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How to Synergize Akali with Darius on the Same TeamAkali is in the a tier of champions

Akali with Darius

How to Win With Akali and Darius Paired TogetherAkali is in the b tier of champions
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How to Synergize Akali and Darius

based on 7,211 Akali with Darius pairs
Win Rate
48.5 %
K/D/A
2.35
Pick Rate
3.1 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We download data from from millions of League of Legends games straight from Riot Games each and every week. Akali has gone into battle with Darius in 7211 recently played, ranked games. By gathering so much relevant data straight from the publishers of League, we are sure that we can provide you with robust, insightful builds to help Akali play with Darius. It is relatively rare for Akali to play alongside Darius on the same side. This has only happened in approx. 3.1% of rounds with Akali.

Akali Darius Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Akali does a dismal job of fighting on the same side as Darius. Normally, she wins an acceptable 48.5% of matches the champions appear on the same team. If you want to do better as Akali when fighting on the same team as Darius by learning how to better synergize your gameplay with him, then check out the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Akali vs Darius Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeSorcerer's Shoes

Core Akali Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapHextech RocketbeltStormsurge

Optional Items

Zhonya's HourglassLich BaneShadowflameVoid Staff

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionFleet FootworkPresence of MindLegend: TenacityCoup de Grace
ResolveSecond WindOvergrowth
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Akali's passive ability p
Akali's q ability q
Akali's w ability w
Akali's e ability e
Akali's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
W
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Synergizing Akali and Darius

Tips for Playing as Akali with Darius

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.

Advice to Understand How Darius Will Play

Noxian Guillotine does more damage the more attacks you can land prior to it. Use Noxian Might to deal maximum damage.

Darius benefits greatly from enhanced survivability. The longer you can prolong a fight, the more powerful he becomes.

Decimate is a powerful harassment ability. Strike an enemy from maximum range for the greatest effect.

Akali Darius Synergy Stats

Akali Image
Win Rate
48.5 %
VS
Win Rate
51.5 %
Darius Image
8.9
< Kills >
9
6
< Deaths >
6
5.2
< Assists >
5.1
2.03
< Killing Sprees >
2.03
153
< Minions Killed >
155
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.36
< Inhibitors >
0.36
1,277
< Physical Damage >
1,335
21,591
< Magic Damage >
21,516
749
< True Damage >
759
23,618
< Damage Dealt >
23,611
26,519
< Damage Taken >
26,832
11,667
< Gold Earned >
11,741
1.42
< Towers >
1.46
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
3,241
< Total Healing >
3,315
14,292
< Experience >
14,415
17
< Vision Score >
17
8
< Wards Placed >
8
71
< Time Dealing CC >
73

How to Play with Darius as Akali in LoL

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

Overall, Akali sees a large worsening in her KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Darius. His KDA went down from NaN to NaN. This worsening shows that Darius helps Akali perform worse in ranked League of Legends matches. Yet, the small difference indicates that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Akali is paired with Darius, she gets a little increase in her full damage output. This may signal that Darius supports by providing cover for her to dish out more damage or that his presence on the team also helps extend the match's duration. Similarly, when Akali is played together with Darius on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when she plays without Darius. This is contrasting evidence that she is worse when playing synergisticly with Darius.

Additionally, when Akali plays with Darius on the same side, she often takes a little less damage than when she plays alone. Receiving not as much damage could indicate that Darius does a decent job of covering Akali in team fights.

Synergies between Akali and Darius

Damage Types Compared

Akali
Darius
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Akali
Darius

Is Akali better when played alongside Darius?

There is no one best companion for Akali that will always be her ideal synergy. Yet, Darius is a very typical companion for Akali. By playing on the same side as Akali, he lowers their win rate by -0.6% to 48.5%. This proves that there is only a small bond between Akali and Darius that results in them performing not as well together than without each other.

Darius has a much lower diffuclty than Akali. That means Akali players don't need to be very careful when enlisting Darius comrades to fight alongside, as they will have to have a much lower level of skill to be able to cooperate well with you.

When playing together, Akali players will likely observe an overall large increase in your team’s ability to deal physical damage. When paired, these two should be able to take down targets with auto-attacks and other AD damage abilities.

Although, by pairing Akali and Darius together, you will not be granting your other allies a lot of crowd control. Make sure to include other champs on your team that fills this relative hole in their kit.

Regardless of your Darius ally's ability, you should focus on increasing your income, outlasting your enemies, and clearing objectives. If you do this, you should do well anyway.

Additional Information for Akali Players

How We Calculated Our Akali Darius Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Akali and Darius, we analyzed 7,211 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 Akali with Darius 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 Akali in order to work well with Darius during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League, you should keep reading to learn additional tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you listen to the build and stats shown above, you will increase your win rate by a lot.

The best finished items to focus on in your Akali and Darius synergy build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Hextech Rocketbelt, and Stormsurge. When Akali bought at least these three pieces in her build, she did much better when paired up with Darius than with many other common builds. In fact, Akali had an average win rate of 48.5% when playing alongside Darius with these items in her kit.

To have the greatest probability of annihilating your oponents, Akali players should equip the Fleet Footwork, Presence of Mind, Legend: Tenacity, Coup de Grace, Overgrowth, and Second Wind runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players used for this team composition, this composite of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 48.5% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to pair Darius with Akali are displayed for all skill levels combined. To filter the statistics and builds to a particular rank, you can use the selection menu earlier on the page.