What are the best runes for Akali Mid?

Electrocute in Domination with Resolve secondary is the highest-win-rate rune page this patch (48.7% win rate).

What is the best build for Akali?

Rush Hextech Gunblade, Shadowflame and Zhonya's Hourglass. It wins 49.8% of Mid games on patch 26.20.

Is Akali good on patch 26.20?

Akali has a 48.7% win rate in Mid this patch, which makes it a situational pick.

Lissandra, Twisted Fate, Hwei are among the strongest counters to Akali Mid this patch, by ranked win rate.

Akali build

Mid · patch 26.20

Akali is currently a situational Mid pick on patch 26.20, holding a 48.7% win rate across 87,871 games (5.8% pick rate, 16.6% ban rate). Akali is an early-game champion (49.6% before 25 minutes) that wants to close games out before it falls off. The setup below is the highest-win-rate build from real games this patch, not theorycraft.

Win rate

48.7%

Pick

5.8%

Ban

16.6%

Games

87,871

Region

Global TR EUW EUNE NA KR BR LAN LAS OCE RU JP

Summoner Spells

// The build · 49.8% win ratevs 48.7% for the championHighest win rate path this patch

Start48.9%+0.2

First back

Core · in order49.8%+1.1

The whole build

Boots49.9%+1.2

Situational swap

Late options-

Pick one, not all

Runes

48.7% win rate

Domination

Resolve

Skill Order

Max order:

Q→

E→

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Win Rate by Game Length

How the champion performs as games go longer.

< 25 min49.6%

25-30 min48.6%

30-35 min48.5%

35-40 min47.5%

40+ min48.5%

44%50%56%

Win Rate Trend

49.7%

48.7%

26.1126.1226.1326.1426.1526.1626.1726.1826.1926.20

// Matchups · who beats AkaliAll matchups →

Lissandra44.5%2,234

Twisted Fate44.5%2,013

// The short version

Start Doran's Ring, Health Potion and Health Potion and rush Hextech Gunblade, Shadowflame and Zhonya's Hourglass; this core wins 49.8% of Mid games; Electrocute is the keystone of choice; most players max Q → E → W.