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Akali with Xerath

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Mage

How to Synergize Akali and Xerath

based on 5,474 Akali with Xerath pairs
Win Rate
49.7 %
K/D/A
2.22
Pick Rate
2.4 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

Our servers take in data from from millions of League matches directly from Riot Games each and every week. Akali has gone into battle with Xerath in 5474 recent, competitive games. By gathering so much great data from the developers of League of Legends, we have complete confidence that we can showcase high-quality, insightful builds to help Akali synergize with Xerath. It is relatively rare for Akali to play alongside Xerath on the same side. This has only happened in approximately 2.4% of matches with Akali.

Akali Xerath Synergy Summary

Akali does a average job of playing alongside Xerath. Typically, she wins an acceptable 49.7% of the time the champions fight together on the same side. If you want to do better as Akali when playing alongside Xerath by learning how to better synergize your gameplay with him, then check out the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Akali vs Xerath Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Aether WispHextech Alternator

Core Akali Items

~22 Mins
Lich BaneShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapVoid StaffZhonya's HourglassHextech Rocketbelt

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 ForceMagic Resist
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 Xerath

Tips for Playing as Akali with Xerath

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 Xerath Will Play

If you stun an enemy with Shocking Orb, follow up with a guaranteed center hit on Eye of Destruction.

It's easier to land Arcanopulse on an enemy when they're moving toward or away from you, rather than side to side.

Eye of Destruction will make landing Arcanopulse easier as the target will be slowed.

Akali Xerath Synergy Stats

Akali Image
Win Rate
49.7 %
VS
Win Rate
50.3 %
Xerath Image
8.9
< Kills >
9
6.3
< Deaths >
6
5.1
< Assists >
5.1
2.03
< Killing Sprees >
2.03
156
< Minions Killed >
155
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.36
< Inhibitors >
0.36
1,363
< Physical Damage >
1,335
21,255
< Magic Damage >
21,516
796
< True Damage >
759
23,414
< Damage Dealt >
23,611
27,851
< Damage Taken >
26,832
11,886
< Gold Earned >
11,741
1.46
< Towers >
1.46
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
3,546
< Total Healing >
3,315
14,819
< Experience >
14,415
18
< Vision Score >
17
8
< Wards Placed >
8
74
< Time Dealing CC >
73

How to Play with Xerath as Akali in LoL

The Akali Xerath synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of her gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Xerath, 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 Xerath. His KDA worsened from NaN to NaN. This decrease shows that Xerath helps Akali perform poorer in competitive League of Legends games. Yet, the small difference shows that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Akali is paired with Xerath, she gets a barely noticable drop in her total damage output. This could indicate that Xerath doesn't help protection for her to deal more damage or that his presence also helps extend the match's duration. Similarly, when Akali is played alongside Xerath on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when she plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that she is worse when playing synergisticly with Xerath.

Moreover, when Akali plays with Xerath on the same team, she typically receives a little more damage than when she plays alone. Getting dealt more damage could mean that Xerath does a poor job of covering Akali during teamfights.

Synergies between Akali and Xerath

Damage Types Compared

Akali
Xerath
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Akali
Xerath

Is Akali better when played alongside Xerath?

There is no top companion for Akali that will always be her top teammate. However, Xerath is a very typical companion for Akali. By playing on the same team as Akali, he increases their win rate by 0.6% to 49.7%. This shows that there is a weak bond between Akali and Xerath that results in them performing stronger together than alone.

Xerath has a greater difficulty than Akali. That means Akali players need to be very careful when arranging Xerath comrades to play with, as they will have to have a greater level of skill to fight well with you.

Playing alongside, you should expect to see an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to to do a lot of AP damage. When paired, these champions can blast through enemies with magic damage.

Although, by aligning Akali and Xerath together, you may not be granting your other teammates a great deal of sustained damage output. Make sure to bring other champs on your team that nullifies this hole in this pairing's kit.

Regardless of your Xerath ally's skill level, you should focus on maximizing your income, warding to avoid ambushes, and clearing objectives. If you do this, you will do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Akali Players

How We Calculated Our Akali Xerath Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Akali and Xerath, we analyzed 5,474 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 Xerath 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

If you would like to truly master Akali in order to pair well with Xerath during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League rounds, you should keep reading to pick up some more tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you use the build and suggestions shown here, you should increase your win rate significantly.

The ideal finished items to focus on in your Akali and Xerath synergy build include Lich Bane, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Akali used at least these three items in her build, she did much better when fighting alongside Xerath than with most other common builds. In fact, Akali had an average winrate of 49.7% when synergizing her build and playstyle to Xerath with this build.

To have the best likelihood of beating 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 sets we have analyed for Akali and Xerath pairings, this combo of runes resulted in the top win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 49.7% winrate overall.

If you want to view Akali with Xerath synergy tips and builds for a a distinct division, feel free to choose one from the selection menu displayed above. If viewing for the first time, the stats and tips and suggestions given are computed using every match with data with both champions.