Akali/Strategy

==Strategy== Skill Usage Build Usage Gameplay
 * Once you hit your first 3 stacks of, look around the map for an easy gank. This is the time where Akali starts to truly shine.
 * Due to the movement speed reduction of, it can be used offensively to provide cover and allow chaining skill combos on the enemy faster, but can also be used defensively to prevent drawing enemy focus during team fights and to provide aid in retreating after a team fight or running from a gank.
 * is great for running from enemies in the jungle, especially near brush, and for checking brush for enemies.
 * is great for farming gold and pushing lanes.
 * Due to the short cooldown of, it is an effective lead or follow-up for , often allowing a series of powerful strikes with bonus damage.
 * Due to low cooldowns of Akali's abilities, constant usage of can easily make sure her energy issues are dealt with. This also applies to healing early game, due to her Innate's Spell Vamp.
 * The buff lasts longer that the cooldown, allowing Akali to cast a  followed by . Finishing with another  gets extremely high bursts of damage.
 * Using folllowed by flash to go over a wall can effectively confuse enemies and following up with a  will create distance between enemy's in pursuit of Akali allowing her to escape with ease.
 * Runes and Masteries can be utilized in order to immediately activate her Innate. Combined with the, she may, with base 10 Ability Power, 2 Damage and a , get both Disciplines up at level 1. This also allows Akali to jungle efficiently in combination with Smite, which would be nigh-impossible without them.
 * Purchasing or/and  early can make you really powerful late game if you'll be able to earn a decent number of kills without dying. Though these are amazing items for her, they are situational, solely relying on your early-game performance.
 * and are great item choises to Akali for their AD and AP boost.
 * Akali is most effective when making quick kills. The longer she has to stick around the more susceptible to heavy damage she is.
 * She isn't as effective against durable opponents because of her low health.