Gunblade AP Akali, mid

Openingsall within the 475 starting gold

• Doran's Shield440gHealth100Health Regen10 / 5sShieldwall: Blocks 8 damage from champion Basic Attacks.Basic item — no components.Health Potion35gClick to Consume: Restores 150 Health over 15 seconds. Limited to 5 at one time.Basic item — no components.

  Doran's Shield + Health Potion — against a poke lane that will constantly harass you before level 6

• Long Sword400gAttack Damage10Basic item — no components.

  Long Sword opener — when the lane is not going to punish you and you want to reach Gunblade faster

Corein buy order

• 1Bilgewater Cutlass1,400g (200g to combine)Attack Damage25Life Steal12%Active: 90s Deals 100 magic damage and Slows the target champion's Move Speed by 25% for 2 seconds.Recipe

  Bilgewater CutlassBilgewater Cutlass1,400g (200g to combine)Attack Damage25Life Steal12%Active: 90s Deals 100 magic damage and Slows the target champion's Move Speed by 25% for 2 seconds.Recipe1,400gCutlass is the first target because it gets you toward Gunblade and gives an active slow for early kills.

• 2Hextech Gunblade3,400g (800g to combine)Attack Damage45Ability Power65Life Steal12%Hex Cannon: 20% Spell VampReload: Basic Attacks (On-Hit) and single-target spells against champions reduce the cooldown of this item by 3 seconds.Active: 60s Deals magic damage and Slows the target champion's Move Speed by 40% for 2 seconds.Recipe

  Hextech GunbladeHextech Gunblade3,400g (800g to combine)Attack Damage45Ability Power65Life Steal12%Hex Cannon: 20% Spell VampReload: Basic Attacks (On-Hit) and single-target spells against champions reduce the cooldown of this item by 3 seconds.Active: 60s Deals magic damage and Slows the target champion's Move Speed by 40% for 2 seconds.Recipe3,400gGunblade is the core spike: sustain, burst, and a slow so your dashes convert into kills.

• 3Lich Bane3,000g (940g to combine)Ability Power80Mana250Move Speed5%Spellblade of The Arcane: After using an ability, the next Basic Attack deals bonus magic damage On-Hit (2 second cooldown).Recipe

  Lich BaneLich Bane3,000g (940g to combine)Ability Power80Mana250Move Speed5%Spellblade of The Arcane: After using an ability, the next Basic Attack deals bonus magic damage On-Hit (2 second cooldown).Recipe3,000gLich Bane turns your constant spell casts and mark procs into much harder auto attacks.

• 4Rabadon's Deathcap3,300g (840g to combine)Ability Power120Magical Opus: Increases Ability Power by 30%.Recipe

  Rabadon's DeathcapRabadon's Deathcap3,300g (840g to combine)Ability Power120Magical Opus: Increases Ability Power by 30%.Recipe3,300gDeathcap massively boosts the AP scaling on your on-hit damage and burst.

• 5Zhonya's Hourglass3,260g (500g to combine)Ability Power120Armor50Active: 90s Champion becomes Invulnerable and Untargetable for 2.5 seconds, but is unable to move, attack, cast spells, or use items during this time.Recipe

  Zhonya's HourglassZhonya's Hourglass3,260g (500g to combine)Ability Power120Armor50Active: 90s Champion becomes Invulnerable and Untargetable for 2.5 seconds, but is unable to move, attack, cast spells, or use items during this time.Recipe3,260gZhonya's gives you a way to disengage or stall when shroud is down and the enemy turns on you.

Situationalonly when the game asks for it

• Oracle's Elixir400gClick to Consume: Grants detection of nearby invisible units for up to 4 minutes. Revealing a ward in this manner grants a portion of the gold reward for killing that unit.Basic item — no components.

  Oracle's ElixirOracle's Elixir400gClick to Consume: Grants detection of nearby invisible units for up to 4 minutes. Revealing a ward in this manner grants a portion of the gold reward for killing that unit.Basic item — no components.400gwhen stealth champions or ward control matter and you want to clear or reveal invisibility