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How to Synergize Qiyana and Akali

based on 909 Qiyana with Akali pairs
Win Rate
46.4 %
K/D/A
2.15
Pick Rate
1.9 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

Our servers pull the stats from from millions of League of Legends matches straight from Riot Games each and every week. Qiyana has been on the same team as Akali in 909 recent, ranked games. By accumulating so much complete data straight from the developers of League of Legends, we feel confident that we can produce high-quality, usable builds to help Qiyana synergize with Akali. It is relatively rare for Qiyana to play alongside Akali on the same side. This has only happened in about 1.9% of rounds with Qiyana.

Qiyana Akali Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Qiyana does a pathetic job of playing alongside Akali. Usually, she wins a dismal 46.4% of the time the champs try and synergize their gameplay. If you want to play better as Qiyana when playing with Akali by figuring out how to better synergize your play style with her, then dig into the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Qiyana vs Akali Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsSerrated Dirk

Core Qiyana Items

~22 Mins
Serylda's GrudgeAxiom ArcProfane Hydra

Optional Items

Edge of NightHubrisOpportunityYoumuu's Ghostblade

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

InspirationFirst StrikeMagical FootwearFuture's MarketCosmic Insight
DominationSudden ImpactTreasure Hunter
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Qiyana's passive ability p
Qiyana's q ability q
Qiyana's w ability w
Qiyana's e ability e
Qiyana's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Synergizing Qiyana and Akali

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.

Qiyana Akali Synergy Stats

Qiyana Image
Win Rate
46.4 %
VS
Win Rate
53.6 %
Akali Image
7.9
< Kills >
8.4
6.7
< Deaths >
6.9
6.5
< Assists >
5.9
1.82
< Killing Sprees >
1.91
126
< Minions Killed >
148
0.43
< Dragons Killed >
0.2
0.36
< Inhibitors >
0.37
19,844
< Physical Damage >
20,176
1,768
< Magic Damage >
1,860
952
< True Damage >
947
22,565
< Damage Dealt >
22,983
25,890
< Damage Taken >
24,375
12,396
< Gold Earned >
12,279
1.42
< Towers >
1.53
0.1
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
5,438
< Total Healing >
3,437
14,175
< Experience >
14,086
20
< Vision Score >
18
7
< Wards Placed >
7
122
< Time Dealing CC >
103

How to Play with Akali as Qiyana in LoL

The Qiyana 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, Qiyana sees a very large drop in her KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Akali. His KDA went down from NaN to NaN. This decrease shows that Akali helps Qiyana perform worse in ranked LoL rounds. Yet, the small difference proves that this performance change is only marginal.

When Qiyana is an ally to Akali, she gets a small decrease in her full damage dealt. This difference could indicate that Akali does not provide cover for her to deal more damage or that her presence also helps increase the game's duration. Similarly, when Qiyana is played alongside Akali on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when she plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that she is worse when playing alongside Akali.

Additionally, when Qiyana plays with Akali on the same team, she typically takes more damage than when she plays alone. Taking more damage could indicate that Akali does a poor job of covering Qiyana during team fights.

Synergies between Qiyana and Akali

Damage Types Compared

Qiyana
Akali
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Qiyana
Akali

Is Qiyana better when played alongside Akali?

There is no one best ally for Qiyana that will no matter what be her ideal synergy. Yet, overall, Akali is a below average companion for Qiyana. By locking into the same team as Qiyana, she lowers their win rate by -1.4% to 46.4%. This demonstrates that there is a bad bond between Qiyana and Akali that results in them performing worse together than without each other.

Akali has a lower difficulty than Qiyana. That means Qiyana players don't need to be very careful when lining up Akali comrades to play with, as they will have to have a lower level of skill to be able to cooperate well with you.

Fighting together, you should observe an overall large increase in your team’s capability to to do a lot of AP damage. When paired, these champs can deal quite a lot of AP type damage.

Conversely, by bringing Qiyana and Akali together, you may not be granting your other teammates much AD. Make sure to include other champs on your team that nullifies this relative gap in their kit.

Regardless of the skill of your Akali teammate, you should focus on maximizing your income, warding to avoid ambushes, and clearing objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you should do well anyway.

Additional Information for Qiyana Players

How We Calculated Our Qiyana Akali Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Qiyana and Akali, we analyzed 909 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 Qiyana 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 learn all of the intricacies of Qiyana to synergize with Akali during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends games, you should keep reading to gather some more tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you listen to the build and tips shown above, you will grow your win rate by a lot.

The ideal items to include in your Qiyana and Akali synergy build include Serylda's Grudge, Axiom Arc, and Profane Hydra. When Qiyana combined at least these three pieces in her build, she performed significantly better as an ally of Akali than with most other common item sets. In fact, Qiyana boasted an average winrate of 46.4% when playing alongside Akali with these items in her kit.

To have the highest chance of annihilating your oponents, Qiyana players should take the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Future's Market, Cosmic Insight, Sudden Impact, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Inspiration and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players picked for this champion pairing, this sequence of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 46.4% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to team up Akali with Qiyana are given for all ranked divisions. To filter the statistics and builds to a specific rank, you should use the selection menu above.