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

Akshan vs Karthus

How to Beat Karthus as Akshan in LoLAkshan is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Karthus as Akshan

based on 943 Akshan vs Karthus matchups
Win Rate
52.5 %
K/D/A
2.33
Pick Rate
1.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our matchup stats from the millions of recently ranked League rounds that we get from Riot Games every week. This guide on how to beat Karthus as Akshan resulted from an evaluation of 943 ranked games where both champs battled one another. This champion pairing is relatively rare. Akshan is forced to battle against Karthus in only 1.3% of their matches.

Akshan vs Karthus Matchup Summary

Akshan does a good job of beating Karthus. Typically, they wins a fantastic 52.5% of games the champs face each other in. In Akshan vs Karthus matches, Akshan’s team is 0.1% more likely to earn first blood, indicating that they most likely will get first blood against Karthus.

Best Akshan vs Karthus Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordRecurve Bow

Core Akshan Items

~22 Mins
Blade of The Ruined KingTerminusKraken Slayer

Optional Items

Guinsoo's RagebladeThe CollectorInfinity EdgeVoltaic Cyclosword

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 ForceMagic Resist
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 Karthus as Akshan

Tips for Playing as Akshan against Karthus

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 Karthus

Karthus can cast spells for a short duration after he is killed. Move away from his corpse to be safe.

Make sure you always have enough health to survive Requiem, even if you have to go back to the base more frequently to heal.

Akshan vs Karthus Counter Stats

Akshan Image
Win Rate
52.5 %
VS
Win Rate
47.5 %
Karthus Image
9.5
< Kills >
7.2
6.6
< Deaths >
7.7
5.9
< Assists >
9.6
2.2
< Killing Sprees >
1.69
174
< Minions Killed >
89
0.14
< Dragons Killed >
0.85
0.48
< Inhibitors >
0.32
20,254
< Physical Damage >
248
3,677
< Magic Damage >
29,320
1,203
< True Damage >
1,968
25,134
< Damage Dealt >
31,536
24,348
< Damage Taken >
29,591
13,418
< Gold Earned >
12,860
2.26
< Towers >
1.12
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.21
5,183
< Total Healing >
9,068
15,144
< Experience >
14,924
18
< Vision Score >
18
8
< Wards Placed >
7
58
< Time Dealing CC >
214

How to Counter Karthus with Akshan in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page underscore several critical Akshan against Karthus matchup statistics that may help you distinguish the differences and similarities between the pair. As an example, Akshan’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Karthus’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Akshan may be more central to their team's team fighting capacity than Karthus..

Akshan usually has a slightly larger longest kill spree than their counter does. Commonly, they receives less damage than Karthus. This typically indicates differing health capacities; however, it can also imply that the champion with higher health has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Akshan and Karthus

Damage Types Compared

Akshan
Karthus
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Akshan
Karthus

Who is Better, Akshan or Karthus?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Akshan usually wins when trying to fight Karthus, with a 52.5% win rate. Thus, Akshan makes a good counter to Karthus.

While Akshan does have a higher win rate than Karthus, when they face off with one another, Akshan also has a much lower difficulty level that makes them a less difficult champ to learn and master. You should be be fine when picking Akshan into Karthus.

Additionally, Akshan also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Karthus. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Akshan vs Karthus matchups, Akshan is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.

Akshan is an above average counter for Karthus. Focus your tactics on increasing your CS and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Akshan against Karthus.

Additional Information for Akshan Players

How We Calculated Our Akshan vs Karthus Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Karthus as Akshan, we analyzed 943 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 Karthus 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

To learn all of the intricacies of Akshan to counter Karthus during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips shown above, you should grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Akshan on average gets more CS as Karthus. Champs who on average don't get much CS often don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers reported here to do well.

The best items to have in your Akshan versus Karthus build include Blade of The Ruined King, Terminus, and Kraken Slayer. When Akshan included at least these three pieces in their build, they performed significantly better versus Karthus than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Akshan had an average win rate of 52.5% battling Karthus with these items in their kit.

To have the best likelihood of beating Karthus as Akshan, you should use the Press the Attack, Presence of Mind, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Shield Bash, and Bone Plating runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune sets that we analyzed for Akshan vs Karthus fights, this mix of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 52.5% win rate overall.

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