Lucian vs Akshan
How to Beat Akshan as Lucian
based on 4,409 Lucian vs Akshan matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Lucian vs Akshan Matchup Summary
Best Lucian vs Akshan Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Akshan as Lucian
Tips for Playing as Lucian against Akshan
For optimal burst, try to combine Relentless Pursuit into Piercing Light.
Ardent Blaze actually explodes in a star pattern. Try to line it up so the spokes hit enemy champions.
Because of Lightslinger, Lucian benefits more from Attack Damage than he does from Attack Speed.
Once you have chosen an angle for The Culling, you cannot change it. Pick your moment well!
Lucian vs Akshan Counter Stats
How to Counter Akshan with Lucian in LoL
The stats shown here highlight some important Lucian vs. Akshan counter statistics that may help you interpret the differences and similarities between the pair. As an example, Lucian’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Akshan’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Lucian may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Akshan..
Lucian usually has a similar longest kill spree as his enemy does. On average, he receives a similar amount of damage to Akshan. This typically indicates differing health capacities; however, it can also hint that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from further harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Lucian and Akshan
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Who is Better, Lucian or Akshan?
Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Lucian usually fairs equally well when playing against Akshan, with a 49.7% win rate. As a result, Lucian makes an ok counter to Akshan.
While Lucian does have a lower winrate compared to Akshan, when on opposite teams, Lucian also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes him a more difficult champion to learn. You should be careful when picking Lucian into Akshan.
Furthermore, Lucian has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Akshan. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Lucian vs Akshan matchups, Akshan is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.
Lucian is a somewhat poor counter for Akshan. Focus your tactics on keeping up your gold income and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Lucian against Akshan.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Lucian 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 mind the build and stats presented here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Lucian on average picks up a similar amount of CS as Akshan. Champions who typically don't take many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values shown on this page to do well.
The best items to prioritize in your Lucian versus Akshan build include Rapid Firecannon, Navori Quickblades, and Voltaic Cyclosword. When Lucian included at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better vs Akshan than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Lucian had an average win rate of 49.7% battling Akshan with this build.
To have the highest likelihood of crushing Akshan as Lucian, Lucian players should equip the Press the Attack, Presence of Mind, Legend: Bloodline, Coup de Grace, Magical Footwear, and Biscuit Delivery runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players chose for Lucian vs Akshan counter picks, this sequence of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 49.7% winrate overall.
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