Heimerdinger vs Akshan
How to Beat Akshan as Heimerdinger
based on 1,024 Heimerdinger vs Akshan matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Heimerdinger vs Akshan Matchup Summary
Best Heimerdinger vs Akshan Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Akshan as Heimerdinger
Tips for Playing as Heimerdinger against Akshan
Spreading out Hextech Micro-Rockets leads to more reliable damage and more efficiency against multiple targets, but focusing it creates the biggest impact.
The success of Electron Storm Grenade is very important to Heimerdinger's survival. The slow and stun both are capable of keeping enemies in place long enough to punish them, but it is also the first line of defense against a surprise attack.
Turret placement can be a deciding factor in a battle. Against most enemies turrets are best when they can support each other, but if the enemy has a lot of area of effect damage your turrets can be destroyed quickly. Placing turrets in brush can lead to a surprise attack in your favor.
Heimerdinger vs Akshan Counter Stats
How to Counter Akshan with Heimerdinger in LoL
The stats shown on this page underscore several significant Heimerdinger against Akshan matchup stats that can help us understand the distinctions between the pair. As an example, Heimerdinger’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Akshan’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Heimerdinger may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Akshan..
Heimerdinger usually has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his enemy does. On average, he receives a similar amount of damage to Akshan. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also imply that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to escape additional harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Heimerdinger and Akshan
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Who is Better, Heimerdinger or Akshan?
Both League champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Heimerdinger usually fairs equally well when playing against Akshan, with a 50.7% win rate. As a result, Heimerdinger makes an ok counter for Akshan.
While Heimerdinger does have a higher win rate than Akshan, when on opposite teams, Heimerdinger also has a much greater difficulty level that makes him a more complex champ to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Heimerdinger into Akshanas his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Furthermore, Heimerdinger also has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Akshan. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Heimerdinger vs Akshan matchups, Heimerdinger is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.
Heimerdinger is a decent counter to Akshan. You will do well by focussing your play on increasing your CS and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Heimerdinger against Akshan.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Heimerdinger in order to counter Akshan during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips displayed above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Heimerdinger on average picks up a similar amount of CS as Akshan. Champs who on average don't acquire much CS often don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They 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, usually have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers reported on this page to do well.
The ideal items to focus on in your Heimerdinger versus Akshan build include Rylai's Crystal Scepter, Zaz'Zak's Realmspike, and Liandry's Torment. When Heimerdinger combined at least these three items in his build, he performed much better vs. Akshan than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Heimerdinger boasted an average winrate of 50.7% when playing against Akshan with this counter build.
To have the best likelihood of defeating Akshan as Heimerdinger, you should take the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Absolute Focus, Scorch, Biscuit Delivery, and Magical Footwear runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune builds players used for Heimerdinger vs Akshan counterpicks, this combo of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 50.7% winrate overall.
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