Akali vs Swain in Mid lane is a lane that swings with levels on patch 26.14. The one thing to respect: his E root is the trade you must dodge — eat it and his combo lands; dodge it and you win. Below is the exact page the OTP runs — runes, skill max order, summoner spells, item build and the four tips that decide the lane, plus a quick quiz before you lock in.

⇄ ChangeYOU · MIDAKALIthe Rogue Assassin

⇄ ChangeENEMY · MIDSWAINthe Noxian Grand General

VS

Swings with levelsPre-6 MediumPost-6 HardTake Ignite

How to play it

✓ DO

Dodge his E

His E is his engage — dodge it and you win the trade, get rooted and his combo bursts you down.

All-in after dodging E

Any time you dodge his E, all-in around 60% HP with ignite up — he's killable through his ult if he skipped MR.

Read his level 1

Check whether he started Q or E: on Q keep your range or you get poked hard, on E play close and trade because you win it if you dodge the E.

✕ DON'T

⛔

Never recall within range of his W — it will cancel your base.

Runes

DOMINATION

RESOLVEuniversal page

SHARDS

No rune change for this matchup — run the universal page, our every-game default.

Spells

FLASH

IGNITE

Items

Start

Core

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16.14 Emerald+ - 55% WR - 786 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

MAXQ→E→W

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