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Middle Lane 53% Win Rate72% Pick RateAkshan Middle Lane Counters: 71,68035,66224,85910,072858229 matches, 54 counter champions
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Counter RatingCounter rating is an expression of how strong or weak a counter is based on win rate, kills, and deaths, as well as early laning advantages or disadvantages. A higher number means an easier laning phase against that champion.
Tips Against Akshan in Middle Lane Tips Provided by MOBAFire Guide Authors
Braimyy says “Pretty scary. He can engage on you very easily and it's super hard to escape him. He can cheese you from stealth.
Tough matchup, Max E 😉👍”
Hot Eboy Xerath says “Just take First Strike and farm. You can have a 2 stacked wave against him and you will still lose trade. This champ needs nerf. Just farm and survive and consider that a win. ”
V1kt0r555 says “[Rune Keystone: Conqueror or Phase Rush]
[Summoner Spell: Teleport or Ghost]
[Don't let him proc his passive on you or he will gain shield]
[Respect his damage and survive until you get some Items]”
freuio123 says “XD
Verlierst push, early trades, roaming und sidelane. Mit jungle attention kannst du ihn Snowballen, aber realistisch musst du einfach hoffen, dass du bis Teamfights überlebst.”
spicy ricecaker says “Akshan hard wins against you lvl 1, and even lvl 2 with his grapple, so don't trade against him during those levels. Give up the cs and pay the akshan tax. Post 3 you have more counterplay with w, since if he grapples into you can block most of his dmg with it. ”
TheGBabaYaga says “He is like easy to hit and run and can make big damage in 2 sec. The way to stop him is to leave him no space to breathe, spam hard on him and control the minions”
NickLeVlach says “Personally, makes me want to smash his face, like the tiny guy. Run him all the time. You out range him and can push him away with your E if he attempts to get near you. Becareful his W. ”
uwuimsocute says “I would consider this matchup Varus' favored - you win extended trades, just dont trade level 1
If you are not comfortable, just dont interact with him and outscale”
Anguish333 says “- Play safe early levels, he can easly oneshot you with PTA+Passive+E+Ignite
- Stand behind wave so he casts his Q and then sidestep it, that way wave will push to you,
- Don't walkup far into lane without Shroud or he will just run down you
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Asturic says “He outdamages you early so you should wait for your jungler and cc lock him. If your jungler isn't near, don't fight, Akshan either kills you or runs away with his e.”
hirttola says “has huge kill pressure on you and cant contest wave at all, if hes good theres nothing you can really do when he takes over map while you cry under your turret
dont try to trade with him”
Painters says “Skill match up. Be aware of him showing up after being invisible. If he ults you, hide behind turrets or minions, since they block the shots. Keep your W for after he uses his grappling hook.”
Enderspider says “big threat really early but as long as you don't fall for his early cheese, you have more map pressure, more gold generation and way way way better lategame”
Cryniu says “Okay, theoretically you counter to Akshan, but it could be a hard match because his mobility. Try to slow him when he is trying to hit you, keep your distance and try to predict with your bombs when he is moving to you. Remember your ultimate counters his ultimate.”
Wraithlander says “D Shield / Conqueror with Second Wind, Overgrowth / TP. 3 Point Q into W Max.
Quite a difficult poke matchup he will win fights at all stages because of his kit. Play for mid game fights or look to trade onto him when his Q or E are down. Could potentially go everfrost first strike build and look for short trades.”
zLuxfury says “Huge level of oppression that makes Asol early game even more rough.
Passive gives him a shield and E punishes your Q.
Play safe and get ahead by punishing his roams.”
Tigereye says “Literally jumps across the entire lane, or pokes you under tower. Don't push up in lane, play safe and be willing to surrender minions if you need. This is my perma ban.”
TB Azir says “AD matchup olarak azir'in en zor matchupı diyebilirim. İster elektrik ver isterse de saldırıya devam tercih etsin akshan'ı iyi oynayan birisi azire lanede istediği kadar baskı kurabilir. İster lane'i ittirir sağa sola gider, isterse de lane'i ortada tutup E'leriyle takas arar. (gerçi özür dilerim takas değil, E ile üstünüze atlayıp yarı can atar ve sizde mecburen geri çıkarsınız) Akshan'ın bu saçma sapan hasarından ötürü lane ortadaysa ve E ile üstünüze geliyorsa kesinlike kaçın ve takas aramayın. ''Peki nasıl oynayacağız biz bu eşleşmeyi?'' diyorsanız yanıtı basit: Lane'i biraz üstünüze alın, kuleden ötürü akshan'ın e'sini üstünüze dümdüz agresif bir şekilde kullanamayacağı bölgeden safe bir şekilde farmınızı yapıp arada da ufak ufak dürtün. Bu şekilde oynadığım için akshan'a karşı genelde ilk vuruş tercih ediyorum ama siz ''yok ben böyle oynayamam, wave management'ım çok iyi değil'' diyorsanız aery ve comet'i de denemenizi öneriyorum. Bunun haricinde yenilmez+sağ taraftan kemik zırh girip büyü olarak da exhaust alıp akshana karşı birebir uzun takas atıp oynamaya çalışan azir playerlar olsa da ben şahsen önermiyorum.”
Thehippyguy says “Is just a champion that will be decent no matter what. Can literally be 0 items and if he gets an assist on someone who killed most of your team you can't do a specific objective. Now you can't really out trade an Akshan until level 6 where you need hextech alternator and ignite. Even then it can be rough. But if you get one kill on him then you will be fine. ”
South Z says “Akshan is an ADC, which means your champion is designed to kill him : you can cancel his grappling hook with a well-timed E, cancel his damage and basically one-shot him.”
vxnity says “Try to avoid his Q and E. If possible save your Charm until he doesn't have E up. Getting help from your Jungler can play a huge role in this matchup. It's also super easy for him to get ahead since you can't follow him if he roams.”
DaddyVladdy says “Run electro.Dont go near him.He outroams you.Dont trade cs for hp.
He doesnt outscale you but he can be strong late.Huge spike against you when he gets bork.Hes still just an adc you oneshot him late.”
Lodart says “Really annoying champion, with shields and movement speed. If you can survive you'll outscale him. Potentially gankable since it's still technically a marksman in midlane. Learn important ability cooldowns through an external website and fight enemies when their abilities are on cooldown.”
Katawina52 says “Hard matchup like all adc mids I would say, Go electro with resolve second: Second Wind, Overgrowth. Start Dshield if you want a chance to survive. If enemy has heavy AD damage (jungle/mid especially) a seekers rush 100%. Dont go for trades unless you have teammates near. Remember that surviving early is key with matchups like Trist/Panth/Lucian/Akshan. Can take exh vs Akshan, pretty good, because if he jumps hewill fully comit.”
EL ZUDO says “kinda but matchup he has better roam can revive dead enemies wins on trades if he has good spacing he can be a menance u'll need a jg to kil him msot of the times due to push power and passive shield also bone plating”
AnxialSociety says “Electrocute blood eyeball treasure.
Absolute scorch.
Heal.
Will swing on you or invis cheese. Don't let him freeze on you. Early armguard. Watch for q through minions. When he swings watch for an easy-e, and wait to q until the last second so you can create distance.”
Deru says “Very difficult matchup, almost unplayable if the enemy akshan knows how to space you properly. Try to shove whenever he's missing and roam before him.”
WayOfTheWlnd says “[RANGED] [ALWAYS GO DORANS SHIELD] [YOU CANNOT FIGHT HIM LEVEL 1-3, YOU WILL BE STUCK UNDER TOWER FOR MAJORITY OF THE LANE, WATCH OUT FOR ROAMS!!]
He will make your laning phase an actual living hell if you give him the ability and the chance to, its pretty nice that you do not find him in lower elos, but this same guidelines go for all ranged matchups.”
Samikin says “Skill Matchup. Lose early, win later.
Acts a lot like an ADC. It's a lot harder to contest waves and trade AA's early on. After getting a few levels, your range will be far higher than his and you can clear the wave or pressure him easily.
Recommendation:
Aery (+ Relentless Hunter) /Electrocute (+ Manaflow / Scorch) are both fine
Standard Luden's One-Shot Build”
DawrazWasInting says “Most likely one of the hardest matchups in laning phase. If you want to outrade him you have tot hit your W stun, which is hard cause of his E. Dont push the wave and most important dont go for one for ones, as he outscales you.”
MiniLuxi1 says “Stand carefully your attack range is not much bigger than him, he can go all-in for 3 lvl, also carefully put your W, because he interacts with walls and similar things, try to put it so that he crashes into other rails, he also has invisibility. He can revive allies by killing a champion who has committed a murder, so don't die if you have made a murder or protect an ally who has made a greater number of kills, or just kill him if he is being framed. Also, his R can pass through all the reliefs, use the tower for protection.”
StralekS says “Not Playable: Conqueror/ Resolve: vs Assassins, Ignite + Flash, Doran Shield/ Dark Seal start. Play lane safely, farm, and when he wastes ability, punish him with Q and if you are in good situation go all in. Recommended BOTRK on start and then full AP or Sunderer rush.”
Deru says “Very difficult matchup, almost unplayable if the enemy Akshan knows how to space you properly. Try to shove whenever he's missing and roam before him.”
Wizardd says “Very Simple Lane. Make sure to push him in constantly and make it hard for him to roam. Set up vision in dragon river. W him whenever he is trying to push. This will cause him to have even less time to roam. Hes Easy to kill if jungler comes. Your W destroys him.”
TwitchTv Kibbylol says “Cancer. Only thing to do is hope and scale, play towards whatever playstyle your runes and summs go towards, unkillable unless you take ignite. Take W 2nd so you can pool his E. I do suggest the ghost ignite aery gaming but it isn't needed. Hes broken as fuck so good luck.”
MAXimumCRUZ says “He does damage, and is annoying. Luckily, there is no cc. You can probably kill him before he finishes charging his ult, so just do that. ”
TheAfricanDream says “Play at your max range in this matchup and do not let him proc his passive on you. If you hit an E, do not pull him straight away, instead walk in the opposite direction to him and then pull so that you are outside of his attack range. A few of these short but effective trades mean that you can kill him in lane. Akshan will look to roam so ping your teammates as soon as he leaves lane.”
ChengziPrime says “Asshole champ, early game menace in mid. Try to farm, don't die, but really just be glad that you're greedplank and that even if you feed you'll end up 2 items ahead.”
SalSushi says “An incredibly good lane bully and should hard counter you. He outroams and outdamages you. Just stay back and scale, try and get fed somewhere else. ”
AkuAku says “Classic Early cheese... need i really say more? Be careful for his passive and you can also poke in shroud since his autos cant hit you. Also roams like crazy so get push whenever you can. You can't outroam on akshan so make sure he doesn't get ahead so he doesn't have the damage to roam”
Shaco Mid Lane says “Not too bad of a matchup as long as you play it safely early game. Once you have lost chapter / liandry's you can start poking him and win trades. (E-max) ”
hesentorki says “just don't stand directly behind your minions or he will keep hitting his boomerang on u. Freeze lane and if he walks up show him how good you are at this game.”
Aria_Legend says “He's a new blood champion from 2021 who has everything in his kit: shield, invisibility, can ressurect dead allies, so Ahri naturally struggles against new blood champions.
Level 1-5: You have to play safe for farming. Your damage is low while his damage is crazy high early, because of his Passive (Dirty Fighting), and when he procs it he earns a shield so he out-trades, and E (Heroic Swing) that deals a big chunk and can also be used to escape.
Level 6+: 1v1's against him at this stage is tricky and dangerous because it becomes hard to predict whether you'll win the trade or not.
You want to bait him his E (Heroic Swing) without being highly exposed to its range to reduce the damage you take from him, making sure you don't miss your charm to combo him; and maybe after such trade, you can wait for your Q, W cooldowns and try forward to assassinate him with your R+ignite, because he becomes immobile like a chimp without his E (Heroic Swing).
His E (Heroic Swing) has 18/16.5/15/13.5/12 seconds of cooldown, for you to be taking in mind. ”
War_Mid says “It is really hard to keep up with and sidelane against Akshan. for him to be aggressive in lane against you means that he has to expose himself to getting ganks. ”
Demonsedge90 says “Akshan might not like a threat upfront, but when he reaches level three, be mindful of where you walk when he's nearby. He has good engagement/disengagement with his heroic swing ability. Take only a few extended trades with him since that will only sometimes end well.”
Atemporal says “Este é um confronto que parece que deve ser fácil, mas com este truque simples, Akshan se torna quase impossível de matar! (se ele comprar Wits End). O Q de Akshan vai mais longe toda vez que atinge um lacaio, então sempre se posicione na pista de uma maneira que torne difícil para ele acertar você com Q de graça. A maioria dos jogadores de Akshan max E (hookshot) primeiro. Esta habilidade só terá como alvo
você se você for o alvo mais próximo de Akshan OU se Akshan marcou você com um auto ou uma habilidade antes de usar o E. Sempre tenha isso em mente. Se ele te acertar com um Q que aplica uma pilha de sua passiva, fique para trás e esteja pronto para correr se ele tenta se envolver com você. Você pode pular em Akshan sempre que tiver W disponível, e essa é basicamente a única vez que você pode ir até ele antes do nível 6. Coloque W, então E Q auto-ele e corra. O E dele é cancelado se o seu W acertar, e até se não acertar, o escudo + zoneamento ainda o fará para que ele não possa retornar dano em você. Após o nível 6, você tem muito potencial de jogo, especialmente se você souber como não subir de nível R instantaneamente. Você pode negociar com ele, e se ele tentar E para perseguir, tente atraí-lo para o caminho de seu ult e ele pode acabar se matando por estar em cima de sua trilha do R. Você supera esse cara de forma muito difícil no começo do jogo. Ele acabará sendo uma morte muito gratuita para você (2-3 itens) ou 4 itens se ele for Wits End.”
Wizahd says “You don't win until 6. You might be able to finesse a kill with poke, but unlikely. He has incredible engage range so watch it. Take ignite or you won't have enough damage most of the time.”
Simelodeon says “I: Ludens/Crown
R: Standard/Defensiv/Phaserush
S: Barrier
Solange seine E nicht auf CD ist musst du sie dauerhaft respecten. Farme also immer aus sicherer Entfernung und spar deine W auf um sie zu platzieren wenn er landet. Mehr als etwas poken und scalen geht nicht. Kauf Control Wards und warn dein Team da er viel roamen wird. Pass auf da er vielleicht roams nur antäuscht um unsichtbar zu engagen wenn du vorläufst”
Lucid Walking says “This guy is looking for any opportunity to grapple hook onto you. Do not misstep and preferably fight him in your own minion wave, so he takes even more damage. Don't shove against him ever if you want to be welcome to your own lane”
RuchaczSzmat69 says “He has perfect kit against gp, his double autos disable your barrels and his E allows him to all in you smoothly without coming to melee range. Let him push and avoid letting him stack press the attack, you can time your Q/aa to go between his double auto and lasthit the barrel but it requires some practice and is pretty hard to do during intense fights. Somehow i dont think i ever lost against that guy but i dont think its the champion, just the players who braindead pick him against gp beacuse of double auto.”
Spoomk says “hahahahahahaha swing zoom hahahahahahaha oops he's 6 counties over and he bought a new car with all of the extra gold he got in lane over you.”
Veng Shotz says “Unlike most AD ranged toplaners, purely rushing tabis will not insta-win you lane.
Dont even bother leashing your jungler, walk up to the first/second bush in lane to make sure he wont cheese you to 1/4 hp, once minions crash dont bother walking up to secure cs as he will insta aggro and try to wittle you down with PTA+passive. At level 2 they will take their e and try to all in, if you retialiate in any shape or form they will e into you and ignite you. The best way to play this lane is to not play aggro at all till you have health+armor.
Tabis into phage seems to be best for me into this lane, give up cs if you have to, so long as you dont die to him early game and grab exp you can try to do 2-3 rotations of q1+w q2 into him and force him to burn e to disengage, and farm safely by going in and out of bush, if youre under turret just last hit. Once you have 6 you can pretty much run him down after landing 1-2 short trades into him, try to make sure you try to time your all in when his e is down, because if its not then you just burned ult for nothing.
TLDR, dont int early, out sustain him till levels 5-9, and kill him on repeat if possible. (take ign+bone plate) ”
sapphire__lol says “Can take prio, but easily killable since his e is useless if you reach him once.
Try to let him push and jump on him out of fog. Can also try to talk up and bait him into traiding which you can use for an all in. ”
Mvrshy says “[MID] This champ makes laning phase impossible for you with vayne passive, shield and huge dash, just sit under tower farm and wait for teamfight stage. start tear and farm up. [BOTLANE] Useless, doesnt wok with most supports.”
Nightmare19494 says “this guy sucks to lane against with just about anyone but as a little guy with little to no mobility he is very unfun to play against.”
GoodMangoes2war says “The temptation is to think you can dual him. Don't. If you do, it will get ugly if your timing is off. if you keep it boring he'll go coinflip bot lane and you can farm plates.”
J.A.K.I.E. says “Hardest lane bully in the game. Go the Vs All ins route as he'll constantly be harassing you with autos and all ins. Start Q and try to react accordingly to his hookswing all ins and follow up with your fear + drain. He'll be keeping you under tower for a while so be careful.”
xerexuwu says “Start DSHIELD, take 2 armor flex runes and rush WARDENS MAIL after your TEAR. Take second wind/bone plating and overgrowth or unflinching depending on the enemy team comp. Try to get as much cs as possible. You can look for FROZEN HEART 3rd/4th item.”
DixonTheGuideMaker says “Try and keep the minion wave closer to your side of the map early. Doing so will make his all-in less effective. Post 6, try to interrupt or somehow force Akshan to top his Ultimate Comeuppance. This will increase your survivability and it will be put on a short cooldown. Keep in mind that early armor will be very beneficial in this matchup. Akshan is an AD champion, so picking up early armor will protect you from some of his damage. ”
Adamonias says “Dodge, Lane is pretty much unplayable. He dodges everything and builds wits end. Akshan is my permaban; FF15 if he's even half-decent.”
DixonTheGuideMaker says “Try and keep the minion wave closer to your side of the map early. Doing so will make his all-in less effective. Post 6, try to interrupt or somehow force Akshan to top his Ultimate Comeuppance. This will increase your survivability and it will be put on a short cooldown. Keep in mind that early armor will be very beneficial in this matchup. Akshan is an AD champion, so picking up early armor will protect you from some of his damage. ”
Kennyaverage says “Akshan out farms you and can burst you at any stage of the game. Hope he's dumb and call for jungle. At level 6 you can solo kill him.”
SkyBanana says “He is mostly annoying to deal with in lane and in game. His roams are very good since he can be camouflaged and have a reset on his E with one takedown. In lane, he is a lane bully so you have to learn how to trade against him when his abilities are down. Remember: He is a marksman so he will wither you with auto attacks as well. Not just spells. Always ping when he is off the map and type it out as well. It could help you in the long run. ”
yahma says “He is a really slippery character so watch out for that. He can easily kill you if you don't respect him in lane, but that street goes both ways.”
ZiegenZelu says “eigene E immer behalten für seinen Schwing. nicht die möglichkeit geben seine passive zu proccen. Später kann er dich mit einem Invis ambush oneshotten. Vorsicht geboten.”
DixonTheGuideMaker says “Try and keep the minion wave closer to your side of the map early. Doing so will make his all-in less effective. Post 6, try to interrupt or somehow force Akshan to top his Ultimate Comeuppance. This will increase your survivability and it will be put on a short cooldown. Keep in mind that early armor will be very beneficial in this matchup. Akshan is an AD champion, so picking up early armor will protect you from some of his damage. ”
DixonTheGuideMaker says “Try and keep the minion wave closer to your side of the map early. Doing so will make his all-in less effective. Post 6, try to interrupt or somehow force Akshan to top his Ultimate Comeuppance. This will increase your survivability and it will be put on a short cooldown. Keep in mind that early armor will be very beneficial in this matchup. Akshan is an AD champion, so picking up early armor will protect you from some of his damage. ”
DixonTheGuideMaker says “Try and keep the minion wave closer to your side of the map early. Doing so will make his all-in less effective. Post 6, try to interrupt or somehow force Akshan to top his Ultimate Comeuppance. This will increase your survivability and it will be put on a short cooldown. Keep in mind that early armor will be very beneficial in this matchup. Akshan is an AD champion, so picking up early armor will protect you from some of his damage. ”
DixonTheGuideMaker says “Try and keep the minion wave closer to your side of the map early. Doing so will make his all-in less effective. Post 6, try to interrupt or somehow force Akshan to top his Ultimate Comeuppance. This will increase your survivability and it will be put on a short cooldown. Keep in mind that early armor will be very beneficial in this matchup. Akshan is an AD champion, so picking up early armor will protect you from some of his damage. ”
DixonTheGuideMaker says “Try and keep the minion wave closer to your side of the map early. Doing so will make his all-in less effective. Post 6, try to interrupt or somehow force Akshan to top his Ultimate. This will increase your survivability and it will be put on a short cooldown. Keep in mind that early armor will be very beneficial in this matchup. Akshan is an AD champion, so picking up early armor will protect you from some of his damage.”
NegativePhoenix says “Not much you can do against him in this matchup seeing as your only means of stopping him is your ult and that's if you land it while he's using his E. Overall just a complete pain that can punish you more than you can him for poking.”
AkiraHopeXDDDD says “hard match up. Just wait till he E's in and if he does you can W Q auto and trade (al though he might be able to out trade you a little bit with the shield)
Buying Control wards or sweepers will help prevent random roams and Serpents will help with his passive shield ”
Lightning_Ranger221100 says “Don't get into a real 1v1 with this guy. His shred and 7508345635465 passives let him win better than steroids in the Olympics. Always try to poke him and perhaps get antiheal if he goes shieldbow. If he goes for other non-sustain items, just get damage and poke him without getting into AA range”
Bunan says “Conqueror - POM - Tenacity- Last stand - Second Wind - Unflinching/Overgrowth
AP AP HP
Sapphire Crystal refillable
FLASH TOP
Q->E->W
Q max->W->E
Ask for early gank
Wait for lvl 3
If he wastes E (18s CD) engage
Save W for his E when engaging
Shadow flame second (passive shield)
R 4/10 Good for finishing off low enemies
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KayyeN says “Annoying for almost all midlaners, including Kata. Never let him get his passive or PTA through, you won't be able to sustain long enough. Try to farm as best as you can and try to avoid getting ambushed by his E when you're outside your turret range. Good luck surviving.”
Edex_StarsUpYourASol says “Early Game:
Playing against Akshan is difficult as he can easily trade, roam, escape, and harrass you. You only win lane against him if you skill gap him heavily. Eventually you will be able to 1v1 him, but not if he ruins your laning phase.
When roaming, he will try to follow you so always gtfo after 10 seconds into the gank
Mid/Late: Akshan becomes a priority target along with adc as with his passive he can revive his teammates, making whatever objective you fight for all the more difficult. However, Akshan at even gold is a small threat to your team and can pop extremely easy compared to other adcs like Lucian and Varus. You only need to worry about the early game and you'll be fine.”
Zarasaras says “He can poke you e outpush you
He can roam a ton or just stay putting pression on you
Short trades he can AA you once and get shield to autowin they
Just farm for 30 minutes and wait teamfights, you can play they better than him”
Body Those Fools says “Never trade AAs with Akshan in his range. His double AA will out-damage your trades early game. Make sure to dodge his Q so he can't proc his Passive shield. In this matchup, just farm until Lost Chapter. With the extra mana pool and damage, I poke him down with Hail of Blades or Comet and stay out of his range. Spam ping MIA if you don't know where he is; his W stealths him and he can roam or try to cheese you if your minion wave is pushed near his tower. When he Ults, stand behind your minions or active turrets since those can block his Ult's bullets. If your tier 1 tower is alive, the tier 2 won't be considered active and cannot block Akshan's Ult.”
DabiDabi says “Very hard matchup. Most Akshan players will bring Bone Platting, so it's unlikely that you'll kill him so Just look for quick trades when you are able to. Get ganks, land your chain and follow up so he cannot swing away.”
DabiDabi says “If you have the misfortune of going against ranged AD, I wish you good luck. Though it may seem like it's a troll pick, these matchups feel like hell. My best tip is to rush Steelcaps, get ganks, or hit two Ws and all in at level 6. Most ADC solo laners will bring Barrier or Exhaust so it'll be difficult to kill them early. ”
OSG Rewynd says “Akshan is going to bully you. Your only goal in lane is to farm safely, ping his roams, and try to shove waves fast enough to keep him in lane at level 7/9. He has to mess up really bad for you to kill him, and he will not die to a gank unless you block his E.”
Kurchina says “Champ made to counter gp, he has two shot passive that cucks ur barrels and annoying swing. It is possible to win but even decent akshan will render u useless”
TroyLoL says “Reason he is a Major and not Extreme is yes you can't out trade him or do anything vs him but he isn't going to 1 shot you like the others can or make it so you can't farm at all.”
Errevandare says “Не убивается 1 на 1 до 11 уровня. Но он не сильно может поукать и мы свободно фармим. Если он пошел роумить, то запушивайте линию и берите пластины, фоловить опасно, может развернуться и убить. Но аккуратно с пушем, он может зафризить. Роумами может выиграть. Кандидат в бан.”
Super08131208 says “If you are unlucky enough to have ever had to face against AD Ranged champs mid, you know exactly how this feels. Literally cannot do anything pre-6. Biggest tip is to buy an early Cloth Armor into Steelcaps. Akshan with PTA and Bone Plating is unkillable pre-6. His swing counters you pretty hard as he can get away from you and attack you at the same time. Ask for ganks early and at level 6, try to get his Bone Plating off and then all in him if possible.
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feejee says “Awful matchup. Akshans poke + decent wave clear and E allows him to completely negate anything you want to do in lane. Start corrupting and let waves shove into you and wait for jungler or roam”
Zoose says “Stay back while your E is on cooldown as its your only peel tool against him. Don't trade at close range as he can absorb most damage with his shield and will chunk you with true damage. He will look to roam with his camouflage. You can only match his roams when you have ultimate. You can cancel his E ropeswing and ult with your E stun and W.”
CaptainBattlaxe says “He can destroy your barrels easily. If he swings into you, you can win the fight. Play around your passive and try to use your barrels quickly so he can't destroy them. Orange for healing.”
V1kt0r555 says “[Rune Keystone: Aftershock or Unsealed Spellbook]
[Summoner Spell: Teleport or Exhaust]
[Starting Item: Doran's Shield or Corrupting Potion]
[Try to not get poked too much]
[Cancel his E with your E]
[Buy Plated Steelcaps and Zhonya's Hourglass]”
King Turtle says “he does a lot of damage and can be hard to hit with your feathers because of his E, but if you can get a lead on him you can kill him pretty quick. ”
basrty1p says “Depending on how much on your skill level.
If he tries to hook to get on you, Cast E to stop his hook instantly.
Since you can't deal him in early game because of low damage Q, you should focus on farming CS and after Level 6, tries opportunity to gank the other lane.
Stay behind your tower or minions to deny his damage from his R.”
SadgeBoyK says “ he can swing through your goo, so just try to flank him in a way that blocks his swing. Also, in lane you will never reach him, and he wont allow you to farm so just roam.”
DabiDabi says “If you are unlucky enough to have ever had to face against AD Ranged champs mid, you know exactly how this feels. Literally cannot do anything pre-6. Biggest tip is to buy an early Cloth Armor into Steelcaps. Akshan with PTA and Bone Plating is unkillable pre-6. His swing counters you pretty hard as he can get away from you and attack you at the same time. Ask for ganks early and at level 6, try to get his Bone Plating off and then all in him if possible.”
Esrucnl says “Akshan is very annoying, because of his passive (he gets a shield, movement speed and can attack you twice in 1 click)
You will get poked out of lane if you go for CS so just try to take it easy the moment you are level 6 and have ult you can win against him if you hit your ult. If you don't its very hard to kill him after. He will literally click you to death even when you dodge his Q+E.
Tip: You can cancel his ultimate when you press E.”
Azurio says “Annoying champion. really hard to gapclose and trade, he has more damage than you early. Take 3 potions and second wind and farm. Try to wards around mid and buy pinks to prevent his roams.”
King Turtle says “he's extremely powerful against most champions, and swain has no way to counter Akshan's roaming power. In general, swain mid struggles against high mobility assassins due to his own lack of mobility and difficulty when it comes to landing E+W combos.”
ddieguito_es says “Once again a champion that has tons of mobility and poke. Try to poke with Q and survive until jungler comes. Take red boots often.”
beansoce says “Very hard matchup early he has alot of range and shield early which denies ur empowered q, don't even try to trade just farm safely until 6 or until your jungler ganks you.”
King Turtle says “Akshan is a total monstrosity that corki cannot beat. There's just nothing you can do to akshan if you aren't an early game champion or if you don't have your jungler around constantly. I suggest perma banning Akshan if you're gonna play corki.”
King Turtle says “I just really dislike playing against akshan with low mobility champions. He's ranged but he's built like an assassin and his mobility allows him to zone you from a whole wave away. The biggest issue is that it's nearly impossible to follow him on roams because he can just as easily turn around and all in you with his perma stealth. He's my perma ban for mid lane.”
clytt says “PERMA-BAN 1. Outdamages Ezreal early and throughout the game if you don't scale corrrectly. Take TP, exhaust won't save you most times. He'll look to land his passive once or twice then invis surprise attack and close ANY distance with his swing. There's no getting away if you're out of position. If he doesn't snowball by mid-game we can 1v1 him. Read the room, if he's around half HP we might be able to land an easy combo when he tries to swing in (as long as no minions block Q). INSANE and unstoppable 1v9 hard-carry potential.”
Bunny Kata says “You'll never win against Akshan. You can ban him, but then Ahri will be open, so make a choice. If the game ever goes through, buy Armguard whenever you can, and survive so you can outscale him.
Flash-TP + Doran's Shield”
sweafyzz says “Rush tabis/Always stay safe early.
Dont use E early on him because you dont want to gap close an akshan.
Perma poke with Bush Q, River Q only if his E is on CD.
You almost always win after 6 if you hit R. never let him trade with shield up, wait in Q bush before it goes.
If he rushes shieldbow its not a problem, he wont be able to out damage you, if he goes kraken he can but he's squishier.
If he goes galeforce and knows how to use it, you HAVE to take prowler.”
kindo says “TAKE BONE PLATING VERSUS AKSHAN ALWAYS, 100% OF THE TIME. The reason being - his trade pattern can be severely negated more than any other champ with bone plating. Without it, it's near impossible to take advantageous trades in lane.
Akshan matchup is difficult mostly because of his trading patterns compared to other adcs. Every time you attempt to trade (even to poke off his bone plating), you'll likely be taking a double auto and a Q to dodge. The hardest part of the lane is poking off his bone plating so that you can take an advantageous trade. His swing can be a problem and difficult to solo kill, but it's possible to out damage him in early levels given you can dodge his Q and engage when he doesn't have bone plating up. Sticking on him is hard, so try to force yourself into him melee range if you're going for an all-in.
The matchup snowballs extremely hard, so while easier said than done, be smart about trades and avoid taking a trade that can cost you the lane.”
Magmora says “Whenever a marksman is viable mid they will always be a problem for Aurelion Sol. They can poke you with just autos really easily, and often have a powerful mobility ability that, if they are good they can evade your Q with. Second wind is a good rune into akshan, and if you are not confident you can also try doran's shield. Just make sure you have something to cater for early mana issues.”
leonidas44 says “One of the hardest match ups especially in early with his double hits can kite you and poke you a lot. Ask the help of the jungle farm with q and dont do unnecessary trades.”
V1kt0r555 says “[Rune Keystone: Arcane Comet]
[Summoner Spell: Teleport or Exhaust]
[Starting Item: Doran's Ring or Corrupting Potion]
[Play extremely safe]
[Try not to die early and ask for your jungler to help]
[Buy Zhonya's Hourglass]”
Chocodino009 says “This champion is not fair, he pressures you under tower all early gaem but if you ask for ganks you will be able to destroy him 1on1 will gold advantage.”
Berdasco9 says “Matchup completamente injugable espera por ganks del jungla y busca roamear para fedearte, a un askhan con medio cerebro jamas le vas a poder matar”
Bertsicle says “Hard to lane vs, don't stand in wave.
He can just revive his team after you kill them so try to kill him first if possible. Landing R on him is a nightmare unless he isn't ready. Try to R him after he's already used his wall grapple thingy or he's stunned in a teamfight. Q auto W and E out BEFORE he gets 3 hits off for shield. Short trades are good vs him but longer trades will fail because his shield just negates a lot of the damage.”
ARealFakeIdentity says “As he can easily bully you in early laning, you need to play incredibly safe, and you need to focus him out of late-game teamfights to prevent him reviving teammates. His E provides him a lot of safety, and if timed wrong, his R can still hit you after you use your own R. If you have the choice, never pick Evelynn mid into an Akshan.”
donidaking says “AKSHEN
OK he s similar to Lucian but i think he s more disgusting.
His range is higher than yours and he gets a shield when he trades but his dmg is still realy high.
Dodge his Q don t let him get his passive or PTA on you.
His E can be stopped if he interacts with a champ so just bodyblock him to stop his E.
His R doesn t go through minions or structures so just hide behind them if he R's you and watch out for his W as he might be near some wall waiting for you to walk up.
Same as lucian FARM UP using your range and ping any of his roams at level 6 there is a gap where you can kill him if he uses cd's randomly.”
Aut0Lycus says “Akshan is a major threat to almost everybody, boomerang, invisibility, revive, grapple. His E is particularly problem as you are weak to early dives. YOU NEED TO SAVE YOUR Q to stun him after he tries to dive, you can pull him to tower or throw him away. Only use your Q to counter dives or to secure kills with jg.”
TheKingUltra says “Dodge. Busted Champion, one shots wave with 1 q. His base damage in early is very high and the shield makes it hard to punish. He is also hard to gank for the jungler even though you hit him with your e, but he just has his grapple to get out.”
Whitelies says “Just wait for level 3. And if he ever wastes his E for you, punish him there. Get vision around maps and try to follow him when you can. ”
lilmeatgirl666 says “Your W does not work against Akshan, so he is quite mobile against you. Bringing exhaust into this matchup helps a lot. You can even bring ignite, and try to outdamage him, which is a lot riskier, but possible as long as you land your Q's and Auto in between E's.”
xIXWrathXIx says “Long-range, fast attack speed and can hide. Keep eyes on him and watch out for all ins. he doesn't do too much damage early game and you can trip him up with your W if they try to grapple you.”
The_Unf0rgiv3n says “His early game damage is absurd, so let him use his swing before trying to full combo him. Do not be the aggressor in this matchup.”
Ahri Simplord says “A good Akshan can be obnoxious to play against, he can perma shove the wave better than you can. You must never find yourself caught of guard rotating around the map because of his invisibility, catching him mid e with your charm is possible and quite easily but needs practise to learn the angle that he's moving on.”
WayOfTheTempesst says “Akshan is very oppressive early. You can't fight him until you have zerks and vamp scepter. Play with the goal to scale and hit your item spikes. Do your best to farm without taking too much poke or you will be susceptible to ganks/dives. Don't stay in the wave because he will Q the wave, damaging you and pushing the wave at the same time. The more targets his Q hits, the further it will go. This matchup is a lot easier for Yasuo than Yone because you can Windwall his entire kit. If you don't fall too far behind, you can just jump on him over and over and kill.”
Malzahar MID says “Malzahar does a decent job of beating Akshan. On average, he wins a acceptable 51.1% of matches the champions fight each other in. In Malzahar vs Akshan matches, Malzahar’s side is 0.2% less expected to gain first blood. This indicates that he probably won't get first blood against Akshan.”
KeNaNFoR says “A hero capable of turning the tide of battle, going into invisibility and walking along the lines, gives early aggression to the team, which is very bad for Kassadin”
Dj Memelord says “Used to be way worse with prenerf shieldbow and wits end. As long as you open on him you should always win. IF he catches you offguard you are probably going to die unless you land everfrost+ quick full combo.”
Dustyacer says “One of his worst mus is pantheon (according to stat websites). Our e blocks everything (q1,q2,e,r). He hard wins lvl 1, dont even try. Lvl2 isnt great but you can stun him during his e, then q and try to run. But you can start doing things lvl 3+. You want the wave on your side as he can run u down a long lane. Try to block his passive/PTA proc. Really gankable despite his rope, we can stun him during the time it takes for his hook to reach the wall. Can also stun him before that (even using flash if need be), and then walking in front of him to block his escape.
Follow his roams post 6, although it might be too late when u come.
His opportunity to win the lane is doing a lvl 2-3 roam.”
Xalt says “This matchup is very hard but you can win it, try to kill him early before he backs on a Negatrons. I like to rush Sorc boots because I know he'll have MR as soon as he backs. Poke early and avoid fighting near terrain as his E allows him to space from you and kite you until you die.”
SupaSnor says “If you misposition and he hits his swing he will 100 to 0 you in 3 seconds pre 6, gotta love these kind of champs.. make sure he doesnt get ahead by surviving, he will most likely push in with his q so just try to safely last hit under turret and warn your team if he's out of lane.”
DaffeLaffe says “This matchup is very hard but you can win it, try to kill him early before he backs on a Negatrons. I like to rush Sorc boots because I know he'll have magic resist as soon as he backs. Poke early and avoid fighting near terrain as his E allows him to space from you and kite you until you die. Be aware of the shield he gets, it could catch you of guard and he could turn the fight.”
V1kt0r555 says “[Rune Keystone: First Strike]
[Summoner Spell: Teleport]
[Starting Item: Doran's Ring]
[Stay out of his range and farm as much as possible]
[Use your E around him so he cannot escape with his E]
[Buy Zhonya's Hourglass]”
Juon says “He has a lot of burst so be careful, play around him as if he is a twitch.. but with a rope that makes him fly around you and turbo burst you?? Anyways, he is super squishy. If he dodges your combo you're dead, best is to R -> Q, rather than initiating with E because its quite predictable. If you can flash onto him he is 100% dead. Max E second.”
Xelikari says “You really have NO hope of killing this guy as it stands in Patch 11.22. He can’t really kill you without jungle pressure but he’s just got a way overloaded kit with shields + movespeed + weird half-of-the-lane dash, a real 200-years champion right here.
I would take Teleport and look to TP when he roams. It should be pretty obvious where he’s roaming to, but you can also take Ignite and try to kill him in River. He’ll probably shove you in so if your Jungler has some sort of CC, you can probably lock him down and burst him. He’s weak-ish without his E so you can sort of fight him then if you land your Electro-Harpoons. I would take Electrocute here and just look for skirmishes and roams since killing him is pretty difficult. ”
TrueGIXERJ says “Akshan is a bit of a mixed bag, he isn't too difficult to kill when youve got a couple levels, maybe an item. but he's worryingly strong beforehand. Be wary of his all ins killing you early on, as well as his insane revive in teamfights, and he's not the worst champ to face.”
V1kt0r555 says “[Rune Keystone: First Strike]
[Summoner Spell: Teleport or Exhaust]
[Starting Item: Doran's Ring or Corrupting Potion]
[Recommended Mythic Item: Luden's Tempest]
[Don't get stacked by his passive]
[Play safe until you get Mythic item]
[Buy Zhonya's Hourglass]”
Zero macro says “Good Sustained damage because of PTA. Resolve + shield outtrades almost every trade. Later on easy gap closer with permastealth next to structures.”
Fake Supp says “its not too much hard to play vs this guy the only things that matters is to dont int first .. secend is that he double attacks so you have lesser time to close the gap the best way to defeat this guy is to use your W to get close and do Q > HOB Autos then E out do this a couple of times and you good to go
only use E on him when u are sure that he cant dodge cause if he does you are dead ..!”
comfykoala1 says “Akshan is my personal perma ban. He wins lane easily and roams well. my main tip is take corrupting pot and give up the first few waves”
ChrisWasTaken says “2 - 4 depending on elo, you win level 1 trade with bone plating. Lethal tempo or HOB is fine but phase rush is also a good choice against ranged matchups.”
desch3445 says “This champion is pretty garbage as of this guide's publishing. Dodge his Q, use your knockback while he's mid-swing, and he won't stand much of a chance to begin with.
Take the Electrocute page; No worries that he can poke you out of your FS, he's still not a great champ. Electro for the early burst, snowball off of it, EZPZ.”
ThePieBeam says “Fucking avengarang. This champ is broken on so many levels but if you're good with Anivia wall the lane is fairly easy. Not that it matters since he'll just perma invis to bot and top every 4s but oh well. Just make sure to W into Q his hook should he try to go anywhere with it and you should be fine.”
Epic_Semibold says “First few level, he is annoying as hell. One of the few matchup that you want to wait before ingaging early on. Try to dodge his Q or bait his ult with yours. Btw, W can easily hit through his E and can also help vibecheck him through invisiblity. Try pushing alot when he is not around.”
LBDB says “Oh look ranged talon. For real though unless you are a tank he is just gonna spend level one running your ass down with PTA and his e. If you manage to not die in the early game he can still build alot of items to shut down your chances of killing him.”
LunarVortex says “Akshan can be a bit rough, depending on how good he is. You can never really trade with him, and if you miss Q, you will be in trouble. Buy control wards for prepare for his botlane roams.”
Callmebee says “Lights, camera, Akshan! Just like most AD mids, he is not an easy match up. Ideally, you will have a strong CC jungler that will be able to help you pin him down (as his mobility is quite high). Don't forget he also has invisibility on his kit (I know, I know..) when he is near walls, so, keep that in mind when you think he is not in lane. Keep your max range to farm and I would avoid walking forward unless you're getting a gank. Take Barrier.”
WayOfTheTempesst says “Akshan is very oppressive early. You cannot fight him until you have zerks and vamp scepter. Play with
the goal to scale and hit your item spikes. Do your best to farm without taking too much poke or you will be
susceptible to ganks/dives. Don't stay in the wave because he will Q the wave, damaging you and pushing the
wave at the same time. The more targets his Q hits, the further it will go.”
Fuzzmonkey says “You out range him and can push him away with your E if he attempts to get near you. Don't use your burst combo if he decides to go in on you since his passive will deny some of it. Zone him out constantly using your Q.”
lonestar1870 says “I haven't played Matchup much.
He will often stand invisible next to wall and wait for you to E the wave, so never E the wave unless you know where he is.
Most of his damage is in his E and he can probably kill you if your stun is down. Play extremely passive any time your E is down. Be careful positioning near terrain since he will do a lot of damage on you.
You can get prio pretty easily in this lane whenever you need, plan around it
Similar to Lucian, try not to trade auto's early on
Get an early void staff (Second or Third item) since he will likely go Wit's End.
Phase Rush is nice so you can run away from him more easily since his E offers a lot of mobility. Electrocute is fine if you want more kill threat, but just play a bit more cautious since you can't run away from him very easily. I prefer Teleport to match his roams or in case I need to take a bad reset, but Ignite is perfectly fine.”
Coldsong says “Akshan is very annoying to deal with. Make sure to stand away from the minion wave so his Q does not hit you with its extension and ping when he roams. Also save your stun for when he E's since he will be very vulnerable.”
PrimeRex226 says “Insane poke early game, almost impossible to farm against a good Akshan. Ask your junglers for early ganks to get ahead of him and watch out for his roaming. A good Akshan will punish you hard early for any cs you go for. Just try to q farm early but do not worry, you will end up killing him easily in later stages of the game”
Desperate Nasus says “One of the worst matchups. He is usually seen in mid, however it could be picked top aswell. He trades for free because of his swing. Really hard to farm against him because of his passive. It's impossible to all in him - due to his E. Try to survive the laning phase by farming. It will be hard, but try to stall the laning phase as much as possible and teamfight later on.”
itakute says “Dorans shield + second wind. Save windwall to block his PTA proc auto or whenever he decides to use E aggresively. He cannot avoid your EQ knockup without flashing so make sure you stack it up before fighting.”
deavense says “Toxic ranged mid champ. Just start with doran's shield and play safe until level 3. Beg to your jungle and go for some roam if possible.”
BlockPad says “he always can oneshot you, take care. Poke him as you can and if he jump on you just Q + W but dont stay too much because he's passive is strong.”
Fuzzmonkey says “Extremely hard to out-trade because of his passive. I'd highly recommend keeping an eye on his auto attack timing, try and get a quick Q+W on him before he manages to get his passive shield off.
Level 6 is somewhat the same procedure, quick trades but with using your ult as well. Use your chain defensively against Akshan to stop him from all-in'ing you. You can also use your clone to block his ult too.”
CashLOL says “Very difficult to hit. His grapple hook is very hard to predict wait till he lands to boop him away with W. You do more in team fights but lane is difficult. Go for perfect farm.”
iZianni says “Pretty uncommon match up as well, it's just cringe because Akshan has access to items like Wits End in the mid-game that make you unable to one shot him.
You do however win early since your wave clear is superior along with personal space denying the ability to rope swing into you.
For new Vexs, this match up may be difficult for you since it is technically easier for Akshan as the skill expression is less taxing for him.
But once you hit 6 you should just win any 2v2 off ultimate along with W fear activator. ”
livikattt says “As an ADC, Akshan will be able to poke you a lot in lane with his autoattacks. Don't feel bad if you're behind in cs—as long as you're not 0/4 at five minutes, you're doing okay. You'll have to rely on reaction time to hit your charm on him when he comes out of stealth, as well as learning how to aim your charm so that it hits him during his E. Akshan is very good at roaming, so it's important you get some good vision and ping him as missing as soon as possible. However, it's Akshan, so he's pretty bad and you can generally survive lane.”
Miscake says “Akshan vai pushar e dar roaming. Em nenhum universo ele tem o range ou dano pra te matar na lane, desde que você sobreviva e seu time não tome ganks até seu power spike de Protobelt + Rabaddon ele não será um problema.”
xblademojo says “This is the kind of matchup where without a pressure from your jungler you will need to get more defensive items and sustain early game.
Going full Ap without sustain only with Good Jungler pressure, not a full clear enjoyers.
If His wave management is good and he isn't first timer either you can't really do much.”
Avucado says “He can roam well and deals a lot of damage. I wouldn't try fighting him just roam. His revive counters you if you get multikills so stay safe after using R. E to him or over him to force hookshot then you can R, he can jump off at any point so its not worth predicting most of the time.”
Urpog says “Akshan's auto range is *slightly* outside of Urgot's own auto attack range and if you try and flip him he'll use his grapple avenger boomerang thing to run away from you, his roaming potential is much better than yours but the lane is certainly winnable, I average 4 kills on Akshan in lane but then he doesn't really care about the midlane wave to begin with and he goes and generates gold for his top and botlaner, be proactive about shoving the wave.”
XayLies says “High mobility and such ways to kill you and literely be untouchable. You gotta get a good cc on him because he will use (E) Grappling Hook / Galeforce / Flash everytime you'll be nearby ”
mrmundo says “Ah yes, another 200 years champion. Akshan is one of those "non-traditional roles. He's ranged so you already have a problem. He can use his Q to harass, and his E gets him out of stick situations plus deals tons of damage. I'd say abuse his lane phase but getting up close, but don't take too much poke.”
angeLoon says “lethal Dshield in Resolve Second wind and overgrowth.
akshan isn't hard to play against after his nerfs,but it is pretty annoying,just wait till you're lvl 2-3 to do something
you can block his Q,E and R.”
Kords says “ADC created for mid lane, but works well as his OG position as top lane ADC. He has decent waveclear and great roaming potential. After he buys kraken the damage of his E becomes considerable. His weakness is that most of his dmg and mobiloty locked into his E and you can outrun his AA when it comes to teamfight or doing 1v1. Laning should not be a problem if you manage tol and your CC on him. Be careful in teamfights because he like to join late, killing weakened players to ressurrect his teammates which can turn the tide of the game as they are able to secure objects.”
Amiicia says “The best pick into kassadin,permaban or dodge him,he never ever loses 1v1 against kassadin simply cause his kit and itemization,shieldbow wits end+ad shield on q with very strong lane phase ”
ShokLoL says “Pretty hard matchup early game, he perma pushes you in and it's hard to trade vs him. Definitely have TP in this matchup and hope your jungle ganks.”
ARealFakeIdentity says “Take the Teamfighting build, and place many tunnels throughout your own jungle, your only chance is roaming and counter-roaming as he can completely poke you out of lane. ”
Coldsong says “Akshan has amazing poke and his damage with his passive is very strong. Make sure to stand away from the minion wave so that he cannot extend the range of his Q. Also, play aggressive if his E is on cooldown since the mobility it provides is broken otherwise. Also, if Akshan ults, make sure to stand behind either a tower or a minion wave to block it.”
SVS Raka says “Yasuo counters Akshan, as well as other marksmen. The only problem is that currently, Akshan became overbuffed and really strong pick. Just take Fleet Footwork and be aware of his E engages, after level 3 you will be fine.”
Kippari says “Annoying in lane and a threat later on no matter what, he's fairly easy to kill if you can get onto him but it's still safest to just try and poke him down.”
Impossible2Gank says “Although I haven't had the chance to test the matchup yet it should be even and easy to handle if you space your boxes out correctly in areas where he could swing in and out from engages.”
N0EG0 says “his Q keeps going as long as its hitting enemies so don't stand behind ur wave, stand by it. you don't really win this lane so your priority is landing to survive and become useful afterward. don't try to force too hard, preferably wait for your jungle, and remember to block his E with your R when your jungle ganks if possible. keep in mind his R can be blocked not only by other teammates but by minions and objectives as well. ”
King Turtle says “He's pretty powerful right now and he can follow you around walls and other leapable structures. His roam is pretty good and he's a problem with counter roams. Luckily he's still a squishy and can still be deleted. ”
Katasandra says “[1] Don't line up with him and the minions, his Q extends on them (much like trying to dodge your own Q)
[2] His E does a ton of damage, if he tries to use it agressively stop it with W. If you don't have W, don't walk up to him.
[3] His R gets blocked by minions and turrets. You can self R it, but do so after he starts firing the missiles (otherwise he gets a CD refund).
[4] In early levels you can trade with him with the help of your minions. In the levels 7-10 he gets the upperhand since he rushes wits end. ”
Thresh Mid says “Akshan, like many new champions in this game have a brand new mechanic that makes you scratch your head and question Riot Games, "Why?" His E, Heroic Swing, is a menace to you. Fast swing and does quite a bit of damage. His passive gives him a shield that allows him to mitigate your burst combo if he get his 3 hits onto you. As well as his boomerang that can poke you behind minions. Akshan is a new roster to the Thresh Mid's hardest matchups.”
ok0goi says “Not too many lanes played against him, but have played him so here is my breakdown.
You lose trades in the early levels, and he can easily escape using his Grappling hook
Side note: YOu can use your e to avoid some of his E's grappling hook shots
Look to all in when you are lvl 6, After he has used his important cooldown (E)
Recommended build: Immortal shieldbow
Possible build: Kraken slayer (If ahead)”
3Riptide3 says “Dodge his Q and you should be fine. You win this as long as you don't interact with him. Shove and roam. Take safe route back to avoid him ambushing you. ”
KarmaFull says “Take anti poke runes and pray that your jungle comes. Be aware of his grapple. You can dodge his ult by escaping behind a tower, minions or a teammate.”
InstalockVayne says “Don't trade lvl 1.
Bullshit champ with 2 passives on every skill just stay away and try to condemn him when he tried to use hes Grappling hook.”
Boomblight says “I've played against him on PBE a few times and from what I can tell you hard outscale after 1 item. Play safe and try not to get poked too much until then. if he wastes his e dashing towards you, go for the all in.”
Top Lane 52% Win Rate26% Pick RateAkshan Top Lane Counters: 23,94510,5848,8513,965414131 matches, 62 counter champions
Counter RatingCounter rating is an expression of how strong or weak a counter is based on win rate, kills, and deaths, as well as early laning advantages or disadvantages. A higher number means an easier laning phase against that champion.
Counter RatingCounter rating is an expression of how strong or weak a counter is based on win rate, kills, and deaths, as well as early laning advantages or disadvantages. A higher number means an easier laning phase against that champion.
Tips Against Akshan in Top Lane Tips Provided by MOBAFire Guide Authors
Yotzuo says “He can cook you, and there will never be a point where you can easily kill him if he is good”
FaNTOP says “Не стойте рядом со стенами и отходите от него, когда у него накоплены стаки пассивной способности. Ждите, пока его щит исчезнет, прежде чем наносить ему урон, и сражайтесь с ним на 6-м уровне, выполнив комбинацию Q R E R W, когда он берет ластхиты или просто используйте прямо его ультимативную способность, чтобы выиграть обмен сильно.
Держитесь подальше от стен и отойдите от волны, когда он использует свою способность Q. Используйте свою собственную способность Q, чтобы атаковать его, когда он собирается сделать последний удар по миньонам. Попробуйте настроить комбо Q R E R W на вашей половине линии. Вы превосходите Акшан в поздней игре, поэтому даже равный исход не является худшим вариантом.”
demirkaiser says “Ranged. The difference between other ranged champions and him is you can interrupt his ult and E with your E. Play safe until 6. After 6, wait him to use E and ult him.”
kayle1v9 says “Extremly hard match up. I honestly always try to flip lvl 1 by cheesing with ignite, lethal and dblade start in bush. Try poke him with Q and ask for Jungle help.”
Vicktorique says “Incredibly oppressive laning phase and roaming potential, stops you from split pushing unless you can see him on the map already, good teamfight unless he's really behind.”
Althalosofsirun says “PING EVERY TIME HE LEAVES I do not care if you are in lane or not you must ping when he is gone this man can roam get fed and one shot you with 1 item please just ping your team ”
Nurakami says “He will deny your 1st wave and will not let you leave turret until lvl 4/6 annoying range toplaner with shield and MS boost but you can manage after boots and with good r.
But most of the time he will just e away.
Care for his lvl 2 with ignite he can kill you.”
BezMemow says “Unplayable matchup if he plays well, go full tank or full burst, beg your jungler for help, try to keep your HP high even if it means giving up minions otherwise he easily dives you.
D Shield start ”
rilxy4u says “Turbo outranges you, does way too much damage. His boomerang and autos shred your HP instantly and his grapple closes range really hard. Kills you get in team fights can be completely negated by his res passive.
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Outplay: Sacrifice CS to keep up with XP and not feed. Play passive enough to make it into late game without fed Akshan. In team fights, try to avoid dying to him or else all the people you killed are back up. Sometimes work to take 1 for 1 trade against him if it means he doesn't kill the teammate who got the elims. ”
Smauggy says “I never faced an akshan as lillia so ill just make a logic sugestion, he can poke you a lot more then u do, ms boost, shield, will certainly play with ignite, and if u ult he can swing very far away ”
RanDomGuY060 says “Very easy matchup, you can't win at level 1 he will kite you. When you get level 6 you can easily beat him. Go stridebreaker first.”
Kadens says “ff/pta/aery/hob
+resolve+longsword steelcaps
sums barrier exhaust tp.
best weapons: severum + crescendum, gravitum
lvl1 poke him with sniper rifle.
lvl2 dodge his qs by ur severum qs.
stay on decent range from him and be aware of high burst all in.
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Loweloexpert says “not easy, you have to E his E or you are doomed. chill lvl 1 and 2, give cs dont try to contest anything. at lvl 3 you can Q while he double auto, then flash auto, he will E away so use E and auto ign auto. if he doesnt flash you auto he die, if he flashes dont ign. hit 6 and gg. ping a lot since he roam but nobody can play him lowelo.”
Black Demon Ezel says “Comeuppance hurts and this guy can just press one button and grapple away from your Q then another button and execute you with enough bullets. Lucky for you he's not exactly the most capable top laner as he's not seen often. Use that to yuor advantage and take as many Cho chances as you can without fighting Akshan”
AloisNL says “This matchup is very hard for Riven early game. Your only goal level 1-5 is to get as many lasthits as possible, without allowing Akshan to chunk you down too much.
On first base a cloth armor is very good purchase because it just allows you to tank his hits that much more. 800 gold reset with a dorans shield start would be dorans blade + cloth armor + potion and it's very nice for around level 6 all in.
If enemy top jungle are heavy AD you can go for early tabis. Just make sure to get a pickaxe soon after, because Phage + tabi is very low damage.
For fighting, if you chunk Akshan for about 20% before an all in you should be able to oneshot him once you find an all in window. Stay on top of him so he can't E away.”
Kocykek says “Beware of Akshan's early game. He can one shot you with few autoattacks. You block his dash on E so use it against him. You can easily outdamage him after some levels and some components. ”
Ulamog says “Grasp Build; Second Wind + D Shield.
Very tricky, you need grasp or ff 15. Also bring Ignite+Flash since whoever gets a lead first will auto win the lane. You can flash or Q his E to throw him off.
Parry his Q or his PTA proc.
You can go Stridebreaker in this matchup for more gap closing.”
stefanko says “Easy matchup for Jax, respect him level 1, dont allow him to take a good trade, its fine to give minions and just soak xp. Once he crashed the wave you can look for all in level 3 if he walks up too aggresively, but you dont have to. Once you are level 6 you easily win all ins. You can freely q him and make sure to follow his body so you can block his e. (lethal tempo, ignite or tp)”
Tonho says “Not extreme because of how cocky Akshan players tend to be.
You don't touch him unless he REALLY wants. Extremely mobile while building what Kled hates (BORK). If you eventually land your E, you can actually kill him with ease. Otherwise, there is nothing you can do here. Avoid feeding him. He will also melt you on TFs if he focus on you. Pray for the player controlling him being bad (which will happen very often).
NEVER go Grasp here.”
Nnorio says “Avg Ranged Top Lane Bully.
Let the wave shove and save as much Hp as you can.
All in lvl 2 and try to stand behind him so he cannot E away.
If you just manage to get to lvl 6 while even you just win the game.
1v1 tips:
You can W his R.
If he E's into you just all in him and he cant do anything about it.
Just a lane bully so if u survive its pretty free.
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Oikaton says “Respect akshan early and just get the farm that you can. Once you get lvl6 you can all in akshan if he steps little too close to you, just stay on top of him to cancel his e.
If you are feeling yourself you can go lethality here because you just kill him no matter what if you have prowlers claw.”
Pep_Shin says “Against Akshan or any ADC, go doran's shield. Rush Steelcaps. Once lvl 6 you can run him down, your ult gives you the damage you need.
Hit a Q, press R and ghost and annihilate him.
Be careful he doesn't run away with his E”
GannicusTTV says “As most ranged match ups, give up CS if needed for lvl 3. Conserve your HP by not putting yourself at range to being hit, and only walk up to last hit if you have your Passive or W ready to mitigate damage. If he pushes you under tower, look for taunt opportunities that will put him in tower range. I recommend TP. Platedsteelcaps and early armor can do wonders. ”
lorensj81 says “He is very annoying early, watch out if he cheese you in bush level 1. To be able to kill him you need to flash into him when he uses his E (the swing) so you interupt it, in melee range you kill him easy after level 6 if you havent lost to hard before that.
When Akshan uses his R on you stand behind your minions, jungle camps or active towers so it will it those instead of you. If you stand behind tier 2 tower while tier 1 tower is still up it wont be attacked.”
Puyi says “Very annoying matchup. It's very hard to get on top of him. As with most ranged matchups, try to take advantage of his short range and play with your jungler, as he's relatively easy to gank.”
Irelius says “Кухан стопаем ему хукшот. Как-то так. Не дохнем в ранней игре, с лвл 3 влетаем, если Акшан не находится совсем уж в большой пачке. Лвл 6 – гарантированный кил. Тарим таби и доспех хранителя (если всё совсем плохо) и наслаждаемся отрицательным уроном автоатак Акшана. Кусты на топе – ваши лучшие друзья против ренджовых чемпионов. ”
ananesever69 says “ His range keeps him out of your Q and Q3 range unless he slips up and gets too close but even then unless you're fast enough to stop it, he will E away. Most of the time if you catch him out with ult he'll just E/Flash away and waste your ult. I'd at least save your W if you're being ulted in an open area to heavily reduce the execution chance, and try to body block him if he Es towards you in a bad spot”
Oxtimexo says “I have not played against an Akshan yet but any ranged matchups are hard. against ranged matchups you want to try and farm with your q, w out of stuns, and e out of range with a shield. ”
Azekar says “Conqueror/Fleet+Second Wind. Start with Doran Shield or Cloth Armor.
Ghost+Teleport.
Incredibly annoying matchup, hard to play. Just farm and wait for the jungler. After your 6 u could try to kill him.”
JustSad42 says “A good Akshan will always be able to dodge your W since the most obvious time for you to use your W is when he attempts to proc his passive + pta on you.
The only way you can win this early is to wait for him to walk close enough to the point where when you Q him, you will be able to stop him from E-ing. If you're 70% hp and are that close, then you will be able to oneshot him. You will have to give a lot of cs in this matchup though. Playing Ghost makes this lane a bit better.”
Night Guy says “Akshan is strong and has more range than you so you have to play it safe and ask your jungler to help you out, once you get a lead you can fight him head on and most of the times win. Remember to block his E when you fight him without it he is a sitting duck.”
JustSad42 says “Akshan is a little stronger than you early so you need to wait for first back and level 4-5.
You don't need to hit E to kill Akshan. You can get 4 stacks of passive, press E and not recast it. The most important thing to do is to hug Akshan so he can't E away. As long as he can't do that, you always win fights against him.
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St0rmyss says “Go lethal tempo with dshield, Start e, and soak XP for the 3 minions if he doesn't allow you to auto them. Rush Plated steelcaps. and perma jump on him and try to body block so he can't E away care for his shield cooldowns.”
V1kt0r555 says “[Summoner Spell: Ignite or Teleport]
[Starting Item: Doran's Shield]
[Don't let him poke you a lot]
[Dodge his Q]
[Stay behind your minions or tower to avoid his R]
[Your E can cancel his E and R]”
TwTvRANGERZX says “Avoid taking damage in the early levels as you cant properly stick to him. As he pushes you in and you have a full lane to run him down with, look for extended trades to make him E away. Repeating this should result in you winning with sustain.”
RandumPersin says “This lane is hard, but taking PTA makes it a bit better. Akshan gets TWO shields from trading with us so empowered W isn't nearly as impactful as you would want it to be. Forcing an all in against this guy is also a pain since he just wall rides away, but his attack range is pretty low and that lets us E AA Q AA E trade with him freely throughout lane. Its important to make sure fury ONLY goes on Q if you aren't ulting, he will run you down the lane with ignite if you use fury on second dash accidentally. If you are forcing an all-in hold empowered W until his second shield comes up - if you can survive long enough to do that you will usually be able to kill him. Early steelcaps help a lot with this matchup so you should build them when you can, even if you are ahead ”
LeyzeHP says “(Top) More annoying than dangerous, minor and not tiny because you can kill his carries and if he gets you it will be just a waste. Play fleet and exhaust. Track him with R when he roams.”
RuchaczSzmat69 says “He has perfect kit against gp, his double autos disable your barrels and his E allows him to all in you smoothly without coming to melee range. Let him push and avoid letting him stack press the attack, you can time your Q/aa to go between his double auto and lasthit the barrel but it requires some practice and is pretty hard to do during intense fights. Somehow i dont think i ever lost against that guy but i dont think its the champion, just the players who braindead pick him against gp beacuse of double auto.”
hamgi says “same match up as mid lane but a little less annoying as he cant roam to get extra gold from kills/revives. respect his passive/pta and poke him when he aa's a minion or throws a q. he gains ms from 1 auto and a shield from passive proc (3 aa's), so they will kite u with 1 aa and poke with multiple aa. top has more safety spots to flash away to/from so its slightly less punishing to make a mistake here as well as bushes to hide from passive/pta procs. freeze against him early and get ur jg to spam gank him 2-3 times”
Justkb says “Akshan is annoying as he can disengage you easily with his E. rush plated Steel Caps and try and wait for a jungle gank or level 6 to kill him. Once you have Stride with summoners up he can't do anything. ”
JustCallMeVox says “Anshan completely loses to Azir's range (shocker). As long as you sidestep Akshan's Q, and ult him under tower/into minions, he won't stand a chance against the Shuriman Emperor.
However, his mid to late game potential is to be taken seriously, as he can gank other lanes and gain the gold advantage on you rather quickly due to his invisibility. ”
DixonTheGuideMaker says “Try and keep the minion wave closer to your side of the map early. Doing so will make his all-in less effective. Post 6, try to interrupt or somehow force Akshan to top his Ultimate Comeuppance. This will increase your survivability and it will be put on a short cooldown. Keep in mind that early armor will be very beneficial in this matchup. Akshan is an AD champion, so picking up early armor will protect you from some of his damage.”
DixonTheGuideMaker says “Try and keep the minion wave closer to your side of the map early. Doing so will make his all-in less effective. Post 6, try to interrupt or somehow force Akshan to top his Ultimate Comeuppance. This will increase your survivability and it will be put on a short cooldown. Keep in mind that early armor will be very beneficial in this matchup. Akshan is an AD champion, so picking up early armor will protect you from some of his damage.”
kajinator says “Extremely overloaded champion. Use the Q max ability order. Phase Rush and Flash + TP are mandatory. You will have 0 kill pressure on this guy so do not try to fight him in lane, staying even in XP in this lane matters more than gold but never try to fall behind 20+ CS.”
Evandabank says “Akshan similarly to most ranged champions for Kled, is not a massive problem.
Kled has his E-Q combo to get on top of Akshan super easily. Every Akshan top will take boneplating which is really annoying because it severely cripples your damage in the all-in. Be mindful of when boneplating is coming off cooldown and poke it off of him with a Q whenever you can.
Akshan will lose the All-in every single time. Try to get behing Akshan (Standing between him in the tower) so that you can block his E when he tries to escape. The easiest way to do this is by simply using your E to get behind him OR by saving your E-2 so that you can follow and interrupt his hookshot.
A good akshan will always attempt to use his W to leave lane and find a good roam attempt. This is totally fine. You can just take demolish into this lane in case he attempts to roam and get free plates off of this poor decision. You don't have to follow his roams but remember to ping them so that your team doesn't die. In the case that he fakes a roam to midlane and attempts to open on you out of stealth while you are taking plates... just kill him. He is super squishy.
Super free lane you never get outscaled and you can always 1V1 him if you are both even.
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DixonTheGuideMaker says “Try and keep the minion wave closer to your side of the map early. Doing so will make his all-in less effective. Post 6, try to interrupt or somehow force Akshan to top his Ultimate Comeuppance. This will increase your survivability and it will be put on a short cooldown. Keep in mind that early armor will be very beneficial in this matchup. Akshan is an AD champion, so picking up early armor will protect you from some of his damage.”
BreadyToCrumble says “Akshan can be a hard matchup in the early game due to his massive ranged poke and his ability to burst you down. He's more annoying than hard to beat so just be patient and stay back and farm. Be careful as he'll roam with his W which can catch you off guard. You can burst him down easily once you get a few items.”
DixonTheGuideMaker says “Try and keep the minion wave closer to your side of the map early. Doing so will make his all-in less effective. Post 6, try to interrupt or somehow force Akshan to top his Ultimate Comeuppance. This will increase your survivability and it will be put on a short cooldown. Keep in mind that early armor will be very beneficial in this matchup. Akshan is an AD champion, so picking up early armor will protect you from some of his damage.”
DixonTheGuideMaker says “Try and keep the minion wave closer to your side of the map early. Doing so will make his all-in less effective. Post 6, try to interrupt or somehow force Akshan to top his Ultimate Comeuppance. This will increase your survivability and it will be put on a short cooldown. Keep in mind that early armor will be very beneficial in this matchup. Akshan is an AD champion, so picking up early armor will protect you from some of his damage.”
Voice44 says “2 слова. рендж топер, ладно если без шуток то берем искусное лавирование + доран шилд, пытаемся доджить все кушки и играем сейвово макс вешки, покупаем бронированые сапоги, ущербный матчап но что поделать”
Kenchs says “STEEL CAPS, SECOND WIND D SHIELD. TRY TO CANCEL HIS E WITH YOURS OR GHOST INTO HIM TO BLOCK HIS E. IF HE EVER E'S INTO YOU AND YOU HAVE STEELCAPS, GHOST HIM DOWN. WARDENS IF YOU ARE BEHIND. DO NOT TAKE TOO MUCH POKE LEVELS 1-3, MATCHUP GETS EASIER POST 6 AS AKSHAN'S ULT ISNT REALLY USEFUL IN A ALL-IN”
DixonTheGuideMaker says “Try and keep the minion wave closer to your side of the map early. Doing so will make his all-in less effective. Post 6, try to interrupt or somehow force Akshan to top his Ultimate Comeuppance. This will increase your survivability and it will be put on a short cooldown. Keep in mind that early armor will be very beneficial in this matchup. Akshan is an AD champion, so picking up early armor will protect you from some of his damage.”
Sc1 x says “He can dodge everything and come out of nowhere and do a LOT of damage, if you're in this matchup just sit back if you don't see him for a while and wait till some of your creeps get low to see if he shoots at them and breaks his stealth. (Best thing to do when he tries to all in you is just walk away, you never win trades even if you land most of your Q's)”
Irelius says “Dont take too much poke early. Your Q cancels his hookshot. Build tabis and warden's mail. You can look for kills since lvl 3-4. Lvl 6 is a guaranteed kill.
Against ranged matchups at toplane bushes are your dear friends. Use them to hide from poke or force the enemy to use his ward”
DixonTheGuideMaker says “Try and keep the minion wave closer to your side of the map early. Doing so will make his all-in less effective. Keep in mind that early armor will be very beneficial in this matchup. Akshan is an AD champion, so picking up early armor will protect you from some of his damage.”
Elresser says “Akshan can poke you but if you don't get harassed too much you can go for trades from lvl 3. With each small trade you'll have a higher chance to kill him that he can kill you.”
DixonTheGuideMaker says “Try and keep the minion wave closer to your side of the map early. Doing so will make his all-in less effective. Keep in mind that early armor will be very beneficial in this matchup. Akshan is an AD champion, so picking up early armor will protect you from some of his damage.”
Groovywelsh says “Akshan at lvl1 has a lot of damage just get to lvl3 and try no to take too much damage from poke, once you are lvl3 you can kill him with no problem just stay on top of him so he can't E away”
Thrandor says “This is going to be very painful. Stay back, at level 6 you can try to engage him with ult. Hold down Q at the end to travel with him if he swings away or flashes.”
DixonTheGuideMaker says “Try and keep the minion wave closer to your side of the map early. Doing so will make his all-in less effective. Post 6, try to interrupt or somehow force Akshan to top his Ultimate. This will increase your survivability and it will be put on a short cooldown. Keep in mind that early armor will be very beneficial in this matchup. Akshan is an AD champion, so picking up early armor will protect you from some of his damage.”
CosmicTurtle88 says “Lucian top but more annoying. His damage is super high first few levels so don't try anything or you'll get chunked. Wait until level 5-6 and then you can start to murder him. If you can force his E swing by just Qing and walking at him then backing off, you can just W back in when he walks up for a free all in. He'll die if you ever get on top of him and you can eat him out of his E cast too if he tries to escape. Warden's Mail is super good vs his doubled autos. ”
lenithebot says “Very hard to land barrels since you need to q or auto in between his autos which feels nigh impossible and his shield and good early game he can also roam early game and impact the map way more than you can.”
RivalOCE says “His poke can be really annoying. Taking D Shield and second wind can help you farm safely until 6, where you auto win as long as you break his E with your W. Your level 6 spike is much stronger than his.”
wooverbo says “Be careful when trying to walk up to CS against him early! He can 100-0 you VERY easily with ignite. The ideal item to rush here is Warden's Mail and Tabis if their team has a lot of AD champions. Otherwise go for Bamis second.”
Inoks says “Dshield/Secondwind , you should be careful where you position in this matchup since he can punish you pretty hard in early levels. Akshan has pretty good early but you can kill him once you have tier 3 Q. If you don't see him in lane, Ping you team. Tier 2 boots are very good here early for chase and tankiness.”
TENTAKILL ILLAOY says “Рендж топер. Лучше потерять опыт и голду, чем умереть. Таби очень хороши тут. Пепел бами вместе с таби уже не дают акшану так легко вас поукать, ждите его Е, затем идите в олын, в ответ. ”
Vandenelis says “He can kill you at level 1 or 2 even if you are at 80% hp with a proper all-in. When you get level 6 you can kill him if you can catch him, and not let him e away. You should get second wind rune.”
Taiquyorah says “Range. Double AA passif. Invisibilité (ne laissant pas le temps pour set up quoique ce soit).
Il faut jouer safe jusqu'à la brillance puis faire proc la poigne de l'immortel sur le Q tout en esquivant le maximum de dégâts.
Il ne possède pas de sustain, c'est sa seule faiblesse.”
THICCshake says “A good Akshan can basically deny you every minion due to his massive kill potential early game. You can kill him with ignite+doran's blade if he decides to dash right onto you lv1-2. (If he doesn't have ignite)
Very hard matchup. Can evade ganks with his E and wins every trade due to his passive.”
BestGPWesrBrom says “Play safe and don't get poked out. Try time barrels in between his two passive AA. Farm up for late game as barrels will be easier to land on him once you get level 13. ”
gekigami says “Problemático por culpa das runas/spells que eles vem normalmente. (press the attack e ignite)
Fique recuado early game e assim que você fazer tabi ninja/carapaça do vigia você vai conseguir trocar com ele.”
WildSamu says “Dshield + Red Pot.
Nearly unwinnable early.
Give up farm but stay in xp range.
He can 100 to 0 you if you overextend.
If he doesn't get ahead early he falls off a bit and the matchup gets a bit easier.
You may choose to go tabis depending on the enemy comp.
If you manage to get on top of him he is very squishy and you can 1 shot him. Make sure he can't E if you engage on him, he gets a lot of damage from it.
Remember that you can block his E by standing in its way.
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Zorroh says “Akshan matchup can be really tough because he is able to out trade you easily and close the gap a lot faster then other ranged top laners are able to. The biggest threat of this matchup is him E-ing in to burst you for a ton of damage. Try to not hover the two curved walls on the right and left side of where top river ends as these are his most common spot to E when trading in lane. Try to focus on good wave management, it is impossible for him to ult you under your turret since it absorbs his ult's damage. Take fleet footwork and rush armor boots in this matchup, try to last hit as much farm as possible with Q and play patiently. ”
Black Demon Ezel says “Akshan can deal damage I'll give him that, but he's about as squishy if not more so than a stress ball. Just hit him with at least the last sweet spot in Q combo and maybe one more and he's gonzo like the great gonzo from muppets.”
kurbart says “he could be a huge issue due to the fact is he can quickly dash out your walls before it fully sets up, but if you stun him his a sitting duck.....Q W E R and move on ”
VituVonDoom says “Lucian... But better in every single way. Same ritual thought, wait for dirk, poke, then kill on sight. Ping like crazy whenever he leaves lane, and be wary of the lvl 2 cheese all in. Go elec, and enjoy the lane”
Saud Almutairi says “Force all-ins even if he has ignite . a trick u can do is to flash in front of his E so u block it and then try to all-in . lvl 1 to 18 u win 1v1s but ping if he is missing because he will out roam you ”
Michcio says “This amigo is not very fun to play against. His double autos makes it very hard to lasthit barrels and he has a lot of damage and all in potential. Play safe and avoid pushing if you dont have junglers help or advantage”
NegativePhoenix says “Not a common pick anymore but still seen regardless even if rarely. Most Akshan top will play aggro to try to get you to the point of an E swing execute with how many times he can proc his passive and PTA. If he E swings in prematurely, body block him so he's stuck in your face and forced to flash or run, especially now that his E is infinite until he hits something or lets go. If he's just outside of your body block range, W so he has to jump into the circle or land in a weird spot since he can't hit you. Obviously, W his ult or stand behind tower/minions to avoid execute.”
Aberrant Demon says “He has really high mana costs so if he burns too much or he wastes he E, you can look for an all-in. Otherwise, farm up until Stridebreaker and tier 2 boots. W any poke you have to take, especially his passive. Dodge his Qs but bait him into pushing the wave with it. Once you have Stridebreaker and Ghost ready, you can maybe stick to him (I really hate his E). Don't forget that his ult can be blocked by minions and turrets. ”
TrinityForceYasuo says “Respect early on -> Stay healthy -> Level 3+ you can go for E+Q3+AA+W and go back to E for a quick trade -> Level 6 to secure your R, knock him up with Q3. To block his R go behind your minions/tower -> Be careful when you are behind your minions because his boomerang extends the more targets it hits -> When he walks up to poke you with AA you can use your W while walking back to tank some damage”
947ytb says “- Ignite + Poigne
-Attention a son All in lvl2
-Tempo la Brillance , trade uniquement lorsque poigne et activé
-Mettre les tonneaux dans les bush car il a un passif double attaque très chiant
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JORGE OMAGO 74 says “??????? early levels 1-2-3 just avoid be poked. In trades jump on him then E to block the dmg of his rope. If you can stun him during his rope he's fucked.”
IcunoX says “Play safe, ask for jungle help or bait him under your turret. Disgusting champ that runs ignite a lot of the time so watch out for this one.”
MorgottTheKing says “Buy dorans shield. Let him push to your tower and get as much cs as you can without losing too much hp. You can trade by q+ auto then retreating to a bush. You can parry his q+double auto or his e IF he e's towards you. Also note that you can parry all five of his ult shots if you time it right. Pls note that if he ults you if you're by the second tower while the first tower is still alive, the shots will PASS through. ”
Fryx says “Do not die early game he will snowball off that, other than that just buy armor and he won't be able to do too much. Build Doran's Shield and pick up some cookies. You can either play safe and Max E or go aggressive and play Dorans Ring with Comet.”
BoilTheOil says “At the start of the game run to the first bush in top lane so he can't cheese you from it. Your goal is to survive this lane because Akshan is a massive lane bully but isn't very useful if he can't get a lead. If you manage to grab him you usually win the fight, just make sure you R him out of his E so he can't run away. ”
Skysolitox says “This champion is just bullshit honestly, but you should not be facing him top anymore after the Hullbreaker nerfs on ranged. but if you end up against him, just stay safe and farm, he can burst you easily.”
CAALIL says “Chill until level 3/4 and you can kill him. You can cancel his hook easy. Spam SS when you don't know where he's at. He roams a lot with his stealth.”
Black Demon Ezel says “You can use your W to knock him out of his E and then rend him from there. This assassin will meet his match and get the comeuppance he deserves”
Scallywag says “Hard to lane against since he's ranged, but not impossible to win against.
Try to not let him proc his passive, since he will win every trade early if he does that.
His two passive auto attacks are very slow early, so you can time your barrels during his auto attack and get your barrels off and potentially kill him.”
Trundledaddy says “Ranged top so be careful, can run him down if you are having good day and not getting poked too hard, stand close to him to prevent his e, or use pillar to cancel. FH/DD if enemy full AD, depending if you are team/tank or fighter. Another ego matchup, I have won a lot of Akshan matchups when I have been feeling good just by running them down, but also you can risk getting completely zoned, try to absorb XP, get plated caps and run him down.”
SilverAvalanche says “Bully: This matchup only becomes playable at level 6 but don't fight him pre-6, he will kill you! go fleet footwork and d-shield to stay healthy. at level 6 you freeze and use your combo, it is very important that you are either near him t all times so he can't swing away (the swing gets cancelled if you damage him) of you have your E marked on him to follow him.”
ShacoMagicTrick says “This champ is just too broken! This is the one ranged that you cannot out damage and he will scale a lot faster than you. Ban or dodge if possible.”
Sauren says “You will not beat him until you are 16 with 3 items. Champion is overpowered. Max Q first even if you play mid and punish his roams.
Put a roam-ward in the middle of the lane to hopefully get an understanding of where he roams and danger ping your laners. ”
Alan234 says “I prefer Fleet footwork with liandry because akshan can only win through all in, fleet footwork will keep you healthy enough that he cant get a cheese kill with ignite and ult so you will always by default win.
Put 3 points into Q and skill q at lvl 1 and just poke him every time he steps up. Important to note: only time he has solokill pressure is lvl 1 and 2 so don't go for all ins and just try to poke. Always prioritize dodging his q over doing your own damage, if he doesn't land his q his dmg is halved and he has a rough time proccing his passive.”
King Turtle says “In this matchup you do not exist. You are not a champion. You are a punching bag that's forced to sit under tower for 20 minutes because your jungler won't punish Akshan for being shoved up 24/7. That or he freezes wave and you end up 4 levels behind because he zones you 30 feet away. If you see akshan top in champ select, DODGE.”
Federals1 says “Any ranged top laner is a very big threat to Volibear. Akshan can e away when trying to engage. You need to recall early for boots so you can try to get in front of his e and stop it. You destroy him level 6 and up until he gets 2-3 items. Until then you can constantly dive him when your ultimate is up. Third rune page should be used. Anathema's Chains rush works best.Flash+Ignite are the preffered summoner spells. Doran's ring and Blade both work well into him.
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OliveeGarden says “this here Swinger man has recently made his way into top lane, his absurd amount of Kite from his passive along leaves you pretty defenseless, take Fleet and ghost into this matchup and first buy boots. your main goal is to survive lane phase, punish him where you can if he steps up too far and remember you can R him out of his E if your jungler ever comes to gank. depending on the rest of his team comp you can get Stride, if its uncalled for go the mythic of your choosing and get a BC 2nd item for the MS ”
Nekoparry says “///////////////////////////ENGLISH//////////////////////////
Dshield + Second Wind, respect his lvl 1 since thanks to his passive he is very strong. Play for bushes to not get poked hard. Get Steelcaps + Whip so you can start winning fights.
The only problem with the matchup is that he has a lot of mobility so is hard to parry him so wait for him to be distracted or in the middle of an animation. Stay behind towers or minions for his R.
You outscale him very hard.
///////////////////////////SPANISH//////////////////////////
Escudo de Doran + Fuerzas Renovadas, respeta su lvl 1 ya que gracias a su pasiva es muy fuerte. Juegas alrededor de los arbustos para que no te pokee demasiado. Deberías empezar a ganar después de comprar Punteras de Acero y Látigo. El único problema con este matchup es que tiene mucha movilidad por lo que es difícil ripostearle, espera a que se distraiga o a que este en medio de una animación para ripostearle. Quédate detrás de minions o torres para su R. Le outscaleas por lo que no necesitas pelearle en early.
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Black Demon Ezel says “Akshan is one of the most annoying ranged champions in the game but aside from that, he's squishy and not very good against morde. My newly found magic penetration build worked wonders against him and it will do the same for all tanks you fight too”
KiroChuong says “DShield+ 2nd Wind. Try to bait his E and you'll have a small chance to trade. You can use the 4th rune, let the ghouls damaging Akshan or you can choose to build tank”
desch3445 says “This champion is pretty garbage as of this guide's publishing. Dodge his Q, use your knockback while he's mid-swing, and he won't stand much of a chance to begin with.
Take the Electrocute page; No worries that he can poke you out of your FS, he's still not a great champ. Electro for the early burst, snowball off of it, EZPZ.”
Raen says “Tabi rush, hide behind turret to not get his R dmg. MS important in this matchup so rush MS and antiheal. If he tries to E away recast ur E or step ahead on him to stop his E.”
Veng Shotz says “Unlike most AD ranged toplaners, purely rushing tabis will not insta-win you lane.
Dont even bother leashing your jungler, walk up to the first/second bush in lane to make sure he wont cheese you to 1/4 hp, once minions crash dont bother walking up to secure cs as he will insta aggro and try to wittle you down with PTA+passive. At level 2 they will take their e and try to all in, if you retialiate in any shape or form they will e into you and ignite you. The best way to play this lane is to not play aggro at all till you have health+armor.
Tabis into phage seems to be best for me into this lane, give up cs if you have to, so long as you dont die to him early game and grab exp you can try to do 2-3 rotations of q1+w q2 into him and force him to burn e to disengage, and farm safely by going in and out of bush, if youre under turret just last hit. Once you have 6 you can pretty much run him down after landing 1-2 short trades into him, try to make sure you try to time your all in when his e is down, because if its not then you just burned ult for nothing.
TLDR, dont int early, out sustain him till levels 5-9, and kill him on repeat if possible. (take ign+bone plate) ”
darkintaki says “Highly mobile and does a lot of damage to us early. Dorans shield start into early steelcaps, get second wind in the resolve tree for healing. if he Misplays and walks up too far catch him with E. Call for ganks if he's too forward on lane.”
RYKKAI says “Play the early game as slowly as possible and try to keep your health bar and deny his roams, once you back and get dirk or first item his trading becomes a lot less oppressive and late game you just blow him up.”
alexionut05 says “As abusive as a lane gets. You do not want to fight him alone, as he will destroy you. You want to wait for a misplay or help your team in some other way. Consider taking Tabi's and Warden's Mail.”
gazibulle says “Skill matchup, a bit Camille favoured. I would say you both scale quite equally, but Camille is far more stronger in the side lane. Early levels you just don't trade if he has his passive up, as it is fairly easy for him to proc it. Akshan is a strong early game bully so consider letting some minions in order not to take a huge trade in his favour. Akshans often take Ignite and Bone Plating, so be careful when you all-in him. You can trade when he has no passive up and if he is close enough to a wall (or you are) so he can't react to it with his E. If you miss it, you are likely dead. If you hit it, stick unto him very closely so if he ever tries to E out instantly he will get bodyblocked and die. NEVER go for W-Q-Q trades if you don't have Approach Velocity, Akshan will outtrade you every single time as he will have time to damage you earlier than you to him. Lvl 6 is a huge powerspike for you as Akshan's R is not really a combat ultimate (in close fights), so you can just R him after Eing him and he has no escape. Keep in mind that Akshan is really tanky as for an ADC for some reasons, so you just can't go onto him when he is full HP (in early / mid game, you demolish him with 3 items on side).”
Anothaoneforym6 says “This matchup is playable if not in your favor if you go E rush. The issue is in late game he will deal massive damage and has the ability to revive. avoid letting him proc passive and PTA. If he goes first strike you can easily make him lose it with E everytime and he is basically runeless for the entire lane phase.”
Scarhawk says “Akshan can be a challenging foe to deal with, with him having a stacking passive like Gnar and can easily swing away or into you. Get tankier and then try your luck fighting him.”
xPetu says “Tips: Use W to deny his passive stacks. Remember that his dash will get cancelled if he collides with a champion. His R gets blocked by minions and towers.”
Phrxshn says “Akshan can generate his shield from his Dirty Fighting(Passive) based on his auto-attack(Cooldown: 16/12/8/4 (Based on his level). Dodge his Avengerang(Q) it is a boomerang projectile that deals damage and allows him to gain movement speed if it hits your champion. Try to catch Akshan first in a team fight so he does not active Going Rogue(W) which let him ressurect up to 4 champions. Try to body block his Heroic Swing(E) to prevent him from escape. Comeuppance(R) can be blocked by minions, structures, champions, and monsters. (Sustained 1v1 Trades: Akshan) (Outscaling Edge: Even)”
Dekar173 says “P: 16 > 4
Q: 8 > 5
W: 18 > 2
E: 18 > 12
R: 100 > 70
Runes vs Akshan: Fleet, Tempo
HIGH Econ: Eclipse/Kraken, Executioner's prio (KILL HIM!)
MID Econ: Eclipse, Executioner's (POKE then kill)
LOW Econ: Stasis/Everfrost (Focus splitting and proxy)
IF FLEET, start Doran's Shield, otherwise pick what you prefer level 1.
Strengths: Range, Mobility, Roaming, Mid-late game teamfights where he gets to proc his passive, ADC so he always scales
Weaknesses: Squishy, can block his vine swing, very gankable, ADC Brain
Q max, since he's not going to build any tank stats
Pay attention to the circle pattern, you can stand in front of it and block it, which reduces his mobility.
He's got the super weird passive AA kit, so you just need to read it and UNDERSTAND otherwise he'll catch you off guard and Mog You.
Eclipse great here, all in level 2 after removing his boneplating, if he goes EXHAUST be careful since he can beat you out.
Level 1-3 is GIGA IMPORTANT, don't lose or the lane becomes like Teemo/Lucian.”
Cryniu says “Juega defensivo, por lo general usa ignición.
EL combo Q+W es muy clave para aguantar su daño.
Trata de no perseguirlo con tu E, solo si estás seguro de acertarla.
Juega al sustento y contraataque.
La tenacidad no ayuda contra Akshan.
Busca rápidamente las botas de armadura y la vesta espinosa.
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Phrxshn says “Akshan can generate his shield from his Dirty Fighting(Passive) based on his auto-attack(Cooldown: 16/12/8/4 (Based on his level). Dodge his Avengerang(Q) it is a boomerang projectile that deals damage and allows him to gain movement speed if it hits your champion. Try to catch Akshan first in a team fight so he does not active Going Rogue(W) which let him ressurect up to 4 champions. Try to body block his Heroic Swing(E) to prevent him from escape. Comeuppance(R) can be blocked by minions, structures, champions, and monsters. (Sustained 1v1 Trades: Akshan) (Outscaling Edge: Even)”
Phrxshn says “Akshan can generate his shield from his Dirty Fighting(Passive) based on his auto-attack(Cooldown: 16/12/8/4 (Based on his level). Dodge his Avengerang(Q) it is a boomerang projectile that deals damage and allows him to gain movement speed if it hits your champion. Try to catch Akshan first in a team fight so he does not active Going Rogue(W) which let him ressurect up to 4 champions. Try to body block his Heroic Swing(E) to prevent him from escape. Comeuppance(R) can be blocked by minions, structures, champions, and monsters. (Sustained 1v1 Trades: Akshan) (Outscaling Edge: Even)”
Phrxshn says “Akshan can generate his shield from his Dirty Fighting(Passive) based on his auto-attack(Cooldown: 16/12/8/4 (Based on his level). Dodge his Avengerang(Q) it is a boomerang projectile that deals damage and allows him to gain movement speed if it hits your champion. Try to catch Akshan first in a team fight so he does not active Going Rogue(W) which let him ressurect up to 4 champions. Try to body block his Heroic Swing(E) to prevent him from escape. Comeuppance(R) can be blocked by minions, structures, champions, and monsters. (Sustained 1v1 Trades: Akshan) (Outscaling Edge: Even)”
Phrxshn says “Akshan can generate his shield from his Dirty Fighting(Passive) based on his auto-attack(Cooldown: 16/12/8/4 (Based on his level). Dodge his Avengerang(Q) it is a boomerang projectile that deals damage and allows him to gain movement speed if it hits your champion. Try to catch Akshan first in a team fight so he does not active Going Rogue(W) which let him ressurect up to 4 champions. Try to body block his Heroic Swing(E) to prevent him from escape. Comeuppance(R) can be blocked by minions, structures, champions, and monsters. (Sustained 1v1 Trades: Akshan) (Outscaling Edge: Even)”
Phrxshn says “Akshan can generate his shield from his Dirty Fighting(Passive) based on his auto-attack(Cooldown: 16/12/8/4 (Based on his level). Dodge his Avengerang(Q) it is a boomerang projectile that deals damage and allows him to gain movement speed if it hits your champion. Try to catch Akshan first in a team fight so he does not active Going Rogue(W) which let him ressurect up to 4 champions. Try to body block his Heroic Swing(E) to prevent him from escape. Comeuppance(R) can be blocked by minions, structures, champions, and monsters. (Sustained 1v1 Trades: Akshan) (Outscaling Edge: Even)”
Helzky says “Akshan is quite a hard matchup for Yorick. If he takes ignite it'll be hard for you to succeed. His PTA is going to proc on you often and so you cannot walk up to the wave before you have prowlers. After, however, you can kill him. Take TP and Flash in this matchup, unless you think you can win, take TP and Ghost instead.”
King Turtle says “Akshan is just a really annoying champion to play against and especially with garen. He can essentially keep his distance at all times and use his Q to poke you while still farming. ”
Potent213 says “Recommend: Fleet
This is a hard matchup, play similar to most range matchups, you only want to hit on front vitals, but in this particular matchup, his level 1 is very strong.
Don't forget to play for bushes to not get poked down too much while farming.
You want to run Dshield + Second wind, play safe until level 2 and wait for your parry to block his PTA or double auto/Q.
Care for his poke and short trades, he can do a lot of dmg in a short amount of time, and hitting parry is very hard due to his mobility so wait until he is locked in an animation.
Hide between turrets or minions to block his R, or you can parry it as well.
He is very gankable so ask for jungle ganks!
Tabis + Whip are when you usually win this MU.
You hard out scale him, so play for that!”
magician4444 says “AFK till 6. Go corrupting pot or dorans shield and AFK until you get ult, Once you're 6, try your best to poke him down with E's if you can hit them. If you manage to hit him with an E, and hes low enough ult him and you'll be surprised how much damage a WQ combo will do to him.”
Sovereign Kitten says “Akshan can be an absolute pain in the ass due to his ability to swing forward and do a tremendous amount of damage while also having tons of sustain and a shield if he does his combo correctly while playing with Shieldbow as his Mythic. Note: You can flash or step between him as the swing to cancel his rotation really easily if you find the opportunity to do so, especially while in stealth. Speaking of stealth, you're going to need Control wards to track him late on in the game, do not let him get kills or he will revive his entire team one by one. He is the biggest threat to your late game.”
Hecki says “Play very carefully in the early levels. If he has the "Press the Attack" rune and ignite he will definetly try to kill you as soon as he hits level 2. Second Wind and Dorans Shield is highly recommended in this matchup so you can survive the early laning phase. When you hit level 6 you can fight him again like any other ranged match up though. You can rush Plated Steelcaps when you have problems laning against him.”
SadgeBoyK says “ he can swing through your goo, so just try to flank him in a way that blocks his swing. Also, in lane you will never reach him, and he wont allow you to farm so just roam.”
Your Desired Username says “Easy match-up. Take ignite, rush steelcaps. Every Akshan I have ever faced is very cocky and agressive, so hitting your abilities is often easier and he will somewhat serve himself to you by walking into your range if that makes sense. Pre-6, unless he actively walks into you, just Q him whenever the opportunity presents itself, or short trade him, but don't take free poke from him as he can quickly kill you if you are low enough. If at any point in the game, you manage to catch him, try to walk as close to him as possible, so that his E gets cancelled by you. If you hit E on him post-6, AA-Q-R him and watch him vainly E away, just to hit Brazil wall and still be murdered by you. Lategame he is still a very good ult-target.”
Rayli36 says “Yo yo
Take second wind against him and wait for his mistakes or just for stridebreaker. Remember that he's r doesn't go through turrets and minions.
AD-True dmg dmg”
LunaticDancer says “A competent Akshan is hell to lane against, completely unforgiving. D Shield and I am Bullied runes. You want to SURVIVE the lane, which is gonna be tough. If you do have proper set up though and hit E on him, that's huge.”
N0kk__ says “Akshan won't be seen Top , but its not impossible. Akshan can get a free trade with his E and passive. impossible to fight as he is range and can swing out of fights. He will have much CS than you will, but don't panic try and freeze the wave under your tower and just farm. Avoid fighting him. ”
pubg player 1337 says “You can only fight him when he used his E so he cant run from you, he is ranged so he can beat you with no problems from his turret, or he can hit you when you are under your turret”
Galactities says “Honestly just dont feed him, respect his range advantage. I personally take PTA into him. Go for a trade with him and you will most likely beat him in all ins. If he can space and zone you it gets really rough but you have enough gank setup and can cancel his rope swing with W.”
King Turtle says “He can match your range and his E can make him hard to lock down. He also has a solid R that can make trying to catch him in the open difficult.”
Jewceratops says “If you have to, give up cs early to not die pre 6 since he is way stronger early. Steelcaps rush. With ult and and ghost up he can not do anything.
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DooDooSlayer says “Mid Lane:
Early laning phase will be hard since he has a lot of pressure with Q and the ability to E off the sides of the lane however if you're able to make it past that you'll be fine or the rest of lane. Just make sure he doesn't get ahead from other lanes and also either hit him with E before or after he uses E since you will not hit him with it (However, you can R and grab him out of it).”
MrZoltannn says “Akhsan is more of a form dependent matchup, his lvl is strong with Passive and Q, so try to poke him early.
pre 6 is okay against him.
At lvl 6 and after or during his swinging with his E jump on him and ult him onto the wall.”
LoLReal says “Highly mobile and does a lot of damage to us early. Dorans shield start into early tabis is a must. Take second wind in the resolve tree too. If he misplays and walks up too far punish with pull. Otherwise needs jungle pressure if he plays well.”
OTP Toxin says “Max Q first and he won't be able to even hit you. Note: The mushrooms in the walls will tilt him hard, since his camouflage has no timer if he is near the wall. :D”
Drake6401 says “His dash is delayed so you have time to stun him before he gets away. His damage isn't too bad but he is getting pretty regular buffs so that might change. He has a bit of poke, but not much more from any other ranged laner. Treat this fight pretty normally as he lacks outplay mechanics vs yours..”
Amvill says “Super weird to fight as Singed since he is an adc that kites you in stranger ways with his hook. Think of him like a Quinn with no CC and more predictable roams.
Wit's end enjoyer”
YasTilt says “You block his entire abilities, he can't execute you if you have W. Try taking Anti Heal or Attack Speed Reduction against him. Be careful against his W's invisibility, he can catch you by surprise. Don't try to get poked to much in lane and try to focus him during teamfights, so he don't ressurect his team mates.”
Avelon6698 says “Ranged and p strong. careful of low hp post-6 since his R executes by technicality. His e is what you have to watch out for, a camille wall "dash" of sorts”
Psychopathic Top says “Really hard to deal with it. It's usually seen in mid, however it could be picked top as well. His swing basically allows him to trade into you for free, and passive works very much like vayne. Impossible to all in due to the gap he can create between him in seconds (swing). Stall lane and try to teamfight later, however most of the time it might be too late since the cs lead that he will create simply puts nasus too behind to come back.”
Gospodin Bure says “You won't win lane against this guy, his autos desintegrate your barrels and his playstyle punishes agressive plays, just play back and safe, you beat him late game, hopefully.”
apkibum says “Akshan is squishy and easy to bully early on, but also he is very capable of bullying you back. Use your Q when he engages to stop autos (his mains source of damage). Let him engage first you should win trades. Don't be scared of his ult if turret is nearby or minion wave is pushes. You're fast and able to hide behind those things to block it. He is the most solid even matchup there is. ”
David Perry says “You can block his escapes and engages with your W. Also he must walks near walls while he is invisible.
Safe play if you play vs him on lane.”
Viego99 says “don't fight at early levels(if you stun him and your hp is %75 fight). after 6 and first item you kill him .you hard outscale him and your teamfight is better”
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