Akshan Quick Guide – Abilities, Tips and Tricks for Beginners
Champion At a Glance
Akshan is a stealth assassin who uses his Going Rogue (W) ability to catch enemies off guard. Maximizing his Dirty Fighting (Passive) allows him to bully enemies in lane while inflicting massive physical damage. Alongside his ability to dominate the laning phase, Akshan provides utility as he can resurrect his allies. Experienced Akshan players will look to clean up team fights to not only bring back his friends but also to add some extra gold to his pocket.
| Archetype | Damage Types | Region | Resource | Range | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marksman | Physical | Shurima | Mana | Ranged | Advanced |
Strengths
- Akshan has the potential to snowball fights with Heroic Swing (E) Resets and the ability to revive teammates on Scoundrel (W) takedowns
- He has excellent mobility and creative playmaking capabilities with Going Rogue’s (W) active stealth and Heroic Swing (E)
- Akshan has high burst damage and assassination potential if left unchecked during fights
Weaknesses
- Akshan can easily get blown up if CC’d or if caught out while finding a flank in stealth
- He is susceptible to poke damage due to his lack of inherent sustain
- Akshan can find himself easily outranged due to his low base auto attack range
Skill Breakdown
Passive Ability – DIRTY FIGHTING
After attacking, Akshan fires a second attack with reduced physical damage. The second shot can be canceled like a regular basic attack. If Akshan cancels the second shot, he gains a burst of move speed. Every three hits from Akshan’s attacks and damaging abilities deal a burst of physical damage. If the target was a champion, Akshan also gains a shield.
Q Ability – AVENGERANG
Akshan throws a boomerang that deals physical damage and reveals enemies hit, extending its range each time it hits an enemy. Enemies can be hit once as the boomerang goes out and once as it returns.
W Ability – GOING ROGUE
Passive: When enemy champions kill one of Akshan’s allies, they are marked as Scoundrels. When Akshan gets a takedown on a Scoundrel, he gains bonus gold, all allies killed by the Scoundrel are resurrected at their base, and Scoundrel status is removed from all other enemies. Active: Akshan becomes camouflaged for a short duration or indefinitely while near terrain. During this time, Akshan can see trails leading toward Scoundrels and gains move speed and mana regeneration while moving toward them.
E Ability – HEROIC SWING
Akshan fires a hookshot that embeds in the first terrain hit. While embedded, he can recast to swing around the terrain in the cast direction, firing physical damage bullets at the nearest enemy while swinging. While swinging, he can recast again to jump off in the direction of the cursor and fire a final shot. Heroic Swing‘s cooldown resets when Akshan earns a takedown on an enemy champion.
R (Ultimate) Ability – COMEUPPANCE
Akshan locks onto an enemy champion and begins channeling power into his gun to store bullets. At the end of the duration or after recasting Akshan unleashes the stored bullets, each dealing physical damage based on missing health to the first minion, champion, or structure hit. Akshan can move normally and cast Heroic Swing while channeling and firing Comeuppance.
Tips and Tricks
Tip #1 – A Swing & Hopefully Not A Miss
It’s important to practice Akshan’s Heroic Swing (E) to seamlessly cast it while also understanding how much clearance you need to hug certain walls. Try to remember and test out common areas
Tip #2 – Stealthy Approach & Assassination
A common scenario you will encounter is sneaking up on an enemy with Going Rogue (W) in a side lane. Hover on the edge of detection range briefly and open with two autos from passive into a E and Q to close the gap
