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Akali vs Hwei

AkaliYOU · MID
HweiENEMY · MID
VS
Skill matchupPre-6 MediumPost-6 MediumTake Ignite

How to play it

Dodge his E root
His E is very long-duration CC: rooted, you can't press W to disappear and you get oneshot, so find a way to dodge it.
Punish a wasted E
Whenever he wastes his E, walk up and trade: levels 4-7 are your best windows and he's very diveable, especially on cannon waves.
Body-block the wave
Put yourself between Hwei and the minions so he has to fight to CS: otherwise he just oneshots the wave from range.
Never get caught by his E root with your W down: rooted, you can't shroud away and he oneshots you.
Runes
DOMINATIONDOMINATION
Electrocute
Dark Harvest
Hail of Blades
Cheap Shot
Taste of Blood
Sudden Impact
Sixth Sense
Grisly Mementos
Deep Ward
Treasure Hunter
Relentless Hunter
Ultimate Hunter
RESOLVERESOLVE
Demolish
Font of Life
Shield Bash
Conditioning
Second Wind
Bone Plating
Overgrowth
Revitalize
Unflinching
SHARDS
Adaptive
Attack Speed
Ability Haste
Adaptive
Move Speed
Health Scaling
Health +65
Tenacity
Health Scaling
Spells
FlashFLASH
IgniteIGNITE
Items
Start
Core
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Akali · Mid · Patch 26.17 · Ranked Solo · Updated Sep 5, 2026

Akali vs Hwei in Mid lane is a skill matchup on patch 26.17. The one thing to respect: His E (Torment), its long-duration root removes your shroud escape and sets up a oneshot, so dodge it.

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