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How to Synergize Kayle and Akali

based on 4,864 Kayle with Akali pairs
Win Rate
50.4 %
K/D/A
1.86
Pick Rate
4.3 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

Our servers take in the results of from millions of League of Legends rounds directly from Riot Games each week. Kayle has been on the same team as Akali in 4864 recently played, ranked matches. By pooling so much accurate data directly from the creators of LoL, we have complete confidence that we can provide you with high-quality, usable builds to help Kayle play with Akali. It is somewhat uncommon for Kayle to play with Akali on the same side. This pairing has only occurred in approx. 4.3% of rounds with Kayle.

Kayle Akali Synergy Summary

Kayle has done a ok job of playing alongside Akali. Usually, she wins an acceptable 50.4% of the time the champions appear on the same team. If you want to play better as Kayle when playing alongside Akali by learning how to better synergize your gameplay with her, then dig into the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Kayle vs Akali Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Recurve BowBerserker's Greaves

Core Kayle Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapLich BaneNashor's Tooth

Optional Items

ShadowflameTerminusRylai's Crystal ScepterRiftmaker

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
SorceryAbsolute FocusGathering Storm
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Kayle's passive ability p
Kayle's q ability q
Kayle's w ability w
Kayle's e ability e
Kayle's ultimate ability r
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E
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Q
3
W
4
Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Synergizing Kayle and Akali

Tips for Playing as Kayle with Akali

Kayle benefits greatly from Attack Damage and Ability Power, making hybrid items like Nashor's Tooth and Hextech Gunblade very effective on her.

Using Divine Judgment on a high-DPS ally can turn the tides of battle by giving your ally free reign to attack.

Kayle's attacks become incredibly powerful once she gains attack range from Divine Ascent. Play safe until then.

Advice to Understand How Akali Will Play

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.

Kayle Akali Synergy Stats

Kayle Image
Win Rate
50.4 %
VS
Win Rate
49.6 %
Akali Image
5.3
< Kills >
5.5
5.9
< Deaths >
5.9
5.7
< Assists >
5.6
1.21
< Killing Sprees >
1.27
195
< Minions Killed >
194
0.12
< Dragons Killed >
0.12
0.56
< Inhibitors >
0.57
7,497
< Physical Damage >
6,895
13,013
< Magic Damage >
13,506
531
< True Damage >
514
21,043
< Damage Dealt >
20,915
23,313
< Damage Taken >
23,178
12,466
< Gold Earned >
12,419
2.83
< Towers >
2.72
0.07
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
7,323
< Total Healing >
7,227
15,656
< Experience >
15,519
17
< Vision Score >
17
8
< Wards Placed >
8
242
< Time Dealing CC >
243

How to Play with Akali as Kayle in LoL

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

Overall, Kayle sees a large worsening in her KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Akali. His KDA worsened from NaN to NaN. This worsening shows that Akali helps Kayle perform not as well in competitive League games. Yet, the small difference indicates that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Kayle plays on the same team as Akali, she gets a small increase in her full damage output. This may demonstrate that Akali supports by providing cover for her to deal more damage or that her presence also helps extend the game's duration. Similarly, when Kayle is played with Akali on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when she plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that she is worse when playing with Akali.

Moreover, when Kayle plays with Akali on the same side, she usually receives a little more damage than when she fights alone. Receiving more damage may mean that Akali does a poor job of protecting Kayle in team fights.

Synergies between Kayle and Akali

Damage Types Compared

Kayle
Akali
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Kayle
Akali

Is Kayle better when played alongside Akali?

There is no universally accepted best companion for Kayle that will 100% of the time be her top synergy. Yet, Akali is a very typical ally for Kayle. By locking into the same side as Kayle, she lowers their win rate by -0.9% to 50.4%. This demonstrates that there is only a small synergy between Kayle and Akali that allows them to perform worse together than alone.

Akali has a lower difficulty than Kayle. That means Kayle players don't need to be careful when arranging Akali allies to fight alongside, as they will require a lower level of skill to fight well with you.

Playing on the same side, you will likely observe an overall large increase in your team’s capability to to do a lot of AP damage. Combined, these champs can blast through enemies with magic damage.

In contrast, by aligning Kayle and Akali together, you may not be giving your other allies very much crowd control. We recommend you have other champs on your team that nullifies this relative gap in their abilities.

Regardless of the skill of your Akali ally, you should focus on increasing your income, warding to avoid ambushes, and clearing objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you will do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Kayle Players

How We Calculated Our Kayle Akali Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Kayle and Akali, we analyzed 4,864 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 Kayle with Akali 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 learn all of the intricacies of Kayle to synergize with Akali during both the early game and mid / late game phases of LoL rounds, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you use the build and stats presented above, you will grow your win rate significantly.

The most important items to include in your Kayle and Akali synergy build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Lich Bane, and Nashor's Tooth. When Kayle incorporated at least these three finished items in her build, she performed significantly better when paired up with Akali than with many other common item sets. In fact, Kayle boasted an average win rate of 50.4% when synergizing her build and playstyle to Akali with this build.

To have the best chance of coming out on top against your oponents, Kayle players should use the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Absolute Focus, and Gathering Storm runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players used for this team composition, this order of runes yielded the top win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 50.4% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to team up Akali with Kayle are displayed for every ranked division. If you want to narrow the statistics and builds to a distinct skill level, you may use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.