User blog comment:Megames1/Changes to Champions that would make them better/@comment-46.249.162.198-20121122202439/@comment-216.58.59.39-20121123015352

Akali is pretty bad imo. Even Talon is better, and the general opinion of everybody is that Talon sucks. I mean, if you jump in as Talon, they can't even fight back, but if you jump in as Akali, you're screwed if you get cc'ed. Also, if you cast your Twilight Shroud, people know that you're in it, but when Talon ults people won't know where he is until he ends the ult.

So the key to beating Akali is range and cc. She has to walk pretty close to you to Q you, you should damage her as much as you can while she's coming up to you. If she dives in on you, unlike Talon, you're not silenced, so thats the perfect time to stun/snare her. Some of the biggest counters to Akali include Diana, Annie, and Talon. Notice how all of these people have aoe abilities to hit her in her Shroud? Diana can even reveal her in her Shroud. And if she dives Annie or Diana, she's not getting out alive because of Moonfall/Annie's stun.