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How to Win Soraka vs Akshan Counter MatchupSoraka is in the a tier of champions

Soraka vs Akshan

How to Beat Akshan as Soraka in LoLSoraka is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Akshan as Soraka

based on 1,633 Soraka vs Akshan matchups
Win Rate
51.4 %
K/D/A
2.87
Pick Rate
1.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our matchup stats from the millions of recently rated League of Legends rounds that we analyze each week. Our guide on how to beat Akshan as Soraka came out of an analysis of 1633 ranked matches where both champs faced off against one another. This pairing is somewhat rare. Soraka has to counter Akshan in only 1.9% of her games.

Soraka vs Akshan Matchup Summary

Soraka does a decent job of beating Akshan. Normally, she wins a acceptable 51.4% of games the champions fight each other in. In Soraka against Akshan matches, Soraka’s team is 0.1% less likely to earn first blood, implying that she most likely won't get first blood against Akshan.

Best Soraka vs Akshan Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeGlowing Mote

Core Soraka Items

~22 Mins
RedemptionArdent CenserDream Maker

Optional Items

Staff of Flowing WaterShurelya's BattlesongDawncoreMoonstone Renewer

Summoner Spells

summonerexhaust summoner spell D
summonerflash summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Soraka to level upw
>
Second ability for Soraka to level upq
>
Last skill for Soraka to max oute

Runes

SorcerySummon AeryManaflow BandTranscendenceScorch
ResolveBone PlatingRevitalize
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Soraka's passive ability p
Soraka's q ability q
Soraka's w ability w
Soraka's e ability e
Soraka's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
W
3
E
4
W
5
W
6
R
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W
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Q
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Guide to Countering Akshan as Soraka

Tips for Playing as Soraka against Akshan

Equinox can be used as a powerful zoning tool to keep enemies at bay.

You can use Wish on your allies from across the map to save them from otherwise fatal events.

Soraka is a powerful ally in battle, using her strong healing to keep the party moving forward.

Soraka vs Akshan Counter Stats

Soraka Image
Win Rate
51.4 %
VS
Win Rate
48.6 %
Akshan Image
0.9
< Kills >
7.8
5.4
< Deaths >
6.1
14.6
< Assists >
5.2
0.1
< Killing Sprees >
1.76
25
< Minions Killed >
167
0.03
< Dragons Killed >
0.12
0.52
< Inhibitors >
0.48
601
< Physical Damage >
19,382
4,723
< Magic Damage >
3,190
337
< True Damage >
1,137
5,662
< Damage Dealt >
23,710
15,848
< Damage Taken >
20,893
7,936
< Gold Earned >
12,314
2.11
< Towers >
2.16
0
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
23,845
< Total Healing >
4,150
10,415
< Experience >
13,872
53
< Vision Score >
17
23
< Wards Placed >
8
198
< Time Dealing CC >
52

How to Counter Akshan with Soraka in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page underscore some influential Soraka against Akshan counter stats that can help us understand the differences between these two champs. For instance, Soraka’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Akshan’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Soraka may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Akshan. This observation is largely fueled by the differences in assists.

Soraka normally has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than her matchup does. On average, she receives less damage than Akshan. This often reflects differing health capacities, but it can also show that the champ with increased HP has less mobility and thus is not able to escape further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Soraka and Akshan

Damage Types Compared

Soraka
Akshan
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Soraka
Akshan

Who is Better, Soraka or Akshan?

Both League champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Soraka usually wins when taking on Akshan, with a 51.4% win rate. As a result, Soraka makes a good counter to Akshan.

While Soraka does have a higher winrate than Akshan, when they face off with one another, Soraka also has a much greater difficulty level that makes her a more complex character to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Soraka into Akshan.

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

While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Soraka vs Akshan matchups, Soraka is the better champ with a higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Soraka is a decent counter for Akshan. Focus your tactics on increasing your CS and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Soraka against Akshan.

Other Champion Matchups Against Soraka

Soraka Loses Against

TrundleTrundle45% winrateSingedSinged45.5% winrateMaokaiMaokai45.6% winrateBlitzcrankBlitzcrank45.9% winrate

Soraka Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee55.6% winrateSejuaniSejuani55.4% winrateYuumiYuumi54.9% winrateEzrealEzreal54.8% winrate

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Additional Information for Soraka Players

How We Calculated Our Soraka vs Akshan Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Akshan as Soraka, we analyzed 1,633 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 Soraka 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

Soraka Build Akshan Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Soraka to counter Akshan during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions presented above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Soraka usually accumulates a lot less CS relative to Akshan. Champions who typically don't acquire much CS usualy don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The ideal items to focus on in your Soraka versus Akshan build include Redemption, Ardent Censer, and Dream Maker. When Soraka combined at least these three items in her build, she performed significantly better vs Akshan than with many other common item sets. In fact, Soraka boasted an average win rate of 51.4% when countering Akshan with these items in her kit.

To have the best likelihood of beating Akshan as Soraka, you should take the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Bone Plating, and Revitalize runes from the Sorcery and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players picked for Soraka vs Akshan fights, this mix of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 51.4% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Akshan as Soraka are shown for all skill levels combined. If you want to scope the statistics and builds to a distinct player tier, you may use the selection menu located earlier on the page.