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How to Win Elise vs Akshan Counter MatchupElise is in the a tier of champions

Elise vs Akshan

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How to Beat Akshan as Elise

based on 533 Elise vs Akshan matchups
Win Rate
51 %
K/D/A
2.4
Pick Rate
1.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of recently ranked League of Legends matches each week. In our dataset, Elise faced Akshan 533 times. Including so many matchups for Elise vs Akshan gives us faith in our capability to prepare enlightening statistics and a solid build to counter your foe. This particular pairing is fairly rare. Elise has to counter Akshan in only 1.9% of her games.

Elise vs Akshan Matchup Summary

Elise does a decent job of countering Akshan. Normally, she wins a acceptable 51.0% of the time the champs face off with each other in. In Elise against Akshan games, Elise’s side is 0.0% more probable to get first blood, indicating that she probably will be able to get first blood against Akshan.

Best Elise vs Akshan Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeSorcerer's Shoes

Core Elise Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Lich BaneZhonya's Hourglass

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Elise to level upq
>
Second ability for Elise to level upw
>
Last skill for Elise to max oute

Runes

DominationDark HarvestCheap ShotEyeball CollectionRelentless Hunter
PrecisionTriumphCoup de Grace
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Elise's passive ability p
Elise's q ability q
Elise's w ability w
Elise's e ability e
Elise's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Countering Akshan as Elise

Tips for Playing as Elise against Akshan

Spider Form is most effective at finishing off enemies with low health; Human Form's Neurotoxin does more damage to healthy foes.

Elise's Spider Form and Spider Form abilities do not cost mana and can be prioritized when you are trying to conserve mana.

When in Spider Form, Spiderlings will attack the target that Elise uses Venomous Bite on.

Elise vs Akshan Counter Stats

Elise Image
Win Rate
51 %
VS
Win Rate
49 %
Akshan Image
7.5
< Kills >
8.5
6.3
< Deaths >
6.6
7.6
< Assists >
5.3
1.77
< Killing Sprees >
1.92
33
< Minions Killed >
171
1.32
< Dragons Killed >
0.1
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.43
1,271
< Physical Damage >
18,945
16,368
< Magic Damage >
3,103
1,343
< True Damage >
1,134
18,982
< Damage Dealt >
23,183
28,947
< Damage Taken >
21,636
11,532
< Gold Earned >
12,704
1.51
< Towers >
2.1
0.32
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
12,935
< Total Healing >
4,006
12,940
< Experience >
14,230
25
< Vision Score >
17
7
< Wards Placed >
8
163
< Time Dealing CC >
52

How to Counter Akshan with Elise in LoL

The stats shown here show some significant Elise versus Akshan matchup stats that may help us appreciate the differences between the two. For instance, Elise’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Akshan’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Elise may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Akshan..

Elise typically has a similar longest killing spree as her enemy does. Commonly, she receives more damage than Akshan. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities; however, it can also imply that the champ with more HP has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Elise and Akshan

Damage Types Compared

Elise
Akshan
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Elise
Akshan

Who is Better, Elise or Akshan?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Elise usually wins when playing against Akshan, with a 51.0% win rate. Therefore, Elise makes a good counter to Akshan.

While Elise does have a higher win rate than Akshan, when facing one another, Elise also has a much greater difficulty level that makes her a more difficult character to develop with. You should be careful when picking Elise into Akshanas her relative depth means that you may not be able to reach her full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Elise also has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Akshan. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Elise vs Akshan matchups, Elise is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.

Elise is a decent counter for Akshan. Focus your gameplay on increasing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Elise against Akshan.

Additional Information for Elise Players

How We Calculated Our Elise vs Akshan Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Akshan as Elise, we analyzed 533 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 Akshan as Elise 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 truly master Elise in order to counter Akshan during both the early game 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 displayed here, you should increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Elise usually picks up a lot less CS compared to Akshan. Champions who typically don't get much CS usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers displayed here to do well.

The top items to prioritize in your Elise versus Akshan build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Elise incorporated at least these three pieces in her build, she did a lot better countering Akshan than with most other common builds. In fact, Elise had an average win rate of 51.0% battling Akshan with these items in her kit.

To have the highest chance of defeating Akshan as Elise, Elise players should equip the Dark Harvest, Cheap Shot, Eyeball Collection, Relentless Hunter, Coup de Grace, and Triumph runes from the Domination and Precision rune sets. Of all the rune combinations we have analyed for Elise vs Akshan battles, this set of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 51.0% winrate overall.

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