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How to Win Akshan vs Kha'Zix Counter MatchupAkshan is in the b tier of champions

Akshan vs Kha'Zix

How to Beat Kha'Zix as Akshan in LoLAkshan is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Kha'Zix as Akshan

based on 2,095 Akshan vs Kha'Zix matchups
Win Rate
50.6 %
K/D/A
2.09
Pick Rate
3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our counter stats from the millions of ranked LoL matches that we analyze every week. This guide on how to beat Kha'Zix as Akshan came out of an analysis of 2095 ranked matches where both champs battled each other. This particular counter matchup is relatively rare. Akshan encounters Kha'Zix in only 3.0% of their games.

Akshan vs Kha'Zix Matchup Summary

Akshan does a ok job of countering Kha'Zix. Typically, they wins a acceptable 50.6% of matches the champions face one another in. In Akshan vs Kha'Zix matches, Akshan’s team is 0.0% more likely to earn first blood, indicating that they probably will be able to get first blood against Kha'Zix.

Best Akshan vs Kha'Zix Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordRefillable Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Recurve BowNoonquiver

Core Akshan Items

~22 Mins
Infinity EdgeKraken SlayerThe Collector

Optional Items

Rapid FirecannonLord Dominik's RegardsWit's EndGuinsoo's Rageblade

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
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Last skill for Akshan to max outw

Runes

PrecisionPress the AttackPresence of MindLegend: AlacrityCoup de Grace
ResolveShield BashBone Plating
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
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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Guide to Countering Kha'Zix as Akshan

Tips for Playing as Akshan against Kha'Zix

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 Kha'Zix

Taste Their Fear deals bonus damage to targets that are isolated. Gain an advantage by fighting near allied minions, champions, or turrets.

Leap and Void Assault have long cooldowns. Kha'Zix is very vulnerable when these are not available.

Akshan vs Kha'Zix Counter Stats

Akshan Image
Win Rate
50.6 %
VS
Win Rate
49.4 %
Kha'Zix Image
8.3
< Kills >
8.6
6.6
< Deaths >
6.5
5.5
< Assists >
6.1
1.91
< Killing Sprees >
1.99
170
< Minions Killed >
27
0.12
< Dragons Killed >
1.64
0.42
< Inhibitors >
0.33
18,890
< Physical Damage >
18,178
3,049
< Magic Damage >
1,103
1,138
< True Damage >
974
23,077
< Damage Dealt >
20,256
22,177
< Damage Taken >
33,604
12,737
< Gold Earned >
12,918
2.09
< Towers >
1.04
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.36
4,218
< Total Healing >
16,290
14,390
< Experience >
14,015
18
< Vision Score >
23
9
< Wards Placed >
6
52
< Time Dealing CC >
216

How to Counter Kha'Zix with Akshan in LoL

The stats shown on this page underscore some valuable Akshan vs. Kha'Zix matchup statistics that may help you interpret the differences between the two. Akshan’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Kha'Zix’s ratio of NaN, showing that Akshan may be more central to their team's team fighting capability than Kha'Zix..

Akshan typically has a similar longest kill spree as their counter does. Commonly, they takes less damage than Kha'Zix. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also imply that the champion with higher HP has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Akshan and Kha'Zix

Damage Types Compared

Akshan
Kha'Zix
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Akshan
Kha'Zix

Who is Better, Akshan or Kha'Zix?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Akshan usually fairs equally well when taking on Kha'Zix, with a 50.6% win rate. Thus, Akshan makes an ok counter for Kha'Zix.

While Akshan does have a higher winrate than Kha'Zix, when on opposite teams, Akshan also has a much lower difficulty level that makes them a less time consuming champion to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Akshan into Kha'Zix.

Moreover, Akshan has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Kha'Zix. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Akshan vs Kha'Zix matchups, Akshan is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.

Akshan is a decent counter for Kha'Zix. You will do well by focussing your play on maximizing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Akshan against Kha'Zix.

Additional Information for Akshan Players

How We Calculated Our Akshan vs Kha'Zix Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kha'Zix as Akshan, we analyzed 2,095 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 Kha'Zix 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 learn all of the intricacies of Akshan in order to counter Kha'Zix during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats presented here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Akshan on average gets much more CS compared to Kha'Zix. Champs who typically don't acquire many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values shown on this page to do well.

The ideal items to have in your Akshan versus Kha'Zix build include Infinity Edge, Kraken Slayer, and The Collector. When Akshan bought at least these three items in their build, they did much better against Kha'Zix than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Akshan boasted an average winrate of 50.6% when playing against Kha'Zix with this counter build.

To have the best chance of annihilating Kha'Zix as Akshan, Akshan players should equip the Press the Attack, Presence of Mind, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Bone Plating, and Shield Bash runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune builds players used for Akshan vs Kha'Zix counter picks, this mix of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 50.6% win rate overall.

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