Talk:Akali/@comment-36067310-20190422171412/@comment-26808509-20190427000338

Why does Katarina deal magic damage when she throws Daggers? Why does Gragas deal magic damage if he body slams you? Why does Ashe deal physical damage with magical imbued arrows? Why does Lee Sin deal physical damage when hitting you with a ball of sound?

The decision wether a champion deals magical damage or physical damage often is not a question of design (is it magic or a weapon) but instead a question of gameplay and what items the champion will have synergies with/would be problematic with.

For example, Katarina. She has very good synergies with AP items like Zhonyas, Rylais, Gunblade ect. that's why they decided to make her deal magic damage. On the flipside, she would be hella problematic if she dealt physical damage, because her would insta shred the whole enemy teams armor with Black Cleaver.

With Akali it's pretty much the same. She has very good synergies with certain AP items (Gunblade, Lich Bane, Zhonyas, Spellbinder), but she would be kind of problematic if she dealt physical damage because she would simply be played as bruiser (more than she allready is).