Vladimir vs Akshan
How to Beat Akshan as Vladimir
based on 2,126 Vladimir vs Akshan matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Vladimir vs Akshan Matchup Summary
Best Vladimir vs Akshan Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Akshan as Vladimir
Tips for Playing as Vladimir against Akshan
Transfusion instantly deals damage to the enemy before healing Vladimir, making it one of the best last hitting tools in the game.
Cast Hemoplague where it will afflict the most units.
Sanguine Pool pops incoming missiles, so it can be used to dodge disables.
Vladimir vs Akshan Counter Stats
How to Counter Akshan with Vladimir in LoL
The stats shown on this page underscore some influential Vladimir against Akshan counter statistics that can help you appreciate the differences and similarities between the pair. As an example, Vladimir’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Akshan’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Vladimir may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Akshan..
Vladimir often has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his enemy does. On average, he receives more damage than Akshan. This typically indicates differing health capacities, yet it can also illustrate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from further harm when poked or engaged.
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Who is Better, Vladimir or Akshan?
Both League champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Vladimir usually wins when facing off against Akshan, with a 51.6% win rate. As a result, Vladimir makes a good counter to Akshan.
While Vladimir does have a higher win rate than Akshan, when they face off with one another, Vladimir also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes him a more challenging champion to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Vladimir into Akshanas his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Furthermore, Vladimir also has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Akshan. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Vladimir vs Akshan matchups, Vladimir is the better champion with a higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.
Vladimir is a decent counter for Akshan. Focus your strategy on increasing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Vladimir against Akshan.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Vladimir in order to counter Akshan during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and stats displayed above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Vladimir typically racks up a similar amount of CS compared to Akshan. Champions who on average don't take much CS usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot 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 most important items to use in your Vladimir versus Akshan build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Riftmaker, and Shadowflame. When Vladimir incorporated at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better countering Akshan than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Vladimir boasted an average win rate of 51.6% battling Akshan with this build.
To have the best probability of beating Akshan as Vladimir, Vladimir players should equip the Phase Rush, Nimbus Cloak, Transcendence, Gathering Storm, Cosmic Insight, and Magical Footwear runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the runes players picked for Vladimir vs Akshan battles, this set of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 51.6% win rate overall.
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