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How to Synergize Akali with Kindred on the Same TeamAkali is in the a tier of champions

Akali with Kindred

How to Win With Akali and Kindred Paired TogetherAkali is in the b tier of champions
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How to Synergize Akali and Kindred

based on 4,603 Akali with Kindred pairs
Win Rate
50.2 %
K/D/A
2.32
Pick Rate
2 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we download the results of from millions of League rounds directly from Riot Games each week. Akali has fought alongside Kindred in 4603 recent, competitive matches. By amassing so much accurate data straight from the makers of League, we are confident that we can produce robust, insightful builds to help Akali play with Kindred. It is relatively rare for Akali to play with Kindred as teammates. This pairing has only occurred in about 2.0% of matches with Akali.

Akali Kindred Synergy Summary

Akali does a average job of fighting on the same side as Kindred. Normally, she wins an acceptable 50.2% of rounds the champions try and synergize their gameplay. If you want to maximize your potential as Akali when playing with Kindred by figuring out how to better synergize your playstyle with them, then dig into the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Akali vs Kindred Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeSorcerer's Shoes

Core Akali Items

~22 Mins
Lich BaneHextech RocketbeltStormsurge

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapShadowflameZhonya's HourglassVoid Staff

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Akali to level upq
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Second ability for Akali to level upe
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Last skill for Akali to max outw

Runes

DominationElectrocuteSudden ImpactEyeball CollectionUltimate Hunter
ResolveSecond WindOvergrowth
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Akali's passive ability p
Akali's q ability q
Akali's w ability w
Akali's e ability e
Akali's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
W
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E
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Synergizing Akali and Kindred

Tips for Playing as Akali with Kindred

Akali excels at killing fragile champions. Let your team initiate and then strike at the people in the back.

Twilight Shroud offers safety in even the most dangerous situations. Use that time to save up energy for a quick strike later.

Advice to Understand How Kindred Will Play

Pick which Hunts you want to pursue carefully; getting many of them is the key to success as the game goes on.

Don't go in first to a large team fight. Wait for your teammates to initiate.

Moving around between attacks while jungling will help you avoid damage and also generate more heals from Wolf's Frenzy.

Akali Kindred Synergy Stats

Akali Image
Win Rate
50.2 %
VS
Win Rate
49.8 %
Kindred Image
8.8
< Kills >
9
5.9
< Deaths >
6
4.9
< Assists >
5.1
2
< Killing Sprees >
2.03
152
< Minions Killed >
155
0.04
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.36
< Inhibitors >
0.36
1,289
< Physical Damage >
1,335
20,988
< Magic Damage >
21,516
728
< True Damage >
759
23,006
< Damage Dealt >
23,611
26,378
< Damage Taken >
26,832
11,602
< Gold Earned >
11,741
1.45
< Towers >
1.46
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
3,197
< Total Healing >
3,315
14,219
< Experience >
14,415
17
< Vision Score >
17
8
< Wards Placed >
8
71
< Time Dealing CC >
73

How to Play with Kindred as Akali in LoL

The Akali Kindred synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of her gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Kindred, compared to her overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how her gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.

Overall, Akali sees a large worsening in her KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Kindred. His KDA decreased from NaN to NaN. This worsening shows that Kindred helps Akali perform poorer in ranked LoL matches. Yet, the small difference demonstrates that this performance change is only marginal.

When Akali is an ally to Kindred, she sees a barely noticable drop in her total damage output. This difference may signal that Kindred does not support by providing cover for her to dish out more damage or that their presence on the team also helps increase the match's duration. Similarly, when Akali is played together with Kindred on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when she plays without Kindred. This is contrasting evidence that she is worse when playing alongside Kindred.

Additionally, when Akali plays with Kindred on the same team, she on average takes a little less damage than when she plays alone. Getting dealt not as much damage may mean that Kindred does a decent job of covering Akali in team fights.

Synergies between Akali and Kindred

Damage Types Compared

Akali
Kindred
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Akali
Kindred

Is Akali better when played alongside Kindred?

There is no top companion for Akali that will 100% of the time be her #1 synergy. Yet, Kindred is a decent ally for Akali. By being on the same side as Akali, they improves their win rate by 1.1% to 50.2%. This signals that there is a potentially meaningful bond between Akali and Kindred that allows them to perform at the top of their game together than without each other.

Kindred has a much lower diffuclty than Akali. That means Akali players don't need to be cautious when enlisting Kindred comrades to fight alongside, as they will require a much lower level of skill to do well with you.

Playing on the same side, you will likely observe an overall large increase in your team’s ability to deal physical damage. When paired, these two can provide a great amount of sustained physical damage.

In contrast, by aligning Akali and Kindred together, you may not be granting your other allies a lot of engage potential. Make sure to pick other champions on your team that helps cover this disparity in this pairing's potential.

Regardless of the skill of your Kindred teammate, you should focus on increasing your gold income, warding to avoid ambushes, and clearing objectives. If you do this, you should do well anyway.

Additional Information for Akali Players

How We Calculated Our Akali Kindred Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Akali and Kindred, we analyzed 4,603 ranked and recent League of Legends matches. We perform advanced data cleaning and statistical methods to guarantee that our team synergy stats are accurate and reliable. You can be confident that our recommended build to pair Akali with Kindred comes from actual data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view your division's most relevant stats and build.

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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing

To learn all of the intricacies of Akali to pair well with Kindred during both the laning and mid / late game phases of LoL games, you should keep reading to gather some more tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you mind the build and suggestions displayed above, you should grow your win rate by a lot.

The top items to use in your Akali and Kindred synergy build include Lich Bane, Hextech Rocketbelt, and Stormsurge. When Akali included at least these three finished items in her build, she performed much better when paired up with Kindred than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Akali had an average winrate of 50.2% when synergizing her build and playstyle to Kindred with these items in her kit.

To have the best chance of coming out on top against your oponents, Akali players should equip the Electrocute, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Ultimate Hunter, Overgrowth, and Second Wind runes from the Domination and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for this team composition, this set of runes resulted in the top win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 50.2% winrate overall.

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