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How to Win Vayne vs Akshan Counter MatchupVayne is in the s tier of champions

Vayne vs Akshan

How to Beat Akshan as Vayne in LoLVayne is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Akshan as Vayne

based on 3,818 Vayne vs Akshan matchups
Win Rate
51.4 %
K/D/A
2.06
Pick Rate
1.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our matchup statistics from the millions of recently ranked League matches that we get from Riot Games every week. Our guide on how to beat Akshan as Vayne resulted from an evaluation of 3818 ranked matches where both champions faced off against each other. This counter pairing is fairly rare. Vayne encounters Akshan in only 1.8% of her games.

Vayne vs Akshan Matchup Summary

Vayne has done a decent job of countering Akshan. Normally, she wins a acceptable 51.4% of matches the champs battle each other in. In Vayne vs Akshan rounds, Vayne’s side is 0.0% more probable to earn first blood, implying that she probably will get first blood versus Akshan.

Best Vayne vs Akshan Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
DaggerRecurve Bow

Core Vayne Items

~22 Mins
Guardian AngelBlade of The Ruined KingTerminus

Optional Items

Wit's EndExperimental HexplateBloodthirsterTrinity Force

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: AlacrityCoup de Grace
DominationTaste of BloodTreasure Hunter
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Vayne's passive ability p
Vayne's q ability q
Vayne's w ability w
Vayne's e ability e
Vayne's ultimate ability r
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Q
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W
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Q
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Q
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R
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Guide to Countering Akshan as Vayne

Tips for Playing as Vayne against Akshan

Don't go in first to a large teamfight. Wait for your teammates to initiate.

Tumble has many uses, but it cannot pass over walls.

Condemn can be used to both pin targets to walls to ensure a kill, or to escape a pursuer.

Vayne vs Akshan Counter Stats

Vayne Image
Win Rate
51.4 %
VS
Win Rate
48.6 %
Akshan Image
7.7
< Kills >
8.2
6.5
< Deaths >
6.4
5.7
< Assists >
5.7
1.78
< Killing Sprees >
1.85
162
< Minions Killed >
167
0.19
< Dragons Killed >
0.12
0.49
< Inhibitors >
0.46
15,205
< Physical Damage >
18,762
1,517
< Magic Damage >
3,129
4,278
< True Damage >
1,149
21,001
< Damage Dealt >
23,041
21,759
< Damage Taken >
21,522
12,151
< Gold Earned >
12,530
2.28
< Towers >
2.15
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
6,026
< Total Healing >
4,100
12,959
< Experience >
14,125
17
< Vision Score >
17
8
< Wards Placed >
8
66
< Time Dealing CC >
52

How to Counter Akshan with Vayne in LoL

The stats provided here clarify some vital Vayne vs. Akshan counter stats that may help you grasp the differences and similarities between these two champs. As an example, Vayne’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Akshan’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Vayne may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Akshan..

Vayne normally has a similar longest kill spree as her enemy does. On average, she receives a similar amount of damage to Akshan. This typically indicates differing health capacities; however, it can also indicate that the champ with higher HP has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Vayne and Akshan

Damage Types Compared

Vayne
Akshan
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Vayne
Akshan

Who is Better, Vayne or Akshan?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Vayne usually wins when trying to fight Akshan, with a 51.4% win rate. As a result, Vayne makes a good counter to Akshan.

While Vayne does have a higher win rate compared to Akshan, when facing one another, Vayne also has a much greater difficulty level that makes her a more time consuming character to learn. You should be careful when picking Vayne into Akshanas her relative depth means you may not be able to reach her full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Vayne 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 ton of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Vayne vs Akshan matchups, Vayne is the better champion with a higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.

Vayne is a decent counter for Akshan. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on maximizing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Vayne against Akshan.

Other Champion Matchups Against Vayne

Vayne Loses Against

TeemoTeemo45.1% winrateMiss FortuneMiss Fortune45.6% winrateTwisted FateTwisted Fate46.5% winrateFizzFizz46.5% winrate

Vayne Wins Against

YuumiYuumi57.2% winrateNidaleeNidalee56.6% winrateSejuaniSejuani56.2% winrateKalistaKalista55.4% winrate

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Additional Information for Vayne Players

How We Calculated Our Vayne vs Akshan Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Akshan as Vayne, we analyzed 3,818 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 Vayne 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.

Other Useful Resources

Vayne Build Akshan Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Vayne to counter Akshan during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions presented here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Vayne often picks up a similar amount of CS as Akshan. Champions who typically don't earn much CS often don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values shown on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to have in your Vayne versus Akshan build include Guardian Angel, Blade of The Ruined King, and Terminus. When Vayne used at least these three items in her build, she did a lot better countering Akshan than with many other typical builds. In fact, Vayne had an average win rate of 51.4% when playing against Akshan with this counter build.

To have the greatest chance of annihilating Akshan as Vayne, you should use the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Taste of Blood, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Of all the runes that we analyzed for Vayne vs Akshan LoL games, this combo of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 51.4% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Akshan as Vayne are displayed for all ranked divisions combined. If you would like to narrow the stats and builds to a particular player tier, you can use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.