Akshan vs Viktor
How to Beat Viktor as Akshan
based on 1,056 Akshan vs Viktor matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Akshan vs Viktor Matchup Summary
Best Akshan vs Viktor Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Viktor as Akshan
Tips for Playing as Akshan against Viktor
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 Viktor
Be careful about how close you let Viktor get to you. Viktor's control of the battlefield increases with his proximity to his opponent.
Be aware of how many augments Viktor has upgraded by looking at the color of the light on his staff (purple, yellow, blue, red).
Akshan vs Viktor Counter Stats
How to Counter Viktor with Akshan in LoL
The stat comparisons provided here clarify some significant Akshan versus Viktor counter stats that can help us explain the differences between the pair. For instance, Akshan’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Viktor’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Akshan may be more central to their team's team fighting effectiveness than Viktor..
Akshan usually has a slightly larger longest killing spree than their matchup does. Typically, they receives more damage than Viktor. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also imply that the champ with higher health has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from additional damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Akshan and Viktor
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Who is Better, Akshan or Viktor?
Both League champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Akshan usually fairs equally well when playing against Viktor, with a 49.5% win rate. Therefore, Akshan makes an ok counter to Viktor.
While Akshan does have a lower win rate compared to Viktor, when they face off with one another, Akshan also has a much lower difficulty level that makes them a less challenging champion to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Akshan into Viktor.
Furthermore, Akshan has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Viktor. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Akshan vs Viktor matchups, Viktor is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.
Akshan is a somewhat poor counter for Viktor. Focus your strategy on increasing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Akshan against Viktor.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Akshan in order to counter Viktor during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips displayed here, you should grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Akshan usually picks up a similar amount of CS compared to Viktor. Champs who typically don't take many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers reported here to do well.
The top items to have in your Akshan versus Viktor build consist of Guinsoo's Rageblade, Terminus, and Kraken Slayer. When Akshan included at least these three pieces in their build, they performed significantly better when facing Viktor than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Akshan boasted an average winrate of 49.5% battling Viktor with these items in their kit.
To have the greatest chance of defeating Viktor as Akshan, Akshan players 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 combinations players picked for Akshan vs Viktor clashes, this combination of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 49.5% winrate overall.
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