Akshanthe Rogue Sentinel | Ranked #51 out of 103 in Mid
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Middle Lane (60%)
Akshan Middle Lane Counters: 39,38223,22313,1332,523395108 matches, 57 counter champions
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Tips Against Akshan in Middle Lane Tips Provided by MOBAFire Guide Authors
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 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. 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 “[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.”
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 “[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”
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 “Cancel his E by going into him when he glides since it's his main damage. Be careful of his ult. Save your shadow, if possible, to hide behind turret or teammates.”
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 1/2, dont even try. 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.”
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 “[Summoner Spell: Teleport]
[Starting Item: Doran's Ring or Corrupting Potion]
[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 “[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. ”
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 (37%)
Akshan Top Lane Counters: 24,41812,7499,1672,01440880 matches, 61 counter champions
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Tips Against Akshan in Top Lane Tips Provided by MOBAFire Guide Authors
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. ”
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 doesnt get ahead early he falls off really hard and you outscale him.
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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 “He is annoying, but not Vayne or Kayle level annoying. He will try to play aggressive so this might be a camp under tower scenario. If he Es in, either body block it or W if he won't be in your W range. If you body block him he has to either flash, run or fight. Obviously W his ult if you don't have minions or tower for cover and be cautious of his Q poke as it extends the more minions he hits.”
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”
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 “Go the standard PTA build.
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 outrun his e with predator and ghost(if you rune those 2). 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. Going full tank into ranged opponents is usually the ideal situation.”
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.
”
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 “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 “Akshans passive allows him to fire two shots at once on a cooldown of 14-4 secs. You'll want to trade with him in between this time frame early game while he is CSing. His (Q) is exactly the same as Gnar's Boomerang granting him more movement speed. His (W) passive allows for him to revive ALL dead allies if he kills their killer, it's also like Twitch's (Q) but he can hug a wall / sit in bushes to prolong it indefinitely. His (E) let's him hookshot a wall and swing around dealing damage to anyone he goes near, but will stop if he hits a target/terrain. His (R) is a lock on like Caitlyn, in which he stores bullets to fire in a blast like Lucian, use minions / towers to block it.”
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”
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.”
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, jsut 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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