Akali is a melee assassin usually played Top/Mid on Summoner's Rift. This guide covers Akali in ARAM: Akali excels as a mobile assassin in ARAM, using her shroud and dashes to dive backline carries and escape quickly.
Akali ARAM Abilities
Dealing spell damage to a champion creates an energy ring; exiting it empowers her next attack with bonus range and damage.
Akali throws five kunai in a fan, damaging and slowing enemies hit.
Akali drops a smoke shroud, gaining invisibility and untargetability while inside, briefly revealed by attacking.
Dash to a marked target or smoke cloud after flipping backward and firing a shuriken.
Akali dashes forward, damaging enemies, then can re-dash to execute low-health targets.
Akali ARAM Playstyle & Tips
Akali excels as a mobile assassin in ARAM, using her shroud and dashes to dive backline carries and escape quickly. Focus on picking off isolated targets and resetting fights with her ultimate.
Tips
Use your shroud to dodge poke and set up engages in the narrow ARAM lane.
Build for burst damage with items like Hextech Rocketbelt and Lich Bane to maximize one-shot potential.
Take Snowball to gap close and secure kills on squishy targets.
Prioritize energy management by weaving auto-attacks between abilities.
Combos
R > E > Q > auto-attack > Snowball for a quick assassination.
Q > auto-attack > E > W to reset and reposition after a trade.
Snowball > R > E > Q > Hextech Rocketbelt > auto-attack for a full burst combo.
Akali ARAM Build Patch 16.13
Runes
Primary — Precision
Conqueror
Presence of Mind
Legend: Haste
Last StandSecondary — Resolve
Overgrowth
Second WindSummoners
Skill Order
Max your skills in this order
Starter Items
- 1.
Ruby Crystal - 2.
Crystalline Bracer - 3.
Refillable Potion
Core Items
- 1.
Hextech Gunblade - 2.
Sorcerer's Shoes - 3.
Zhonya's Hourglass
Buy / avoid tips (5)
Buy when:
- you are a sustained damage battle mage
- enemy team has multiple tanks
- your champion benefits from omnivamp
Avoid when:
- you are a burst mage or assassin
- enemy team is all squishy and mobile
Options
Buy / avoid tips (5)
Buy when:
- enemy team is squishy with low mr
- you need burst to delete priority targets
- your champion excels at quick trades
Avoid when:
- enemy has multiple tanky frontliners
- you need sustained dps over burst
Options
Buy / avoid tips (5)
Buy when:
- you are the primary AP carry
- enemy team is stacking health
- you need maximum burst damage
Avoid when:
- you need utility or survivability
- your team has mixed damage sources
Options
Akali ARAM FAQ
What is the best build for Akali in ARAM?
In ARAM, Akali typically builds core items like Hextech Gunblade, Sorcerer's Shoes, Zhonya's Hourglass and Conqueror runes (Precision primary, Resolve secondary).
What runes should I use for Akali in ARAM?
Take Conqueror in the Precision tree as your keystone, with Resolve as your secondary tree for Akali in ARAM.
How do you play Akali in ARAM?
Akali excels as a mobile assassin in ARAM, using her shroud and dashes to dive backline carries and escape quickly. Focus on picking off isolated targets and resetting fights with her ultimate.
What is Akali's best combo in ARAM?
R > E > Q > auto-attack > Snowball for a quick assassination.
