Arena Companion — Builds, Augments and Matchups

Patch 26.18Arena build

Akali

assassin

Arena progression, alternatives, augments and partner matchups for Akali.

Arena tier

Top 3

43.9%

Avg. place

3.74

Pick rate

8.4%

Ban rate

5.0%

KDA

2.25

Games

53,449

Arena progression

Core by round

Observed sequence · pick rate and game volume included

Round 1

Opening item

Sorcerer's Shoes

63% pick · 34K games

Round 2

Prismatic

Night Harvester

21% pick · 11K games

Round 4

Core item

Hextech Gunblade

50% pick · 27K games

Round 6

Core item

Rabadon's Deathcap

60% pick · 32K games

Round 9

Core item

Shadowflame

21% pick · 4K games

Round 11

Late game

Void Staff

14% pick · 2.8K games

Augment picks

Source pick share by rarity · separate from the community sample.

Curated source · patch 26.18

Silver

ADAPt
5155 games
10.0%
Witchful Thinking
3967 games
7.0%
Contract Killer
3119 games
6.0%

Gold

Marksmage
10735 games
20.0%
Thread the Needle
6866 games
13.0%
Big Brain
4638 games
9.0%
Phenomenal Evil
5478 games
10.2%

Prismatic

Jeweled Gauntlet
9546 games
18.0%
Dashing
6318 games
12.0%
Earthwake
5071 games
9.0%
Clown College
3911 games
7.3%

Best Prismatic items

Full Arena choice set for Akali, ordered by observed popularity.

S+

Night Harvester

21% pick · 11198 games

Runecarver

18% pick · 9513 games

Demonic Embrace

12% pick · 6627 games

Detonation Orb

13% pick · 6703 games

Innervating Locket

9.0% pick

Twilight's Edge

9.0% pick

Dragonheart

7.0% pick

Flesheater

8.0% pick

Pyromancer's Cloak

6.0% pick

Kinkou Jitte

6.0% pick

Demon King's Crown

4.0% pick

Divine Sunderer

5.0% pick

Hemomancer's Helm

4.0% pick

Skill priority

Recommended ability max order for this Arena snapshot.

Boots

All stable Arena boot choices in the source sample.

Sorcerer's Shoes

63% pick · 34K games

Ionian Boots of Lucidity

9.0% pick · 4.8K games

Gluttonous Greaves

5.0% pick · 2.7K games

Mercury's Treads

2.0% pick · 1K games

Plated Steelcaps

1.0% pick · 383 games

Elixirs

Late-game consumables and their observed pick share.

Juice of Power

64% pick · 15K games

Juice of Vitality

14% pick · 3.3K games

Cappa Juice

17% pick · 4.1K games

Juice of Haste

5.0% pick · 1.1K games

Round alternatives

Other item rolls observed at the main Arena purchase rounds.

Round 4 options

Hextech Gunblade

50% pick · 27K games

Round 6 options

Rabadon's Deathcap

60% pick · 32K games

Round 9 options

Shadowflame

8.0% pick · 4K games

Void Staff

5.0% pick · 2.8K games

Zhonya's Hourglass

3.0% pick · 1.4K games

Wooglet's Witchcap

3.0% pick · 1.4K games

Best partner synergies

Arena partners that overperform beside Akali in the source sample.

Tristana

51% Top 3 · +7.0

1.1K games

Shyvana

51% Top 3 · +6.9

786 games

Singed

50% Top 3 · +6.2

817 games

Swain

49% Top 3 · +5.5

859 games

Brand

48% Top 3 · +4.2

920 games

Yasuo

48% Top 3 · +3.9

795 games

Sion

47% Top 3 · +3.1

875 games

Jinx

46% Top 3 · +2.4

913 games

Smolder

46% Top 3 · +2.2

902 games

Sett

46% Top 3 · +1.9

1.1K games

Kai'Sa

46% Top 3 · +1.7

999 games

Caitlyn

45% Top 3 · +1.1

903 games

Difficult matchups

Common opponents that pressure Akali's Arena results.

Cho'Gath

42% Top 3

7.1K games

Swain

43% Top 3

7.3K games

Sion

43% Top 3

7.3K games

Tristana

44% Top 3

8.1K games

Sett

44% Top 3

8.3K games

Ornn

44% Top 3

8.2K games

Twisted Fate

46% Top 3

7.4K games

Jhin

46% Top 3

7.9K games

Snapshot context

Arena-only public observations, resolved against the current patch catalogue.

Top augment trio

Marksmage · Jeweled Gauntlet · Thread the Needle

Prismatic depth

13 tracked choices

Source score

37.49 · 53,449 games

Patch 26.18Arena build

Akali

assassin

Arena progression, alternatives, augments and partner matchups for Akali.

Arena tier

Top 3

43.9%

Avg. place

3.74

Pick rate

8.4%

Ban rate

5.0%

KDA

2.25

Games

53,449

Arena progression

Core by round

Observed sequence · pick rate and game volume included

Round 1

Opening item

Sorcerer's Shoes

63% pick · 34K games

Round 2

Prismatic

Night Harvester

21% pick · 11K games

Round 4

Core item

Hextech Gunblade

50% pick · 27K games

Round 6

Core item

Rabadon's Deathcap

60% pick · 32K games

Round 9

Core item

Shadowflame

21% pick · 4K games

Round 11

Late game

Void Staff

14% pick · 2.8K games

Augment picks

Source pick share by rarity · separate from the community sample.

Curated source · patch 26.18

Silver

ADAPt
5155 games
10.0%
Witchful Thinking
3967 games
7.0%
Contract Killer
3119 games
6.0%

Gold

Marksmage
10735 games
20.0%
Thread the Needle
6866 games
13.0%
Big Brain
4638 games
9.0%
Phenomenal Evil
5478 games
10.2%

Prismatic

Jeweled Gauntlet
9546 games
18.0%
Dashing
6318 games
12.0%
Earthwake
5071 games
9.0%
Clown College
3911 games
7.3%

Best Prismatic items

Full Arena choice set for Akali, ordered by observed popularity.

S+

Night Harvester

21% pick · 11198 games

Runecarver

18% pick · 9513 games

Demonic Embrace

12% pick · 6627 games

Detonation Orb

13% pick · 6703 games

Innervating Locket

9.0% pick

Twilight's Edge

9.0% pick

Dragonheart

7.0% pick

Flesheater

8.0% pick

Pyromancer's Cloak

6.0% pick

Kinkou Jitte

6.0% pick

Demon King's Crown

4.0% pick

Divine Sunderer

5.0% pick

Hemomancer's Helm

4.0% pick

Skill priority

Recommended ability max order for this Arena snapshot.

Boots

All stable Arena boot choices in the source sample.

Sorcerer's Shoes

63% pick · 34K games

Ionian Boots of Lucidity

9.0% pick · 4.8K games

Gluttonous Greaves

5.0% pick · 2.7K games

Mercury's Treads

2.0% pick · 1K games

Plated Steelcaps

1.0% pick · 383 games

Elixirs

Late-game consumables and their observed pick share.

Juice of Power

64% pick · 15K games

Juice of Vitality

14% pick · 3.3K games

Cappa Juice

17% pick · 4.1K games

Juice of Haste

5.0% pick · 1.1K games

Round alternatives

Other item rolls observed at the main Arena purchase rounds.

Round 4 options

Hextech Gunblade

50% pick · 27K games

Round 6 options

Rabadon's Deathcap

60% pick · 32K games

Round 9 options

Shadowflame

8.0% pick · 4K games

Void Staff

5.0% pick · 2.8K games

Zhonya's Hourglass

3.0% pick · 1.4K games

Wooglet's Witchcap

3.0% pick · 1.4K games

Best partner synergies

Arena partners that overperform beside Akali in the source sample.

Tristana

51% Top 3 · +7.0

1.1K games

Shyvana

51% Top 3 · +6.9

786 games

Singed

50% Top 3 · +6.2

817 games

Swain

49% Top 3 · +5.5

859 games

Brand

48% Top 3 · +4.2

920 games

Yasuo

48% Top 3 · +3.9

795 games

Sion

47% Top 3 · +3.1

875 games

Jinx

46% Top 3 · +2.4

913 games

Smolder

46% Top 3 · +2.2

902 games

Sett

46% Top 3 · +1.9

1.1K games

Kai'Sa

46% Top 3 · +1.7

999 games

Caitlyn

45% Top 3 · +1.1

903 games

Difficult matchups

Common opponents that pressure Akali's Arena results.

Cho'Gath

42% Top 3

7.1K games

Swain

43% Top 3

7.3K games

Sion

43% Top 3

7.3K games

Tristana

44% Top 3

8.1K games

Sett

44% Top 3

8.3K games

Ornn

44% Top 3

8.2K games

Twisted Fate

46% Top 3

7.4K games

Jhin

46% Top 3

7.9K games

Snapshot context

Arena-only public observations, resolved against the current patch catalogue.

Top augment trio

Marksmage · Jeweled Gauntlet · Thread the Needle

Prismatic depth

13 tracked choices

Source score

37.49 · 53,449 games