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How to Synergize Akshan with Graves on the Same TeamAkshan is in the b tier of champions

Akshan with Graves

How to Win With Akshan and Graves Paired TogetherAkshan is in the a tier of champions
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How to Synergize Akshan and Graves

based on 2,192 Akshan with Graves pairs
Win Rate
47.5 %
K/D/A
2.05
Pick Rate
3.1 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We pull the stats from from millions of LoL rounds directly from Riot Games each week. Akshan has gone into battle with Graves in 2192 recently played, competitive games. By amassing so much great data straight from the publishers of League of Legends, we are totally sure that we can present to you robust, accurate builds to help Akshan synergize with Graves. It is relatively rare for Akshan to play with Graves on the same team. This pairing has only happened in about 3.1% of games with Akshan.

Akshan Graves Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Akshan has done a dismal job of playing alongside Graves. Usually, they wins a poor 47.5% of rounds the champs try and synergize their gameplay. If you want to win more matches as Akshan when playing with Graves by learning how to better synergize your playstyle with him, then check out the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Akshan vs Graves Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Recurve BowNoonquiver

Core Akshan Items

~22 Mins
Guinsoo's RagebladeBlade of The Ruined KingTerminus

Optional Items

Lord Dominik's RegardsInfinity EdgeThe CollectorWit's End

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionPress the AttackPresence of MindLegend: AlacrityCoup de Grace
ResolveShield BashBone Plating
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Akshan's passive ability p
Akshan's q ability q
Akshan's w ability w
Akshan's e ability e
Akshan's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Synergizing Akshan and Graves

Tips for Playing as Akshan with Graves

Raising an eyebrow in the face of danger, Akshan fights evil with dashing charisma, righteous vengeance, and a conspicuous lack of shirts. He is highly skilled in the art of stealth combat, able to evade the eyes of his enemies and reappear when they least expect him. With a keen sense of justice and a legendary death-reversing weapon, he rights the wrongs of Runeterra's many scoundrels while living by his own moral code: “Don't be an ass.”

Advice to Understand How Graves Will Play

Smoke Screen can be used both to escape and to set up a kill.

Using Quickdraw to get into range and delivering a point blank Buckshot can do lots of damage.

Akshan Graves Synergy Stats

Akshan Image
Win Rate
47.5 %
VS
Win Rate
52.5 %
Graves Image
7.9
< Kills >
8.2
6.6
< Deaths >
6.5
5.6
< Assists >
5.6
1.83
< Killing Sprees >
1.88
169
< Minions Killed >
167
0.11
< Dragons Killed >
0.12
0.43
< Inhibitors >
0.44
18,657
< Physical Damage >
18,901
3,167
< Magic Damage >
3,201
1,177
< True Damage >
1,158
23,003
< Damage Dealt >
23,260
21,948
< Damage Taken >
21,909
12,515
< Gold Earned >
12,572
2.06
< Towers >
2.11
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
4,156
< Total Healing >
4,213
14,229
< Experience >
14,216
17
< Vision Score >
17
8
< Wards Placed >
8
54
< Time Dealing CC >
53

How to Play with Graves as Akshan in LoL

The Akshan Graves synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of their gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Graves, compared to their overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how their gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.

Overall, Akshan sees a very large drop in their KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Graves. His KDA decreased from NaN to NaN. This decrease shows that Graves helps Akshan perform not as well in ranked League games. Yet, the small difference proves that this performance change is only marginal.

When Akshan plays on the same team as Graves, they sees a barely noticable drop in their full damage output. This difference could demonstrate that Graves doesn't help protection for them to dish out more damage or that his presence on the team also helps extend the game's duration. Similarly, when Akshan is played with Graves on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when they plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that they is worse when playing synergisticly with Graves.

Additionally, when Akshan plays with Graves on the same side, they on average takes a little more damage than when they fights alone. Taking more damage may mean that Graves does a poor job of protecting Akshan during teamfights.

Synergies between Akshan and Graves

Damage Types Compared

Akshan
Graves
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Akshan
Graves

Is Akshan better when played alongside Graves?

There is no ideal ally for Akshan that will 100% of the time be their top teammate. However, overall, Graves is a below average companion for Akshan. By locking into the same side as Akshan, he lowers their win rate by -1.5% to 47.5%. This signals that there is a harmful strategic relationship between Akshan and Graves that allows them to perform worse together than alone.

Graves has a greater difficulty than Akshan. That means you need to be cautious when lining up Graves teammates to fight alongside, as they will need a greater level of skill to be able to fight well with you.

Fighting alongside, Akshan players should observe an overall large increase in your team’s capability to deal physical damage. Together, these champions can tear through the other team with a lot of physcial damage.

Although, by grouping Akshan and Graves together, you probably will not be giving your other teammates a great deal of magical damage output. We recommend you have other champions on your team that neutralizes this relative gap in their potential.

Regardless of your Graves ally's ability, you need to focus on maximizing your income, outlasting your enemies, and clearing objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you should do well anyway.

Additional Information for Akshan Players

How We Calculated Our Akshan Graves Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Akshan and Graves, we analyzed 2,192 ranked and recent League of Legends matches. We perform advanced data cleaning and statistical methods to guarantee that our team synergy stats are accurate and reliable. You can be confident that our recommended build to pair Akshan with Graves comes from actual 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 your division's most relevant stats and build.

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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing

If you would like to truly master Akshan in order to synergize with Graves during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League, you should continue reading to master a few extra lessons on this champion pairing. If you listen to the build and tips presented above, you will increase your win rate by a lot.

The ideal finished items to include in your Akshan and Graves synergy build include Guinsoo's Rageblade, Blade of The Ruined King, and Terminus. When Akshan included at least these three pieces in their build, they performed a lot better as an ally of Graves than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Akshan boasted an average winrate of 47.5% when synergizing their build and playstyle to Graves with these items in their kit.

To have the best probability of defeating your oponents, you should equip the Press the Attack, Presence of Mind, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Shield Bash, and Bone Plating runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune builds we have analyed for Akshan and Graves pairings, this combination of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 47.5% winrate overall.

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