Matchup

Heavy AD damageSustained DPS

Build vs Akshan

Build adapted to this matchup

Starting items

Health Potion
x2

Core build

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

Standard

Boots of Swiftness
4vs Slow
Celestial Opposition
5HP

Summoner spells

41467%
4722%

Anti AD

Plated Steelcaps
4vs AD
Bandlepipes
5vs Hybride

Anti Heal

Thornmail
6vs Hybride

Anti CC

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC

Other options

Celestial Opposition
HP
Solstice Sleigh
HP
Protoplasm Harness
Survival
100.0% WR1 games
InspirationInspiration
Glacial AugmentGlacial Augment
Hextech FlashtraptionHextech Flashtraption
Biscuit DeliveryBiscuit Delivery
Cosmic InsightCosmic Insight
ResolveResolve
UnflinchingUnflinching
Bone PlatingBone Plating
Ability HasteMove SpeedHealth

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

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