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

Akshan with Kayn

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

based on 2,826 Akshan with Kayn pairs
Win Rate
49 %
K/D/A
2.09
Pick Rate
4 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We take in the results of from millions of League matches directly from Riot Games each week. Akshan has gone into battle with Kayn in 2826 recent, competitive matches. By gathering so much relevant data straight from the developers of League, we are completely sure that we can produce robust, accurate builds to help Akshan play with Kayn. It is relatively rare for Akshan to play with Kayn on the same team. This pairing has only taken place in approximately 4.0% of matches with Akshan.

Akshan Kayn Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Akshan does a poor job of teaming up with Kayn. Typically, they wins an acceptable 49.0% of rounds the champions try and work together in. If you want to win more matches as Akshan when playing alongside Kayn by figuring out how to better synergize your gameplay with him, then dig into the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Akshan vs Kayn Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Recurve BowNoonquiver

Core Akshan Items

~22 Mins
TerminusThe CollectorVoltaic Cyclosword

Optional Items

Rapid FirecannonStatikk ShivGuinsoo's RagebladeWit's End

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport 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 ForceMagic Resist
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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E
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Guide to Synergizing Akshan and Kayn

Tips for Playing as Akshan with Kayn

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 Kayn Will Play

Remember that nearby enemies can see which wall you're in.

Look at the line-up of both your team and the enemy's team when picking your form.

Akshan Kayn Synergy Stats

Akshan Image
Win Rate
49 %
VS
Win Rate
51 %
Kayn Image
8.4
< Kills >
8.2
6.8
< Deaths >
6.5
5.8
< Assists >
5.6
1.9
< Killing Sprees >
1.88
169
< Minions Killed >
167
0.13
< Dragons Killed >
0.12
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.44
19,400
< Physical Damage >
18,901
3,382
< Magic Damage >
3,201
1,205
< True Damage >
1,158
23,988
< Damage Dealt >
23,260
22,579
< Damage Taken >
21,909
12,799
< Gold Earned >
12,572
2.14
< Towers >
2.11
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
4,301
< Total Healing >
4,213
14,440
< Experience >
14,216
18
< Vision Score >
17
9
< Wards Placed >
8
53
< Time Dealing CC >
53

How to Play with Kayn as Akshan in LoL

The Akshan Kayn synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of their gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Kayn, 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 Kayn. His KDA decreased from NaN to NaN. This fall shows that Kayn helps Akshan perform worse in ranked LoL rounds. Yet, the small difference shows that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Akshan is an ally to Kayn, they observes a marginal improvement in their full damage output. This could demonstrate that Kayn helps provide cover for them to deal more damage or that his presence also helps increase the match's duration. Similarly, when Akshan is played alongside Kayn on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when they plays without Kayn. This is contrasting evidence that they is worse when playing with Kayn.

Moreover, when Akshan plays with Kayn on the same team, they usually takes a little more damage than when they plays alone. Taking more damage could mean that Kayn does a poor job of covering Akshan during team fights.

Synergies between Akshan and Kayn

Damage Types Compared

Akshan
Kayn
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Akshan
Kayn

Is Akshan better when played alongside Kayn?

There is no ideal champion pairing for Akshan that will always be their ideal ally. Yet, overall, Kayn is a very typical ally for Akshan. By locking into the same team as Akshan, he has no effect on their win rate by 0.0% to 49.0%. This proves that there is a weak bond between Akshan and Kayn that results in them performing at the same level together than alone.

Kayn has a much greater difficulty compared to Akshan. That means you need to be cautious when arranging Kayn teammates to go into battle on the same side as, as they will have to have a much greater level of skill to work well with you.

Fighting on the same side, you should expect to see an overall large increase in your team’s ability to destroy wih physical damage. When paired, these two can provide a great amount of sustained physical damage.

Conversely, by grouping Akshan and Kayn together, you probably will not be granting your other allies much magic damage. Make sure to include other champions on your team that offsets this gap in this pairing's abilities.

Regardless of your Kayn ally's skill level, you should focus on increasing your gold income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and clearing objectives. If you do this, you will do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Akshan Players

How We Calculated Our Akshan Kayn Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Akshan and Kayn, we analyzed 2,826 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 Kayn 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

To truly master Akshan to work well with Kayn during both the lane and mid / late game phases of LoL, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you listen to the build and stats shown here, you will increase your win rate significantly.

The most important finished items to include in your Akshan and Kayn synergy build include Terminus, The Collector, and Voltaic Cyclosword. When Akshan used at least these three pieces in their build, they did much better when paired up with Kayn than with most other typical builds. In fact, Akshan boasted an average win rate of 49.0% when synergizing their build and playstyle to Kayn with these items in their kit.

To have the best chance of coming out on top against 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 rune builds players used for this team composition, this composite of runes yielded the top win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 49.0% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to synergize Kayn with Akshan are shown for every ranked division. To filter the stats and builds to a specific rank, you should use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.