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How to Win Lee Sin vs Akshan Counter MatchupLee Sin is in the b tier of champions

Lee Sin vs Akshan

How to Beat Akshan as Lee Sin in LoLLee Sin is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Akshan as Lee Sin

based on 2,088 Lee Sin vs Akshan matchups
Win Rate
47.6 %
K/D/A
2.53
Pick Rate
1.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our counter stats from the millions of recently rated LoL matches that we analyze each week. This guide on how to beat Akshan as Lee Sin came out of an analysis of 2088 ranked matches where both champions fought each other. This champ pairing is somewhat rare. Lee Sin fights Akshan in only 1.8% of his games.

Lee Sin vs Akshan Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Lee Sin does a poor job of countering Akshan. Normally, he wins a lowly 47.6% of games the champs battle one another in. In Lee Sin against Akshan games, Lee Sin’s team is 0.0% more likely to get first blood, implying that he probably will get first blood against Akshan.

Best Lee Sin vs Akshan Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordTiamat

Core Lee Sin Items

~22 Mins
Spear of ShojinSundered SkyEclipse

Optional Items

Guardian AngelSterak's GageProfane HydraExperimental Hexplate

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: AlacrityCoup de Grace
InspirationMagical FootwearCosmic Insight
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Lee Sin's passive ability p
Lee Sin's q ability q
Lee Sin's w ability w
Lee Sin's e ability e
Lee Sin's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Akshan as Lee Sin

Tips for Playing as Lee Sin against Akshan

Take advantage of Flurry by weaving in basic attacks between spell casts - this maximizes damage output and minimizes Energy loss.

Self-casting Safeguard and using Iron Will are powerful tools for killing neutral monsters (in the jungle).

Use Sonic Wave before Dragon's Rage so you can chase the target with Resonating Strike.

Lee Sin vs Akshan Counter Stats

Lee Sin Image
Win Rate
47.6 %
VS
Win Rate
52.4 %
Akshan Image
7.4
< Kills >
8
6.2
< Deaths >
6.5
8.3
< Assists >
5.7
1.72
< Killing Sprees >
1.84
35
< Minions Killed >
169
1.44
< Dragons Killed >
0.12
0.43
< Inhibitors >
0.44
13,680
< Physical Damage >
19,036
2,736
< Magic Damage >
3,129
938
< True Damage >
1,148
17,356
< Damage Dealt >
23,314
35,373
< Damage Taken >
21,621
11,860
< Gold Earned >
12,530
1.42
< Towers >
2.15
0.34
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
16,613
< Total Healing >
4,209
13,282
< Experience >
14,093
25
< Vision Score >
18
12
< Wards Placed >
8
432
< Time Dealing CC >
54

How to Counter Akshan with Lee Sin in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here underscore several significant Lee Sin vs. Akshan counter stats that can help us grasp the distinctions between the pair. Lee Sin’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Akshan’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Lee Sin may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Akshan..

Lee Sin normally has a similar longest killing spree as his foe does. Typically, he takes more damage than Akshan. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also show that the champion with more HP has less agility and thus is unable to flee from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Lee Sin and Akshan

Damage Types Compared

Lee Sin
Akshan
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Lee Sin
Akshan

Who is Better, Lee Sin or Akshan?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Lee Sin usually loses when trying to fight Akshan, with a 47.6% win rate. Thus, Lee Sin makes a poor counter to Akshan.

While Lee Sin does have a lower win rate compared to Akshan, when they face off with one another, Lee Sin also has a much greater difficulty level that makes him a more difficult champion to pick up and master. You should be very concerned when picking Lee Sin into Akshan.

Additionally, Lee Sin also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Akshan. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Lee Sin vs Akshan matchups, Akshan is the better champion with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.

Lee Sin is a trash counter to Akshan. You will do well by focussing your actions on increasing your CS and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Lee Sin against Akshan.

Additional Information for Lee Sin Players

How We Calculated Our Lee Sin vs Akshan Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Akshan as Lee Sin, we analyzed 2,088 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 Lee Sin 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 Lee Sin to counter Akshan during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats presented above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Lee Sin often accumulates a lot less CS relative to Akshan. Champions who on average don't earn much CS typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The top items to focus on in your Lee Sin versus Akshan build consist of Spear of Shojin, Sundered Sky, and Eclipse. When Lee Sin incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better vs. Akshan than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Lee Sin boasted an average win rate of 47.6% battling Akshan with this counter build.

To have the best likelihood of beating Akshan as Lee Sin, Lee Sin players should take the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Cosmic Insight, and Magical Footwear runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players picked for Lee Sin vs Akshan clashes, this order of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 47.6% win rate overall.

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