Plateau?
I’m plat playing mostly Akali, and I feel like I’ve hit a wall in terms of impact.
In lower ranks I was pretty consistently able to find early kills in lane, get ahead and then use that lead to take over the game. Now I’m noticing that people respect Akali a lot more, make fewer obvious mistakes, and I’m rarely getting those level 3–6 kills that used to set up my games.
The biggest issue is that when I don’t get that early lead, I feel like I’m almost surrendering the game to whichever jungler has more impact. I can stay relatively even in lane, but it often feels like the game is being decided around me rather than by me.
I’m trying to figure out what the next step is for improving as Akali/mid in general.
How should I be looking to consistently create impact when I can’t just rely on solo killing my lane opponent anymore? Should I be focusing much more on wave control and moving with my jungler, looking for roams, playing around level 6 timings, or simply farming and accepting that some games won’t give me early opportunities?
Basically, how does your approach to Akali change as you climb and opponents stop giving you easy early kills? I’d especially appreciate advice from higher-ELO Akali players on how you create consistent leads and avoid feeling like the game is just a jungle coinflip.