Akali - The Shadow Assassin

Openingsall within the 475 starting gold

• Boots of Speed325gEnhanced Movement: 25 Move SpeedBasic item — no components.3Health Potion35gClick to Consume: Restores 150 Health over 15 seconds. Limited to 5 at one time.Basic item — no components.

  Opening — The guide labels no opening; this is what its buy path starts with, inside the 475g you have.

Corein buy order

• 1Hextech Revolver1,200g (330g to combine)Ability Power40Hex Bullets: 12% Spell VampRecipe

  Hextech RevolverHextech Revolver1,200g (330g to combine)Ability Power40Hex Bullets: 12% Spell VampRecipe1,200g

• 2Mercury's Treads1,200g (475g to combine)Magic Resist25Enhanced Movement: 45 Move SpeedTenacity: Reduces the duration of Stuns, Slows, Taunts, Fears, Silences, Blinds, and Immobilizes by 35%.Recipe

  Mercury's TreadsMercury's Treads1,200g (475g to combine)Magic Resist25Enhanced Movement: 45 Move SpeedTenacity: Reduces the duration of Stuns, Slows, Taunts, Fears, Silences, Blinds, and Immobilizes by 35%.Recipe1,200g

• 3Hextech 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.Recipe3,400g

• 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%.Recipe3,300g

• 5Guardian Angel2,750g (1,310g to combine)Armor50Magic Resist40Guardian's Intervention: Upon taking lethal damage, restores 30% of maximum Health and Mana after 4 seconds of stasis (5 minute cooldown).Recipe

  Guardian AngelGuardian Angel2,750g (1,310g to combine)Armor50Magic Resist40Guardian's Intervention: Upon taking lethal damage, restores 30% of maximum Health and Mana after 4 seconds of stasis (5 minute cooldown).Recipe2,750g

• 6Lich 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).Recipe3,000g

• 7Zhonya'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.Recipe3,260g