I dedicate myself to providing up-to-date Mobile Legends builds and guides, and in this guide, I aim to assist you in crafting the most effective Akai build for the current meta. Explore Akai’s abilities, recommended items, emblems, and strategic insights to enhance your gameplay.
Table of contents
- Akai Overview
- Akai Spells Build
- Effects Items Build
- Akai Skill Order
- Effects from Skills’ Akai
- Akai Combo
- Akai Pros & Cons
- Akai’s Rival & Teammates
- Akai Counter
- Akai Play Strategy
- Spells Suitable for Akai
- Items Suitable for Akai
- Durable Akai
- Sustained DPS Akai
- Emblems Suitable for Akai
- Best Lane for Akai
- Win/Ban/Pick Rate for Akai
- Akai Best for Rank
- How to Play Akai
- Akai Tactics
- Akai Skills
Akai Overview
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Role | Tank/Support |
| Gold | 32000$ |
| Diamond | 599 |
| Specialty | Guard/Crowd Control |
| Lane | EPX |
| Hero Tier | B |
| Movement SPD | 260 |
| Physical Attack | 115 |
| Magic Power | 0 |
| Physical Defense | 24 |
| Magical Defense | 10 |
| HP | 2769 |
| Mana | 450 |
| Attack Speed | 0.85 |
| Hp Regen | 7.8 |
| Mana Regen | 2.4 |
Akai Spells Build
Spells are a vital aspect of the game, providing Akai with an extra skill. In this guide, Retribution and Ice Retribution are recommended for Akai.
Akai Items Build:
Team Buff Build:
- Cursed Helmet
- Warrior Boots – Conceal
- Immortality
- Athena’s Shield
- Dominance Ice
- Guardian Helmet
Durable Build:
- Antique Cuirass
- Warrior Boots
- Athena’s Shield
- Immortality
- Dominance Ice
- Oracle
Sustained DPS Build:
- Thunder Belt
- Warrior Boots
- Cursed Helmet
- Brute Force Breastplate
- Guardian Helmet
- Blade Armor
Pro Build (Recommend):
- Ice Hunter’s Tough Boots
- Blade of the Heptaseas
- Windtalker
- Berserker’s Fury
- Scarlet Phantom
- Malefic Roar
Effects Items Build
| Effects | Recommend Items |
|---|---|
| Magic Defense | Cursed Helmet, Athena’s Shield, Oracle |
| HP | Cursed Helmet, Athena’s Shield, Guardian Helmet, Antique Cuirass, Oracle, Thunder Belt, Brute Force Breastplate, Blade of the Heptaseas |
| HP Regen | Immortality, Athena’s Shield, Guardian Helmet, Antique Cuirass |
| Physical Defense | Immortality, Dominance Ice, Antique Cuirass, Thunder Belt, Brute Force Breastplate, Blade Armor |
| Movement SPD | Warrior Boots, Dominance Ice, Ice Hunter’s Tough Boots, Windtalker |
| Mana | Dominance Ice |
| Mana Regen | Thunder Belt |
| CD Reduction | Oracle, Thunder Belt |
| Physical Attack | Blade of the Heptaseas, Berserker’s Fury, Scarlet Phantom, Malefic Roar |
| Attack Speed | Windtalker, Scarlet Phantom |
| Crit Chance | Windtalker, Berserker’s Fury, Scarlet Phantom |
| Physical Penetration | Malefic Roar |
Akai Skill Order
Skill Order: Skill 2 -> Skill 3 -> Skill 1.
- Headbutt
- Body Slam
- Heavy Spin
Effects from Skills’ Akai
- Passive (Tai Chi): Buff.
- Skill 1 (Headbutt): Blink, CC | Type: Physical Skill/Blink.
- Skill 2 (Body Slam): AoE | Type: Physical Skill.
- Skill 3 (Heavy Spin): CC, AoE | Type: Physical Skill.
Akai Combo
Combo 1: Skill 1 -> Skill 3 -> Skill 2.
- Headbutt -> Heavy Spin -> Body Slam
Combo 2: Skill 2 -> Skill 1 -> Skill 3 -> AA.
- Body Slam -> Headbutt -> Heavy Spin -> AA
Combo 3: Skill 3 -> Skill 1 -> Skill 2.
- Heavy Spin -> Headbutt -> Body Slam
Akai Pros & Cons
| Pros | Cons |
|---|---|
| + Has good CC | – Doesn’t have very high damage |
| + Easy to use | – Skill 1 can be blocked |
| + Can harass enemies in the jungle | – Cannot remove suppression effect |
| + Can silence | – Cannot immune with high-tier CC |
| + Has free Purify |
Akai’s Rival & Teammates
Strong Against:
- Gord
- Alice
- Nana
- Clint
- Zilong
Weak Against:
Akai Counter
Must team up with:
- Eudora
- Paquito
- Barats
Akai Play Strategy
Akai, a Tank/Support, excels in crowd control, harassment, and provides free purify. Suitable for EXP lane, Jungle, and Roam roles.
Spells Suitable for Akai
- Retribution
- Ice Retribution
Using Retribution for Akai in the jungle and Execute for Akai in the EXP lane.
Items Suitable for Akai
Attack Items:
- Blade of the Heptaseas
- Windtalker
- Berserker’s Fury
- Scarlet Phantom
- Malefic Roar
Defense Items:
- Cursed Helmet
- Immortality
- Athena’s Shield
- Dominance Ice
- Guardian Helmet
- Antique Cuirass
- Oracle
- Thunder Belt
- Brute Force Breastplate
- Blade Armor
Movement Items:
- Ice Hunter’s Tough Boots
- Warrior Boots
If you like Akai Team Buff:
- Cursed Helmet
- Warrior Boots – Conceal
- Immortality
- Athena’s Shield
- Dominance Ice
- Guardian Helmet
Durable Akai
- Antique Cuirass
- Warrior Boots
- Athena’s Shield
- Immortality
- Dominance Ice
- Oracle
Sustained DPS Akai
- Thunder Belt
- Warrior Boots
- Cursed Helmet
- Brute Force Breastplate
- Guardian Helmet
- Blade Armor
Pro Build Akai
- Ice Hunter’s Tough Boots
- Blade of the Heptaseas
- Windtalker
- Berserker’s Fury
- Scarlet Phantom
- Malefic Roar
Emblems Suitable for Akai
Support Emblems Set:
- Healing Effect: +15%.
- Cooldown Reduction: 10%.
- Movement Speed: +6%.
Tank Emblems Set:
- HP: +500.
- Hybrid Defense: +10.
- HP Regen: 4.
Best Lane for Akai
| Lane | Prioritize |
|---|---|
| Exp Lane | X |
| Jungle | X |
| Mid Lane | |
| Gold Lane | |
| Roam | X |
Win/Ban/Pick Rate for Akai
- Win Rate: 47.63%
- Pick Rate: 0.61%
- Ban Rate: 0.07%
Akai Best for Rank
- Warrior
- Elite
- Master
- Grandmaster
- Epic
- Legend
How to Play Akai
Akai excels at aiding teammates with his continual shields and significant damage from the marks on his skill 2. He thrives at the front of the battle, withstanding blows and diverting enemy attention.
- Use skill 1 (Headbutt) to deal physical damage and knock enemies airborne.
- Utilize skill 2 (Body Slam) to deal physical damage and slow enemies.
- Deploy skill 3 (Heavy Spin) to remove control effects.
Akai Tactics
Early Game (Level 1-7):
- Akai is a versatile and potent hero in the early game.
Mid Game (Level 8-12):
- Akai’s power truly shines in the mid-game.
Late Game (Level 13+):
- Akai can soak up massive amounts of damage while disrupting enemy formations with his crowd control abilities.
Akai Skills
- Tai Chi
- Headbutt
- Body Slam
- Heavy Spin
Passive – Tai Chi:
- On each skill cast, Akai obtains a shield for 4 seconds and marks enemies hit by his skills. Basic attacks deal additional damage to marked foes.
Headbutt – Skill 1:
- Akai charges in the desired direction, dealing opponents nearby Physical Damage. If he hits an enemy hero, he can roll once in the direction of the joystick, knocking them airborne.
Body Slam – Skill 2:
- Akai strikes the ground, delaying foes in his vicinity and delivering Physical Damage to them.
Heavy Spin – Skill 3:
- Akai spins, gaining Slow Immunity and removing debuffs. Deals continuous Physical Damage to adjacent foes, knocking them back. Gradually increases Movement Speed during the skill’s duration. Only suppression and morph effects can stop this skill.