Originally Posted by
Nyann
Rune are not a problem, what would you suggest. I have full AP runes, so I can trigger the AP from any of the colours. I have AD yellows, but could buy others. HP quints also. What blues would you suggest?
Currently running, All AP(apart from HP quints and Magic pen red). Starting with Doran's Blade.
Then build Hextech Revolver -> boots(swiftness if not much CC, Merc if there is) Rylai's next. Make the gunblade, then rabbadons.
I can pull off fairly decent scores. Just not consistant, and my premade team is getting angry, at me and another player, as we do not have a consistant main :S
Ok, so as I said before - Akali needs decent farming early game. That also means she doesn't have enough damage if you are getting any other items than AP. Don't build her off spell vamp. Yes, she was designed to be hybrid, but she is really played as AP char. Her job is to jump in and kill everything, then run away with 50% hp or so. You need only that 10% you get from your Dorian blade\AD runes.
So, basically I go with Boots + 4 HP pots --> trying to farm on Belt -> upgrade boots -> get Rylai (rushing Rylai is a must on Akali, because it is the only item she needs to slow and rape.) ---> It doesn't really matter by this time. I usually get Lynch bane, so you can easily get turrets down, it also gives you MR and additional AP. Other than Lynch Bane It's either Scepter or Hat. Then I usually get BV or GA.
So, runes. Since we need to trigger Spell Vamp passive, and don't want to get Doran's blade (early game is getting much harder), we need 7 AD marks + 2 mpen. I used to have CDR/5 blues, but then i decided to switch it for flat AP, since I try to be very aggressive early and trying to deny my solo line enemy from EXP. Well, rest is really up to you. Although you don't really need to trigger second passive ( it gives you 3-5 bonus damage only) I still like to go flat AP quints as well. You don't really need that extra health if you go with 4 pots at the beginning. I am totally not sure about yellows. I've seen people going with armor or energy regen, but I go with dodge.
So that's basically the way I play.