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Caitlyn with Akshan

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How to Synergize Caitlyn and Akshan

based on 6,032 Caitlyn with Akshan pairs
Win Rate
48.3 %
K/D/A
2.15
Pick Rate
1.6 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we take in the results of from millions of League rounds straight from Riot Games each and every week. Caitlyn has gone into battle with Akshan in 6032 recently played, competitive games. By gathering so much complete data directly from the makers of LoL, we are totally sure that we can showcase high quality, accurate builds to help Caitlyn play with Akshan. It is relatively rare for Caitlyn to play with Akshan on the same side. This pairing has only occurred in approx. 1.6% of rounds with Caitlyn.

Caitlyn Akshan Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Caitlyn does a below average job of fighting on the same side as Akshan. Usually, she wins a poor 48.3% of games the champs appear on the same team. If you want to play better as Caitlyn when playing with Akshan by figuring out how to better synergize your tactics with them, then review the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Caitlyn vs Akshan Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Kircheis ShardNoonquiver

Core Caitlyn Items

~22 Mins
BloodthirsterRapid FirecannonStormrazor

Optional Items

OpportunityGuardian AngelAxiom ArcImmortal Shieldbow

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerheal summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionFleet FootworkPresence of MindLegend: BloodlineCoup de Grace
SorceryAbsolute FocusGathering Storm
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Caitlyn's passive ability p
Caitlyn's q ability q
Caitlyn's w ability w
Caitlyn's e ability e
Caitlyn's ultimate ability r
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Q
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E
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W
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Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Synergizing Caitlyn and Akshan

Tips for Playing as Caitlyn with Akshan

Fire 90 Caliber Net away from the opponent to close the gap or hop over walls.

Avoid using Ace in the Hole in large team melees as it might be blocked by the wrong target.

Make use of her Yordle Snap Traps by placing them pre-emptively to ensure that you'll have one off of cooldown during combat.

Advice to Understand How Akshan Will Play

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.”

Caitlyn Akshan Synergy Stats

Caitlyn Image
Win Rate
48.3 %
VS
Win Rate
51.7 %
Akshan Image
6.4
< Kills >
6.5
6.2
< Deaths >
6.1
6.9
< Assists >
6.6
1.49
< Killing Sprees >
1.52
176
< Minions Killed >
176
0.19
< Dragons Killed >
0.19
0.52
< Inhibitors >
0.53
19,213
< Physical Damage >
19,608
1,474
< Magic Damage >
1,469
546
< True Damage >
556
21,234
< Damage Dealt >
21,634
19,799
< Damage Taken >
19,590
12,062
< Gold Earned >
12,107
2.51
< Towers >
2.53
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
5,408
< Total Healing >
5,450
12,648
< Experience >
12,664
18
< Vision Score >
18
9
< Wards Placed >
9
89
< Time Dealing CC >
89

How to Play with Akshan as Caitlyn in LoL

The Caitlyn Akshan synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of her gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Akshan, compared to her overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how her gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.

Overall, Caitlyn sees a very large drop in her KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Akshan. His KDA went down from NaN to NaN. This drop shows that Akshan helps Caitlyn perform not as well in competitive League of Legends matches. Yet, the small difference demonstrates that this performance change is only marginal.

When Caitlyn tries to synergize with Akshan, she sees a little drop in her total damage output. This change could indicate that Akshan does not support by providing cover for her to deal more damage or that their presence on the team also helps increase the game's duration. Similarly, when Caitlyn is played together with Akshan on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when she plays without Akshan. This is contrasting evidence that she is worse when playing synergisticly with Akshan.

Additionally, when Caitlyn plays with Akshan on the same side, she usually takes a little more damage than when she plays alone. Receiving more damage may mean that Akshan does a poor job of protecting Caitlyn during team fights.

Synergies between Caitlyn and Akshan

Damage Types Compared

Caitlyn
Akshan
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Caitlyn
Akshan

Is Caitlyn better when played alongside Akshan?

There is no top synergy for Caitlyn that will 100% of the time be her ideal ally. However, Akshan is a very typical ally for Caitlyn. By playing on the same side as Caitlyn, they drops their win rate by -1.0% to 48.3%. This demonstrates that there is a weak strategic relationship between Caitlyn and Akshan that results in them performing worse together than without each other.

Akshan has a much lower diffuclty than Caitlyn. That means you don't need to be cautious when enlisting Akshan allies to play with, as they will require a much lower level of skill to be able to cooperate well with you.

Playing cooperatively, Caitlyn players should observe an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to destroy wih physical damage. Combined, these champions can tear through the other team with a lot of physcial damage.

Conversely, by pairing Caitlyn and Akshan together, you will not be giving your other allies a great deal of AP. Make sure to have other champs on your team that offsets this relative disparity in this pairing's playstyle.

Regardless of your Akshan ally's ability, you need to focus on maximizing your gold income, outlasting your enemies, and clearing objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you will do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Caitlyn Players

How We Calculated Our Caitlyn Akshan Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Caitlyn and Akshan, we analyzed 6,032 ranked and recent League of Legends matches. We perform advanced data cleaning and statistical methods to guarantee that our team synergy stats are accurate and reliable. You can be confident that our recommended build to pair Caitlyn with Akshan comes from actual 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 your division's most relevant stats and build.

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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing

To learn all of the intricacies of Caitlyn in order to pair well with Akshan during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions displayed above, you will increase your win rate by a lot.

The top finished items to prioritize in your Caitlyn and Akshan synergy build include Bloodthirster, Rapid Firecannon, and Stormrazor. When Caitlyn combined at least these three great items in her build, she performed significantly better when fighting alongside Akshan than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Caitlyn had an average win rate of 48.3% helping carry Akshan with these items in her kit.

To have the best probability of beating your oponents, you should take the Fleet Footwork, Presence of Mind, Legend: Bloodline, Coup de Grace, Absolute Focus, and Gathering Storm runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the runes players chose for Caitlyn and Akshan pairings, this mixture of runes resulted in the top win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 48.3% winrate overall.

If you want to get Caitlyn and Akshan synergy tips and stats for a an individual rank, please choose one from the selection menu displayed above. At first, the stats and guides given are computed using every match finished with both champs.