Akali is a versatile assassin who relies on energy instead of mana, making her resource management unique. While mechanically challenging for beginners, mastering her abilities and passive mechanics is crucial for success.

Core Abilities

Q - Five Point Strike

• Short-range skillshot dealing magic damage
• Low cooldown, energy-based
• Damage increases and energy cost decreases with each rank
• Prioritize maxing Q first, taking two points by level 3

W - Twilight Shroud

• Creates expanding smoke cloud
• Grants movement speed and 100 energy
• Provides brief invisibility between attacks
• Essential for energy management and escape

E - Shuriken Flip

• Backward dash while throwing shuriken
• Can reactivate to dash to hit targets
• Works at any range, even across map
• High damage on second activation

R - Perfect Execution

• First cast: Targeted dash with minor damage
• Second cast: Free-directional dash (after 2.5s)
• Damage scales with missing enemy health

Passive - Assassin's Mark

• Abilities create a ring around Akali
• Moving toward ring grants movement speed
• Crossing ring empowers next auto-attack
• Extends attack range and adds bonus damage

Combat Patterns

Trading in Lane:

1. Initiate with W or E
2. Q → collect passive at ring
3. Auto-attack to trigger passive
4. Repeat Q-passive combination

Burst Combo:

• Focus on quick ability execution
• Use 1-2 passive procs
• Prioritize R-E-Q combination

Item Build

Starting Items:

• Doran's Ring + Health Potions or
• Long Sword + Refillable Potion

Core Items:

• Hextech Rocketbelt
• Shadowflame
• Zhonya's Hourglass

Situational Items:

• Demonic Embrace (vs tanks)
• Void Staff (vs magic resist)
• Mejai's Soulstealer (when ahead)

Focus on AP and Magic Penetration stats, with defensive options as needed. Ability Haste is less important due to energy limitations.

This champion excels at single-target elimination and skirmishes but requires practice to master her positioning and passive mechanics. Success with Akali comes from understanding when to engage and how to properly chain her abilities with passive procs.

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