AkaliTop build

41st of 47 Topdown 2 places since 26.20

Mid77%Top22%
Win
47.9%
▼2.1 vs Top
LP a game
+0.90
±0.29
Games
19.8k
a win +21.3 · a loss −18.2
Pick · Ban
2.8 · 23.2%
as Top · any role

How we measure

Akali Top on LAN, patch 26.21: Hextech Gunblade, Shadowflame, Zhonya's Hourglass; Electrocute + Resolve; skill order Q > E > W (each the most played of 19,849 games).

Build

Most played of 19,849 games

Start

DrHp

56% · 47.3% won

Spells

FlIg

86% · 48.0% won

Skills

starts Q W E

75% · 48.8% won

Items 16.9% of games with a core

  1. Hextech Gunblade
  2. Shadowflame
  3. Zhonya's Hourglass
4th
  • Rd55.9%won43% · 324pick, 324 games
  • St45.8%won21% · 160pick, 160 games
  • Vs50.4%won20% · 149pick, 149 games
5th
  • Rd49.9%won30% · 53pick, 53 games
  • Bv56.4%won29% · 50pick, 50 games
  • Vs57.8%won18% · 32pick, 32 games

49.4% won (47.3–51.6) · 1,988 games

4th: of the 752 games with this core that reached it · 5th: of the 174 games with this core that reached it. Win rates there are pulled toward the champion's rate at the slot, because a few games say little.

BootsSorcerer's Shoes79% · 48.8% won

Skill path 69% of games · 49.2% 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 Hourglass1,988 gamesMost played17%49.4%47% to 52%
  2. Hextech Gunblade › Stormsurge › Shadowflame1,458 games12%50.5%48% to 53%
  3. Hextech Gunblade › Shadowflame › Rabadon's Deathcap775 games6.6%55.6%52% to 59%
  4. Stormsurge › Shadowflame › Zhonya's Hourglass668 games5.7%47.9%44% to 52%
  5. Hextech Gunblade › Stormsurge › Zhonya's Hourglass562 games4.8%50.0%46% to 54%
  6. Hextech Gunblade › Stormsurge › Rabadon's Deathcap291 games2.5%59.1%53% to 65%
  7. Stormsurge › Shadowflame › Void Staff262 games2.2%48.9%43% to 55%
  8. Stormsurge › Shadowflame › Rabadon's Deathcap257 games2.2%56.0%50% to 62%

Skills

Max order
  1. starts Q W E75%48.8%14,774
  2. starts Q E W16%45.3%3,229
  3. starts Q W E3.5%43.8%682
  4. starts Q W Q1.7%52.6%333
  5. starts Q E W1.0%34.9%189

Starting items

Doran's Ring + 2 × Health Potion56% · 47.3% won · 11,117 games
  • Doran's Shield + Health Potion Highest win29%48.9% won
  • Dark Seal + Refillable Potion 12%48.1% won

Boots

Sorcerer's Shoes79% · 48.8% won · 15,642 games
  • Mercury's Treads 8.4%45.0% won
  • No boots 6.1%37.8% won

Summoner spells

Flash + Ignite86% · 48.0% won · 17,022 games
  • Flash + Teleport 7.8%46.0% won
  • Teleport + Ignite 3.7%50.5% 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 Hourglass17%49.4%47.3%–51.6%1,988
Hextech Gunblade › Stormsurge › Shadowflame12%50.5%47.9%–53.0%1,458
Hextech Gunblade › Shadowflame › Rabadon's Deathcap6.6%55.6%52.1%–59.1%775
Stormsurge › Shadowflame › Zhonya's Hourglass5.7%47.9%44.1%–51.7%668
Hextech Gunblade › Stormsurge › Zhonya's Hourglass4.8%50.0%45.9%–54.1%562
Hextech Gunblade › Stormsurge › Rabadon's Deathcap2.5%59.1%53.4%–64.6%291
Stormsurge › Shadowflame › Void Staff2.2%48.9%42.9%–54.9%262
Stormsurge › Shadowflame › Rabadon's Deathcap2.2%56.0%49.9%–62.0%257
4th item, of 4,742 games that reached it
Rabadon's Deathcap24%55.7%52.8%–58.5%1,155
Zhonya's Hourglass23%50.2%47.2%–53.1%1,102
Void Staff17%50.8%47.4%–54.2%807
Shadowflame9.0%54.1%49.4%–58.8%425
Stormsurge7.2%49.1%43.9%–54.4%344
Banshee's Veil6.0%53.7%47.9%–59.4%285
5th item, of 1,247 games that reached it
Rabadon's Deathcap26%49.4%44.0%–54.8%330
Void Staff16%56.9%49.9%–63.6%197
Zhonya's Hourglass15%56.8%49.7%–63.7%190
Banshee's Veil14%46.7%39.5%–54.0%180
Lich BaneFew games5.1%61.9%49.6%–72.9%63
ShadowflameFew games4.9%54.1%41.7%–66.0%61
Boots
Sorcerer's Shoes79%48.8%48.1%–49.6%15,642
Mercury's Treads8.4%45.0%42.6%–47.4%1,657
No boots6.1%37.8%35.1%–40.6%1,202
Plated Steelcaps3.7%48.2%44.6%–51.8%730
Boots of Swiftness1.5%54.6%48.9%–60.1%297
Starting items
Doran's Ring + 2 × Health Potion56%47.3%46.4%–48.3%11,117
Doran's Shield + Health Potion29%48.9%47.6%–50.2%5,698
Dark Seal + Refillable Potion12%48.1%46.0%–50.1%2,316
Boots + 4 × Health Potion0.7%57.3%48.7%–65.4%131
Summoner spells
Flash + Ignite86%48.0%47.2%–48.7%17,022
Flash + Teleport7.8%46.0%43.5%–48.5%1,557
Teleport + Ignite3.7%50.5%46.9%–54.1%729
Exhaust + Ignite1.2%48.0%41.8%–54.2%246
Skill order
Max Q E W · starts Q W E75%48.8%48.0%–49.6%14,774
Max Q E W · starts Q E W16%45.3%43.6%–47.0%3,229
Max Q W E · starts Q W E3.5%43.8%40.2%–47.6%682
Max Q E W · starts Q W Q1.7%52.6%47.2%–57.9%333
Max Q W E · starts Q E W1.0%34.9%28.5%–42.0%189
First 11 skill points
Q W E Q Q R Q E Q E R69%49.2%48.4%–50.1%13,419
Q E W Q Q R Q E Q E R14%45.8%44.0%–47.7%2,790
Q W E Q Q R Q W Q E R2.0%45.4%40.4%–50.4%379
Q W E Q Q R Q W Q W R1.9%47.8%42.8%–52.9%370
Q W Q E Q R Q E Q E R1.6%53.0%47.3%–58.6%300
Q W E Q Q R Q E Q W R1.5%41.2%35.7%–46.9%289
Finished items
Stormsurge44%48.7%47.6%–49.7%8,740
Rabadon's Deathcap18%55.7%54.1%–57.3%3,523
Void Staff12%48.9%46.9%–50.9%2,407
Lich Bane11%53.3%51.1%–55.4%2,131
Liandry's Torment10%50.6%48.4%–52.8%2,073
Riftmaker7.5%49.0%46.5%–51.6%1,497
Mejai's Soulstealer5.2%73.4%70.6%–76.0%1,031
Hextech Rocketbelt4.9%47.3%44.2%–50.4%973
Banshee's Veil3.6%50.9%47.2%–54.6%705
Morellonomicon2.0%48.6%43.7%–53.5%393

Questions

What do Akali Top players build first on LAN?

The most played core is Hextech Gunblade, then Shadowflame, then Zhonya's Hourglass: 10% of 19,849 games in all ranks, patch 26.21, 49.4% win rate.

What skill order do Akali Top players use?

Most often they max Q, E, W and start Q, W, E: 75% of 19,577 games with a skill order in all ranks, patch 26.21, 48.8% win rate.

Which summoner spells do Akali Top players take?

Flash and Ignite, in 86% of 19,849 games in all ranks, patch 26.21, 48.0% win rate.