[2.1a] Akali Guide - Akali Baron Lane Guide

She has a bad early game, while yours is pretty good. Beware of her Tactical Sweep (sweeper attack) as she can slow you down, which she could use to follow up with her Precision Protocol (deals true damage), poking quite a lot. If she uses her Ultimate The Hextech Ultimatum to trap you, you can use your Twilight Shroud to hide, or even [Stasis Enchant]. In case you use your [akali:2], she will most likely use her Tactical Sweep .

His Decimate has the same range as your Five Point Strike so your basic combo will always destroy him if he tries to hit you. Put as much pressure as possible on him before he gets to level 2, to deal the most damage, but never go overboard.

At level 2, he will get his Apprehend to drag and stun you. Try to bait it, and if you successfully do so, try to poke him, or kill him.

At level 3, he will have his Crippling Strike , which basically means that if you grabs you with his Apprehend , he will punish you even more as he will slow you down and apply one more stack of his [darius;passive].

At level 5 to 15, beware of his [darius:passive] stacks. Under his health bar, you can see his stacks. If he has 4 or 5, disengage as fast as possible or he will kill you in an instant. His ultimate Noxian Guillotine gives him 5 stacks so if you see him use it, disengage too.

This is no problem. He will try to poke you with his Infected Cleaver and if he gets in contact, he will use his Burning Agony so stay away, by using your Shuriken Flip to get away, and by using your Assassin's Mark 's increased range. Cut down his ulti with Morellonomicon or Ignite as it will heal him to max health.

Beware of his Decisive Strike as it can silence you, and he can use it to rush towards you. He will try to stay at max range with his Judgment (spin) to deal as much damage as possible too. Try to poke as much as possible and escape with Shuriken Flip . His Demacian Justice can finish you rapidly either.

Pre level 5: be aggressive: you will destroy him, but do not go overboard. He will try to poke you with Seismic Shard when he will go for last hits, but you will also be able to go with your basic combo to melt through him at that moment. 

Post level 5: When he uses his ultimate Unstoppable Force , he will use all his abilities to do damage. If you are full life, you shouldn't die in a 1 vs 1. However, he will kill you if he poked enough with his Seismic Shard in the first place, which is why you don't want to go overboard pre level 5.

You shouln't have much problem dealing with Olaf . He will poke you with his Undertow , but it's pretty easy to avoid. If you engage him, you should have no problem killing him.

The lower his health, the more lethal he is. However, the lower his health, the faster you kill him with Infinity Orb (if he has below 35% of his life). So you shouldn't have much problem against Olaf .

Singed will want you to follow him. Avoid doing that blinding. Instead, use your Shuriken Flip or Perfect Execution to quickly catch up to him. Your Five Point Strike will slow him down if you hit him at maximum range so try to make use of that. Don't push too much in front of his tower because his Fling will put him in tower range easily. It's easy to kill a Singed otherwise.

Teemo is the king of pokes. His Blinding Dart can be pretty annoying as it cancels out your Assassin's Mark . His Move Quick will make it harder for you to escape his pokes. And, his Guerilla Warfare can be annoying to deal with. However, a Teemo is predictable. He will slowly closing the gap while pretending to finish minions, then he will rush you with his Move Quick to then poke you with Blinding Dart and auto attacks. He will also try to get closer while invisible with his Guerilla Warfare . 

Teemo is extremely squishy, but blinding you will make you far less lethal. To deal with that, always stay far from him. Engaging him with Shuriken Flip at level 5+ will usually result in a kill for you. If you mark him with Shuriken Flip without him engaging, you can easily close the distance, to then destroy him rapidly.

Simply stay alert of his rage bar (under his health bar). The higher, the higher his crit chance, which can be lethal.

Pre level 5, you should have no problem dealing with a Tryndamere . After level 5, his ultimate Undying Rage can be turn over a trade. However Ignite will destroy him as it deals damage over time and will kill him whevener his ultimate is over.

Gragas can poke a lot with his skillshots. If you see an opening to dive in, you will have no problem destroying him. Just try to not feed him or things will go south.

Jax wants to have extended fights so his Relentless Assault can be at maximum stacks, which will destroy you. His Empower is an auto attack reset. by using his Counter Strike , he will do the helicopter, which will make him dodge every single auto attack you use, including your Assassin's Mark . It is also a stun, so if you see him do that, get away, though he can use his Leap Strike to jump on you.

Kennen can be super annoying to deal with as he can use Electrical Surge to rush you. His Thundering Shuriken will poke you quite a lot too. If he lands his Ulti Slicing Maelstrom , he gets the kill most of the time, so try to harass him as much as possible before that, but beware, he is not to be underestimated.

However, he is extremely squishy, so if you find an opening, you shouldn't struggle killing him.

Mercury's Treads enchanted with [stasis enchant] is a must to counter his [kennen:ult]. Use it before you are stunned by it to avoid everything. After that, you should kill him quickly.

I put Nasus as medium even though he is easy to deal with most of the time, because a good Nasus can be pretty annoying. As a good rule of thumb, post level 5, if he has his Fury Of The Sands up, you shouldn't engage or he will kill you easily. The rune Spirit Walker is a great rune to have against him to reduce his Wither 's slow.

Most Nasus players will take Siphoning Strike as their first skills to farm it. In that case, pre level 5 you will destroy him, which will make this matchup easy. However, if they take Spirit Fire , they will poke you little by little while farming undertower until they reach level 5, to then start to be aggressive.

Never actually faced one yet,(hence why I rate him as medium) however I would say his Cyclone is really annoying to deal with, and his Nimbus Strike can make him dash towards you. His Ultimate can activate twice, so if he has it, it could be troublesome. Pre level 5, it should go smoothly.

This is a hard matchup for you. Her Lunge will poke you quickly as it is a dash. Her Duelist's Dance will make her even more lethal. At early game, farm under your tower. Her Riposte blocks any form of damage so beware of that. Her Lunge can counter your Twilight Shroud . If she uses her ultimate Grand Challenge , disengage as fast as possible as it will destroy you completely. She is pretty average in teamfights though, and might try to splitpush in mid to late game. You can use Teleport Enchant if you feel confident to 1v1 her.

Pure skill. She has a weaker early than you, but she can poke a lot with her Bouncing Blade . If you can land your basic combo, you will melt through her. However, she will do everything to not overextend, so try to make her do so. Always last hit minions to prevent her from farming under tower. Her Death Lotus can hit even though she cannot see you, so your Twilight Shroud can't hide you from her Ult. She will most likely use all her abilities first before using her Ultimate. With that in mind, try to burst as fast as possible, while keeping [stasis enchant] for her ultimate. You also want to buy that asap too. 

It might be useful to know that her build will be extremely similar to yours (though she won't buy Lich Bane ).

Pure skill. Whoever gets the first kill wins.

Both Akali and Yasuo are high ceiling champions, which means it boils down to pure skill. Beware of his Steel Tempest has he will have a tornado after a few usage of this skill. You can see he has it as he has wind all around him when it is ready. Never engage him in that situation. Also beware of his passive Way Of The Wanderer as it will proc a shield onto him. 

You should try to avoid his tornadoes, especially at level 5+ as he will use his ultimate to deal a good chunk of damage to you. His windwall Wind Wall can block your Five Point Strike and your Shuriken Flip , and he will try to use it right when you use it, so you can try to bait it by using Five Point Strike .

Consider buying [ninja tabi] asap to reduce his damage output.

If you face Zed in Baron lane for some reason, take Barrier over Ignite. This is because he will poke you as much as possible by doing Living Shadow > Shadow Slash > Razor Shuriken , so you should use your barrier when you feel like he will hit you with this combo. As an Akali you shouldn't struggle dealing with his Ultimate Death Mark as you can hide in your Twilight Shroud or [Stasis enchant] to completely block it.

Similar to Yasuo, [ninja tabi] is really recommended when dealing with a Zed .