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How to Synergize Vladimir with Akshan on the Same TeamVladimir is in the s tier of champions

Vladimir with Akshan

How to Win With Vladimir and Akshan Paired TogetherVladimir is in the b tier of champions
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How to Synergize Vladimir and Akshan

based on 952 Vladimir with Akshan pairs
Win Rate
51.5 %
K/D/A
2.24
Pick Rate
0.9 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

Our servers download data from from millions of League of Legends matches directly from Riot Games each and every week. Vladimir has fought alongside Akshan in 952 recent, ranked matches. By amassing so much complete data from the hosts of League, we are completely sure that we can present to you high-quality, accurate builds to help Vladimir play with Akshan. It is very rare for Vladimir to play with Akshan on the same team. This has only happened in approx. 0.9% of games with Vladimir.

Vladimir Akshan Synergy Summary

Vladimir has done a decent job of fighting on the same side as Akshan. Usually, he wins an acceptable 51.5% of rounds the champs fight alongside one another. If you want to play better as Vladimir when playing with Akshan by learning how to better synergize your playstyle with them, then review the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Vladimir vs Akshan Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeGlowing Mote

Core Vladimir Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapVoid StaffCosmic Drive

Optional Items

ShadowflameStormsurgeLiandry's TormentRiftmaker

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

SorceryPhase RushNimbus CloakTranscendenceGathering Storm
InspirationMagical FootwearCosmic Insight
Ability HasteAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Vladimir's passive ability p
Vladimir's q ability q
Vladimir's w ability w
Vladimir's e ability e
Vladimir's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Synergizing Vladimir and Akshan

Tips for Playing as Vladimir with 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.

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.”

Vladimir Akshan Synergy Stats

Vladimir Image
Win Rate
51.5 %
VS
Win Rate
48.5 %
Akshan Image
6.4
< Kills >
6.3
5.4
< Deaths >
5.3
5.7
< Assists >
5.9
1.45
< Killing Sprees >
1.42
185
< Minions Killed >
184
0.08
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.44
< Inhibitors >
0.43
1,036
< Physical Damage >
993
23,708
< Magic Damage >
22,922
399
< True Damage >
371
25,145
< Damage Dealt >
24,287
34,201
< Damage Taken >
33,179
11,870
< Gold Earned >
11,730
2.06
< Towers >
1.95
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
29,008
< Total Healing >
28,099
15,067
< Experience >
14,839
16
< Vision Score >
16
8
< Wards Placed >
8
125
< Time Dealing CC >
120

How to Play with Akshan as Vladimir in LoL

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

Overall, Vladimir sees a very large drop in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Akshan. His KDA decreased from NaN to NaN. This worsening shows that Akshan helps Vladimir perform poorer in ranked League matches. Yet, the small difference demonstrates that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Vladimir is paired with Akshan, he gets a small increase in his full damage output. This could indicate that Akshan provides protection for him to deal more damage or that their presence on the team also helps extend the round's duration. Similarly, when Vladimir is played alongside Akshan on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing alongside Akshan.

Additionally, when Vladimir plays with Akshan on the same side, he usually takes a little more damage than when he plays alone. Getting dealt more damage could indicate that Akshan does a poor job of covering Vladimir during teamfights.

Synergies between Vladimir and Akshan

Damage Types Compared

Vladimir
Akshan
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Vladimir
Akshan

Is Vladimir better when played alongside Akshan?

There is no universally accepted best companion for Vladimir that will 100% of the time be his best teammate. However, Akshan is a pretty good companion for Vladimir. By being on the same side as Vladimir, they improves their win rate by 1.5% to 51.5%. This demonstrates that there is pretty good strategic relationship between Vladimir and Akshan that allows them to perform stronger together than without each other.

Akshan has a much lower diffuclty than Vladimir. That means you don't need to be cautious when enlisting Akshan allies to go into battle on the same side as, as they will need a much lower level of skill to fight well with you.

When playing on the same side, you will likely observe an overall large increase in your team’s capability to deal magic damage. Together, these two can deal quite a lot of AP type damage.

In contrast, by aligning Vladimir and Akshan together, you will not be providing your team very much attack damage. We recommend you have other champions on your team that fills this relative disparity in their kit.

Regardless of the skill of your Akshan ally, you should focus on increasing your income, outlasting your enemies, and taking down objectives. If you do this, you will do well anyway.

Additional Information for Vladimir Players

How We Calculated Our Vladimir Akshan Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Vladimir and Akshan, we analyzed 952 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 Vladimir 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

If you would like to truly master Vladimir to pair well with Akshan during both the early game and mid / late game phases of LoL matches, you should keep reading to learn some more tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you mind the build and stats displayed above, you will increase your win rate by a lot.

The top items to build first in your Vladimir and Akshan synergy build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Void Staff, and Cosmic Drive. When Vladimir combined at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better as an ally of Akshan than with most other typical builds. In fact, Vladimir boasted an average winrate of 51.5% helping carry Akshan with this build.

To have the best likelihood of crushing your oponents, Vladimir players should take the Phase Rush, Nimbus Cloak, Transcendence, Gathering Storm, Cosmic Insight, and Magical Footwear runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune builds we have analyed for this champion pairing, this blending of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 51.5% win rate overall.

If you would like to see Vladimir and Akshan collaboration tips and builds for a a specific division, feel free to choose one from the selection menu displayed above. At first, the statistics and tips and suggestions shown are calculated using all games finished with these champions.