Akali ARAM Mayhem Build

The Rogue Assassin. One of the weakest picks in ARAM Mayhem on patch 26.21: #169 of 173 champions.

DPatch 26.21AssassinNo runes in Mayhem

Tier: D
Win rate: 44.6%
Pick rate: 2.9%
Rank: #169 of 173
Games: 679,210
Patch: 26.21

How to play Akali in ARAM Mayhem

Akali is one of the weakest picks in ARAM Mayhem on patch 26.21: tier D, #169 of 173 champions, with a 44.6% win rate over 679,210 games.

86% of Akali's damage to champions is magic, so enemy magic resist is what slows it down. It brings almost no crowd control, so it relies on teammates to set up kills.

The AP build, ability power items, is both the most played and the top-ranked path: Hextech Gunblade, Shadowflame and Rabadon's Deathcap, with a 45.5% win rate over 474,605 games. For boots, most players buy Sorcerer's Shoes, but Gluttonous Greaves rank higher.

The cards that do best on Akali are Take'em Down Down Down, Weapon of Destiny and Wooglet's Witchcap. Cards built around ability power fill most of the top of its list, followed by ability haste. Skip Bread And Butter and Master of Duality when you can: they do worst on Akali. A pair to look for: Weapon of Destiny with Take'em Down Down Down.

Take Flash and Mark (95% of players). Max Q (Five Point Strike) first, then E, then W.

Akali ARAM Mayhem build

ARAMKit groups every Akali game by build path. The top-ranked path comes first, with the items most players start with, buy first and add later.

AP build · top ranked

45.5% win rate · 83% of Akali games · 474,605 games

Start

Amplifying Tome
Guardian's Orb

Core items, in buying order

Hextech Gunblade
Shadowflame
Rabadon's Deathcap

Boots on the AP build for Akali, top ranked first, with the share of players who buy them
Boots, best first	Players
Gluttonous Greaves	11%
Sorcerer's Shoes	52%
No boots	30%

Situational, after the core

Lich Bane16% buy it
Stormsurge24% buy it
Void Staff40% buy it
Zhonya's Hourglass28% buy it
Banshee's Veil4% buy it
Riftmaker5% buy it

Other build paths

Other Akali build paths with share of games, win rate and core items
Path	Core items	Games	Win rate
TankHeartsteel, Unending Despair, Warmog's Armor		1.9%	44.1%

Games: the share of all Akali games that went this way.

Most bought items

Shadowflame85% of games
Rabadon's Deathcap58% of games
Hextech Gunblade51% of games
Stormsurge44% of games
Sorcerer's Shoes44% of games
Void Staff31% of games
Zhonya's Hourglass31% of games
Lich Bane30% of games
Hextech Rocketbelt19% of games
Riftmaker14% of games

Best augments for Akali

Every card with enough Akali games, by tier and best first within each tier. Tiers are Akali's own: a card can be S tier here and C tier on another champion. As Riot's policy asks, cards are shown by tier and order only, never with a win rate. Click a card for its own page; the augment tier list ranks them over all champions.

PrismaticBest prismatic cards

GoldBest gold cards

SilverBest silver cards

1Escape PlanTier S
2Swift and SafeTier A
3Twin FireTier A

S- and A-tier cards for Akali

6 S tier and 31 A tier, best first.

The S- and A-tier augments for Akali in ARAM Mayhem, best first, with their rarity and what they do
Augment	Rarity	Tier	What it does
Take'em Down Down Down	Gold	Tier S	Attacks and Abilities apply a stack to enemy champions for 5 seconds and deal Melee (5–30 (by level) +35% Bonus Attack Damage+15% Ability…
Weapon of Destiny	Gold	Tier S	Your first Legendary Item becomes the Weapon of Destiny. When a champion you damaged within the last 3 seconds dies, increase the Weapon of…
Wooglet's Witchcap	Prismatic	Tier S	QUEST: Possess Rabadon's Deathcap and Zhonya's Hourglass. REWARD: Get Wooglet's Witchcap.
Final Form	Prismatic	Tier S	After casting your Ultimate, gain a 50% max Health Shield, 20% Omnivamp and 30% bonus Movement Speed for 10 seconds. (20 seconds Cooldown).
Escape Plan	Silver	Tier S	Gain a massive (65% Max Health) decaying Shield, decaying 150% Movement Speed, and a decaying shrink effect upon reaching 35% Health (75…
Big Brain	Gold	Tier S	Gain a (300% Ability Power) Shield. Resets on death or 70 seconds after depletion.
The Boom and the Bass	Gold	Tier A	After casting an Ability, your next Attack within 6 seconds is faster, deals Melee (50–200 (by level) +50% Bonus Attack Damage+30% Ability…
Omni Soul	Prismatic	Tier A	Gain 3 random Dragon Souls.
Warlock Juicebox	Gold	Tier A	Gain (10%+3.5% Ability Power) Omnivamp.
Clown College	Prismatic	Tier A	Backstab: You deal (20–35 (by level) +35% Ability Power +50% Bonus Attack Damage) bonus physical damage when striking from behind. Deceive…
Mad Scientist	Prismatic	Tier A	On each Revive, you grow large (gaining 30% Adaptive Force and 20% Health) or tiny (gaining 70 Ability Haste and 40% Movement Speed).
Hand of Baron	Prismatic	Tier A	Gain 25% Adaptive Force. Nearby allied minions are greatly empowered.
Swift and Safe	Silver	Tier A	Gain a (65–290 (by level) +26% Ability Power +65% Bonus Attack Damage) Shield for 2 seconds after a Dash or Blink (5 seconds Cooldown).
From Beginning To End	Gold	Tier A	Gain the First Strike and Dark Harvest Keystone Runes. First Strike: When you initiate champion combat, deal 10% extra damage for 3 seconds…
Tooth Fairy	Gold	Tier A	When you deal more than 25% of an enemy champion's Health in less than 2.5 seconds, they drop a Tooth. 4 seconds cooldown per target
BEES!!!	Gold	Tier A	Every 15–10 (by level) seconds, your next Ability hit against an enemy champion throws a beehive at the target. Upon arriving, the hive…
Twin Fire	Silver	Tier A	On ability damage, fire 1 plus (3% Critical Strike Chance) missiles that deal (10–30 (by level) +7% Bonus Attack Damage+7% Ability Power)…
FireFox	Silver	Tier A	Autocast: Gain 25% movement speed and conjure three flames that orbit you every 9 seconds, targetting the closest visible enemy in range and…
Giant Slayer	Prismatic	Tier A	Become tiny, gain 20% Movement Speed, and deal between 10% and 30% bonus damage to champions based on how much larger they are than you.
Upgrade Stormsurge	Gold	Tier A	Stormsurge's Squall now always detonates in an area, dealing (10%+2% Ability Power) maximum Health magic damage to all nearby enemies. Enemy…
Biggest Snowball Ever	Prismatic	Tier A	Gain 100 Ability Haste on Snowball. Your snowball is BIG and will pass through minions. It Slows enemies for 20% for 2 seconds, Knocks Up…
Shadow Runner	Silver	Tier A	After using a Dash, Blink, or Teleport Ability or exiting Stealth, gain 300 Movement Speed for 2 seconds.
Transmute: Chaos	Prismatic	Tier A	Gain 2 random Augment Tier Augments.
Can't Touch This	Prismatic	Tier A	Casting your Ultimate makes you Invulnerable for 2 seconds (8s Cooldown).
Forged By The Master	Silver	Tier A	Your Item and Augment damage are increased by 45%.
Totentanz	Prismatic	Tier A	Replace a Summoner Spell with A Dance with Death. A Dance with Death: Become Unkillable for 5 seconds and blink forward. If you get a…
Leg Day	Silver	Tier A	Gain 50 Movement Speed and 50% Slow Resist.
Goliath	Prismatic	Tier A	Become large, gaining 35% Health and 15% Adaptive Force.
Prom Queen	Prismatic	Tier A	Every 35 seconds, Autocast a sparkly tiara descends upon you. When it lands, gain Rakan's Ultimate, charming enemies you touch.
Goldrend	Prismatic	Tier A	Damaging a champion with Attacks or Abilities deals an additional (50–150 (by level) +20% Ability Power +40% Bonus Attack Damage) magic…
Stats on Stats!	Gold	Tier A	Gain 3 Stat Anvils, with a higher chance of Gold and Prismatic Anvils!
Stats on Stats on Stats!	Prismatic	Tier A	Gain 4 Stat Anvils, with a higher chance of Gold and Prismatic Anvils! On your next Augment selection, gain one additional reroll per slot.
Ocean Soul	Silver	Tier A	Gain the Ocean Soul, granting high Health and Mana Regen after damaging enemies.
Goredrink	Silver	Tier A	Gain 15% Omnivamp.
Donation	Gold	Tier A	Receive 1750 Gold. Thanks chat!:)
Infernal Soul	Silver	Tier A	You gain the Infernal Soul, dealing bonus damage when you hit enemies with Abilities or Attacks.
Jeweled Gauntlet	Prismatic	Tier A	Your Abilities can Critically Strike for 45% increased damage. Gain Critical Strike Chance (25%+4.5% Ability Power) Crit Chance.

Average on Akali
44 cards, best first

Below average on Akali
30 cards, best first

Weakest on Akali
11 cards, best first

Best first augment for Akali

Your first card decides the early fights, and a card that is great as a first pick can be a weak fourth. ARAMKit ranks Akali's cards for each pick on its own; these are the top five per pick, with their tier in that pick. For the first pick, Take'em Down Down Down, Weapon of Destiny and Wooglet's Witchcap come out on top.

The best augments for Akali in each pick of an ARAM Mayhem game, best first, with their tier in that pick
#	First pick	Second pick	Third pick	Fourth pick
1	Take'em Down Down DownTier S	Take'em Down Down DownTier S	Take'em Down Down DownTier S	FlashbangTier S
2	Weapon of DestinyTier S	Wooglet's WitchcapTier S	Prom QueenTier A	Take'em Down Down DownTier S
3	Wooglet's WitchcapTier S	The Boom and the BassTier S	Warlock JuiceboxTier A	Big BrainTier S
4	Escape PlanTier S	Escape PlanTier S	Big BrainTier A	Final FormTier S
5	Omni SoulTier S	Clown CollegeTier S	Final FormTier A	Kill SecuredTier S

Strong card pairs

Two cards that do especially well together on Akali, best pair first.

Summoner spells and skill order

Summoner spells

Flash + Mark95% of players · 44.7% win rate
Flash + Ghost4% of players · 43.8% win rate
Flash + Ignite1% of players · 41.4% win rate

Skill order

QFive Point Strike
EShuriken Flip
WTwilight Shroud

Max Q first. 95% of players use this order (45.7% win rate); put points in R whenever you can.

Akali in an average Mayhem game

Averages per game over every game on this patch.

K / D / A: 13.8 / 12.2 / 19.4
KDA: 2.93
Damage to champions: 39,504
Damage taken: 38,977
Self-mitigated: 34,860
Healing on allies: 5
Shielding on allies: 0
Crowd control: 3 s
Kill participation: 60%
Game length: 16:45

Damage type

Physical 8%Magic 86%True 6%

Questions and answers

What is the best Akali build in ARAM Mayhem?

On patch 26.21 ARAMKit ranks the AP build first for Akali: Hextech Gunblade, Shadowflame and Rabadon's Deathcap. It is also the most played build.

What are the best augments for Akali in ARAM Mayhem?

The S-tier cards for Akali, best first: Take'em Down Down Down, Weapon of Destiny, Wooglet's Witchcap, Final Form and Escape Plan. The full list by tier is on this page.

Is Akali good in ARAM Mayhem?

Akali is tier D on patch 26.21, #169 of 173 champions, with a 44.6% win rate over 679,210 games. That makes it one of the weakest picks in ARAM Mayhem right now.

What is the best first augment for Akali in ARAM Mayhem?

For Akali's first pick on patch 26.21: Take'em Down Down Down, Weapon of Destiny, Wooglet's Witchcap, Escape Plan and Omni Soul, best first. Cards rank differently in later picks; the table on this page has all four.

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ARAM Mayhem tier list
Every champion by tier on patch 26.21.
ARAM Mayhem augment tier list
Every card from S to D over all champions.
All Mayhem builds
Pick a champion from the full list.
ARAM Mayhem rules
Augment levels, rerolls and why there are no runes.
ARAM Mayhem guide
How the mode, the cards and the picks work.
Akali counters
Its lane matchups on Summoner's Rift.
ARAM Mayhem overlay
The card picker and build in the app.

Source: ARAMKit, used with permission. Patch 26.21, 23,177,263 ARAM Mayhem games, data of October 28, 2026. Riot keeps Mayhem games out of its public match API, so these aggregates come from ARAMKit. Card tiers are shown without win rates, as Riot's developer policy asks.