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The core Akali build is Hextech Gunblade, Zhonya's Hourglass and Rabadon's Deathcap. Void Staff is the most common fourth item.

Win Rate−0.8 pts vs average (50.3 %)
49.5 %
Pick Rate
3.7 %
Ban Rate
18.9 %
Games
62K
KDA
2.03

Win Rate: −0.8 pts vs average (50.3 %)

Core build

Item 1 Hextech Gunblade 50.1 % WR 16,999 games
Item 2 Zhonya's Hourglass 53.0 % WR (+3.5) 7,397 games
Item 3 Rabadon's Deathcap 54.7 % WR (+5.2) 3,454 games
4th item
Void Staff 54.7 % 292 games
Banshee's Veil 56.6 % 179 games
Mejai's Soulstealer 62.0 % 112 games
5th item
Void Staff too few games 73 games
Banshee's Veil too few games 23 games
Stormsurge too few games 20 games

Win rate per item counts every game it was bought in. Items bought late (4th to 6th) read higher partly because players who got that far were often ahead already, not only because of the item.

Item combinations by build stage

Share of games that built exactly these items first, win rate from 100 games.

ItemsPick RateWin RateGames
Hextech Gunblade + Zhonya's Hourglass38.3 %52.6 % (+3.1)4,794
Hextech Gunblade + Stormsurge19.0 %49.1 %2,379
Rabadon's Deathcap + Hextech Gunblade10.8 %56.6 % (+7.1)1,347
Mejai's Soulstealer + Hextech Gunblade5.5 %75.1 % (+25.6)686
Void Staff + Hextech Gunblade4.6 %50.2 %581
Hextech Gunblade + Liandry's Torment3.7 %48.6 %461
Lich Bane + Hextech Gunblade3.0 %51.6 %379
Zhonya's Hourglass + Stormsurge2.9 %51.3 %362

Starting item & boots

ItemsPick RateWin RateGames
Doran's RingStart72.6 %49.4 %14,519
Doran's ShieldStart21.8 %50.2 %4,355
Dark SealStart4.7 %49.7 %939
Sorcerer's ShoesBoots80.4 %50.3 %16,078
Mercury's TreadsBoots8.1 %51.5 % (+2.0)1,610
Plated SteelcapsBoots5.2 %48.9 %1,035

Starting items and boots: shares of the 20,000 newest games with an item timeline.

Early order

ItemsPick RateWin RateGames
Doran's Ring › Amplifying Tome › Hextech Alternator › Long Sword10.0 %44.0 % (−5.5)2,009
Doran's Ring › Amplifying Tome › Hextech Alternator › Vampiric Scepter6.5 %48.8 %1,302
Doran's Ring › Dark Seal › Amplifying Tome › Hextech Alternator5.4 %50.6 % (+1.1)1,087
from the 20,000 latest games with an item timeline

Summoner spells

Summoner spellsPick RateWin RateGames
Flash + Ignite85.3 %49.7 %52,324
Flash + Teleport11.5 %47.4 % (−2.1)7,062
Teleport + Ignite3.2 %49.9 %1,935

Skill order

Skill orderPick RateWin RateGames
Q › E › W98.0 %49.6 %60,670
Q › W › E1.9 %46.1 % (−3.4)1,200
E › Q › W0.0 %63.6 %24

Build variants

BuildPick RateWin RateGames
Hextech Gunblade › Zhonya's Hourglass24.0 %52.6 % (+3.1)4,794
Hextech Gunblade › Stormsurge11.9 %49.1 %2,379
Hextech Gunblade › Rabadon's Deathcap6.7 %56.6 % (+7.1)1,347

Win rates are colored only when they are at least 1 point above or below Akali's average (49.5 %) and based on 500 or more games.

From ranked games ggez.gg collected through the Riot API.