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How to Win Taliyah vs Akshan Counter MatchupTaliyah is in the s tier of champions

Taliyah vs Akshan

How to Beat Akshan as Taliyah in LoLTaliyah is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Akshan as Taliyah

based on 825 Taliyah vs Akshan matchups
Win Rate
47.9 %
K/D/A
2.3
Pick Rate
2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion analyze millions of ranked LoL matches every week. In our database, Taliyah fought Akshan 825 times. Having so many games with Taliyah versus Akshan provides us a lot of confidence in our capability to provide informative stats and a pro build to destroy Akshan. This particular champion matchup is fairly rare. Taliyah fights Akshan in only 2.0% of her games.

Taliyah vs Akshan Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Taliyah does a dismal job of beating Akshan. On average, she wins a lowly 47.9% of games the champions face each other in. In Taliyah versus Akshan games, Taliyah’s side is 0.1% less expected to obtain first blood, indicating that she most likely won't be able to get first blood against Akshan.

Best Taliyah vs Akshan Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeLost Chapter

Core Taliyah Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapZhonya's HourglassLuden's Companion

Optional Items

ShadowflameSeraph's EmbraceStormsurgeLiandry's Torment

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Taliyah to level upq
>
Second ability for Taliyah to level upe
>
Last skill for Taliyah to max outw

Runes

InspirationFirst StrikeMagical FootwearBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
SorceryManaflow BandTranscendence
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Taliyah's passive ability p
Taliyah's q ability q
Taliyah's w ability w
Taliyah's e ability e
Taliyah's ultimate ability r
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Q
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Guide to Countering Akshan as Taliyah

Tips for Playing as Taliyah against Akshan

Remember, you don't always have to ride Weaver's Wall.

Try to throw enemies into Unraveled Earth using Seismic Shove.

Once you have Rylai's Crystal Scepter, casting Threaded Volley at enemies chasing you is a great way of making them regret everything.

Taliyah vs Akshan Counter Stats

Taliyah Image
Win Rate
47.9 %
VS
Win Rate
52.1 %
Akshan Image
6.5
< Kills >
8.5
6.7
< Deaths >
6.5
8.9
< Assists >
5.3
1.48
< Killing Sprees >
1.99
123
< Minions Killed >
171
0.53
< Dragons Killed >
0.12
0.44
< Inhibitors >
0.46
739
< Physical Damage >
18,618
21,024
< Magic Damage >
3,156
1,119
< True Damage >
1,151
22,882
< Damage Dealt >
22,925
21,731
< Damage Taken >
22,135
12,285
< Gold Earned >
12,775
1.75
< Towers >
2.18
0.16
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
4,310
< Total Healing >
4,328
14,332
< Experience >
14,403
22
< Vision Score >
18
9
< Wards Placed >
8
543
< Time Dealing CC >
54

How to Counter Akshan with Taliyah in LoL

The stats shown on this page emphasize several important Taliyah vs. Akshan matchup statistics that may help us figure out the differences between the pair. Taliyah’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Akshan’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Taliyah may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Akshan..

Taliyah normally has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than her enemy does. Commonly, she takes a similar amount of damage to Akshan. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, but it can also show 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 Taliyah and Akshan

Damage Types Compared

Taliyah
Akshan
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Taliyah
Akshan

Who is Better, Taliyah or Akshan?

Both League champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Taliyah usually loses when trying to fight Akshan, with a 47.9% win rate. Therefore, Taliyah makes a bad counter for Akshan.

While Taliyah does have a lower winrate than Akshan, when facing one another, Taliyah also has a much greater learning curve that makes her a more complex champ to learn and master. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Taliyah into Akshan.

Moreover, Taliyah also has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Akshan. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Taliyah vs Akshan matchups, Akshan is the better champ with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.

Taliyah is a terribly counter for Akshan. Make sure you focus your play on maximizing your CS and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Taliyah against Akshan.

Additional Information for Taliyah Players

How We Calculated Our Taliyah vs Akshan Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Akshan as Taliyah, we analyzed 825 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 Taliyah 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 Taliyah in order to counter Akshan during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats shown above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Taliyah most often gets a similar amount of CS as Akshan. Champs who on average don't take many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well 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 values shown here to do well.

The most crucial items to prioritize in your Taliyah versus Akshan build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Luden's Companion. When Taliyah incorporated at least these three pieces in her build, she did much better vs. Akshan than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Taliyah boasted an average winrate of 47.9% when countering Akshan with these items in her kit.

To have the highest likelihood of crushing Akshan as Taliyah, Taliyah players should equip the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Manaflow Band, and Transcendence runes from the Inspiration and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the runes that we analyzed for Taliyah vs Akshan face-offs, this mix of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 47.9% winrate overall.

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