Lux vs Akshan
How to Beat Akshan as Lux
based on 6,938 Lux vs Akshan matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Lux vs Akshan Matchup Summary
Best Lux vs Akshan Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Akshan as Lux
Tips for Playing as Lux against Akshan
If you have trouble landing Prismatic Barrier, remember that it returns to you after it reaches max range. Try positioning yourself to hit your allies with its return trip.
Lux has great zone control abilities. Try to set up Lucent Singularity to prevent an enemy's advance or escape.
Lucent Singularity is a great scouting tool. Try throwing it into brush before walking into it to check for ambushes.
Lux vs Akshan Counter Stats
How to Counter Akshan with Lux in LoL
The stat comparisons provided here highlight several vital Lux vs. Akshan matchup statistics that can help us realize the differences and similarities between the two. For instance, Lux’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Akshan’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Lux may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Akshan. This observation is largely caused by the differences in assists.
Lux usually has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than her foe does. Commonly, she takes less damage than Akshan. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities; however, it can also hint that the champ with increased health has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from additional harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Lux and Akshan
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Who is Better, Lux or Akshan?
Both League of Legends champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Lux usually fairs equally well when taking on Akshan, with a 50.6% win rate. Thus, Lux makes an ok counter for Akshan.
While Lux does have a higher winrate than Akshan, when on opposite teams, Lux also has a much greater difficulty level that makes her a more challenging champion to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Lux into Akshan.
Furthermore, Lux 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 facing champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Lux vs Akshan matchups, Lux is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.
Lux is a decent counter to Akshan. You will do well by focussing your play on maximizing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Lux against Akshan.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Lux in order to counter Akshan during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips presented above, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Lux often picks up less CS relative to Akshan. Champions who typically don't take many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values displayed on this page to do well.
The ideal items to use in your Lux versus Akshan build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Lux used at least these three items in her build, she did much better versus Akshan than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Lux had an average winrate of 50.6% battling Akshan with this build.
To have the highest chance of beating Akshan as Lux, Lux players should use the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Gathering Storm, Cheap Shot, and Ultimate Hunter runes from the Sorcery and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune builds players used for Lux vs Akshan counterpicks, this combination of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 50.6% win rate overall.
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