Matchup

Heavy AD damageSustained DPS

Build vs Akshan

Build adapted to this matchup

Starting items

Doran's Blade
Health Potion

Core build

Kraken Slayer
1DPS
Hexoptics C44
2DPS
Phantom Dancer
3DPS

Standard

Berserker's Greaves
4AS
Infinity Edge
5DPS

Summoner spells

42188%
467%

Anti AD

Plated Steelcaps
4vs AD
Guardian Angel
5vs AD

Anti Heal

Mortal Reminder
6vs Hybride

Anti CC

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC

Anti Tank

Lord Dominik's Regards
5vs Tank

DPS

Infinity Edge
DPS
Runaan's Hurricane
DPS
Yun Tal Wildarrows
DPS
Bloodthirster
DPS
100.0% WR2 games
PrecisionPrecision
Lethal TempoLethal Tempo
Presence of MindPresence of Mind
Legend: BloodlineLegend: Bloodline
Cut DownCut Down
InspirationInspiration
Triple TonicTriple Tonic
Cash BackCash Back
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

Early (0-15)
Mid (15-30)
Late (30+)
JinxJinx
AkshanAkshan
Passive
Neutral
Aggressive

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