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

Akshan vs Zac

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

based on 1,522 Akshan vs Zac matchups
Win Rate
46.8 %
K/D/A
2.03
Pick Rate
2.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of ranked League matches each and every week. In our database, Akshan engaged Zac in 1522 rounds. Using so many games with Akshan vs Zac gives us confidence in our capacity to prepare useful data and a supported build to counter your foe. This matchup is fairly rare. Akshan encounters Zac in only 2.2% of their games.

Akshan vs Zac Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Akshan does a pathetic job of beating Zac. Typically, they wins a lowly 46.8% of matches the champs clash against one another in. In Akshan vs Zac games, Akshan’s team is 0.0% more likely to earn first blood, implying that they probably will get first blood against Zac.

Best Akshan vs Zac Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsRecurve Bow

Core Akshan Items

~22 Mins
Wit's EndGuinsoo's RagebladeKraken Slayer

Optional Items

TerminusRapid FirecannonBlade of The Ruined KingThe Collector

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 ForceHealth Scaling
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 Zac as Akshan

Tips for Playing as Akshan against Zac

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 Zac

Kill all of Zac's bloblets when he splits apart to stop him from reforming.

Silences, stuns, roots and knockups will all interrupt Zac when he is charging Elastic Slingshot.

Zac heals from the goo that separates from him. You can crush the goo pieces by stepping on them.

Akshan vs Zac Counter Stats

Akshan Image
Win Rate
46.8 %
VS
Win Rate
53.2 %
Zac Image
7.6
< Kills >
4.6
6.5
< Deaths >
4.7
5.6
< Assists >
11.2
1.77
< Killing Sprees >
1.06
167
< Minions Killed >
58
0.13
< Dragons Killed >
0.99
0.41
< Inhibitors >
0.45
18,775
< Physical Damage >
1,364
3,334
< Magic Damage >
14,073
1,658
< True Damage >
1,067
23,767
< Damage Dealt >
16,505
21,414
< Damage Taken >
39,716
12,224
< Gold Earned >
10,683
2.07
< Towers >
1.47
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.28
4,096
< Total Healing >
41,930
13,840
< Experience >
13,055
17
< Vision Score >
23
8
< Wards Placed >
8
53
< Time Dealing CC >
449

How to Counter Zac with Akshan in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here feature some strategic Akshan vs. Zac counter stats that may help us realize the differences and similarities between the pair. For instance, Akshan’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Zac’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Akshan may be more central to their team's team fighting capacity than Zac. This observation is in large part a result of the difference in kills.

Akshan typically has a slightly larger longest killing spree than their matchup does. Typically, they takes less damage than Zac. This often reflects differing health capacities, but it can also imply that the champion with more HP has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Akshan and Zac

Damage Types Compared

Akshan
Zac
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Akshan
Zac

Who is Better, Akshan or Zac?

Both League champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Akshan usually loses when facing off against Zac, with a 46.8% win rate. Thus, Akshan makes a bad counter to Zac.

While Akshan does have a lower win rate than Zac, when facing one another, Akshan also has a much lower difficulty level that makes them a less time consuming champ to learn. You should be very concerned when picking Akshan into Zac.

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

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

Akshan is a garbage counter to Zac. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on keeping up your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Akshan against Zac.

Additional Information for Akshan Players

How We Calculated Our Akshan vs Zac Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Zac as Akshan, we analyzed 1,522 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 Zac 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 Zac during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions displayed here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Akshan on average accumulates more CS compared to Zac. Champs who on average don't get many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values reported on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to focus on in your Akshan versus Zac build consist of Wit's End, Guinsoo's Rageblade, and Kraken Slayer. When Akshan used at least these three pieces in their build, they did significantly better versus Zac than with most other common item sets. In fact, Akshan boasted an average win rate of 46.8% when countering Zac with this counter build.

To have the best probability of crushing Zac 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 runes players picked for Akshan vs Zac counters, this composite of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 46.8% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Zac as Akshan are displayed for all skill levels combined. To scope the statistics and builds to a specific player tier, you should use the selection menu earlier on the page.