Targon's Peak has felt pretty weak, but I don't know what I would replace it with. It made more sense pre-akali since it let you heavily commit to taking a battlefield, and then get a rebate for defense, but that isn't really the problem any more.

People don't like stacked deck because Irelia is tight on mana. I agree with the complaint, but they don't let you play 5 defy so I gotta make do somehow.

Kinda hate crab, but by virtue of I want to play star-crossed, and cull the weak is annoying, I find it good enough.

Maybe this is too many 4 drops, if so I think stella is the cut. I think 6 is still fine, and if I can play 3 stella I want to play 3 stella.

With Akali, I'm less interested in playing a massive number of combat tricks, this is less of an Irelia hyper-carry deck now, and I don't want these one time injections of might as much. Could probably change the split around some, PG Yi is the main reason to plan 3 defiant dance, and that may fall off considerably.

Pretty sure with Akali you play 3 Ride the Wind, as it's really good with her, and solves multiple problems in a very compact way.

I would play at least 5 akali if they let me.

I don't know what the right split of these is, but I also think I'm supposed to play fewer of them and more tools to help a relatively weak unit hold a battlefield on their turn.

This is really only important vs Azir, and I don't think I'm supposed to be playing as much gear hate as I have. Feel like I should not be playing the prefects though, so this is probably staying at 2 or going up to 3.

This feels like a waste, Aurora feels very smooth with Akali and star crosseds, and the actually scary MUs that use gear, adaptotron is better.

I want tools for Kennen, and nothing has felt useful. Flash is the closest I've found. Shroud has felt like a waste, but I want to try new cards more.

Biased to Calm to improve odds of playing Akali on T2

Battlefields Targon's Peak has felt pretty weak, but I don't know what I would replace it with. It made more sense pre-akali since it let you heavily commit to taking a battlefield, and then get a rebate for defense, but that isn't really the problem any more.

Rune Split Runes are biased to Calm to improve odds of playing Akali on T2

Stacked Deck People don't like stacked deck because Irelia is tight on mana. I agree with the complaint, but they don't let you play 5 defy so I gotta make do somehow.

Scuttle Crab Kinda hate crab, but by virtue of I want to play star-crossed, and cull the weak is annoying, I find it good enough.

Combat Tricks With Akali, I'm less interested in playing a massive number of combat tricks, this is less of an Irelia hyper-carry deck now, and I don't want these one time injections of might as much. Could probably change the split of them around some, PG Yi is the main reason to play 3 defiant dance, and that may fall off considerably.

Ride The Wind Pretty sure with Akali you play 3 Ride the Wind, as it's really good with her, and solves multiple problems in a very compact way.

Akali I would play at least 5 akali if they let me.

Guardian Angel / Hourglass I don't know what the right split of GA and Hourglass is, but I also think I'm supposed to play fewer of them and more tools to help a relatively weak unit hold a battlefield on their turn.

Adaptotron Adaptotron is really only important vs Azir, and I don't think I'm supposed to be playing as much gear hate as I have. Feel like I should not be playing the prefects though, so this is probably staying at 2 or going up to 3.

Ravenbloom Prefect Ravenbloom Prefect feels like a waste, Aurora feels very smooth with Akali and star crossed, and the actually scary MUs that use gear, adaptotron is better.

Sideboard Generally I want tools for Kennen, and nothing has felt useful. Flash is the closest I've found. Shroud has felt like a waste, but I want to try new cards more.