Tank Turbo Chemtank Akali

After a short stint a few years back, Tank Akali quickly died out. However, in 2022 we're back with a new tank Akali that's so good, the pros are loving it! Hollow Radiance has brought new life to our hypermobile hypercarry, and Akali players everywhere are zooming around while simultaneously being near unkllable. Check out these happy pros spamming her and check out how to play her below!

Weird Pick #148

January 2022

After a short stint a few years back, Tank Akali quickly died out. However, in 2022 we're back with a new tank Akali that's so good, the pros are loving it! Turbo Chemtech has brought new life to our hypermobile hypercarry, and Akali players everywhere are zooming around while simultaneously being near unkillable. Check out these happy pros spamming her and check out how to play her below!

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How to Play Tank Akali

Abilities: Q, W, E then prioritize R > Q > E > W
Summoner Spells: Flash
Teleport
Starting Items: Doran's Ring + Health Potions
Strategy: Poke continuously, be unkillable, move around as much as possible to charge Hollow Radiance
Core Items: Hollow Radiance
Riftmaker
Plated Steelcaps
Shadowflame
Zhonya's Hourglass
Void Staff

Tank Akali Top Runes Setup

Primary: Conqueror, Presence of Mind, Legend: Haste, Last Stand

Secondary: Second Wind, Overgrowth

How It Works

High Base Damage and Margin of Error

This version of Akali is both extremely difficult to kill while simultaneously deals a very high amount of damage. She can skill both squishies and tanks with ease as a result of percentage HP damage scaling through Hollow Radiance and Riftmaker.

Fast Turbo Chemtank Charging

Akali naturally moves an incredible amount throughout the game and during team fights, allowing her to charge her Turbo Chemtank often. The boosted auto-attack also synergizes very well with her natural auto-attack enhancements.

Low Cooldowns, High Sustained Damage

Akali's low cooldowns allow her continuously attack and deal high amounts of damage as long as she can stay alive. This build combined with her lack of mana lets her stay in lane and in fights for near perpetuity.

Potential Pitfalls

Lower Damage

This version of Akali's main drawback is the much lower burst damage that she packs. This means that she needs to stick to her opponents for longer in order to maximize her damage. Without solid crowd-control, this means that her mobility is her main sticking tool coupled with her movement speed boosts.

Weak Without Shroud

While Akali's shroud is down, she's significantly more vulnerable and can be burst down quickly. Although this version of Akali can survive longer than most, she still needs to play around her cooldowns and avoid going full berserker due to her lower burst damage.

Countering Tank Akali

Strong percentage-based crowd-control mages like Malzahar may do very well.

Tank Akali Conclusions

At first glance this build looks absurd, but upon closer inspection it performs quite well as a result of the naturally powerful kit that Akali packs. Definitely a build we'll be seeing in games to come as it's very user-friendly and allows you to enjoy Akali's full kit at leisure.

Suggested Tier: Tier 1

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