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Akali with Lee Sin

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How to Synergize Akali and Lee Sin

based on 7,177 Akali with Lee Sin pairs
Win Rate
45.6 %
K/D/A
2.3
Pick Rate
3.1 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We take in data from from millions of League of Legends rounds straight from Riot Games each week. Akali has gone into battle with Lee Sin in 7177 recent, ranked games. By pooling so much complete data straight from the makers of League of Legends, we are sure that we can produce high quality, usable builds to help Akali play with Lee Sin. It is relatively rare for Akali to play alongside Lee Sin as allies. This has only occurred in approx. 3.1% of matches with Akali.

Akali Lee Sin Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Akali does a terrible job of synergizing with Lee Sin. Usually, she wins a dismal 45.6% of matches the champions fight alongside one another. If you want to play better as Akali when playing with Lee Sin by learning how to better synergize your play style with him, then dig into the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Akali vs Lee Sin Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Aether WispHextech Alternator

Core Akali Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapHextech RocketbeltShadowflame

Optional Items

Lich BaneZhonya's HourglassVoid StaffStormsurge

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
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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Guide to Synergizing Akali and Lee Sin

Tips for Playing as Akali with Lee Sin

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 Lee Sin Will Play

Take advantage of Flurry by weaving in basic attacks between spell casts - this maximizes damage output and minimizes Energy loss.

Self-casting Safeguard and using Iron Will are powerful tools for killing neutral monsters (in the jungle).

Use Sonic Wave before Dragon's Rage so you can chase the target with Resonating Strike.

Akali Lee Sin Synergy Stats

Akali Image
Win Rate
45.6 %
VS
Win Rate
54.4 %
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8.7
< Kills >
9
6
< Deaths >
6
5.1
< Assists >
5.1
2
< Killing Sprees >
2.03
158
< Minions Killed >
155
0.04
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.34
< Inhibitors >
0.36
1,322
< Physical Damage >
1,335
21,495
< Magic Damage >
21,516
732
< True Damage >
759
23,550
< Damage Dealt >
23,611
26,557
< Damage Taken >
26,832
11,673
< Gold Earned >
11,741
1.42
< Towers >
1.46
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
3,249
< Total Healing >
3,315
14,250
< Experience >
14,415
17
< Vision Score >
17
8
< Wards Placed >
8
74
< Time Dealing CC >
73

How to Play with Lee Sin as Akali in LoL

The Akali Lee Sin synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of her gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Lee Sin, 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 very large drop in her KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Lee Sin. His KDA decreased from NaN to NaN. This negative change shows that Lee Sin helps Akali perform not as well in competitive League of Legends rounds. Yet, the small difference proves that this performance change is only marginal.

When Akali is an ally to Lee Sin, she observes a little drop in her complete damage dealt. This difference could signal that Lee Sin does not help cover for her to deal more damage or that his participation also helps extend the match's duration. Similarly, when Akali is played together with Lee Sin on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when she plays without Lee Sin. This is contrasting evidence that she is worse when playing alongside Lee Sin.

Moreover, when Akali plays with Lee Sin on the same side, she on average takes a little less damage than when she fights alone. Taking not as much damage may indicate that Lee Sin does a decent job of protecting Akali during teamfights.

Synergies between Akali and Lee Sin

Damage Types Compared

Akali
Lee Sin
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Akali
Lee Sin

Is Akali better when played alongside Lee Sin?

There is no top companion for Akali that will no matter what be her best teammate. However, overall, Lee Sin is a very bad companion for Akali. By locking into the same side as Akali, he lowers their win rate by -3.5% to 45.6%. This proves that there is a terrible bond between Akali and Lee Sin that allows them to perform worse together than alone.

Lee Sin has a lower difficulty than Akali. That means Akali players don't need to be cautious when lining up Lee Sin comrades to go into battle on the same side as, as they will need a relatively low level of skill to cooperate well with you.

Playing alongside, you will likely witness an overall large increase in your team’s ability to destroy wih physical damage. When paired, these champs can provide a great amount of sustained physical damage.

In contrast, by grouping Akali and Lee Sin together, you probably will not be providing your team much crowd control. Plan to include other champs on your team that fills this relative hole in their playstyle.

Regardless of your Lee Sin ally's ability, you should focus on maximizing your income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and clearing objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you should do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Akali Players

How We Calculated Our Akali Lee Sin Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Akali and Lee Sin, we analyzed 7,177 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 Lee Sin 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 truly master Akali in order to synergize with Lee Sin during both the laning and mid / late game phases of LoL games, you should continue reading to master some more lessons on this champion pairing. If you mind the build and suggestions displayed here, you should increase your win rate significantly.

The top items to prioritize in your Akali and Lee Sin synergy build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Hextech Rocketbelt, and Shadowflame. When Akali bought at least these three finished items in her build, she did a lot better when paired up with Lee Sin than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Akali had an average win rate of 45.6% helping carry Lee Sin with this build.

To have the greatest likelihood of beating your oponents, you should use the Electrocute, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Ultimate Hunter, Second Wind, and Overgrowth runes from the Domination and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the runes we have analyed for Akali and Lee Sin pairings, this combination of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 45.6% winrate overall.

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