[2.4b] Akali Guide - How to stomp top lane with Akali

Don't go for trades with Auto attacks. Run him down with Five Point Strike and your other combos. Hide in your Twilight Shroud in case he dashs to you or he tries to kill you with his ult. He will never be dominant and will never have a chance to kill you unless you make a mistake. Never tower dive, waste summoners spells or ult to catch him when his ult is ready

Easy to lane against. He won't be able to farm and gain stacks. If he moves then do massive damage with the Shuriken Flip + Five Point Strike combo. At lvl 5 he becomes a bit more dominant but not a big deal for Akali . After he activates his Fury Of The Sands you can camp in your Twilight Shroud shroud and run away with your Shuriken Flip . At the end of his ult you can kill him with the Perfect Execution combo and that's how you win the lane

Singed isn't tanky against Akali, Singed doesn't do damage against Akali, Singed is pretty slow compared to Akali,.... Avoid the poison, don't try to catch him in case he gets away after an engage. A really boring lane and easy to learn during the game

Darius is a really dangerous champion if you don't respect his passive Hemorrhage . But his long cooldowns and the mobility kit of Akali will outplay him. You can dodge his Decimate with your Shuriken Flip and win every trade. He will catch you with his Apprehend but go in your shroud and depending on your HP you can fight him or run. However, if you avoid his abilities and dodge them he will never be able to get max stacks and execute you with his Noxian Guillotine . To kill him you activate your Perfect Execution instantly after you recast your Shuriken Flip . Most people misses so many abilities because they don't know what happens. Then it's just hunting him down.

Garen is a matter of reaction time. He is really simple but still dangerous. You can dodge all his abilities(except his Judgment ) with your shroud and run away or hide. Recall when he reaches lvl 5 and your are at around 30% hp or below. Otherwise he will kill you with his ult. The only way to avoid the ult is Zhonyas [stasis enchant]. To kill him you have to keep trading with the [akali:1] and after he is low it is possible to jump in with the ult Perfect Execution . Long trades will be the lose for Akali because he can tank a lot and kill you instantly when you reach 30% HP. In short trades you don't get a lot of damage back and you can interrupt his passive healing. That's how you basically win but don't expect many kills here.

Save your shroud for her Ult Vanguard's Edge and when she is at max stacks. Try to dodge her E Flawless Duet (hint: most people use the auto aim to hit them because then it's hard to react for the enemy when he is just staying there. If you move left to right/right to left then it won't hit in most cases) and you already won. She won't have any possibility to win trades if you respect her passive stacks and her ult. Just don't try to kill her when your Twilight Shroud is on cooldown. After getting the first item she will probably even lose 1v1s without shroud

Teemo the lover of every top laner - Teemo. Akali really loves him too because he bullies her early. Don't waste too much HP and don't go for trades. Then you have good chances to win the lane without feeding him. Try to freeze the lane until you reach lvl 5. If nobody recalled yet then you can go in with enough HP. You won't be able to kill him but you force a recall and can push the next wave. But always keep in mind that he has invisibility in his kit and the mushrooms. He can always bait you into mushrooms if you push too deep and he will try to play around your vision. You don't see him anymore and you are low HP? Well, he probably recalled - and then you are dead. Teemo will play really passive and sneaky so keep that in mind. Do something before you reached lvl 5 and you will probably lose. After the first item he should lose the lane then.

Yasuo is a rare baron lane pick and he isn't really successful there either. So he won't be successful against Akali either. He will bully her early until she gets her first item. I really liked rushing hextech gunblade against him because then you easily win every trade and he has no chance to flip the fight. Your Five Point Strike has a longer range than Steel Tempest . He will farm minions with his first ability so you can try to trade there and last hit minions as well without getting damage. But don't go for a fight because he will win it. Use your Twilight Shroud shroud to hide when he engages and keep trading with Five Point Strike + Assassin's Mark . Dodge his tornado with Shuriken Flip and that's how you basically win. After reaching lvl 5 and getting the first item you almost onehit him and he can't do anything against it if you didn't feed before

The 1v1 queen is a difficult match up for people who aren't patient. Akali is annoying because she gets much stronger with items than other champions. That's why she wins almost wins every lane. Fiora will be very dominating and won't let you farm. Try to go out of view range in case the vitals are easy to hit for Fiora and go back after it's gone. You usually don't want to go for trades because Fiora can block your Shuriken Flip with her Riposte and run you down with her Lunge . Her first ability can hit you in the shroud doesn't matter if you are invisible or not. After the first item you will notice you can win the 1v1s and then the lane is over for her

Without some help in the early game it will be a really tough match up. Renekton is the only reliable counter against a skilled Akali player but it's not impossible to win. Concentration and a fast reaction time are the key to win. His basic trading combo is the Dash in - Stun - AoE Damage/Heal - Dash out and you can't really trade back. You can use your Twilight Shroud or Shuriken Flip to avoid the combo or trade back and actually win. When he dashs you instantly use one of the 2 abilities and his combo won't work. This is the biggest threat. After some passive farming and short trades you should recall for more items or engage when he is really low HP but his Ult shouldn't be ready in that moment. Akali outscales all Bruisers and win the 1v1 after she gets the necessary Items. Same goes for Renekton. With Lich Bane it's much easier to win the lane but never go all in. Otherwise he still outdamages you. But once he is behind he will never come back to the game unless the team goes on full int mode

Avoid her in the early stages and outscale her later to kill her. She is like Renekton a bully but she drops if she isn't fed. Don't try to trade because she is fast, gets a shield and does a lot of damage. Here I recommend help from jgl or mid. Otherwise it's tough to win

Pantheon is a counter vs Akali. He can easily bully her with his jump Shield Vault - spear Comet Spear combo and because it isn't worse enough he can block all incoming damage with his shield Aegis Assault . The only way to win vs him is to play around his cooldowns and keep distance. His Aegis Assault has the longest cooldown. Once he used it(most of the time after he does his jump spear combo) you can engage too. I recommend doing one Shuriken Flip + Assassin's Mark + Five Point Strike combo and go back. Otherwise his jump is ready and he wins the trade. To finally kill him you need the Perfect Execution and baiting his shield. Then he is pretty much dead. But never go for long trades because his spear deals massive damage and it won't get easier. Here it takes some practice to actually win the lane. Even for me it's difficult sometimes so you may ask your jungler for help. But once you get your items he won't be a big threat anymore

Malphite is a really disgusting pick but Akali can work against him doesn't matter if he builds damage or tank. He will farm you down with his Seismic Shard until you are so low to kill you with the ult. It's like a Garen but the ranged version. To beat him you have to pressure him. Engage with Shuriken Flip + Assassin's Mark , go into the shroud so minions won't attack and if possible: Try to get out some Five Point Strike . He won't win the trades as long you avoid the other melee abilites and recall when you are low. Otherwise he just smashs you with the ult. Because Akali depends on items the first item will kill Malphite and his laning phase is lost. However, it's still a skilled matchup because it takes some games until you learn how to win vs Malphite