Set 17.0

Akali

2 
Star Strike
Reposition next to the target to strike the most enemies. Then throw 5 piercing kunai, each dealing 34 / 50 / 80 Attack Damage physical damage to the first enemy hit, reduced to ? Attack Damage for each subsequent target. Kunai remove 1 Armor, 2 if they crit.

N.O.V.A. Strike: Slice all enemies, applying Wound and a bleed that deals ? Attack Damage physical damage each second. Kunai increase the damage of the bleed by 10%.

Traits

  • Marauder 
    Your team gains 5% Omnivamp. Marauders gain more Omnivamp, Attack Damage, and their Omnivamp overhealing is converted into Shield (up to 25% max Health.)

(2) 5%, 20% Attack Damage
(2) 5%, 20% Attack Damage
(2) 5%, 20% Attack Damage.
  • N.O.V.A. 
    (2) 6 seconds into combat, N.O.V.A. grant a power surge to allies based on champions.
(2) Gain a Striker selector. The chosen N.O.V.A. activates their Strike during the power surge.

Aatrox: Ally Damage 30% Shred and Sunders enemies
Caitlyn: Grant allies 20% Attack Speed
Akali: Allies gain Precision
Maokai: Allies heal 12% max Health
Kindred: Shield the strongest Tank for 800
Emblem: Allies deal 10% stacking bonus true damage

Akali enables

  • Wound

    Reduces healing the target receives for a duration.

  • Bleed

    Damage dealt over multiple seconds as flat physical or magic damage, AD- or AP-scaled. Distinct from Burn (% max-Health true damage). Set-17 sources include Talon's stab, Akali's bleed (DRX capstone), Teemo's poison passive, and the Stargazer Serpent constellation.

Akali benefits from

  • Crit

    Scales with crit chance / crit damage. Triggers Jeweled-Gauntlet-style crit-on-spell payoffs.

Akali counters

  • Armor

    The physical-defense stat that reduces incoming AD damage. Tank items, Bastion-style traits, and ability bodies that read "Gain X Armor" or "Your team gains X Armor" all land here, alongside the handful of cards that scale a bonus off the unit's Armor value.