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Akshan
CHAMPION · MID

Akshan

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01

Overview

last updated 2026-05-26
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These are very very, you know, we have a lot of those champions here. Katarina, Akshan, Irelia, um Akali, the extremely difficult champions that have potential to be, you know, S plus tier, but like I'm rating them for the average Joe. But remember, these champions very good right now if you main them.
hellsdevil · patch 7.1 · (20:30)
Open questions (4)
  1. 01~~Build path~~ — answered for 7.1e in [[#Build (WR Meta, 7.1e)]] (2026-05-26)
  2. 02~~Rune setup~~ — answered alongside builds above (2026-05-26)
  3. 03Power-spike timings
  4. 04Specific matchups
02

Tier history

5 entries · 3 sources · 3 patches
PatchSourceRoleTierΔDateNotes
7.1ehellsdevilmidB−12026-05-19
7.1eroyalmidB−12026-05-17
7.1ditzstu4rtmidC·2026-05-08
7.1droyalmidA·2026-05-08
7.1hellsdevilmidA·2026-05-08
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Builds

1 source
WR Metaaggregator statspatch 7.1e
Items (in order)
Magnetic Blaster
Magnetic BlasterIncreases attack range and damage
  • +25% Critical Rate
  • +35% Attack Speed

Fervor: +5% Move Speed.

Energized: Moving and attacking will generate an Energized Attack.

Power Blitz: Energized Attacks gain 100 range (50 range for melee attacks), deal 40-100 bonus magic damage, and grant 60 Movement Speed for 0.75 seconds. This damage bounces to 5 nearby enemies and can Critically Strike.(Deals 50-80% bonus damage against minions.)

3000 gold
Boots of Dynamism
Boots of DynamismAttack Damage, Armor Penetration
  • +10 Attack Damage
  • +45 Move Speed.

Strike: +8 Armor Penetration.

900 gold
The Collector
The CollectorExecute low health champions
  • +45 Attack Damage
  • +25% Critical Rate

Killer: +10 Armor Penetration.

Death and Taxes: Dealing damage that would leave an enemy champion below (4% + 2% Critical Rate) of their max Health executes them, permanently increases the max Health percentage execution threshold by 0.1%, and grants 25 bonus gold.

3000 gold
Infinity Edge
Infinity EdgeIncreases Critical Strike Damage
  • +60 Attack Damage
  • +25% Critical Rate

Infinity: Critical Strikes deal 205% damage instead of 175%.

Limit Break: When your total gain from items exceeds 100%, every 1% excess grants 0.6 bonus Critical Damage.

3400 gold
Dominik's Regards
Dominik’s RegardsAlready equipped with percentage armor penetration and bonus damage, but lacks durability
  • +25 Attack Damage
  • +36% Armor Penetration
  • +25% Critical Rate

Giant Slayer: Deal bonus damage based on the target’s bonus Health. At 1500 bonus Health, the bonus damage is increased up to 15%.

3300 gold
Duskblade of Draktharr
Duskblade of DraktharrAttacks deal bonus damage
  • +55 Attack Damage
  • +10 Ability Haste

Razor: +18 Armor Penetration.

Nightstalker: The first attack against a champion deals 60-160 bonus physical damage and slows them by 99% for 0.35s (10s cooldown). Champion takedowns refresh cooldown.

3000 gold
Runes
Empowerment
KeystoneEmpowerment
EmpowermentKeystone

Hitting an enemy champion with 3 consecutive attacks deals 60 - 200 bonus adaptive damage (based on level) and increases your damage dealt by 9%, lasting until you exit combat with champions.

Source: wildriftfire.com/rune-list (maintained by iTzSTU4RT, scraped 2026-05-18)

Brutal
BrutalMinor · Precision

Attacks deal 6 (+ 8% Bonus Attack Damage) bonus adaptive damage to enemy champions.

Source: wildriftfire.com/rune-list (maintained by iTzSTU4RT, scraped 2026-05-18)

Coup de Grace
Coup de GraceMinor · Precision

When an enemy has less than 40% health, deals 8% bonus adaptive damage.

Source: wildriftfire.com/rune-list (maintained by iTzSTU4RT, scraped 2026-05-18)

Legend: Alacrity
Legend: AlacrityMinor · Precision

Gain 3% bonus attack speed when engaging in taking down monsters, enemy champions and minions, up to 20% at maximum stacks.

Source: wildriftfire.com/rune-list (maintained by iTzSTU4RT, scraped 2026-05-18)

Sudden Impact
Sudden ImpactMinor · Domination

Damaging an enemy champion deals a bonus 10–80 true damage after using a dash, leap, blink, teleport, or when exiting stealth for 4s. (10s cooldown) The damaging attack/ability gains bonuses at higher levels: Level 5: Deal an additional 10 true damage. Level 9: Deal an additional 20 true damage and gain 10% Movement Speed for 1.5s after dealing the damage.

Source: wildriftfire.com/rune-list (maintained by iTzSTU4RT, scraped 2026-05-18)

Skill priority
QEW
Spells
FlashFlashIgniteIgnite

Source: [[Sources/web-pages/2026-05-26-wrmeta-akshan-build-7.1e|WR Meta]] · sampling: Diamond / Master / Challenger (Legendary tier).

Situational item swaps (explicit):

  • Quicksilver Enchant — alternative boots enchant depending on playstyle and situation
  • Galeforce — alternative boots enchant depending on playstyle and situation

Counters / threats: Malphite, Jax, Tryndamere, Irelia (Extreme)

04

Commentary

verbatim creator quotes
hellsdevilauto· Auto-extracted commentary (HellsDevil, 7.1)
patch 7.1

Generated by /wr-extract from HellsDevil's patch 7.1 video transcript. Re-running this skill OVERWRITES this section. Promote keepers into your hand-written ## Patch 7.1 analysis (HellsDevil) sections above. Mid "But for your average Joe, she's A tier. Same story with Akshan, really. He was like, I would say almost S plus tier if you're good at him, but your average Joe, A tier." (20:21) "These are very very, you know, we have a lot of those champions here. Katarina, Akshan, Irelia, um Akali, the extremely difficult champions that have potential to be, you know, S plus tier, but like I'm rating them for the average Joe. But remember, these champions very good right now if you main them." (20:30)

hellsdevilauto· Mid
patch 7.1·mid

But for your average Joe, she's A tier. Same story with Akshan, really. He was like, I would say almost S plus tier if you're good at him, but your average Joe, A tier.(20:21)

These are very very, you know, we have a lot of those champions here. Katarina, Akshan, Irelia, um Akali, the extremely difficult champions that have potential to be, you know, S plus tier, but like I'm rating them for the average Joe. But remember, these champions very good right now if you main them.(20:30)

hellsdevilauto· Auto-extracted commentary (hellsdevil, 7.1e)
patch 7.1e

Generated by /wr-extract from hellsdevil's patch 7.1e video transcript. Re-running this skill OVERWRITES this section. Promote keepers into your hand-written ## Patch 7.1e analysis (hellsdevil) sections above. Mid "Um, anything else? Akshan is also surprisingly decent, but very, very, very difficult to play. Um, Akali, same story." (17:57)

hellsdevilauto· Mid
patch 7.1e·mid

Um, anything else? Akshan is also surprisingly decent, but very, very, very difficult to play. Um, Akali, same story.(17:57)

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Patch notes

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