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How to Win Akshan vs Shyvana Counter MatchupAkshan is in the b tier of champions

Akshan vs Shyvana

How to Beat Shyvana as Akshan in LoLAkshan is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Shyvana as Akshan

based on 1,002 Akshan vs Shyvana matchups
Win Rate
47.9 %
K/D/A
2.27
Pick Rate
1.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion analyze millions of ranked LoL rounds each week. In our database, Akshan battled Shyvana in 1002 games. With so many matchups for Akshan vs Shyvana gives us a lot of confidence in our capability to produce informative data and a pro build to smash Shyvana. This counter pairing is fairly rare. Akshan encounters Shyvana in only 1.4% of their rounds.

Akshan vs Shyvana Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Akshan has done a dismal job of countering Shyvana. Typically, they wins a lowly 47.9% of the time the champions battle each other in. In Akshan vs Shyvana matches, Akshan’s side is 0.1% more probable to get first blood. This indicates that they probably will get first blood versus Shyvana.

Best Akshan vs Shyvana Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsNoonquiver

Core Akshan Items

~22 Mins
Wit's EndBlade of The Ruined KingKraken Slayer

Optional Items

Guinsoo's RagebladeTerminusThe CollectorLord Dominik's Regards

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 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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Guide to Countering Shyvana as Akshan

Tips for Playing as Akshan against Shyvana

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 Shyvana

All of Shyvana's basic abilities hit multiple enemies in dragon form. It's important for opposing champions to not cluster while fighting her.

Shyvana's Fury Bar indicate her ultimate can be activated. Harassing her when she's low on Fury can be very effective.

A significant portion of Shyvana's power is generated through aggression, making her weak against opponents who are able to keep their distance.

Akshan vs Shyvana Counter Stats

Akshan Image
Win Rate
47.9 %
VS
Win Rate
52.1 %
Shyvana Image
8.5
< Kills >
6.2
6.2
< Deaths >
6.3
5.6
< Assists >
6.7
1.9
< Killing Sprees >
1.44
167
< Minions Killed >
67
0.12
< Dragons Killed >
1.63
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.5
19,131
< Physical Damage >
4,937
3,301
< Magic Damage >
14,147
1,136
< True Damage >
990
23,569
< Damage Dealt >
20,074
21,985
< Damage Taken >
33,785
12,695
< Gold Earned >
12,354
2.17
< Towers >
1.82
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.26
4,362
< Total Healing >
12,129
14,388
< Experience >
14,456
17
< Vision Score >
22
8
< Wards Placed >
7
55
< Time Dealing CC >
192

How to Counter Shyvana with Akshan in LoL

The stats provided here emphasize some critical Akshan vs. Shyvana matchup statistics that may help us grasp the differences and similarities between the two. Akshan’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Shyvana’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Akshan may be more central to their team's team fighting capability than Shyvana..

Akshan often has a slightly larger longest killing spree than their counter does. Commonly, they takes less damage than Shyvana. This often reflects differing health capacities, but it can also indicate that the champ with higher health has less agility and thus is not able to escape further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Akshan and Shyvana

Damage Types Compared

Akshan
Shyvana
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Akshan
Shyvana

Who is Better, Akshan or Shyvana?

Both LoL champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Akshan usually loses when trying to fight Shyvana, with a 47.9% win rate. Thus, Akshan makes a poor counter for Shyvana.

While Akshan does have a lower win rate than Shyvana, when facing one another, Akshan also has a much lower difficulty level that makes them a less complex champ to learn. You should be very concerned when picking Akshan into Shyvana.

Moreover, Akshan also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Shyvana. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Akshan vs Shyvana matchups, Shyvana is the better champ with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.

Akshan is a terribly counter to Shyvana. Make sure you focus your strategy on maximizing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Akshan against Shyvana.

Additional Information for Akshan Players

How We Calculated Our Akshan vs Shyvana Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Shyvana as Akshan, we analyzed 1,002 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 Shyvana 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 Shyvana during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and tips shown here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Akshan on average racks up more CS as Shyvana. Champs who on average don't earn many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. 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, typically need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers shown here to do well.

The top items to prioritize in your Akshan versus Shyvana build consist of Wit's End, Blade of The Ruined King, and Kraken Slayer. When Akshan incorporated at least these three items in their build, they performed a lot better against Shyvana than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Akshan boasted an average win rate of 47.9% when countering Shyvana with this build.

To have the best chance of crushing Shyvana 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 we have analyed for Akshan vs Shyvana battles, this sequence of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 47.9% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Shyvana as Akshan are given for all ranked divisions combined. To filter the stats and builds to a particular rank, you can use the selection menu at the top of this page.