Tier B Defender · Akali: comp guide
Style: Akali reroll (cost 1)Defender · Akali is a tier B comp in patch 18.5: average placement 4.92 and top 4 in 43% of 4,919 games from Platinum to Challenger. Akali carries with Hand Of Justice, Edge of Night, Jeweled Gauntlet. Akali reroll (cost 1).
Set 18 Patch 18.5 77,232 high-elo games Games from 6 Oct to 20 Oct
Early comps
what to open with to reach the final comp in good shape
Item priority
2 of them
The items the comp's units want most.
Carries
Traits
Approximate layout
Worked out by role (range, health and items). Faded = flexible.
Leveling
- Lvl 42-1
- Lvl 53-1
- Lvl 64-1
- Lvl 74-2
- Lvl 84-5
Roll down for the comp at level 5 (3-1). A guideline, based on the comp's style.
Stage 2 · level 4-5 · what to open with to reach the final comp in good shape
Transition · level 6-7 · before switching into the final comp
Riot only provides the board each player ends with, not how it looked in stage 2 or 3: we calculate these openers from the comp's traits, the units that stay in the final board and each unit's strength in high elo. Gold border: the ones that stay.
Carry items (Akali)
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+ Components of its 3 main items: 2× Sparring Gloves, Tear Of The Goddess, B.F. Sword, Chain Vest, Needlessly Large Rod.
Items per champion
Best items per champion (in any comp)
Roles
Deduced from the data: the secondary carry is the champion with the most damage items after the carry; the frontline, melee champions or those with tank items.
Core champions
Akaliin 100% · 3.0★ on averageCamillein 96% · 2.9★ on averageLeonain 96% · 2.9★ on averageOrnnin 88% · 2.9★ on averageVarusin 96% · 2.9★ on averageKaylein 87% · 1.8★ on averageSejuaniin 83% · 1.9★ on averageChampions by cost
Cost 1-2 · the first you'll find
Related comps
They share core champions: use them to pivot if yours gets tough.
More about the comp
Why play this comp?
- Tier B: average placement 4.92 and top 4 in 43% of 4919 high-elo games.
- Clear build: Akali carries Hand Of Justice, Edge of Night, Jeweled Gauntlet (Hand Of Justice in 67% of games).
- Doesn't need a high level: played at level 7 taking Akali to 3★.
When not to play it
- Below the meta comps' average (4.92 against 4.49).
- If you don't get components for Akali: its items need 2× Sparring Gloves, Tear Of The Goddess, B.F. Sword, Chain Vest, Needlessly Large Rod.
- If Akali's copies are spread out in your lobby: 3★ needs 9 copies.
Based on the comp's high-elo stats; the style is deduced from the carry's cost and stars and the final level.
No augments: the Riot API doesn't include augments in match data, so there are no reliable stats for them.