Akali has one of the most broken kits ever made

[@filiplass7442]

Remember when her rework first dropped and her stealth worked on towers too? And when her R1 wasn't a point and click? And her Q didn't cost so much energy lvl 1 so she could spam it more. And her R dmg was higher, iirc. What a kit, truly one of the champions of all time

[@gravelor78]

she could refund stamina with her passive as well im so glad they nerfed her to oblivion but she still feels hella strong cuz Akali.

[@Madge104]

Riot removing gunblade killed both akali and katarina

[@extreme123dz]

No, they stay the same@@Madge104

[@longingsoul1]

Her q also healed her. Can't forget that one.

[@bradlupien2770]

Don't forget the mini stun on R1!!

[@AnchorDB]

Yeah her kits are really something.

[@48ranson]

Hear me out on the thumbnail

[@SulphurDew]

he's getting thumbnails from the numbers website

[@rencunin]

I need source

[@PekinWoof]

I spent a while trying to find the artist but it shows their devientart no longer exists? If someone finds the original artist I'll credit them in the description

[@LeMeow97]

I hear you out. x2

[@TheJasonmanguy]

I clicked on the vid for pekinwoof, but the thumbnail didn't hurt.

[@Degnique]

I love how Pekin easily deconstructs every character in this game. I remember trying to learn this new Akali (still new to me!) and it really wasn't that daunting like how some other people were making her up to be and here we have it, Akali isn't difficult to play and she's just extremely rewarding and once I learned how to keep an eye on my energy meter, it was smooth sailing!

[@WillSindra]

So glad you brought up Yasuo/Yone in comparison - it's the up-time on damage without resource consequence that makes them so out of touch with the rest of the game. Akali Q is much easier to hit but the principle is the same. Nearly every other champion has cooldowns and resource for a reason, I'll never understand their design philosophy

[@romerus6087]

on top of that, why give sustain to resourceless champions like Aatrox and Vlad? That makes no sense to me.

[@reirou]

vlad and briar having constant health costs throughout the game while they gain insane healing

[@BigMuskachini]

yep akali just instagibs you but for some reason is allowed to out attrition every champ during laning phase. Horrible design

[@Novictus]

@@reirou At least Vlad takes time to get off the ground and Briar falls off due to her powerful ability of running in a straight line.

[@cashbag]

@@romerus6087 Garen was a day 1 champion and he has sustain with no resource

[@alekanzus]

5:32. He started that interaction with 370 HP and ended with almost 350. Hp regen is really strong

[@justadude8716]

its dorans shield i think

[@jususi71]

not only is akali completely unkillable because of her regen, she also has insane base stat growth, at level 10 she has 55 mr without any mr items or runes lol, thats completely cracked.

[@jususi71]

@bltelysian 3.5k hp wouldnt be insane if it wasnt for how much damage she is avoiding ontop of that by being hyper mobile and invisible

[@nic0rum922]

​@jususi71 honestly her base stats just need to be toned way down cause the fact that she doesn't even need to build assassin to do assassin levels of damage is ridiculous

[@jususi71]

@@nic0rum922 yes she has way too many base stats, an assassin as hypermobile and safe as akali is should have to rely on their tools to survive, but now even bad or casual akali players can make her work, obviously a bad akali might not win the game, but they get out lane for free which should be akalis main weakness, like pre6

[@stryker9745]

ive been saying shes unreasonably tanky for the longest time

[@jususi71]

@@stryker9745 yy, its just recently i found out why she is tanky, her base stats are completely cracked, high base regen, high base mr and mr growth, couple this with dshield second wind and she will never die

[@damurfam]

the craziest thing to me is how akali players swear shes hard to play when literally anyone can pick her up and carry just by mashing buttons

[@miguell272]

I really dislike the fact that she has much hp growth and can take these regen runes. She gets tanks, and can survive through the laning phase. She's an assassin, she needs to be squishier with less health regen

[@FishboyAbzu]

Yeah she should be a dodge or get blown up champ. Not being able to tank hits so easly.

[@chasemcdonald4569]

​@AbzuLifeweaver the issue with that is her scripted movement if every easy to hit an akali that is doing e2 or r1 you should be getting hit anytime you case these

[@chasemcdonald4569]

I do agree tho but they'd have to change that about her

[@franchopancho9389]

All her core items are getting their hp values removed in 5 days when new season drops. So yeah, there you go.

[@davidhernandez376]

Best part of the whole thing was the sup Ashe doing “poke” damage at 40:05 and then getting her shit rocked by malphite R and Allistar

[@kendobc]

Still watching but Ashe was a little "toxic" at the beginning with Vayne. So, not sorry she gets rocked. (=

[@SlykoMode]

That Lee from game 1 was actually nuts. Nice games, Pekin, thanks for the vid!

[@mirramig]

The thing about Akali is that a majority of her players are surprisngly bad at her and all of her rune / stat websites reccomend stuff like conq mid when in reality youre going electro 90% fleet into 1 or 2 really bad matchups and conq into anyone like irel or a toplaner in mid lane or if youre playing her top. She's been broken even since the energy buffs its just no one is good enough to abuse them

[@nic0rum922]

Thats just most assassin honestly. Look at the qiyana subreddit its hilarious

[@nimrodfilms5104]

yea, most of the time i prefer elec. however if the rest of the team is tanky... then i usually go conq to deal with them EVEN if the lane would really benefit from elec. but overall yea. i very often disagree with SO many akali players on what runes and items to take...

[@mirramig]

@@nimrodfilms5104 well im pisslow silver despite playing against ems and masters so elec works out fine for me anyways since my snowball becomes so gross a single RE and i kill

[@Felixxfb]

That second game you guys 3v7. Rough to watch that Ashe and that Sion...

[@jamsolid]

When that ZERO mana Malz walked in to "help" Lee SIn XDDD

[@sapphiresuzuki]

The thumbnail that started it all 😢

[@TruMaverick]

54:48 watching Camille Q do 952 Tru damage was pretty slappin

[@shiah]

Years pass, Kali still goes grrr

[@Infidel.]

As a Viktor main, I really dislike this champion. Nothing you do against her matters, she sustains forever and rarely dies to ganks due to her kit. Late game, she's basically untouchable without 1 click ability stopping her.

[@iamsnoot]

hey everyone. 3:09 im not trying to be that guy that is annoying about it but Lee Sin's E grants true sight which reveals akali in shroud. that is the reason as to why lee is so strong into akali is cuz he can reveal her in two ways and doesnt rely on AAing as much as other AD champs :D cheers

[@PekinWoof]

I remember Lee E revealing stealth but I swear I have seen interactions where it doesn't. So just to be sure I looked it up and look at this. If I think I read this correctly it only reveals her if she isn't already stealthed. Lmao Lee Sin smashes the ground beneath him, dealing magic damage to nearby enemies, marking them for 4 seconds and, if they are not invisible when struck, True Sight revealing them for the same duration.

[@devigod101]

Why is kayn avoiding pekin like the plague? Is it tarzan?

[@AdrianWan]

40:38 hooooly that was clean

[@daavilefx]

I love Akali so much no matter if its meta or not, so fun to play her.

[@grandpowr]

Akali doesn't exists in my games, she is perma banned no matter what

[@virgiluv_]

Akali: Mom I want Yone E Mom: We have Yone E at home Yone E at home:

[@scrappy_doo]

How does Pekin have smart cast on but sometimes can normal cast an ability to show its range?

[@alejandrotorres9913]

Man, that Kayne was really something...

[@Thecoomzoom]

Mr west mr west by himself he so impressed

[@Shantellywashington]

11:56 the 6.21secs of crowd control 😭 sorrow prayers 🙏🏾

[@JDavi-nl1rc]

Bekin is the main reason why I'm considering dropping bot lane to become an Akali main in the mid lane

[@Msaber2012]

Sir where is that akali thumbnail from?

[@MatthewDymerski]

I think the reason why riot won't nerf akali's q is that it is her only real wave clearing ability 28:52

[@devandhrew]

But not all champs have a wave clear ability. Unless there is some requirement that an assassin needs a wave clear ability.

[@MatthewDymerski]

@@devandhrew Ap champs need at least one AoE ability to farm like ahri q or zoe q; ad champs have autos. What they could do is make her q do more damage, but have it cost more energy.

[@cosmicthanos]

thumbnail goes crazy

[@blr72]

I wouldn’t mind the change from the q dealing the damage to the empowered auto dealing the damage, but since it is a straight up nerf and would make her harder to play I would probably want like an increase in the size of the slow effect so instead of just the tips it would be the middle onwards so people can actually land the auto. It would be a nice change because once you reach a certain point in the game you one shot or get one shot as akali and the autos don’t matter anymore. I do also want to say that when you were talking about the q’s dealing so much damage you were like 11/2 something with a full mejais going against an immobile champ, so I don’t think it even matters that you were playing akali at that point. Most assassins/burst mages would be one shotting/near one shotting. So maybe it’s not as good as you are making it seem. Take this whole thing with a good bit of salt because Peking is without a doubt better than me in every aspect of this game, except maybe akali play time.

[@yuzuftazimo2157]

I hope they make an ap version of qss soon

[@siqius4225]

banshee's veil, stopwatch, hourglass.

[@extreme123dz]

thats noting @@siqius4225

[@bloodybones8783]

@@siqius4225 that's not the same

[@titaniafae4114]

@@siqius4225 none of those work like qss which can actively get you out of cc even after the cc is casted. Hourglass is just insane in general since it is jsut a free like 2-3 seconds of being unable to be touched or take damage, but it also gives them a near free try at their next cc and banshee's is more like a black shield than qss. I think they mean something that can get you out of a morde ult or can be activated while cc'd.

[@daavilefx]

Ult+E needs to be at max range to not miss E, easy combo after some practice.

[@nimrodfilms5104]

yes and sooo many people think that the R+E combo is a genuine braindead combo, but you can not only only use it at max range, btu if the enemy has some movmentspeed then it's significantly more difficult to land. If the target is slowed then sure, it's not hard, but MOST of the time i actually dont use the combo because they either have a dash that i know they haven't used OR they have a bit too much movement speed for me to want to risk it. a lot of the time it's better to just spam q's and autos until you can R2 and then E in for the kill

[@starliaghtsz8400]

what i see some akalis do is just go straight shadowflame, you get so much pen out of it, and the item is better earlier than later bc you get the passive pan based on how low they are flat hp wise

[@dylanthatsit390]

thought he said "Hey, buddy" felt hella personal

[@michal8270]

Thank you almighty sir pekin❤

[@ChampionCynthia493]

wait cant lee sin E akali for vision anymore?

[@petef15]

I always build qss vs malz. Even if it's not a good idea it just feels so good to completely remove his only real ability with pressing one button.

[@daweidaweibljat1928]

so what are the runes?

[@slugwannabe]

AKALI GAME LETSGOOOO TY PEKIN

[@mevaleunpepino]

Haha only to be trashtalked.... (i dont mind tho 🎉)

[@slugwannabe]

@@mevaleunpepino wait wat who are u

[@MonsterCXV]

That malphite is Houdini fr fr 47:50 lmao

[@TurntBucket]

Im in low elo and I always remind my jg that mal perma shoves and has no mobility, but most jgs do not take the hint. It's very annoying.

[@ovcll]

We love Akali, we love You ❤

[@cashbag]

17:00 actual smartest Malz player

[@shieldgenerator7]

24:01 i dont udnerstand how xayah didnt straight up die there

[@veronikal.matkova7536]

my favourite moment 11:44

[@kendobc]

When your top and sup combine to feed 27 kills...hard to come back from that.

[@johnforeverrules]

oh no, this is not pekin... this is alternate dark ego of pekin playing akali. he finally crossed over to the dark side

[@mevaleunpepino]

Butthurted??? He throw some facts about akali shitKit

[@pearz420]

oh... KITS.... I misread that because of the thumbnail.

[@darranbyrne2183]

Lack of passive procs is killing me

[@4hpla743]

We need the sauce

[@porfirij]

take a shot every time he says "acolli" xD

[@kakuy6611]

14:05 lol kennen tposing

[@notsure7158]

I dont remember her skin looking like that thumbnail 🧐

[@amyt.7401]

Yayy new video

[@patriarchparamour]

Whoah, bazonkers

[@TroubbleBubble]

That chroma is so pretty

[@crabking9215]

i hate akali after swapping to mid mage main i just cant punish her past lv 5 and if she rushes tier two boots she just one shots with one rotation

[@iiggnii9023]

???? since when does akali have ramping damage wtf

[@ethanjayking]

I’m hearing ya

[@surprise7002]

akali has some nice kits..

[@Mercator89]

I want to hunt down akali mains IRL and give them a hug ;))))

[@saskimo3932]

36:28 😡🔪🗿

[@Skchey]

I only watched this because the thumbnail I like the thumbnail I am simple I see nice thumbnail I like follow comment and subscribe

[@EchoObserver9]

The fact riot refuses to buff assassins like zed and shaco because they are unhealthy champions. While allowing the yones ,akalis and irelias to roam the game for so lond is beyond me. Like how is zed harder to deal with than akali? Even if you were a bronze or iron player would you rather fight a fed shaco or a fed irelia? I just dont get it.

[@JarOfTarOfficial]

Is it just me or do these overloaded champs just not seem as fun to watch? I'd rather watch a Brand or Bard player use skill expression instead of Akali or Irelia that just do Akali or Irelia things. So boring!

[@Djitterbug]

Did you just say Brand and “uses skill expression” in the same sentence🧍 Also said Bard as if Brand and him are even remotely in the same skill bracket lmao

[@goldw1993]

As someone who just picked Akali up, I appreciate the vid as a learning tool. Also Brand is one of the easiest champions in the entire game. He has next to no skill expression in his kit.

[@esdeath5301]

love everyone who says irelia is "overloaded"

[@nic0rum922]

I mean its true ​@esdeath5301

[@esdeath5301]

@@nic0rum922 Not in comparison to other actually broken champs.

[@iamtheowlrus5894]

That Ashe in game 2 was such a tool. Always annoying seeing people act like that with no consequences.

[@Taha-yx9ug]

comment for support

[@jasonchangdalekrule]

3:09 this is false, both lee sin q and e give true sight.

[@xiqy1959]

wrong

[@Smoth48]

The second use of Lee's E gives true sight of any units hit by the first use of E.@@xiqy1959

[@cirqusboy]

wrong

[@PekinWoof]

I remember Lee E revealing stealth but I swear I have seen interactions where it doesn't. So just to be sure I looked it up and look at this. If I think I read this correctly it only reveals her if she isn't already stealthed. Lmao Lee Sin smashes the ground beneath him, dealing magic damage to nearby enemies, marking them for 4 seconds and, if they are not invisible when struck, True Sight revealing them for the same duration.

[@thefailers2597]

wrong

[@onlymit]

Hey everybody! Welcome to the next commentary

[@antonypistachio5476]

Akali does not have good wave clear. Of all the top 10 most used mid lanes in high elo she has the lowest CS/per min.

[@aussypat]

12:20 me playing gay chicken

[@RagaGearforever5]

I think the biggest problem it's just her shroud. Yeah she has crazy tons of mobility, but it's the shroud that makes her a constant threat and her tool to deny damage or escape with ease.

[@mfougere3588]

evil. pure evil. those guys had families :(

[@BigMuskachini]

yes i hate this champion man, shit plays itself. Only way to kill it is when she outplays herself. I swear u can smurf on her and she gets 1 item and just 1 combos you then falls off late game again.

[@PakuZero]

This thumbnail is not like the others

[@matal5655]

fish

[@Joseph_Biten]

Yo you gotta chill with that thumbnail

[@roundhousetodaface]

Play riven

[@dyja7]

love seeing malz lose lmao

[@defrte]

That afk jungler...

[@Reeeeder]

Yo

[@carlosboozer4575]

Ok

[@Anthony-ux4ed]

Delete this video so they dont nerf her pls

[@ethanm4206]

bewbz

[@michealbender7438]

10 secs ago. Lets go boys

[@dofuskingdom1423]

i do watch ur vids but this one i couldnt finish ur akali is bad gotta work more on it

[@that1guyfinn418]

I despise akali so much. Everytime i want to learn a new champ in either top or mid. I always have to lane against a 300k+ M7 Akali one trick. Shes so unfun to lane against.

[@arbicula6617]

[@4hpla743]

We need the sauce