Bard vs Akshan
How to Beat Akshan as Bard
based on 2,030 Bard vs Akshan matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Bard vs Akshan Matchup Summary
Best Bard vs Akshan Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Akshan as Bard
Tips for Playing as Bard against Akshan
Don't forget that enemies can also use your Magical Journey doorways, and that your ultimate can also hit your allies!
Let your Caretaker's Shrines charge up - they heal for a lot more when at full power.
It's important to collect chimes to improve your meep's attacks, but don't neglect your lane partner! Try to make a big entrance by bringing an ally into the lane with you with Magical Journey.
Bard vs Akshan Counter Stats
How to Counter Akshan with Bard in LoL
The stat comparisons shown here feature several valuable Bard vs. Akshan counter statistics that may help us explain the differences between the pair. Bard’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Akshan’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Bard may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Akshan. This observation is largely caused by the differences in assists.
Bard typically has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than his foe does. Commonly, he takes a similar amount of damage to Akshan. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also show that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to escape further damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Bard and Akshan
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Who is Better, Bard or Akshan?
Both League champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Bard usually wins when playing against Akshan, with a 54.0% win rate. Thus, Bard makes a great counter for Akshan.
While Bard does have a much higher winrate than Akshan, when facing one another, Bard also has a much greater learning curve that makes him a more time consuming character to learn. You don't need to be too worried when picking Bard into Akshanas his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Furthermore, Bard also has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Akshan. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Bard vs Akshan matchups, Bard is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.
Bard is a great counter for Akshan. Make sure you focus your strategy on increasing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Bard against Akshan.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Bard in order to counter Akshan during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions presented above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Bard usually racks up a lot less CS compared to Akshan. Champions who on average don't get much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values reported on this page to do well.
The best items to prioritize in your Bard versus Akshan build consist of Frozen Heart, Locket of the Iron Solari, and Bloodsong. When Bard bought at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better vs. Akshan than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Bard boasted an average winrate of 54.0% when playing against Akshan with these items in his kit.
To have the best chance of beating Akshan as Bard, you should take the Guardian, Font of Life, Bone Plating, Unflinching, Relentless Hunter, and Zombie Ward runes from the Resolve and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune combinations we have analyed for Bard vs Akshan matchups, this composite of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 54.0% win rate overall.
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