.4%–52.8%	49
Summoner spells
Flash + Ignite	87%	41.4%	38.8%–44.0%	1,366
Exhaust + FlashFew games	5.1%	30.0%	21.1%–40.8%	80
Flash + TeleportFew games	2.4%	42.1%	27.9%–57.8%	38
Exhaust + IgniteFew games	1.3%	33.3%	17.2%–54.6%	21
Skill order
Max Q E W · starts Q W E	50%	44.5%	41.0%–48.0%	776
Max Q E W · starts Q E W	18%	44.6%	38.9%–50.5%	278
Max Q E W · starts E Q WFew games	6.3%	24.2%	16.9%–33.5%	99
Max Q W E · starts Q W EFew games	2.9%	40.0%	27.0%–54.6%	45
Max Q W E · starts Q E WFew games	1.8%	28.6%	15.3%–47.1%	28
First 11 skill points
Q W E Q Q R Q E Q E R	54%	45.2%	41.4%–49.0%	649
Q E W Q Q R Q E Q E R	17%	46.1%	39.4%–52.9%	206
E Q W Q Q R Q E Q E RFew games	6.2%	25.7%	17.1%–36.7%	74
Finished items
Zaz'Zak's Realmspike	65%	40.2%	37.3%–43.3%	1,024
Stormsurge	41%	42.5%	38.8%–46.4%	637
Hextech Rocketbelt	19%	41.0%	35.6%–46.7%	295
Bloodsong	13%	39.3%	32.8%–46.2%	201
Celestial Opposition	10%	40.1%	32.9%–47.8%	162
Lich Bane	8.4%	44.3%	36.1%–52.8%	131
Rabadon's Deathcap	8.3%	40.0%	32.0%–48.6%	130
Void StaffFew games	3.5%	38.2%	26.5%–51.4%	55
RiftmakerFew games	3.5%	34.6%	23.4%–47.8%	55
Mejai's SoulstealerFew games	3.3%	59.6%	46.1%–71.8%	52