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

Akshan with Kassadin

How to Win With Akshan and Kassadin Paired TogetherAkshan is in the s tier of champions
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How to Synergize Akshan and Kassadin

based on 240 Akshan with Kassadin pairs
Win Rate
48.8 %
K/D/A
1.81
Pick Rate
0.3 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we take in the results of from millions of League of Legends games directly from Riot Games each week. Akshan has been on the same team as Kassadin in 240 recently played, competitive games. By accumulating so much relevant data directly from the publishers of League of Legends, we are sure that we can showcase high quality, accurate builds to help Akshan synergize with Kassadin. It is very rare for Akshan to play with Kassadin on the same side. This has only happened in approx. 0.3% of matches with Akshan.

Akshan Kassadin Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Akshan does a dismal job of playing alongside Kassadin. On average, they wins an acceptable 48.8% of the time the champs play on the same team. If you want to play better as Akshan when playing with Kassadin by learning how to better synergize your playstyle with him, then dig into the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Akshan vs Kassadin Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordDagger

Core Akshan Items

~22 Mins
Blade of The Ruined KingTerminusKraken Slayer

Optional Items

Voltaic Cyclosword

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Akshan to level upq
>
Second ability for Akshan to level upe
>
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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Q
2
E
3
Q
4
W
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Synergizing Akshan and Kassadin

Tips for Playing as Akshan with Kassadin

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 Kassadin Will Play

Kassadin's ultimate has many uses and is on a shorter cooldown than most, use it often.

Kassadin has multiple item paths; he can go caster via Mana and Ability Power or anti-caster with Cooldown Reduction and Magic Resist.

Try to get the Ancient Golem buff to counteract Riftwalk's increasing Mana cost.

Akshan Kassadin Synergy Stats

Akshan Image
Win Rate
48.8 %
VS
Win Rate
51.2 %
Kassadin Image
6.5
< Kills >
8.2
6.8
< Deaths >
6.5
5.8
< Assists >
5.6
1.43
< Killing Sprees >
1.88
162
< Minions Killed >
167
0.08
< Dragons Killed >
0.12
0.41
< Inhibitors >
0.44
17,411
< Physical Damage >
18,901
3,056
< Magic Damage >
3,201
1,062
< True Damage >
1,158
21,530
< Damage Dealt >
23,260
21,261
< Damage Taken >
21,909
11,936
< Gold Earned >
12,572
2.25
< Towers >
2.11
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
4,219
< Total Healing >
4,213
13,786
< Experience >
14,216
19
< Vision Score >
17
9
< Wards Placed >
8
57
< Time Dealing CC >
53

How to Play with Kassadin as Akshan in LoL

The Akshan Kassadin synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of their gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Kassadin, 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 Kassadin. His KDA fell from NaN to NaN. This fall shows that Kassadin helps Akshan perform not as well in ranked League rounds. Yet, the small difference demonstrates that this performance change is only marginal.

When Akshan tries to synergize with Kassadin, they gets a moderate decrease in their complete damage dealt. This difference could demonstrate that Kassadin doesn't help cover for them to deal more damage or that his allyship also helps extend the round's duration. Similarly, when Akshan is played alongside Kassadin on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when they plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that they is worse when playing with Kassadin.

Moreover, when Akshan plays with Kassadin on the same team, they often receives a little less damage than when they fights alone. Taking not as much damage may indicate that Kassadin does a decent job of covering Akshan in teamfights.

Synergies between Akshan and Kassadin

Damage Types Compared

Akshan
Kassadin
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Akshan
Kassadin

Is Akshan better when played alongside Kassadin?

There is no perfect ally for Akshan that will always be their ideal synergy. Yet, Kassadin is a very typical teammate for Akshan. By locking into the same team as Akshan, he lowers their win rate by -0.2% to 48.8%. This clearly indicates that there is a weak strategic relationship between Akshan and Kassadin that results in them performing worse together than alone.

Kassadin has a much greater difficulty compared to Akshan. That means Akshan players should be very careful when enlisting Kassadin allies to play with, as they will have to have a much higher level of skill to fight well with you.

Fighting together, Akshan players should see an overall large increase in your team’s ability to deal magic damage. Combined, these champions are able to dish out a surprising amount of magic type damage.

In contrast, by pairing Akshan and Kassadin together, you will not be granting your team much AD. Plan to have other champions on your team that neutralizes this hole in this pairing's playstyle.

Regardless of the ability of your Kassadin teammate, you should focus on increasing your income, outlasting your enemies, and taking down objectives. If you do this, you should do well anyway.

Additional Information for Akshan Players

How We Calculated Our Akshan Kassadin Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Akshan and Kassadin, we analyzed 240 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 Kassadin 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 Kassadin during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League games, you should keep reading to master a few extra tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you listen to the build and tips displayed above, you will increase your win rate significantly.

The most crucial finished items to build first in your Akshan and Kassadin synergy build include Blade of The Ruined King, Terminus, and Kraken Slayer. When Akshan incorporated at least these three great items in their build, they did a lot better when paired up with Kassadin than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Akshan had an average win rate of 48.8% when playing alongside Kassadin with these items in their kit.

To have the highest likelihood of defeating your oponents, you should equip the Press the Attack, Presence of Mind, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Bone Plating, and Shield Bash runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the runes that we analyzed for this team composition, this mix of runes yielded the top win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 48.8% win rate overall.

If you want to view Akshan and Kassadin synergy tips and builds for a a specific division rank, feel free to select one from the selection menu provided above. By default, the statistics and guides displayed are calculated using all rounds played with both champs.