Akshan Counters

Best picks against Akshan

Highest win rate versus Akshan in Mid.

1. 1Anivia136 games58.8%
2. 2Aurora178 games58.4%
3. 3Malphite103 games58.2%
4. 4Yasuo438 games56.6%
5. 5Twisted Fate339 games56.0%
6. 6Diana267 games55.4%
7. 7Irelia197 games55.3%
8. 8Yone629 games54.7%
9. 9Galio167 games54.5%
10. 10Vladimir284 games54.2%
11. 11Ekko315 games54.0%
12. 12Zoe189 games53.4%
13. 13Annie143 games53.1%
14. 14Aurelion Sol130 games53.1%
15. 15Veigar311 games53.0%

Worst picks against Akshan

Lowest win rate versus Akshan in Mid.

1. 1Smolder170 games37.1%
2. 2Tristana433 games42.7%
3. 3Xerath276 games43.8%
4. 4Kassadin183 games44.8%
5. 5Gangplank307 games45.0%
6. 6Orianna167 games45.5%
7. 7Qiyana204 games45.6%
8. 8LeBlanc384 games45.8%
9. 9Locke483 games46.2%
10. 10Viktor476 games47.3%
11. 11Kayle473 games47.4%
12. 12Akali372 games47.6%
13. 13Zed533 games48.0%
14. 14Sylas306 games48.0%

Best lane counters vs Akshan

Largest gold lead over Akshan at 15 minutes in Mid.

1. 1Mel118 games+472
2. 2Yasuo147 games+245
3. 3Zed120 games+214
4. 4Katarina103 games+61

How to play against Akshan

Lane and teamfight rules that hold regardless of your pick.

In lane and in teamfights

1. Punish Q cooldown by stepping back first, then trading as he walks up to last-hit.
2. Hold the wave near your tower so his E angle is shorter and roams cost him minions.
3. Track missing timers aggressively; shove the wave or ping retreats before W lets him turn a side fight.
4. Deny revive resets by finishing fights cleanly instead of bleeding staggered deaths into his passive.
5. 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.