# Akshan Counters Who counters Akshan? Best and worst picks against Akshan by win rate, plus the lane counters that lead Akshan in gold at 15 minutes. Ranked solo data by role and rank. Canonical HTML: https://baronbuff.com/champions/akshan/counters/ Markdown URL: https://baronbuff.com/champions/akshan/counters.md Language: en ## Breadcrumbs - [Baron Buff](https://baronbuff.com/) - [Champion Tier List](https://baronbuff.com/champions/) - [Akshan](https://baronbuff.com/champions/akshan/) ## Page Content [Akshan guide](https://baronbuff.com/champions/akshan/) [Play against Akshan](https://baronbuff.com/champions/akshan/how-to-play-against/) [Akshan counters](https://baronbuff.com/champions/akshan/counters/) Best and worst picks against Akshan in Mid at Gold+, ranked by win rate and by gold lead at 15 minutes. Anivia, Aurora and Malphite beat Akshan most often. Mel, Yasuo and Zed win the laning phase against Akshan by the widest gold margin. ## Best picks against Akshan Highest win rate versus Akshan in Mid. - 1 [Anivia](https://baronbuff.com/champions/anivia/) 136 games 58.8% - 2 [Aurora](https://baronbuff.com/champions/aurora/) 178 games 58.4% - 3 [Malphite](https://baronbuff.com/champions/malphite/) 103 games 58.2% - 4 [Yasuo](https://baronbuff.com/champions/yasuo/) 438 games 56.6% - 5 [Twisted Fate](https://baronbuff.com/champions/twistedfate/) 339 games 56.0% - 6 [Diana](https://baronbuff.com/champions/diana/) 267 games 55.4% - 7 [Irelia](https://baronbuff.com/champions/irelia/) 197 games 55.3% - 8 [Yone](https://baronbuff.com/champions/yone/) 629 games 54.7% - 9 [Galio](https://baronbuff.com/champions/galio/) 167 games 54.5% - 10 [Vladimir](https://baronbuff.com/champions/vladimir/) 284 games 54.2% - 11 [Ekko](https://baronbuff.com/champions/ekko/) 315 games 54.0% - 12 [Zoe](https://baronbuff.com/champions/zoe/) 189 games 53.4% - 13 [Annie](https://baronbuff.com/champions/annie/) 143 games 53.1% - 14 [Aurelion Sol](https://baronbuff.com/champions/aurelionsol/) 130 games 53.1% - 15 [Veigar](https://baronbuff.com/champions/veigar/) 311 games 53.0% ## Worst picks against Akshan Lowest win rate versus Akshan in Mid. - 1 [Smolder](https://baronbuff.com/champions/smolder/) 170 games 37.1% - 2 [Tristana](https://baronbuff.com/champions/tristana/) 433 games 42.7% - 3 [Xerath](https://baronbuff.com/champions/xerath/) 276 games 43.8% - 4 [Kassadin](https://baronbuff.com/champions/kassadin/) 183 games 44.8% - 5 [Gangplank](https://baronbuff.com/champions/gangplank/) 307 games 45.0% - 6 [Orianna](https://baronbuff.com/champions/orianna/) 167 games 45.5% - 7 [Qiyana](https://baronbuff.com/champions/qiyana/) 204 games 45.6% - 8 [LeBlanc](https://baronbuff.com/champions/leblanc/) 384 games 45.8% - 9 [Locke](https://baronbuff.com/champions/locke/) 483 games 46.2% - 10 [Viktor](https://baronbuff.com/champions/viktor/) 476 games 47.3% - 11 [Kayle](https://baronbuff.com/champions/kayle/) 473 games 47.4% - 12 [Akali](https://baronbuff.com/champions/akali/) 372 games 47.6% - 13 [Zed](https://baronbuff.com/champions/zed/) 533 games 48.0% - 14 [Sylas](https://baronbuff.com/champions/sylas/) 306 games 48.0% ## Best lane counters vs Akshan Largest gold lead over Akshan at 15 minutes in Mid. - 1 [Mel](https://baronbuff.com/champions/mel/) 118 games +472 - 2 [Yasuo](https://baronbuff.com/champions/yasuo/) 147 games +245 - 3 [Zed](https://baronbuff.com/champions/zed/) 120 games +214 - 4 [Katarina](https://baronbuff.com/champions/katarina/) 103 games +61 ## How to play against Akshan Lane and teamfight rules that hold regardless of your pick. ### In lane and in teamfights - Punish Q cooldown by stepping back first, then trading as he walks up to last-hit. - Hold the wave near your tower so his E angle is shorter and roams cost him minions. - Track missing timers aggressively; shove the wave or ping retreats before W lets him turn a side fight. - Deny revive resets by finishing fights cleanly instead of bleeding staggered deaths into his passive. - Break his E path with terrain-side spacing and crowd control before he can enter the backline. ## Where Akshan is weak Exploit these in draft and in lane. - Akshan's short range makes him punishable when his swing path is blocked or interrupted by CC. - His revive and roaming value depend on cleanup kills, so front-to-back fights reduce his unique impact. ## Akshan counters: questions ### Who counters Akshan in Mid? At Gold+, Anivia (58.8%), Aurora (58.4%) and Malphite (58.2%) have the highest win rates against Akshan. ### Who does Akshan counter? Akshan wins most often against Smolder (37.1%), Tristana (42.7%) and Xerath (43.8%). ### Who wins lane against Akshan? By gold lead at 15 minutes, Mel (+472), Yasuo (+245) and Zed (+214) come out of the laning phase furthest ahead of Akshan. ### How is the counter list ranked? Best and worst picks use same-lane win rate; lane counters use the average gold difference at 15 minutes between the two laners. Both come from Ranked Solo/Duo at the selected rank with at least 100 games per matchup, and are not adjusted for champion strength. - [Mid Tier List](https://baronbuff.com/champions/mid/) - [Mel counters](https://baronbuff.com/champions/mel/counters/) - [Yasuo counters](https://baronbuff.com/champions/yasuo/counters/) ## Machine-Readable References - [LLM index](https://baronbuff.com/llms.txt) - [Full LLM reference](https://baronbuff.com/llms-full.txt) - [Sitemap](https://baronbuff.com/sitemap.xml)