Akali Buff

Gwen Nerf

Kennen Buff

Qiyana Nerf

Taliyah Nerf

Zed Buff

First Strike Nerf

Primary

These are the core Primary Runes you should run with every game. Depending on the game however, I would recommend running Cut Down in place of Coup de Grace if the enemy team has 3 or more Tanks/Bruisers.

Secondary

These are the core Secondary Runes you should run with most games. Run Resolve Tree only in matchups where you don't believe you can out-trade your enemy laner.

Primary

In high elo PTA is feeling harder to make use of getting an early lead. To compensate running this Money Printer rune page as I like to call it is proving to have more value in games.

Secondary

You can run Eyeball Collection instead of Sudden Impact but I find more value using Sudden Impact.

This is the core summoner spells I run almost every game. Ignite helps win early to initiate a snowball. Akshan is a very feast or famine champion so getting as ahead as possible early is best.


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Starting Items

Long Sword / Refillable Potion is the standard itemization I will run almost every game. The Long Sword gives more damage than the Doran's Blade which can be used to win lane harder seeing as Akshan has mostly winning lanes. The Refillable Potion also allows to save money on pots which allows you to snowball easier throughout the game. All of my builds and items are to ensure I get a lead so that I can snowball. It is the way that I play this champ.

Doran's Blade is typically a decent start in matchups where you need to have sufficient sustain because you need to survive multiple rotations to kill. Typically a good start when facing most bruisers because they can't be killed in single rotations. In the threats I go over each matchup and which items to start. You also always want to take a Health Potion with this.

Doran's Shield is a good start in lanes where Akshan can't take solid trades or when you will get bullied in lane. A good example of a lane you will want to run this is Lucian.

Boots Options

Sorcerer's Shoes is the boot choice I recommend running in games you are ahead or even. If a defensive option of boots isn't 100% necessary then these boots will do the most damage for you and increase your dps by a good amount. This is because it synergizes with your passive Dirty Fighting and also Wit's End. Both have magic damaging properties and will allow you to shred quite well. I recommend running Wit's End first or second item if you choose to run these boots.

Plated Steelcaps is recommended when the enemy team has 3 or more AD units on the enemy team or against teams who primarily do damage via auto attacks.

Mercury's Treads is recommended when the enemy team has 3 or more AP units on the enemy team OR a team with 3 or more point and click crowd control(CC).

Berserker's Greaves is the go-to boot choice if you opt for more dps. I recommend going tank boots depending on the game but if you feel better with Berserker's Greaves then by all means go for it.

On-Hit Build Path(Core)

SWAP BOOTS FOR THE DEFENSIVE BOOTS IF NEEDED FOR YOUR GAME! This is the CORE build path you want to build every game. This is the most optimal build path you should go in all scenarios. On-hit does the most damage and has the most defensive stats out of any of the other build paths currently. It is even more gold efficient than the other build paths.

On-Hit Build Path(Survivability)

SWAP BOOTS FOR THE DEFENSIVE BOOTS IF NEEDED FOR YOUR GAME! This is the CORE build path you want to build in every game that you NEED to take Immortal Shieldbow. The games that you will need to build this over the Core build will be when they have 2 or more Assassins that can jump on you easily.

Tank Shred Crit Build Path

If you are going the Crit build, run this when facing 3 or more Bruisers/Tanks.

Survivability(AP) Crit Build Path

If you are going the Crit build, run this when facing 3 or more AP units and IF they have less than 2 Bruisers/Tanks.

Survivability(AD) Crit Build Path

If you are going the Crit build, run this when facing 3 or more AD units and IF they have less than 2 Bruisers/Tanks.

Situational Items

Ability Path

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Starting your E Heroic Swing will be what you start in 95% of matchups. The reason being is because with just one auto and using your swing, you can establish a huge micro-lead for yourself off the first trade. In very few matchups would I recommend running Q Avengerang first. These matchups include ( Yone, Galio, Tryndamere, Riven). Putting your second point into E Heroic Swing at level 3 gives you a good amount of damage to make significant trades or for the early skirmishes at scuttle crabs.

The reason I recommend maxing your Q Avengerang instead of maxing your E Heroic Swing is in favor of the wave clear you gain from your Q Avengerang at level 9. One of the reasons Akshan is so strong is his ability to push waves in and roam/rotate quickly. This allows him to do anything he wants around the map practically for free. The payoff of getting level 9 and being able to clear the caster minions with one Q Avengerang, and one double auto per melee minion gives you so much agency over the entire map. This allows you to snowball your lead even harder for free at level 9. If you hit your Q Avengerang in fights, you won't notice the lack of damage from not leveling your E Heroic Swing. You find that a lot of the damage you would gain would be excess damage, in other words not needed. If you are used to the E Heroic Swing max then it'll take a few games to adjust to this playstyle but after having played countless of games doing both I promise Q Avengerang max gives more wins consistently than E Heroic Swing max.

EXAMPLE OF ULT GOING THROUGH TURRET