Understanding Bruiser Akali: When and Why to Build It

People argue against the bruiser build all the time. They say 'your team needs you when you go full AP glass cannon' and that 'you need Gunblade to win games and Electrocute to win trades in lane.' But you don't need to do that every single game. I think building the exact same way every game is fucking insanity — you're gonna end up stuck, especially in the moments your team needs you most. That's why I go bruiser: Conqueror runes, Liandry's, maybe a Kaenic Rookern and Randuin's, with 25 stacks on Mejai's to carry the game.

Now I know for a fact Electrocute is better for poking in lane compared to Dark Harvest. But that's not what I'm trying to do here — I'm trying to win the game, not just my lane. Dark Harvest wins you teamfights over Electrocute because you can proc it as many times as you want until the enemy dies, where Electrocute has a forced duration that doesn't reset when you get a kill.

Conqueror, on the other hand — I love this build so much. It gives you more raw damage and heals you a bit, especially with Triumph runes. A lot of the time you need that extra HP and defensive stats the build gives you, and that's what helps you win the majority of games that essentially look like a loss.

Come check me out on Twitch, twitch.tv/lonesomeranger, I'll break it all down more there. I'm also making a 1v9 school to teach this stuff in way more depth. I promise you boys, you can learn how to become a high-ranked Akali, just like me.