[5.0] Akshan Guide - The Rogue Sentinel - Akshan

Lucian is an easy matchup for you. Both of you have double attack passives, but yours is much better. However, this doesn't mean Lucian can't pose a threat to you. Remember that as Akshan , you do better in late game while Lucian does better in early-mid game. Akshan also has very low stats early on, so play passively unless you see an opportunity to get a kill.

Akali is another easy matchup for Akshan . However, this doesn't mean you'll win the matchup every time. Akali is very mobile and will try to be aggressive at you during the early game for free passive procs. While Akali 's kit has been reworked to be more effective post level 7, her Assassin's Mark still does a lot of damage early on. I suggest to keep poking her with your basic attacks and Avengerang . If you can use Heroic Swing perfectly, you can avoid her from diving you with Perfect Execution and possible even outplay her.

This is an easy matchup for you. But again, just because Ezreal is an easy matchup, doesn't mean he has no way of beating you. In the laning phase, it's best to hide behind minions since he will use Mystic Shot to keep poking you. If you get hit by Essence Flux , there's no way for him to hit you behind minions besides Arcane Shift or Trueshot Barrage so make him waste his Arcane Shift , his only escape tool besides Flash. After that, go poke him with basic attacks and Avengerang . Watch out for his ultimate though.

Gragas is an easy matchup for you. While his Barrel Roll is annoying, you can easily tell where his barrels are going and you can easily dodge it. He is also very immobile without his Body Slam . He might try to surprise combo you with Explosive Cask , but if he misses, his only form of disengage is Body Slam . Watch out for the flash combo however.

This is another easy matchup for you since both of you are ADCs. Again, this does not mean Tristana doesn't have a way to kill you if you don't play properly. If she casts Explosive Charge make sure to escape with Heroic Swing since this usually guarantees she is going to dive you with Rocket Jump then attack you until it resets.

Ahri is a slightly harder matchup for you compared to Lucian and Akali . Avoid her Charm and Orb Of Deception since if it hits, it's usually a death sentence for you, or will leave you low on HP. She is also very mobile with Fox-fire and Spirit Rush . Once she has used up all her skills, she is basically useless. Use this as an opportunity to trade back with Avengerang and basic attacks. 

Annie 's skills are low range except for her Disintegrate . In laning phase, she will try to stack her passive and hit you with Incinerate or Disintegrate . I suggest to play passively once she has her passive fully stacked. If you don't, she'll hit you with Summon: Tibbers if it's available and do her usual combo. 

Fizz is a bit harder to deal with as Akshan . First off, Fizz 's early game damage is very strong. Not to mention that he also deals hybrid damage with his basic attacks too. During the laning phase, it's best to keep poking him with Avengerang until he's low enough that he can't engage. Watch out for Chum The Waters . Once it hits, you're basically dead. 

Aurelion Sol is a bit annoying in lane, but manageable. He will try to use Starsurge and Celestial Expansion if you try trading with him. After that, he's pretty much a sitting duck. His only dash ([auerlion sol:3]) has long cooldown so after uses all of his skills, you can keep poking him back. He might use Voice Of Light if you get too close, but you're a ranged champion. There's no reason for you to be so up close. 

Although she's annoying to lane against, Seraphine 's damage isn't that high. Her abilities are also telegraphed so you can see it from far away. Don't go for autos unless her skills are on cooldown.

Even after the nerfs, Kennen is still really powerful. Your range is only slightly higher if not the same as Kennen 's so don't let him get free hits. Kennen 's abilities really hurt too, so only auto him once his skills are on cooldown. Grapple away if he tries to ult.

This is one of Akshan 's harder matchups. Corki 's skills are very long ranged. In fact, his Phosphorous Bomb rivals Orianna 's Command: Attack in terms of range. Basically, you can't trade with him if his skills are not on cooldown. If you do try to dive him with Heroic Swing , Corki will just use Gatling Gun to reposition. I suggest to play passively in this matchup as well. Keep poking with Avengerang since if it hits enough minions, it technically has longer range than Corki 's Phosphorous Bomb . 

Diana is another hard matchup for you. Early game, she dishes out a lot of damage from Crescent Strike and her basic attacks alone. If she hits you with Crescent Strike , expect her to dash in to you with Lunar Rush . The best you can do in this situation is fly away with Heroic Swing . Keep in mind that if you hit a terrain or and enemy unit, your Heroic Swing will be cancelled. Watch out for Moonfall as well.

Galio is very hard to deal with. You'd think that he's an anti-AP champion so dealing with him is easy right? Well, no. Winds Of War deals a lot of damage and its range is also quite far. You can't dive him since Justice Punch and Shield Of Durand are hard CC. His ultimate is also impactful in teamfights. If you see a huge red circle, fly away with Heroic Swing immediately. If Hero's Entrance hits you, you're basically dead. Galio is also potentially building Crystalline Reflector , so not only he is tanky, but also deals a lot of damage.

At this point, you might as well roam after level 5. Malphite is very unfun to play against in laning phase since he can just use Seismic Shard to keep poking you then use Unstoppable Force if he thinks he can kill you in one combo. BUT, if he misses his ult for some reason, this is a good chance for you to strike back.

Irelia is annoying as hell and with the latest patch, she has become more powerful than ever. Don't overextend and just keep poking her with Avengerang . Do not 1v1 her unless you're 2-3 items ahead. 

Zed is a bit harder to deal with. If you're not careful, Zed can just burst you down even without an ultimate. Pre-level 5, you should try and poke him with Avengerang . Other than that, if he uses Death Mark , just reposition with Heroic Swing or Flash to avoid his shurikens and clones.

Katarina is very hard to deal with once she snowballs. She also has a ton of cooldown resets, meaning he can just Shunpo the moment she gets an opportunity to harass or even kill you, or escape. The best thing to do in this matchup is to not let her get 3 kills early. Katarina has no cc so once she dives in to you just escape with Heroic Swing . 

Extremely infuriating to lane against. Ziggs 's poke damage is very high and hiding behind tower won't even save you. If he wastes all of his abilities, take this opportunity to strike back. Otherwise, don't attack him unless your jungler is there to help you.

Annoying to play against. Although she's been tweaked for support, mid lane Lux still deals a lot of damage. Once she hits that root, all it takes is to hit her ult and it's over. Rush [mercury's boots] and Quicksilver Enchant if she's bullying you. 

Skill-based matchup. May the best Akshan win. 

Twisted Fate is a skill-based matchup for you, although it favors Twisted Fate more. First off, Twisted Fate has a point-and-click CC, an AoE damage spell and a mana restoration ability with his Pick A Card , meaning he can stay in lane for much longer while you slowly run out of mana and health. The best you can do is stay out of his attack range. After that, keep poking him with your Avengerang . Keep in mind that when Destiny is active, you can't hide with Going Rogue . Watch out for his ganks and splitpushes. 

Orianna is very annoying to deal with in lane because of the range of her Command: Attack . But its manageable. After she uses her Command: Attack , hit her back with Avengerang . Watch out for Command: Shockwave however.

This is a skill based matchup, although this favors Yasuo more since he counters ranged champions. He will try to put pressure on you early on, but you can throw Avengerang unless he has Wind Wall . If he hits his tornado, you're dead. If it misses, there's a chance for you to win.