Matchup

Heavy AD damageSustained DPS

You are stronger late game — farm safe and avoid early trades.

Build vs Akshan

Build adapted to this matchup

Starting items

Doran's Blade
Health Potion

Core build

Profane Hydra
1vs Tank
The Collector
2vs Tank
Infinity Edge
3DPS

Standard

Berserker's Greaves
4AS
Edge of Night
5vs Tank

Summoner spells

41489%
347%

Anti AD

Plated Steelcaps
4vs AD
Guardian Angel
5vs AD

Anti CC

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC

Anti Tank

Edge of Night
5vs Tank
Lord Dominik's Regards
vs Tank
Youmuu's Ghostblade
vs Tank

DPS

Stormrazor
DPS
Kraken Slayer
DPS
100.0% WR2 games
DominationDomination
ElectrocuteElectrocute
Sudden ImpactSudden Impact
Grisly MementosGrisly Mementos
Treasure HunterTreasure Hunter
SorcerySorcery
Absolute FocusAbsolute Focus
Gathering StormGathering Storm
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

Early (0-15)
Mid (15-30)
Late (30+)
QuinnQuinn
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