Akali vs Talon in Mid lane is a lane that swings with levels on patch 26.14. The one thing to respect: Never let him proc his passive — above all, avoid the second hit of his W, even if you give up some prio. 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 · MIDTALONthe Blade's Shadow

VS

Swings with levelsPre-6 MediumPost-6 EasyTake Ignite

How to play it

✓ DO

Dodge his W return

Never let him proc his passive — avoid the second part of his W above all, even if it costs you some prio at level 2.

Punish his Q dash

When he Q's onto you you get a free E — E him and ult through him so your reveal tracks him; only fire E2 once he's dead or your E is about to expire.

Body-block the wave

Stand between him and the minions so from level 4 he has to fight you if he wants to farm.

✕ DON'T

⛔

Never underestimate his damage — he's meant to be behind, but if the lane goes even he can still fight back hard.

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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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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