Viktor vs Akshan
How to Beat Akshan as Viktor
based on 1,056 Viktor vs Akshan matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Viktor vs Akshan Matchup Summary
Best Viktor vs Akshan Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Akshan as Viktor
Tips for Playing as Viktor against Akshan
Make sure you choose the right augment at the right time.
Death Ray is a powerful poke and a strong area of denial tool. Use it in combination with Gravity Field to control your enemy's position.
Viktor vs Akshan Counter Stats
How to Counter Akshan with Viktor in LoL
The stat comparisons provided here highlight some strategic Viktor vs. Akshan matchup statistics that can help us understand the differences between the two. As an example, Viktor’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Akshan’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Viktor may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Akshan..
Viktor usually has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his matchup does. Commonly, he receives less damage than Akshan. This typically indicates differing health capacities, yet it can also indicate that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to flee from additional harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Viktor and Akshan
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Who is Better, Viktor or Akshan?
Both League of Legends champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Viktor usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Akshan, with a 50.5% win rate. As a result, Viktor makes an ok counter for Akshan.
While Viktor does have a higher winrate compared to Akshan, when on opposite teams, Viktor also has a much greater difficulty level that makes him a more time consuming character to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Viktor into Akshanas his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Furthermore, Viktor also has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Akshan. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Viktor vs Akshan matchups, Viktor is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.
Viktor is a decent counter to Akshan. Focus your gameplay on keeping up your CS and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Viktor against Akshan.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Viktor 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 lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats shown above, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Viktor typically gets a similar amount of CS relative to Akshan. Champions who on average don't get much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values shown on this page to do well.
The ideal items to focus on in your Viktor versus Akshan build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Shadowflame, and Luden's Companion. When Viktor combined at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better when facing Akshan than with most other typical builds. In fact, Viktor boasted an average win rate of 50.5% when playing against Akshan with this counter build.
To have the greatest likelihood of beating Akshan as Viktor, you should equip the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Manaflow Band, and Transcendence runes from the Inspiration and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune combinations we have analyed for Viktor vs Akshan counterpicks, this combination of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 50.5% win rate overall.
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