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How to Win Gragas vs Akshan Counter MatchupGragas is in the a tier of champions

Gragas vs Akshan

How to Beat Akshan as Gragas in LoLGragas is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Akshan as Gragas

based on 1,152 Gragas vs Akshan matchups
Win Rate
52.6 %
K/D/A
2.27
Pick Rate
1.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of recently ranked League of Legends rounds each week. In our database, Gragas battled Akshan 1152 times. Including so many games with Gragas versus Akshan provides us faith in our capability to produce useful data and a recommended build to wreck your foe. This particular pairing is fairly rare. Gragas encounters Akshan in only 1.8% of his matches.

Gragas vs Akshan Matchup Summary

Gragas has done a good job of countering Akshan. Typically, he wins a fantastic 52.6% of games the champs fight each other in. In Gragas against Akshan matches, Gragas’s team is 0.1% less probable to gain first blood, implying that he probably won't be able to get first blood versus Akshan.

Best Gragas vs Akshan Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeAether Wisp

Core Gragas Items

~22 Mins
ShadowflameStormsurgeLuden's Companion

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapCosmic DriveLich BaneHextech Rocketbelt

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

DominationDark HarvestSudden ImpactEyeball CollectionTreasure Hunter
SorceryTranscendenceWaterwalking
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Gragas's passive ability p
Gragas's q ability q
Gragas's w ability w
Gragas's e ability e
Gragas's ultimate ability r
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Countering Akshan as Gragas

Tips for Playing as Gragas against Akshan

Try to knock enemies back into your towers with Explosive Cask.

Try to combo Body Slam with Explosive Cask to set up kills for your team.

The damage reduction from Drunken Rage is applied when you start drinking, try to use it when you see damage coming your way.

Gragas vs Akshan Counter Stats

Gragas Image
Win Rate
52.6 %
VS
Win Rate
47.4 %
Akshan Image
6
< Kills >
8.1
5.9
< Deaths >
6.7
7.4
< Assists >
5.7
1.38
< Killing Sprees >
1.82
110
< Minions Killed >
170
0.61
< Dragons Killed >
0.13
0.41
< Inhibitors >
0.43
1,465
< Physical Damage >
19,191
18,198
< Magic Damage >
3,326
612
< True Damage >
1,185
20,276
< Damage Dealt >
23,702
29,924
< Damage Taken >
22,194
11,394
< Gold Earned >
12,649
1.59
< Towers >
2.09
0.16
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
12,411
< Total Healing >
4,212
14,196
< Experience >
14,303
21
< Vision Score >
18
8
< Wards Placed >
8
424
< Time Dealing CC >
54

How to Counter Akshan with Gragas in LoL

The stats shown here feature some influential Gragas against Akshan matchup stats that may help you realize the differences and similarities between the two. For instance, Gragas’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Akshan’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Gragas may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Akshan..

Gragas often has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his matchup does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Akshan. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also hint that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to escape additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Gragas and Akshan

Damage Types Compared

Gragas
Akshan
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Gragas
Akshan

Who is Better, Gragas or Akshan?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Gragas usually wins when facing off against Akshan, with a 52.6% win rate. Therefore, Gragas makes a good counter for Akshan.

While Gragas does have a higher win rate compared to Akshan, when facing one another, Gragas also has a much greater difficulty level that makes him a more difficult champ to pick up and master. You should be be fine when picking Gragas into Akshan.

Additionally, Gragas also has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Akshan. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

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

Gragas is a good counter to Akshan. Make sure you focus your tactics on maximizing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Gragas against Akshan.

Other Champion Matchups Against Gragas

Gragas Loses Against

SingedSinged43.2% winrateLeonaLeona43.5% winrateNilahNilah43.8% winrateTahm KenchTahm Kench43.9% winrate

Gragas Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee53.5% winrateYuumiYuumi53.3% winrateAkshanAkshan52.6% winrateKarthusKarthus52.5% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

Master YiMaster Yi+ 52.2% 2152 GamesDr. MundoDr. Mundo+ 52.4% 787 GamesTaricTaric+ 52.5% 602 GamesLilliaLillia+ 53.7% 2056 Games

Additional Information for Gragas Players

How We Calculated Our Gragas vs Akshan Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Akshan as Gragas, we analyzed 1,152 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 Akshan as Gragas 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.

Other Useful Resources

Gragas Build Akshan Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Gragas in order to counter Akshan during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and tips presented above, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Gragas usually accumulates less CS as Akshan. Champions who typically don't take many minion kills often don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values displayed here to do well.

The best items to prioritize in your Gragas versus Akshan build include Shadowflame, Stormsurge, and Luden's Companion. When Gragas bought at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better vs Akshan than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Gragas had an average winrate of 52.6% when playing against Akshan with this build.

To have the greatest likelihood of vanquishing Akshan as Gragas, you should use the Dark Harvest, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Transcendence, and Waterwalking runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune builds players chose for Gragas vs Akshan matchups, this order of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 52.6% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Akshan as Gragas are given for every ranked division. If you would like to filter the statistics and builds to a particular division, you can use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.