Akali vs Azir
You are stronger early. Look to snowball before your opponent scales.
Build vs Azir
The champion's reference build, for lack of enough games in this matchup
Recommended items for Akali: Hextech Gunblade, Shadowflame, Zhonya's Hourglass, Sorcerer's Shoes, Stormsurge, Dark Seal, Rabadon's Deathcap, Void Staff.
Starting items
Core build
Standard
Summoner spells
Anti CC
Other options
Power Spikes
Strength by game phase
Azir's abilities
Passive, spells and ultimate
Azir can summon the Disc of the Sun from the ruins of allied or enemy turrets.
Cooldowns
Cooldowns by spell rank
| Level | Q | W | E | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 14s | 1.5s | 22s | – |
| 6 | 10s | 1.5s | 22s | 2m |
| 9 | 6s | 1.5s | 22s | 2m |
| 11 | 6s | 1.5s | 22s | 1m45 |
| 16 | 6s | 1.5s | 19s | 1m30 |
| 18 | 6s | 1.5s | 16s | 1m30 |
Playing as Akali
Tips to maximize your impact
- Leave the ring for your auto
After each spell that hits, step out of the Assassin's Mark (passive) ring: your next auto gains range and damage.
- Mark before you leap
Mark your target with Shuriken Flip (E) before leaping with Perfect Execution (R): recasting Shuriken Flip takes you back to them, even after your leap.
- Dive inside your smoke
Cast Twilight Shroud (W) to dive under the enemy tower: inside the smoke you are invisible and untargetable, but an auto or a spell reveals you briefly.
- Save your second dash to finish
Save the second dash of Perfect Execution (R) to finish: its damage grows with the target's missing health.
Playing against Azir
How to counter and exploit weaknesses
- Stay away from his soldiers
Stay out of range of his soldiers, not just of him: each Arise! (W) soldier attacks nearby enemies in his place.
- Play hard before he hits 6
Play hard before he hits level 6: without Emperor's Divide (R), he can't knock you back, and Shifting Sands (E), his only dash, has a 22 to 16 second cooldown.
- Spread out from your allies
When he has Emperor's Divide (R), spread out from your allies: the soldier wall knocks back every enemy across its width, then blocks the way.
Other Akali matchups
Patch 16.21.1