Akali | Movement Midrange | Deck Guide

Akali is a Fury/Calm movement-midrange deck built around preserving threats and getting multiple uses from them. During your turn, the Legend can pull one of your units out of a showdown and back to base; once Empowered, it also readies that unit, turning an escape into another potential action.

Early game: Develop with Mournful Witness and Mischievous Marai while keeping cheap interaction available. Mournful Witness becomes a 4-Might unit after surviving its first combat, while Shuriken Flip deals 2 damage and moves one of your units. Defy, Discipline and Block give you several ways to control early showdowns without overcommitting.

Mid game: Start turning movement into value. Akali, Deadly Weapon deals damage whenever she moves, with the damage increasing once Empowered, while Stellacorn Herder draws a card every time it moves. Kai'Sa, Survivor can enter ready through Accelerate and replaces successful conquests with another card. Zhonya's Hourglass, Long Sword and Sterak's Gage help your important units survive or win the fights that matter.

Late game: Astral Heron turns your first play each turn into a large discount on the next, letting you combine expensive development with interaction. Blitzcrank, Impassive can pull an enemy into its battlefield when played, while Darius, Trifarian readies himself and gains +2 Might when you play your second card of the turn. Use those extra actions alongside the Empowered Legend to keep shifting pressure and force through the final points.