Matchup

Heavy AD damageSustained DPS

Build vs Akshan

Build adapted to this matchup

Starting items

Scorchclaw Pup
Health Potion

Core build

Dusk and Dawn
1Mage tank
Nashor's Tooth
2DPS
Zhonya's Hourglass
3vs AD

Standard

Sorcerer's Shoes
4Magic pen
Rabadon's Deathcap
5Mage

Anti CC

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC

Anti Tank

Shadowflame
5vs Tank
Void Staff
vs Tank
Stormsurge
vs Tank

DPS

Rabadon's Deathcap
Mage
Cosmic Drive
Mage tank

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

Early (0-15)
Mid (15-30)
Late (30+)
FizzFizz
AkshanAkshan
Neutral
Neutral
Neutral

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