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How to Win Akshan vs Graves Counter MatchupAkshan is in the b tier of champions

Akshan vs Graves

How to Beat Graves as Akshan in LoLAkshan is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Graves as Akshan

based on 3,214 Akshan vs Graves matchups
Win Rate
48.4 %
K/D/A
2.17
Pick Rate
4.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of ranked League rounds every week. Within our dataset, Akshan engaged Graves 3214 times. With so many matchups for Akshan vs Graves provides us confidence in our capacity to provide enlightening stats and a solid build to counter Graves. This particular champ pairing is relatively uncommon. Akshan encounters Graves in only 4.5% of their rounds.

Akshan vs Graves Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Akshan does a poor job of countering Graves. Normally, they wins a lowly 48.4% of matches the champions fight one another in. In Akshan against Graves games, Akshan’s team is 0.0% more likely to gain first blood, indicating that they probably will be able to get first blood against Graves.

Best Akshan vs Graves Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Recurve BowNoonquiver

Core Akshan Items

~22 Mins
Infinity EdgeKraken SlayerThe Collector

Optional Items

Rapid FirecannonBloodthirsterGuinsoo's RagebladeTerminus

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionPress the AttackPresence of MindLegend: AlacrityCoup de Grace
ResolveShield BashBone Plating
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Akshan's passive ability p
Akshan's q ability q
Akshan's w ability w
Akshan's e ability e
Akshan's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Countering Graves as Akshan

Tips for Playing as Akshan against Graves

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.”

Advice to Win Against Graves

Leaving the Smoke Screen's area of effect removes the harmful effect immediately.

Graves deals mostly physical damage so Armor is an effective counter.

Akshan vs Graves Counter Stats

Akshan Image
Win Rate
48.4 %
VS
Win Rate
51.6 %
Graves Image
8.3
< Kills >
7.6
6.3
< Deaths >
5.9
5.4
< Assists >
7.1
1.89
< Killing Sprees >
1.74
171
< Minions Killed >
54
0.11
< Dragons Killed >
1.53
0.42
< Inhibitors >
0.51
19,082
< Physical Damage >
17,742
3,177
< Magic Damage >
826
1,145
< True Damage >
1,570
23,404
< Damage Dealt >
20,139
21,790
< Damage Taken >
29,744
12,606
< Gold Earned >
12,860
2.08
< Towers >
1.73
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.38
4,393
< Total Healing >
13,789
14,233
< Experience >
14,470
18
< Vision Score >
23
8
< Wards Placed >
6
53
< Time Dealing CC >
489

How to Counter Graves with Akshan in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page feature several significant Akshan against Graves matchup stats that may help us grasp the differences between these two champs. As an example, Akshan’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Graves’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Akshan may be more central to their team's team fighting capacity than Graves..

Akshan usually has a similar longest kill spree as their matchup does. Commonly, they takes less damage than Graves. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also illustrate that the champion with increased HP has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Akshan and Graves

Damage Types Compared

Akshan
Graves
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Akshan
Graves

Who is Better, Akshan or Graves?

Both League champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Akshan usually loses when facing off against Graves, with a 48.4% win rate. Thus, Akshan makes a poor counter for Graves.

While Akshan does have a lower winrate compared to Graves, when on opposite teams, Akshan also has a lower level of difficulty that makes them a less challenging champ to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Akshan into Graves.

Additionally, Akshan has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Graves. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Akshan vs Graves matchups, Graves is the better champion with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.

Akshan is a somewhat poor counter for Graves. Make sure you focus your actions on maximizing your CS and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Akshan against Graves.

Additional Information for Akshan Players

How We Calculated Our Akshan vs Graves Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Graves as Akshan, we analyzed 3,214 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Graves as Akshan comes from real 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 the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Akshan in order to counter Graves during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions presented here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Akshan typically accumulates much more CS relative to Graves. Champions who on average don't earn many minion kills usualy don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values shown here to do well.

The most crucial items to have in your Akshan versus Graves build include Infinity Edge, Kraken Slayer, and The Collector. When Akshan included at least these three items in their build, they did a lot better vs. Graves than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Akshan had an average winrate of 48.4% when playing against Graves with these items in their kit.

To have the greatest probability of coming out on top against Graves as Akshan, you should use the Press the Attack, Presence of Mind, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Bone Plating, and Shield Bash runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune sets players picked for Akshan vs Graves battles, this mixture of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 48.4% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Graves as Akshan are given for all skill levels, merged. To scope the stats and builds to an individual player tier, you should use the selection menu earlier on the page.