Veigar vs Akali

Veigar

52.1%

over 117 games

Akali

Analyze a draft with Veigar

Skill matchup

Heavy AP damageHigh burstDive threatStrong engage

You are stronger late game. Farm safe and avoid early trades.

Build vs Akali

Build adapted to this matchup

Starting items

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x2—

Core build

1—

2—

3—

Standard

4Magic pen

5—

Summoner spells

83%

Anti CC

4vs CC

Other options

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44.4% WR18 games

Inspiration

First Strike

Magical Footwear

Biscuit Delivery

Cosmic Insight

Sorcery

Transcendence

Manaflow Band

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

Level	Q	W	E	R
3	1.5s	20s	16s	–
6	1.5s	20s	16s	2m
9	1.5s	19s	16s	2m
11	1.5s	18s	16s	1m30
16	1.5s	16s	13s	1m
18	1.5s	16s	10s	1m

Playing as Veigar

Tips to maximize your impact

Last-hit with Baleful Strike
Last-hit minions with Baleful Strike (Q): each kill with this spell gives you a Phenomenal Evil stack, which is power for the whole game, and large minions give more.
Make them cross the edge of your cage
Place Event Horizon (E) so your target is on the edge or has to cross it: only the cage's perimeter stuns, and it only lasts 3 seconds.
Cage first, Dark Matter second
Stun first with Event Horizon (E), then cast Dark Matter (W): a stunned target can't dodge it.
Finish with your ult
Cast Primordial Burst (R) last, after your other spells: its damage rises with the target's missing health and peaks below 33%.

Playing against Akali

How to counter and exploit weaknesses

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.
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.
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.
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.
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 Veigar matchups

Patch 16.21.1