Akshan Mid build & stats
- Win rate
- 50.2%
- Pick rate
- 3.1%
- Ban rate
- 4.6%
Recommended build
Chosen by win rate among builds with enough games, from ranked matches of high-elo players on patch 16.17
Start with
Build in this order
Boots
Runes
Precision +
Sorcery 
Hitting an enemy champion 3 consecutive times deals bonus damage and amplifies your damage until you leave combat with champions.
Presence of Mind
Legend: Alacrity
Cut Down
Absolute Focus
Gathering Storm
Summoner spells
60.0%
65 games
Max order
Q
E
W
59.5%
121 games
Each line is the variant with the best win rate among those played enough times, not simply the most popular one. Win rates are smoothed so a lucky three-game build can't top the list. Sample sizes are shown next to every choice.
Tips for Akshan
Generated from this patch's numbers
- Akshan wins 50.2% of games as Mid on patch 16.17 (590 games).
- Most common core: The Collector → Lord Dominik's Regards → Infinity Edge — 59% win rate over 22 games.
- Take Press the Attack as keystone: picked in 93% of games with a 50% win rate.
- Best matchup: Nasus (80% over 10 games). Hardest: Fizz (12% over 8 games) — consider a ban or a different pick when you see it.
Items
Core build in purchase order (from match timelines)
Core build
Starting items
Boots
Legendary items by win rate
| Item | Win rate | Pick |
|---|---|---|
| 82.4% | 3% (17) | |
| 63.2% | 19% (114) | |
| 59.4% | 5% (32) | |
| 56.9% | 17% (102) | |
| 55.5% | 64% (375) | |
| 53.9% | 47% (280) | |
| 53.5% | 70% (415) | |
| 50.7% | 12% (69) | |
| 50.0% | 2% (14) | |
| 46.2% | 18% (104) | |
| 42.1% | 3% (19) | |
| 38.5% | 21% (122) |
Runes
Most played full pages and keystone win rates
Precision +
Sorcery
Hitting an enemy champion 3 consecutive times deals bonus damage and amplifies your damage until you leave combat with champions.
Presence of Mind
Legend: Alacrity
Cut Down
Absolute Focus
Gathering Storm
Precision +
Resolve
Precision +
Domination
Keystones
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Press the Attack
Hitting an enemy champion 3 consecutive times deals bonus damage and amplifies your damage until you leave combat with champions.
49.5%93% pick
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Electrocute
Hitting a champion with 3 separate attacks or abilities in 3s deals bonus adaptive damage.
60.0%7% pick
Summoner spells
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Flash + Ignite
48.4%74% pick
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Flash + Teleport
50.0%14% pick
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Exhaust + Flash
60.0%11% pick
Abilities & skill order
Which ability to max first, from match timelines
Q
E
W
59.5%121 games
Q
W
E
100.0%2 games
E
Q
W
0.0%2 games
Most common first three levels: E → Q → Q (61%), Q → E → Q (45%), E → Q → W (50%).
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PDirty FightingEvery 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 additi...
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QAvengerang
Akshan throws a boomerang that deals damage going out and coming back, extending its range each time it hits an enemy.
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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 ent...
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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.
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RComeuppanceAkshan 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.