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How to Win Akshan vs Kai'Sa Counter MatchupAkshan is in the b tier of champions

Akshan vs Kai'Sa

How to Beat Kai'Sa as Akshan in LoLAkshan is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Kai'Sa as Akshan

based on 2,946 Akshan vs Kai'Sa matchups
Win Rate
52.2 %
K/D/A
2.17
Pick Rate
4.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our matchup stats from the millions of recently ranked LoL games that we evaluate each week. This guide on how to beat Kai'Sa as Akshan came out of an analysis of 2946 ranked games where both champs clashed against one another. This champ pairing is somewhat uncommon. Akshan has to counter Kai'Sa in only 4.2% of their rounds.

Akshan vs Kai'Sa Matchup Summary

Akshan does a good job of beating Kai'Sa. On average, they wins a fantastic 52.2% of games the champs face each other in. In Akshan versus Kai'Sa rounds, Akshan’s side is 0.0% more expected to obtain first blood. This implies that they most likely will get first blood against Kai'Sa.

Best Akshan vs Kai'Sa Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Recurve BowNoonquiver

Core Akshan Items

~22 Mins
TerminusKraken SlayerThe Collector

Optional Items

StormrazorInfinity EdgeGuinsoo's RagebladeBlade of The Ruined King

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Akshan to level upq
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Second ability for Akshan to level upe
>
Last skill for Akshan to max outw

Runes

PrecisionPress the AttackPresence of MindLegend: AlacrityCoup de Grace
DominationEyeball CollectionTreasure Hunter
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Akshan's passive ability p
Akshan's q ability q
Akshan's w ability w
Akshan's e ability e
Akshan's ultimate ability r
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E
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W
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R
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Guide to Countering Kai'Sa as Akshan

Tips for Playing as Akshan against Kai'Sa

Raising an eyebrow in the face of danger, Akshan fights evil with dashing charisma, righteous vengeance, and a conspicuous lack of shirts. He is highly skilled in the art of stealth combat, able to evade the eyes of his enemies and reappear when they least expect him. With a keen sense of justice and a legendary death-reversing weapon, he rights the wrongs of Runeterra's many scoundrels while living by his own moral code: “Don't be an ass.”

Advice to Win Against Kai'Sa

Kai'Sa is very vulnerable to getting outranged by mages and long range carries.

Make sure to place wards in your blind spots so you can see Kai'Sa coming.

Kai'Sa is very good at picking off isolated enemies. Stick together against her.

Akshan vs Kai'Sa Counter Stats

Akshan Image
Win Rate
52.2 %
VS
Win Rate
47.8 %
Kai'Sa Image
8.4
< Kills >
8.2
6.6
< Deaths >
6.6
5.9
< Assists >
6.4
1.91
< Killing Sprees >
1.92
168
< Minions Killed >
178
0.13
< Dragons Killed >
0.23
0.49
< Inhibitors >
0.47
18,942
< Physical Damage >
12,641
3,183
< Magic Damage >
8,254
1,134
< True Damage >
421
23,259
< Damage Dealt >
21,317
21,761
< Damage Taken >
20,570
12,692
< Gold Earned >
12,681
2.23
< Towers >
2.13
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.08
4,125
< Total Healing >
4,425
14,281
< Experience >
12,938
17
< Vision Score >
17
8
< Wards Placed >
8
52
< Time Dealing CC >
45

How to Counter Kai'Sa with Akshan in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page feature several vital Akshan vs. Kai'Sa matchup stats that can help you appreciate the differences and similarities between this pair of champs. Akshan’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Kai'Sa’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Akshan may be more central to their team's team fighting potential than Kai'Sa..

Akshan normally has a similar longest kill spree as their counter does. On average, they takes a similar amount of damage to Kai'Sa. This typically indicates differing health capacities, yet it can also indicate that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Akshan and Kai'Sa

Damage Types Compared

Akshan
Kai'Sa
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Akshan
Kai'Sa

Who is Better, Akshan or Kai'Sa?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Akshan usually wins when playing against Kai'Sa, with a 52.2% win rate. Therefore, Akshan makes a good counter to Kai'Sa.

While Akshan does have a higher win rate compared to Kai'Sa, when facing one another, Akshan also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes them a less time consuming character to pick up and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Akshan into Kai'Sa.

Furthermore, Akshan also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Kai'Sa. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Akshan vs Kai'Sa matchups, Akshan is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Akshan is an above average counter for Kai'Sa. Focus your strategy on keeping up your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Akshan against Kai'Sa.

Additional Information for Akshan Players

How We Calculated Our Akshan vs Kai'Sa Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kai'Sa as Akshan, we analyzed 2,946 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Kai'Sa as Akshan comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Akshan to counter Kai'Sa during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions displayed here, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Akshan most often racks up a similar amount of CS compared to Kai'Sa. Champs who on average don't earn much CS often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values shown here to do well.

The best items to use in your Akshan versus Kai'Sa build consist of Terminus, Kraken Slayer, and The Collector. When Akshan combined at least these three items in their build, they did a lot better when fighting Kai'Sa than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Akshan boasted an average winrate of 52.2% when countering Kai'Sa with these items in their kit.

To have the greatest likelihood of defeating Kai'Sa as Akshan, Akshan players should use the Press the Attack, Presence of Mind, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Eyeball Collection, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players picked for Akshan vs Kai'Sa counters, this composite of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 52.2% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Kai'Sa as Akshan are presented for all ranked divisions. If you want to scope the statistics and builds to a distinct rank, you can use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.