Sylas vs Akshan
How to Beat Akshan as Sylas
based on 2,262 Sylas vs Akshan matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Sylas vs Akshan Matchup Summary
Best Sylas vs Akshan Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Akshan as Sylas
Tips for Playing as Sylas against Akshan
Clever use of enemy ultimates can open up new possibilities to approach teamfights.
Wait for you or your enemy to reach low health before using Kingslayer for maximum effect.
Space out your ability usage to get maximum effect from Petricite Burst.
Sylas vs Akshan Counter Stats
How to Counter Akshan with Sylas in LoL
The stat comparisons shown here underscore several valuable Sylas versus Akshan counter statistics that may help us distinguish the differences and similarities between the pair. As an example, Sylas’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Akshan’s ratio of NaN, showing that Sylas may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Akshan..
Sylas normally has a similar longest kill spree as his counter does. On average, he receives more damage than Akshan. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also hint that the champion with higher HP has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from additional harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Sylas and Akshan
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Who is Better, Sylas or Akshan?
Both League of Legends champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Sylas usually loses when facing off against Akshan, with a 46.8% win rate. Thus, Sylas makes a poor counter for Akshan.
While Sylas does have a lower win rate than Akshan, when facing one another, Sylas also has a much greater learning curve that makes him a more complex character to learn and master. You may get destroyed when picking Sylas into Akshan.
Additionally, Sylas also has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Akshan. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Sylas vs Akshan matchups, Akshan is the better champion with a much lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.
Sylas is a terribly counter for Akshan. Make sure you focus your gameplay on increasing your CS and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Sylas against Akshan.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Sylas in order to counter Akshan during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and tips displayed here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Sylas often racks up a similar amount of CS relative to Akshan. Champs who on average don't earn many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers reported on this page to do well.
The top items to have in your Sylas versus Akshan build include Zhonya's Hourglass, Shadowflame, and Luden's Companion. When Sylas combined at least these three items in his build, he performed much better when fighting Akshan than with many other common builds. In fact, Sylas had an average winrate of 46.8% when playing against Akshan with this build.
To have the greatest probability of vanquishing Akshan as Sylas, you should equip the Conqueror, Presence of Mind, Legend: Tenacity, Last Stand, Second Wind, and Unflinching runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune combinations we have analyed for Sylas vs Akshan LoL games, this sequence of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 46.8% win rate overall.
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