01 / Akshan
At a glance
Learn Akshan abilities and prepare your first games. Find builds for each supported role.
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Strengths & weaknesses
Tools to play around
- AvengerangContributes damage to the champion’s rotation.
- Going RogueCan create an approach through concealment.
- Heroic SwingAdds a utility effect to the champion’s kit.
What can go wrong
- AvengerangPractise the hit area and target conditions first. Do not spend the rest of your rotation automatically when the opening damage misses.
- Going RogueCheck how the hidden state ends and what can reveal you. Choose a route before relying on concealment to approach or escape.
- A completed combo is only useful when your position, resources and follow-up are safe.
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Abilities & tips
Open an ability to read its effect and a practical use tip.
PDirty Fighting
Every three hits from Akshan's Attacks and Abilities deals bonus damage and grants him a Shield if the target was a champion. When Akshan Attacks, he fires an additional Attack for reduced damage. If he cancels the additional Attack, he instead gains Move Speed.
Practise the hit area and target conditions first. Do not spend the rest of your rotation automatically when the opening damage misses.
QAvengerang
Akshan throws a boomerang that deals damage going out and coming back, extending its range each time it hits an enemy.
Practise the hit area and target conditions first. Do not spend the rest of your rotation automatically when the opening damage misses.
WGoing Rogue
Akshan passively marks enemy champions as Scoundrels when they kill his ally champions. If Akshan kills a Scoundrel, he resurrects the allies they killed, gains bonus gold, and clears all marks. When activated, Akshan enters camouflage and gains Move Speed and Mana Regen while moving towards Scoundrels. Akshan loses the camouflage quickly while he is not in brush or near terrain.
Check how the hidden state ends and what can reveal you. Choose a route before relying on concealment to approach or escape.
EHeroic Swing
Akshan fires a grappling hook into terrain then swings around it, repeatedly firing at the nearest enemy while swinging. He can jump off early or gets knocked off when colliding with champions or terrain.
Read the effect and its conditions, then practise it alone. Build your sequence around the effect you can reliably reproduce.
RComeuppance
Akshan locks onto an enemy champion and starts storing bullets. When released, he fires all stored bullets, dealing damage based on missing health to the first champion, minion, or structure hit.
Practise the hit area and target conditions first. Do not spend the rest of your rotation automatically when the opening damage misses.
Akshan combos: execution and timing
AA = basic attack · EAA = empowered attack · 1/2/3 = cast stage. Follow the order, not instant key presses.
Spell and attack trade: Avengerang
- AA
- Q
- AA
- AA
- E
With Akshan, start with Basic attack, then continue through Avengerang → Basic attack → Basic attack → Heroic Swing. Choose a position that lets Heroic Swing work without losing your retreat. Check the next target’s range before following the sequence.
Recast practice: Heroic Swing
- AA
- AA
- Q
- AA
- AA
- E
- AA
- AA
- E
With Akshan, start with Basic attack, then continue through Basic attack → Avengerang → Basic attack → Basic attack → Heroic Swing → Basic attack → Basic attack → Heroic Swing. Choose a position that lets Heroic Swing work without losing your retreat. Check the next target’s range before following the sequence.
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Game plan by role
Akshan · Mid
Use the wave to control when trades happen. Keep a defensive option if the opposing jungler is missing, and avoid forcing a combo into a large enemy wave.
Move after checking the wave, vision and who can follow. A useful roam should not cost several uncontested waves for no clear opportunity.
Fight from a position where you can repeat your useful spells. Look for an opening after enemy control is spent instead of entering first by habit.
Before your next fight, check: Avengerang · Comeuppance · Combos
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Matchup preparation
Compare opponents in the build for the role you are actually playing. Then check their key control, escape and defensive spells before choosing your trade.
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Practice checklist
- Cast each ability alone and identify its range, target conditions and stopping point.
- Practise the first sequence slowly. Repeat it while moving, without skipping the conditions shown on its card.
- After each attempt, identify the spell you would still have available to defend or retreat.
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Akshan · Builds & runes
Choose a role, then select your rank on the build page for runes, items, skill order and matchup statistics.