Matchup

Heavy AD damageSustained DPS

Build vs Akshan

Build adapted to this matchup

Starting items

Health Potion
x2

Core build

Locket of the Iron Solari
1HP
Zeke's Convergence
2Tank
Frozen Heart
3vs AD

Standard

Boots of Swiftness
4vs Slow
Celestial Opposition
5HP

Summoner spells

41480%
3420%

Anti AD

Plated Steelcaps
4vs AD
Knight's Vow
5vs AD

Anti Heal

Thornmail
6vs Hybride

Anti CC

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC

Anti Tank

Void Staff
5vs Tank

Other options

Celestial Opposition
HP
Solstice Sleigh
HP
Shurelya's Battlesong
Redemption
100.0% WR3 games
ResolveResolve
AftershockAftershock
DemolishDemolish
ConditioningConditioning
OvergrowthOvergrowth
InspirationInspiration
Biscuit DeliveryBiscuit Delivery
Cosmic InsightCosmic Insight
Ability HasteHealth ScalingHealth Scaling

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

Early (0-15)
Mid (15-30)
Late (30+)
BlitzcrankBlitzcrank
AkshanAkshan
Passive
Favorable
Favorable

Akshan's abilities

Passive, spells and ultimate

Dirty Fighting (P)

Every three hits from Akshan's Attacks and Abilities deals bonus damage and grants him a Shield if the target was a champion.When Akshan Attacks, he fires an additional Attack for reduced damage. If he cancels the additional Attack, he instead gains Move Speed.

Cooldowns

Cooldowns by spell rank

LevelQWER
39s18s18s
67s18s18s1m40
95s14s18s1m40
115s10s18s1m25
165s2s15s1m10
185s2s12s1m10

Playing against Akshan

How to counter and exploit weaknesses

1

Don't turn your back on him if he's swinging with E — he fires auto-attacks during the movement and deals a lot of damage.

2

Avoid being the last one to kill an enemy when Akshan is on the opposing team — he can resurrect his allies by killing you.

3

His E can be interrupted by any hard CC — a stun or knockup cancels his swing immediately.

Source: op.gg + LTL Engine · Patch 16.9.1 · May 9, 2026