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

Akshan vs Vladimir

How to Beat Vladimir as Akshan in LoLAkshan is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Vladimir as Akshan

based on 2,126 Akshan vs Vladimir matchups
Win Rate
48.4 %
K/D/A
2.15
Pick Rate
3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of recently ranked League of Legends games each week. In our data, Akshan did battle with Vladimir in 2126 games. Having so many matchups for Akshan versus Vladimir gives us a lot of faith in our capability to provide enlightening statistics and a recommended build to defeat Vladimir. This counter pairing is somewhat rare. Akshan is forced to battle against Vladimir in only 3.0% of their games.

Akshan vs Vladimir Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Akshan does a dismal job of countering Vladimir. Normally, they wins a lowly 48.4% of games the champions oppose one another in. In Akshan vs Vladimir matches, Akshan’s team is 0.1% more probable to get first blood, indicating that they most likely will get first blood versus Vladimir.

Best Akshan vs Vladimir Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsRecurve Bow

Core Akshan Items

~22 Mins
Guinsoo's RagebladeBlade of The Ruined KingKraken Slayer

Optional Items

StormrazorInfinity EdgeRapid FirecannonWit's End

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
DominationEyeball CollectionTreasure Hunter
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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E
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Guide to Countering Vladimir as Akshan

Tips for Playing as Akshan against Vladimir

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 Vladimir

Items that counter Health stacking, such as Liandry's Torment and Blade of the Ruined King, are very effective against Vladimir.

Making Vladimir use Sanguine Pool at the start of a fight will maximize the Health cost of the ability to him.

Try to take Vladimir down before Hemoplague detonates, as it will heal him for each afflicted enemy Champion.

Akshan vs Vladimir Counter Stats

Akshan Image
Win Rate
48.4 %
VS
Win Rate
51.6 %
Vladimir Image
7.7
< Kills >
6.4
6.1
< Deaths >
5.1
5.4
< Assists >
5.9
1.77
< Killing Sprees >
1.42
170
< Minions Killed >
183
0.12
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.44
20,419
< Physical Damage >
871
3,465
< Magic Damage >
22,572
1,268
< True Damage >
339
25,153
< Damage Dealt >
23,784
21,683
< Damage Taken >
33,061
12,316
< Gold Earned >
11,731
2.1
< Towers >
1.98
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
4,442
< Total Healing >
27,866
14,082
< Experience >
14,813
17
< Vision Score >
15
8
< Wards Placed >
8
53
< Time Dealing CC >
124

How to Counter Vladimir with Akshan in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page feature some influential Akshan vs. Vladimir counter statistics that may help you grasp the differences between the two. As an example, Akshan’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Vladimir’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Akshan may be more central to their team's team fighting effectiveness than Vladimir..

Akshan typically has a slightly larger longest killing spree than their enemy does. On average, they takes less damage than Vladimir. This typically indicates differing health capacities; however, it can also imply that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Akshan and Vladimir

Damage Types Compared

Akshan
Vladimir
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Akshan
Vladimir

Who is Better, Akshan or Vladimir?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Akshan usually loses when playing against Vladimir, with a 48.4% win rate. As a result, Akshan makes a poor counter for Vladimir.

While Akshan does have a lower winrate than Vladimir, when facing one another, Akshan also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes them a less complex champion to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Akshan into Vladimir.

Moreover, Akshan has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Vladimir. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Akshan vs Vladimir matchups, Vladimir is the better champion with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.

Akshan is a somewhat poor counter for Vladimir. Make sure you focus your actions on keeping up your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Akshan against Vladimir.

Additional Information for Akshan Players

How We Calculated Our Akshan vs Vladimir Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Vladimir as Akshan, we analyzed 2,126 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 Vladimir 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 in order to counter Vladimir during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips presented above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Akshan typically accumulates a similar amount of CS compared to Vladimir. Champs who typically don't acquire many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values shown here to do well.

The most crucial items to have in your Akshan versus Vladimir build include Guinsoo's Rageblade, Blade of The Ruined King, and Kraken Slayer. When Akshan incorporated at least these three items in their build, they did much better when facing Vladimir than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Akshan boasted an average winrate of 48.4% battling Vladimir with this build.

To have the greatest chance of vanquishing Vladimir as Akshan, you should take the Press the Attack, Presence of Mind, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Eyeball Collection, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Of all the runes we have analyed for Akshan vs Vladimir battles, this blending of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 48.4% win rate overall.

If you need to see Akshan versus Vladimir tips and counter stats for a an individual division rank, feel free to select one from the selection menu displayed above. At first, the statistics and guides shown are calculated using all games run with these champions.