Lane edge
Win rate vs Nidalee
Lane opponent
How to play
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Patch 16.16.20–16.21
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How to play Akshan
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In lane, Akshan is strongest when he makes last-hits feel expensive: tag with Q, walk into passive shielded contact while they are busy on the wave, and keep asking whether they can touch the next minion for free .
Heroic Swing is an Akshan-specific routing test, not just a damage button; pick the wall, arc, and landing before you cast E, because a lazy swing through the wrong space strips away both your safety and your kill threat .
Akshan midgame works best when W deletes information rather than simply announcing a roam: shove the objective-side wave, disappear, and make enemies guess between river, same-lane re-entry, or a Scoundrel punish that can flip a messy fight back in your favor
Leave once the wave buys you uncertainty, not just after you clear it. If the next mid wave is pushing back into you, or you had to show E and your route is obvious, staying nearby and threatening the same lane is usually better than forcing a roam. The cleaner Akshan leave is shove the objective-side wave, go missing with W, and make them guess between river, jungle entrance, and a same-lane re-entry. If nothing opens quickly, return and keep taxing mid. Akshan gets paid for making people respect your disappearance, not for proving you roamed every time you vanish.
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.
Akshan throws a boomerang that deals damage going out and coming back, extending its range each time it hits an enemy.
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.
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.
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.
