Who counters Akshan Middle?

On patch 26.19 the hardest Middle matchups for Akshan are Yasuo (38.67%), Yone (43.94%), Katarina (46.30%). The percentage is Akshan's win rate in that matchup.

Who does Akshan Middle counter?

On patch 26.19 Akshan does best against Viktor (55.56%), Syndra (55.36%), Malzahar (53.70%).

Akshan Middle build and counters

Akshan Middle has a 50.25% win rate with 0.9% pick rate in ranked solo and is currently placed in tier D. Based on our analysis of 1 582 matches in patch 26.19, SeeMeta summarizes aggregate stats, role, difficulty, and lane matchup win rates for Akshan on Middle.

Last Updated September 29, 2026

Games 1 582

Win rate 50.25%

Tier D

Akshan

Middle · Patch 26.19 · Ranked Solo

Games: 1 582
Wins: 795
Win rate: 50.25%
Pick rate: 0.9%
Ban rate: 1.53%
Difficulty: Hard

Akshan Middle stats

23 919

Physical Damage

2 344

Magic Damage

1 647

True Damage

27 911

Total Damage

24 464

Damage Taken

4 900

Healing

10.3

Kills

7.1

Deaths

5.5

Assists

4.3

Max Kill Spree

13 529

Gold

183

Minions Killed

Jungle CS

Akshan Middle Builds

Runes

Precision

Sorcery

Stat Shards

Summoner Spells

Starting Items

Core Items

Item 4

Item 5

Item 6

Item 7

100%

Skill Priority

Popularity1.52%Win rate66.67%

Popularity1.01%Win rate43.75%

Popularity0.57%Win rate77.78%

Popularity0.57%Win rate22.22%

Popularity0.44%Win rate85.71%

Popularity0.44%Win rate71.43%

Popularity0.44%Win rate57.14%

Akshan Middle skill order

On patch 26.19 Akshan Middle most often maxes Q > E > W, used in 94.23% of games with a 50.97% win rate. At levels 1 to 3 the usual order is Q, E, Q.

Skill max order

Which of Q, W and E is maxed first, second and third, from games with at least 11 skill points. R is not included.

Avengerang
Heroic Swing
Going Rogue

Win rate: 50.97%
Pick rate: 94.23%
Games: 1 436

Other options

Win rate 40.74%Pick rate 3.54%

First three levels

Abilities taken at levels 1, 2 and 3.

Avengerang
Heroic Swing
Avengerang

Win rate: 47.74%
Pick rate: 41.14%
Games: 641

Other options

Win rate 58.50%Pick rate 29.08%
Win rate 44.58%Pick rate 20.73%

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Akshan Middle counters

Akshan Middle struggles most against Yasuo (38.67%), Yone (43.94%), Katarina (46.30%) and has the easiest time against Viktor (55.56%), Syndra (55.36%), Malzahar (53.70%). Percentages are Akshan's win rate in each matchup, based on 1 582 ranked solo games of Akshan in this role on patch 26.19.

Champions that counter Akshan

Lowest Akshan win rate in the lane matchup. The number under each champion is Akshan's win rate.

Champions Akshan counters

Highest Akshan win rate in the lane matchup.

All Akshan Middle matchups

Sorted from the hardest to the easiest matchup. Pairs with fewer than 10 games are left out. Gold diff @15 is Akshan's average gold lead over the opponent at 15 minutes. It is shown for pairs with at least 30 games that have this data.

Opponent	Akshan win rate	Games	Gold diff @15
Yasuo	38.67%	75	−352
Games 75 Gold diff @15 −352
Yone	43.94%	66	+64
Games 66 Gold diff @15 +64
Katarina	46.30%	54	+680
Games 54 Gold diff @15 +680
Zed	47.69%	65	−361
Games 65 Gold diff @15 −361
Malzahar	53.70%	54	+219
Games 54 Gold diff @15 +219
Ahri	53.85%	78	+632
Games 78 Gold diff @15 +632
Syndra	55.36%	56	+389
Games 56 Gold diff @15 +389
Viktor	55.56%	72	+370
Games 72 Gold diff @15 +370

Akshan in other roles

Tier, win rate and pick rate of Akshan outside the main role, plus builds and matchups where there are enough games. These roles have fewer games, so the numbers move more between patches.

Akshan Top

Win rate: 46.67%
Pick rate: 0.08%
Games: 135

Skill max order

Win rate 47.33%

Akshan Jungle

Win rate: 60%
Pick rate: 0.01%
Games: 10

Akshan Bottom

Win rate: 42.52%
Pick rate: 0.07%
Games: 127

Skill max order

Win rate 40.00%

Akshan Support

Win rate: 60%
Pick rate: 0.01%
Games: 20

Game duration popularity

Game length	Share of games
0–15 min	4.4%
16–20 min	4.9%
21–25 min	16.9%
26–30 min	29.8%
31–35 min	25.9%
36–40 min	13.2%
41+ min	5%

Win rate by game duration

Game length	Win rate
0–15 min	65.2%
16–20 min	52%
21–25 min	46.6%
26–30 min	44.9%
31–35 min	54.3%
36–40 min	52.4%
41+ min	53.2%

Win rate by objective secured

First Blood secured55.7%
First Dragon secured62.8%
First Herald secured65.3%
First Tower secured67.1%
First Baron secured77.3%

Frequently asked questions

Who counters Akshan Middle?: On patch 26.19 the hardest Middle matchups for Akshan are Yasuo (38.67%), Yone (43.94%), Katarina (46.30%). The percentage is Akshan's win rate in that matchup.
Who does Akshan Middle counter?: On patch 26.19 Akshan does best against Viktor (55.56%), Syndra (55.36%), Malzahar (53.70%).
What is the best Akshan Middle skill order?: On patch 26.19 Akshan Middle most often maxes Q > E > W, used in 94.23% of games with a 50.97% win rate. At levels 1 to 3 the usual order is Q, E, Q.

How the Akshan Middle page is built

Where the data comes from

This Akshan Middle page is built from real ranked solo queue matches. Players are sampled across regions and ranks, their recent games are read and filtered to the current patch, and every game of Akshan in Middle is aggregated for the stats and builds shown here.

What this page shows

The summary shows how Akshan performs in Middle, with its win rate, pick rate, and ban rate. Below it you see the most used build, runes, and summoner spells, plus the matchups that are easiest and hardest for Akshan in Middle.

This Akshan Middle data is a snapshot of the current patch and shifts with balance changes. Use the page as a starting point and adapt items and runes to your game.

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