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Malphite vs Akali

Malphite
vs
53.3%

over 852 games

Akali
Analyze a draft with Malphite

Skill matchup

Heavy AP damageHigh burstDive threatSplit push

Build vs Akali

Build adapted to this matchup

Recommended items for Malphite: Hollow Radiance, Thornmail, Frozen Heart, Mercury's Treads, Kaenic Rookern, Malignance, Sunfire Aegis, Jak'Sho, The Protean.

Starting items

Doran's Ring
Health Potion
x2

Core build

Hollow Radiance
1
Thornmail
2
Frozen Heart
3

Standard

Boots of Swiftness
4vs Slow
Kaenic Rookern
5

Summoner spells

FlashTeleport71%
FlashDot26%

Other options

Kaenic Rookern
Malignance
Sunfire Aegis
Jak'Sho, The Protean
Bramble Vest
Stormsurge
Randuin's Omen
Shadowflame
Zeke's Convergence
Dark Seal
Unending Despair
Zhonya's Hourglass
Rabadon's Deathcap
Force of Nature
Abyssal Mask
Iceborn Gauntlet
Luden's Echo
Knight's Vow
Fimbulwinter
Spirit Visage
Protoplasm Harness
Heartsteel
Void Staff
Mejai's Soulstealer
Oblivion Orb
Tear of the Goddess
Seeker's Armguard
60.6% WR33 games
SorcerySorcery
Arcane CometArcane Comet
Manaflow BandManaflow Band
TranscendenceTranscendence
ScorchScorch
ResolveResolve
Second WindSecond Wind
OvergrowthOvergrowth
Attack SpeedHealth ScalingHealth Scaling

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

Akali's abilities

Passive, spells and ultimate

Assassin's Mark (P)

Dealing spell damage to a champion creates a ring of energy around them. Exiting that ring empowers Akali's next Attack with bonus range and damage.

Cooldowns

Cooldowns by spell rank

LevelQWER
31.5s20s16s–
61.5s20s16s2m
91.5s19s16s2m
111.5s18s16s1m30
161.5s16s13s1m
181.5s16s10s1m

Playing as Malphite

Tips to maximize your impact

  1. Wait for them to group for R

    Save Unstoppable Force (R) for when the enemy carries are grouped: nothing stops your charge, and the impact knocks every enemy in the area into the air.

  2. Steal speed with Seismic Shard

    Cast Seismic Shard (Q) before engaging or to escape: it slows the target and gives you the speed it steals.

  3. Trade with your shield up

    Take your trades while Granite Shield (passive) is up: it absorbs 10% of your max health, and Thunderclap (W) then triples your bonus armor.

  4. Ground Slam against attackers

    Against a champion who lives on autos, start your trades with Ground Slam (E): it lowers their attack speed, and its damage scales with your armor.

Playing against Akali

How to counter and exploit weaknesses

  1. Trade after her smoke

    Take a trade once Twilight Shroud (W) is used: she can't vanish again until its 20 to 16 second cooldown is over.

  2. Play hard before she hits 6

    Play hard before she hits level 6: without Perfect Execution (R), her only spell to get back on you is Shuriken Flip (E), on a 16 to 10 second cooldown.

  3. Fire into her smoke

    If you have AoE spells or skillshots, throw them into the Twilight Shroud (W) smoke: they hit her even while she's invisible, whereas targeted spells can't be cast on her.

  4. Punish her when she's low on energy

    Take a trade when she has just cast Five Point Strike (Q) several times: each cast costs 110 to 70 energy depending on rank, from a base pool of 200.

  5. Hit her between her two dashes

    Hit her right after the first dash of Perfect Execution (R): she has to wait a moment before she can cast the second.

Other Malphite matchups

Patch 16.21.1