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How to Synergize Lee Sin with Akali on the Same TeamLee Sin is in the b tier of champions

Lee Sin with Akali

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How to Synergize Lee Sin and Akali

based on 7,177 Lee Sin with Akali pairs
Win Rate
45.6 %
K/D/A
2.53
Pick Rate
6.3 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We pull the results of from millions of League games straight from Riot Games each week. Lee Sin has fought alongside Akali in 7177 recent, ranked matches. By pooling so much complete data straight from the makers of League, we have complete confidence that we can present to you robust, insightful builds to help Lee Sin play with Akali. It is somewhat uncommon for Lee Sin to play with Akali on the same side. This has only happened in approx. 6.3% of rounds with Lee Sin.

Lee Sin Akali Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Lee Sin has done a terrible job of fighting on the same side as Akali. Usually, he wins a dismal 45.6% of the time the champs appear on the same team. If you want to win more matches as Lee Sin when fighting on the same team as Akali by figuring out how to better synergize your gameplay with her, then review the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Lee Sin vs Akali Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
TunnelerCaulfield's Warhammer

Core Lee Sin Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageSundered SkyEclipse

Optional Items

Guardian AngelHubrisOpportunityDeath's Dance

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Lee Sin to level upq
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Second ability for Lee Sin to level upw
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Last skill for Lee Sin to max oute

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: AlacrityCoup de Grace
InspirationMagical FootwearCosmic Insight
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Lee Sin's passive ability p
Lee Sin's q ability q
Lee Sin's w ability w
Lee Sin's e ability e
Lee Sin's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
W
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Q
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Q
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R
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Guide to Synergizing Lee Sin and Akali

Tips for Playing as Lee Sin with Akali

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.

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.

Lee Sin Akali Synergy Stats

Lee Sin Image
Win Rate
45.6 %
VS
Win Rate
54.4 %
Akali Image
6.7
< Kills >
7.1
6
< Deaths >
6.1
8.5
< Assists >
8.1
1.55
< Killing Sprees >
1.65
32
< Minions Killed >
34
1.56
< Dragons Killed >
1.47
0.4
< Inhibitors >
0.42
13,183
< Physical Damage >
13,496
2,667
< Magic Damage >
2,749
981
< True Damage >
980
16,832
< Damage Dealt >
17,226
35,839
< Damage Taken >
35,418
11,620
< Gold Earned >
11,722
1.32
< Towers >
1.36
0.32
< Baron Takedowns >
0.32
17,212
< Total Healing >
16,747
13,225
< Experience >
13,181
25
< Vision Score >
25
11
< Wards Placed >
11
445
< Time Dealing CC >
435

How to Play with Akali as Lee Sin in LoL

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

Overall, Lee Sin sees a large worsening in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Akali. His KDA fell from NaN to NaN. This decrease shows that Akali helps Lee Sin perform worse in ranked LoL games. Yet, the small difference shows that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Lee Sin is paired with Akali, he sees a barely noticable drop in his full damage dealt. This change may indicate that Akali doesn't help protection for him to dish out more damage or that her allyship also helps extend the match's duration. Similarly, when Lee Sin is played with Akali on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing synergisticly with Akali.

Additionally, when Lee Sin plays with Akali on the same side, he typically takes a little more damage than when he fights alone. Getting dealt more damage may indicate that Akali does a poor job of covering Lee Sin in teamfights.

Synergies between Lee Sin and Akali

Damage Types Compared

Lee Sin
Akali
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Lee Sin
Akali

Is Lee Sin better when played alongside Akali?

There is no one best champion pairing for Lee Sin that will no matter what be his best synergy. Yet, overall, Akali is a not very good companion for Lee Sin. By playing on the same team as Lee Sin, she drops their win rate by -1.7% to 45.6%. This shows that there is a harmful synergy between Lee Sin and Akali that allows them to perform not as well together than without each other.

Akali has a greater difficulty than Lee Sin. That means Lee Sin players should be cautious when finding Akali allies to play with, as they will require a greater level of skill to fight well with you.

Playing together, you should witness an overall large increase in your team’s ability to dish out massive AD. Together, these champs can tear through the other team with a lot of physcial damage.

In contrast, by grouping Lee Sin and Akali together, you probably will not be giving your team a lot of utility. Plan to have other champions on your team that neutralizes this relative gap in this pairing's kit.

Regardless of your Akali ally's ability, you should focus on maximizing your income, warding to avoid ambushes, and clearing objectives. If you do this, you will do well anyway.

Additional Information for Lee Sin Players

How We Calculated Our Lee Sin Akali Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Lee Sin and Akali, 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 Lee Sin 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

To truly master Lee Sin in order to pair well with Akali during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends games, you should continue reading to master a few extra tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you listen to the build and stats displayed above, you will grow your win rate significantly.

The best items to get in your Lee Sin and Akali synergy build consist of Sterak's Gage, Sundered Sky, and Eclipse. When Lee Sin included at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better when paired up with Akali than with most other typical builds. In fact, Lee Sin boasted an average winrate of 45.6% when synergizing his build and playstyle to Akali with this build.

To have the best probability of coming out on top against your oponents, Lee Sin players should take the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Cosmic Insight, and Magical Footwear runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune sets we have analyed for this team composition, this combo of runes yielded the top win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 45.6% winrate overall.

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