Akali Build & Best Items

TFT Set 18 · Patch 18.4b

1-cost Inferno Adaptor Ravager

Base stats (1★) HP 650AD 40AS 0.75Armor 35MR 35Range 1Mana 0/25

Best items

Edge of Night

Hand of Justice

Infinity Edge

Ability: Kunai Strike

Adaptor (AD): Throw a volley of kunai at the target, dealing 145/220/380 (AD) + 10/15/25 (AP) physical damage. If the target is Burning, deal an additional 35/52/80 damage.

Adaptor (AP): If the Ability kills, cast it again.

Weak 1-cost

Akali is a 1-cost Inferno/Adaptor/Ravager. On patch 18.4b, Akali averages 4.81 in Diamond+ games — worse than the average 1-cost (4.53).

Diamond+ · 144,639 boards · Patch 18.4b

Avg4.81 Top 445.6% Delta+0.48 Win8.9% Play Rate0.4% Games145k

Patch

Time

Best Builds for Akali

Build	Adj AVP	AVP	Games	Top 4%	Win%	Play %	Open in explorer
Rapid Firecannon · Hand of Justice · Infinity Edge	3.63	3.36	860	73.8%	20.1%	0.6%	›
Rapid Firecannon · Hand of Justice · Jeweled Gauntlet	3.93	3.73	875	66.4%	14.9%	0.6%	›
Lich Bane · Edge of Night · Hand of Justice	3.95	3.74	809	66.3%	14.5%	0.6%	›
Zhonya's Paradox · Hand of Justice · Jeweled Gauntlet	4.04	3.86	869	63.7%	13.5%	0.6%	›
Lich Bane · Edge of Night · Jeweled Gauntlet	4.05	3.90	1k	64.0%	12.2%	0.7%	›
Lich Bane · Hand of Justice · Jeweled Gauntlet	4.11	3.92	728	63.3%	12.5%	0.5%	›
Edge of Night · Hand of Justice · Infinity Edge	4.20	4.18	5.6k	56.8%	11.9%	3.9%	›
Edge of Night · Hand of Justice · Rabadon's Deathcap	4.51	4.45	979	51.2%	7.5%	0.7%	›
Edge of Night · Hand of Justice · Jeweled Gauntlet	4.55	4.54	9.8k	50.0%	8.7%	6.8%	›
Hand of Justice · Jeweled Gauntlet · Rabadon's Deathcap	4.61	4.57	909	49.5%	8.5%	0.6%	›
Edge of Night · Jeweled Gauntlet · Rabadon's Deathcap	4.63	4.58	785	49.4%	7.5%	0.5%	›

Rarely built (419)

Builds played on under 0.5% of this unit's boards. When the unit has no standard build, the cutoff drops to half the rate of its most common one.

Showing the top 20 of 419.

Build	Adj AVP	AVP	Games	Top 4%	Win%	Play %	Open in explorer
Fishbones · Hand of Justice · Infinity Edge	3.93	3.53	446	67.7%	18.6%	0.3%	›
Luden's Tempest · Hand of Justice · Jeweled Gauntlet	4.05	3.69	421	67.5%	13.1%	0.3%	›
Dawncore · Edge of Night · Jeweled Gauntlet	4.06	3.75	488	67.2%	12.9%	0.3%	›
Dawncore · Edge of Night · Hand of Justice	4.08	3.61	311	71.4%	14.1%	0.2%	›
Rapid Firecannon · Edge of Night · Infinity Edge	4.08	3.41	219	72.6%	18.7%	0.1%	›
Luden's Tempest · Edge of Night · Jeweled Gauntlet	4.11	3.63	296	71.0%	14.9%	0.2%	›
Seeker's Armguard · Edge of Night · Jeweled Gauntlet	4.13	3.92	656	62.5%	14.5%	0.4%	›
Seeker's Armguard · Hand of Justice · Jeweled Gauntlet	4.13	3.92	635	62.5%	10.9%	0.4%	›
Seeker's Armguard · Edge of Night · Hand of Justice	4.15	3.63	253	69.2%	13.4%	0.2%	›
Dawncore · Hand of Justice · Jeweled Gauntlet	4.17	3.90	486	64.6%	12.6%	0.3%	›
Dawncore · Edge of Night · Infinity Edge	4.18	3.74	284	65.8%	14.8%	0.2%	›
Fishbones · Rapid Firecannon · Infinity Edge	4.21	2.79	84	81.0%	29.8%	0.1%	›
Dawncore · Hand of Justice · Infinity Edge	4.27	3.75	209	66.5%	17.2%	0.1%	›
Luden's Tempest · Edge of Night · Hand of Justice	4.27	3.68	186	67.2%	9.7%	0.1%	›
Rapid Firecannon · Edge of Night · Hand of Justice	4.27	3.57	153	71.2%	17.6%	0.1%	›
Rapid Firecannon · Jeweled Gauntlet · Rabadon's Deathcap	4.31	3.68	159	64.8%	15.7%	0.1%	›
Mittens · Hand of Justice · Infinity Edge	4.32	3.40	107	71.0%	18.7%	0.1%	›
Fishbones · Hand of Justice · Jeweled Gauntlet	4.33	3.97	269	60.6%	11.5%	0.2%	›
Fishbones · Edge of Night · Infinity Edge	4.34	3.62	131	67.2%	14.5%	0.1%	›
Lich Bane · Rapid Firecannon · Jeweled Gauntlet	4.34	3.32	91	74.7%	17.6%	0.1%	›

Item	Necessity	AVP	Games	Adj AVP	Top 4%	Win%	Play %	Open in explorer
Hand of Justice	+0.18	4.37	42k	4.37	53.5%	10.2%	29.1%	›
Edge of Night	+0.15	4.39	38k	4.39	53.4%	9.9%	26.2%	›
Jeweled Gauntlet	+0.10	4.48	33k	4.48	51.7%	9.3%	22.9%	›
Infinity Edge	+0.08	4.26	19k	4.27	55.9%	11.6%	12.9%	›
Rapid Firecannon	+0.04	3.65	5.3k	3.69	68.0%	16.5%	3.6%	›
Lich Bane	+0.03	3.87	5k	3.91	64.2%	12.8%	3.5%	›
Dawncore	+0.02	3.78	3.3k	3.84	66.3%	13.6%	2.3%	›
Seeker's Armguard	+0.02	3.86	3.3k	3.91	64.7%	12.4%	2.3%	›
Zhonya's Paradox	+0.02	3.92	2.4k	3.99	62.9%	12.9%	1.7%	›
Fishbones	+0.02	3.70	2.4k	3.79	66.3%	14.8%	1.6%	›
Luden's Tempest	+0.02	3.66	1.9k	3.77	68.5%	14.3%	1.3%	›
Rabadon's Deathcap	+0.01	4.57	8k	4.58	50.0%	8.3%	5.5%	›
Sterak's Gage	+0.01	4.54	4.7k	4.55	50.9%	9.6%	3.2%	›
Giant Slayer	+0.01	4.52	4.7k	4.53	50.1%	10.0%	3.2%	›
Bloodthirster	+0.01	4.47	4.5k	4.48	52.4%	9.5%	3.1%	›
Quicksilver	+0.01	4.40	3.4k	4.42	53.3%	9.7%	2.4%	›
Striker's Flail	+0.01	4.41	3.3k	4.43	52.5%	10.0%	2.3%	›
Titan's Resolve	+0.01	4.56	3.1k	4.57	50.6%	8.3%	2.2%	›
Deathblade	+0.01	4.30	3k	4.33	55.7%	10.7%	2.1%	›
Mittens	+0.01	3.69	951	3.88	68.5%	14.7%	0.7%	›
Manazane	+0.01	3.85	947	4.02	64.8%	11.9%	0.7%	›
Thief's Gloves	0.00	4.78	3.1k	4.78	45.5%	8.3%	2.1%	›
Rapidfire Emblem	0.00	4.82	977	4.82	45.3%	7.6%	0.7%	›
Radiant Hand of Justice	0.00	4.16	942	4.27	58.7%	9.6%	0.7%	›
Wit's End	0.00	4.05	940	4.18	59.8%	11.2%	0.7%	›
Infinity Force	0.00	4.01	744	4.18	60.5%	10.6%	0.5%	›
Radiant Edge of Night	0.00	4.35	531	4.48	54.4%	8.3%	0.4%	›
Silvermere Dawn	0.00	4.17	398	4.38	61.3%	9.6%	0.3%	›
Hellfire Hatchet	0.00	3.99	364	4.28	61.3%	9.9%	0.3%	›
Radiant Thief's Gloves	0.00	3.96	323	4.29	60.4%	14.5%	0.2%	›
Radiant Jeweled Gauntlet	0.00	4.45	299	4.59	53.2%	6.0%	0.2%	›
Gold Collector	0.00	4.20	257	4.47	57.2%	10.5%	0.2%	›
Titanic Hydra	0.00	4.03	209	4.41	62.7%	9.6%	0.1%	›
Radiant Infinity Edge	0.00	4.07	192	4.45	60.9%	13.0%	0.1%	›
Radiant Giant Slayer	0.00	4.29	174	4.57	56.3%	6.9%	0.1%	›
Radiant Striker's Flail	0.00	4.12	118	4.55	61.0%	11.9%	0.1%	›
Radiant Sterak's Gage	0.00	4.12	95	4.59	55.8%	13.7%	0.1%	›
Tacticians Shield	0.00	3.94	85	4.55	62.4%	20.0%	0.1%	›
Radiant Bloodthirster	0.00	4.58	72	4.75	50.0%	5.6%	0.1%	›
Radiant Titan's Resolve	0.00	4.29	66	4.68	54.5%	10.6%	0.1%	›
Radiant Quicksilver	0.00	4.19	64	4.66	54.7%	15.6%	0.0%	›

Item	Necessity	AVP	Games	Adj AVP	Top 4%	Win%	Play %	Open in explorer
Hextech Gunblade	0.00	4.60	2.6k	4.62	48.9%	9.2%	1.8%	›
Blue Buff	0.00	4.82	1.7k	4.82	45.2%	7.1%	1.2%	›
Spear of Shojin	0.00	5.15	1.7k	5.11	38.4%	5.3%	1.1%	›
Nashor's Tooth	0.00	4.63	1.6k	4.65	49.4%	7.0%	1.1%	›
Last Whisper	0.00	4.99	1.6k	4.97	41.4%	7.2%	1.1%	›
Archangel's Staff	0.00	5.01	1.4k	4.99	41.4%	5.5%	1.0%	›
Void Staff	0.00	5.14	889	5.08	37.8%	5.6%	0.6%	›
Ionic Spark	0.00	4.88	804	4.87	43.9%	8.3%	0.6%	›
Red Buff	0.00	5.42	768	5.29	34.1%	4.8%	0.5%	›
Adaptive Helm	0.00	4.95	636	4.92	43.2%	7.7%	0.4%	›
Morellonomicon	0.00	5.16	553	5.07	38.5%	5.1%	0.4%	›
Hunter Emblem	0.00	4.80	552	4.80	42.9%	12.5%	0.4%	›
Tacticians Crown	0.00	4.45	530	4.55	50.7%	10.6%	0.4%	›
Kraken's Fury	0.00	4.97	515	4.93	41.9%	7.2%	0.4%	›
Lunar Emblem	0.00	4.55	492	4.63	50.2%	13.2%	0.3%	›
Crownguard	0.00	4.94	477	4.90	43.8%	4.6%	0.3%	›
Primal Emblem	0.00	5.06	383	4.97	39.7%	7.6%	0.3%	›
Eternal Pact	0.00	3.96	325	4.28	62.2%	11.1%	0.2%	›
Executioner Emblem	0.00	5.66	304	5.32	27.3%	4.9%	0.2%	›
Juggernaut Emblem	0.00	5.40	298	5.16	35.2%	5.4%	0.2%	›
Evenshroud	0.00	4.95	295	4.89	46.4%	4.1%	0.2%	›
Tactician's Cape	0.00	4.68	289	4.73	47.8%	12.1%	0.2%	›
Defender Emblem	0.00	5.11	273	4.98	38.5%	9.5%	0.2%	›
Steadfast Heart	0.00	4.88	255	4.85	45.5%	6.7%	0.2%	›
Sunfire Cape	0.00	5.01	234	4.92	40.2%	9.0%	0.2%	›
Blossom Emblem	0.00	5.84	219	5.35	24.2%	5.9%	0.1%	›
Spellweaver Emblem	0.00	5.88	216	5.37	27.3%	3.2%	0.1%	›
Blackthorn Emblem	0.00	5.64	190	5.21	31.6%	3.7%	0.1%	›
Spirit Visage	0.00	4.87	182	4.84	45.1%	9.3%	0.1%	›
Protector's Vow	0.00	5.19	178	4.99	35.4%	6.2%	0.1%	›
Warmog's Armor	0.00	4.91	175	4.86	45.7%	8.0%	0.1%	›
Radiant Rabadon's Deathcap	0.00	4.47	163	4.66	54.6%	9.2%	0.1%	›
Gargoyle Stoneplate	0.00	5.46	163	5.10	33.7%	4.3%	0.1%	›
Coven Emblem	0.00	6.30	158	5.47	20.9%	5.7%	0.1%	›
Fae Emblem	0.00	5.57	156	5.14	32.0%	5.1%	0.1%	›
Hullcrusher	0.00	4.20	147	4.55	55.8%	7.5%	0.1%	›
Dragon's Claw	0.00	4.88	136	4.84	43.4%	6.6%	0.1%	›
Elderwood Emblem	0.00	5.39	132	5.04	36.4%	6.1%	0.1%	›
Flora Fatalis Emblem	0.00	5.56	130	5.11	33.1%	6.9%	0.1%	›
Invoker Emblem	0.00	5.74	129	5.17	31.0%	3.1%	0.1%	›
Vanguard Emblem	0.00	5.90	120	5.22	29.2%	4.2%	0.1%	›
Sprykin Emblem	0.00	5.87	114	5.19	28.1%	4.4%	0.1%	›
Talisman of Ascension	0.00	4.51	109	4.70	50.5%	3.7%	0.1%	›
Bramble Vest	0.00	4.69	102	4.77	47.1%	9.8%	0.1%	›
Brawler Emblem	0.00	6.03	98	5.21	23.5%	3.1%	0.1%	›
Flickerblades	0.00	4.75	92	4.79	47.8%	3.3%	0.1%	›
Radiant Deathblade	0.00	4.45	82	4.71	54.9%	12.2%	0.1%	›
Statikk Shiv	0.00	4.78	59	4.80	45.8%	3.4%	0.0%	›
Blighting Jewel	0.00	4.60	57	4.76	49.1%	12.3%	0.0%	›
Radiant Blue Buff	0.00	4.29	52	4.70	50.0%	9.6%	0.0%	›
Radiant Hextech Gunblade	0.00	4.06	50	4.66	62.0%	10.0%	0.0%	›
Radiant Adaptive Helm	0.00	4.49	45	4.75	48.9%	17.8%	0.0%	›
Radiant Spear of Shojin	0.00	4.38	39	4.74	56.4%	5.1%	0.0%	›
Guinsoo's Rageblade	-0.01	5.46	1.4k	5.38	33.4%	5.0%	1.0%	›

Comps with Akali

Patch 18.4b comps that run Akali as a core unit. Each card says whether Akali is an item holder in that comp.

3-star Akali holds items: Hand of Justice, Edge of Night, Jeweled Gauntlet · itemized first

★★★

3 Solar

2 Inferno

2 Ravager

BWarwick Reroll · 4 Ravager Reroll

3 Adaptor

3 Riftbeast

2 Primal

CRengar Reroll Reroll

CInferno Draven · 1 Old Growth

3 Inferno

2 Hunter

2 Juggernaut

Which units make Akali work as a carry →

Best artifacts for Akali

Patch 18.4b: the artifacts Akali has held in at least 50 games, best sample-adjusted placement first.

Rapid Firecannon3.65 avg · 5,250 games

Luden's Tempest3.66 avg · 1,942 games

Fishbones3.70 avg · 2,356 games

Dawncore3.78 avg · 3,315 games

Mittens3.69 avg · 951 games

Best radiant items for Akali

Patch 18.4b: the Radiant items Akali has held in at least 50 games, best sample-adjusted placement first.

Radiant Hand of Justice4.16 avg · 942 games

Radiant Thief's Gloves3.96 avg · 323 games

Radiant Infinity Edge4.07 avg · 192 games

Radiant Edge of Night4.35 avg · 531 games

Radiant Striker's Flail4.12 avg · 118 games

Emblems for Akali

Patch 18.4b: the emblems players put on Akali, best results first.

Akali at 2-star vs 3-star

Patch 18.4b: boards with a 3-star Akali averaged 4.40 across 76,483 games, and boards with a 2-star Akali averaged 5.17 across 36,670. These numbers describe those boards, not what the upgrade adds.