Hello, welcome to my guide to Akali. This guide will show you the basics of Akali and a few things about her that you might not have known. This guide will not make you able to 1v5 the opponent's whole team however, because Akali is a champion that requires a lot of skill to master. At first, when you begin to play Akali, you might not be so good, but after a while you will be able to kill a lot more efficiently. Hard work pays off with Akali, so give her a try and you just might like her :)

Akali is extremely fun and provides a high amount of damage output. Her skills combo up nicely and are extremely spammable. This allows her to be a very good and balanced champion in my opinion. Trust me, there are not a lot of champions who are fun to play AND have high damage output.
(Cough cough... Karthus is boring after like 3 games...)
(Cassiopeia is insanely fun but can't kill a damn Annie unless Annie stays still for 20 seconds >.>)

During early game, between about levels 1 ~ 8, you should play very defensively and focus on last hitting minions. Try not to die because you need a lot of farm if you don't have many kills.
Mid game, about levels 9 ~ 16, you should try to gank a lot and run around the map helping teammates out.
Late game, about levels 17 and 18, farm until you have all your items or just kill champions for the money. Do not fight people alone unless they are squishy. In team fights, aim for the squishiest first. If their whole team is tanky, wait until you see someone with low HP. Then drop in with your Ulti for the kill.

Your basic combo should be...
R in > Q the enemy > W to slow > Auto attack to activate the second effect of your Q spell > E to deal a bit more damage. (Repeat if necessary)
Sometimes its a good idea to go Q first if they are close enough, or W right after you Ulti in if they're hiding in a crowd consisting of the other team's champions.

- Don't forget, Akali is not invincible, so don't do stupid stuff such as solo Baron Nashor, solo a Tryndamere, etc. Since Akali only has a slow(s), she is easily destroyed when facing a LeBlanc or a Kassadin (Heavy CC champions).
- Remember, if you fail with Akali the first few games, practice her in Co-Op games until you get like... 30 kills every game, then try her in a normal game.
- Also, Akali is an assasin. Most assassin type champions require fast reflexes, and you also have to be able to mash your QWER buttons fast as hell. Akali is meant to mash Q and R while mashing your right key for your mouse.
- Be very aware of your Ulti stack count. Don't go and fight if you only have 1 stack because you won't be able to chase very well.
- If you are in your Twilight Shroud and are trying to run away from a few people. Take note of what skills these champions have. If they don't have any AoE spells (Area of Effect spells such as Rupture or Volley. Basically skill-shot skills) then you can just stay in there and wait for your team to come. If they have AoE spells however, you still may die, so it's a wise idea to run and not stay in your Shroud.
- You can auto attack your Q'ed target about half a second before your Q comes off cooldown. This will allow you to pretty much have 3 packs of Q damage. This is a very good way to burst someone down or just to harass.
- If your running away from 1 champion and you are hiding in your Twilight Shroud. Go ahead and try to kill them! (Unless you have like 100 HP and they have 2000 >.>) This might make them retreat. Who knows, you might even end up killing him/her!
- Tell your team to help you kill whoever has an Oracle's Elixir on the opponent team. This will help you survive longer.
- Never start a teamfight! You're extremely squishy so if you initiate first, it's basically suicide.

To conclude, try out Akali when you can. Use her in a Co-Op game first! (Too many people using champions who they never used before in normal games... making me lose all the time >.>)
She's insanely fun to play and will very often be the highest-killing champion on your team.
:)