On Grasp/Resolve + ROA he's far tankier; against a squishier Aery/Resolve setup you can all-in much sooner.

Matchups › Akali › vs Viktor

Akali vs Viktor

YOU · MID

ENEMY · MID

Swings with levelsPre-6 HardPost-6 MediumTake Ignite

How to play it

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Don't sit in W

You can stand in his W a split second, but E or R out before it CCs you and chains his combo.

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All-in at 5-6

From lvl 5-6 onward a quick trade or two procs his Bone Plating, then you can all-in and kill him.

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Respect his Q

Watch his Q auto-combos and shield over his E: the E is undodgeable, but the Q is what you play around.

Never eat free autos at lvl 1-3: he's strong early and pokes you down, especially on an Aery setup.

Runes

DOMINATION

RESOLVE

SHARDS

Spells

FLASH

IGNITE

Items

Start

Core

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16.14 Emerald+ - 52% WR - 3.0k games

Skill order

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
Q			Q	Q		Q	Q
		W											W	W		W	W
	E							E	E		E	E
					R					R					R

MAX

Q→

E→

Akali · Mid · Patch 26.17 · Ranked Solo · Updated Sep 5, 2026

Akali vs Viktor in Mid lane is a lane that swings with levels on patch 26.17. The one thing to respect: getting stuck in his W is what chains you into his combo, dip out before it locks you down.