Game patch 26.20Data Dragon 16.20.1
Reference patch 16.20.1
the Rogue Sentinel
Akshan is a ranged damage dealer who needs safe spacing and time to keep attacking. This overview keeps the explanation practical and leaves patch-sensitive numbers to Riot's structured data and the current in-game tooltip.
Usual roleMidStrengths and limits
These are kit-level patterns, not a promise that every lane or matchup plays the same way.
Raising an eyebrow in the face of danger, Akshan fights evil with dashing charisma, righteous vengeance, and a conspicuous lack of shirts. He is highly skilled in the art of stealth combat, able to evade the eyes of his enemies and reappear when they least expect him. With a keen sense of justice and a legendary death-reversing weapon, he rights the wrongs of Runeterra's many scoundrels while living by his own moral code: “Don't be an ass.”
Practical champion reading
Use these patterns to ask better questions before choosing an item, target or commitment. They describe the kit, not a guaranteed result.
Armour can reduce the broad physical profile. Separate basic attacks from physical abilities before relying on an item passive that only affects attacks.
The threat grows while this champion can keep attacking a useful target. Break target access, create distance or use control before the repeated pattern settles in.
Ranged attacks are useful only while a safe line to the target remains. Flanks, hard control and blocked escape routes can remove that advantage quickly.
A clean angle matters more than attacking the nearest unit immediately. Keep an exit, reset or follow-up route in mind before committing.
Tenacity can shorten only eligible control. Displacements, airborne effects and repeated slows need their own positioning, blocking or movement answer.
Anti-heal or anti-shielding is situational. Buy it only when the effect is materially protecting targets and your champion can apply the answer reliably.
A spell being available does not mean the complete sequence is sustainable. Watch the resource bar as well as the setup and escape cooldowns.
Defensive item reference
Start with the threat that is actually affecting the match. These are conditional comparisons, not an automatic counter build.
Armour and attack reduction address repeated physical basic attacks. The passive does not reduce every physical ability.
Choose Mercury's Treads instead when magic damage or reducible crowd control across the full team matters more.Normal Draft and Ranked role map
Each lane is assessed separately. Open a role to reach its queue-specific build and matchup preparation.
Historical reference. Recommendation review pending. Akshan is normally played Mid and does not currently have a reviewed Top route. Top usually needs independent laning, durable trading or reliable side-lane pressure. Treat this as a deliberate experiment, not a standard recommendation.
Historical reference. Recommendation review pending. Akshan is normally played Mid and does not currently have a reviewed Jungle route. Jungle usually needs repeatable monster clear, safe pathing and objective control without lane income. Treat this as a deliberate experiment, not a standard recommendation.
Historical reference. Recommendation review pending. Akshan has an established central-lane plan with access to waves, both sides of the river and meaningful pressure between objectives.
Historical reference. Recommendation review pending. Akshan is normally played Mid and does not currently have a reviewed Bot route. Bot usually needs dependable duo-lane scaling and sustained damage with shared early pressure. Treat this as a deliberate experiment, not a standard recommendation.
Historical reference. Recommendation review pending. Akshan is normally played Mid and does not currently have a reviewed Support route. Support usually needs useful engage, peel or utility while operating on low gold income. Treat this as a deliberate experiment, not a standard recommendation.
Kit reference
Ability names, descriptions and numeric fields come from Riot Data Dragon. Practical reads are independently written; the current in-game tooltip remains authoritative.
What it doesEvery three hits from Akshan's Attacks and Abilities deals bonus damage and grants him a Shield if the target was a champion. When Akshan Attacks, he fires an additional Attack for reduced damage. If he cancels the additional Attack, he instead gains Move Speed.
Practical readDirty Fighting is an automatic part of the kit involving protection or sustain and damage. Track when its condition is active instead of treating every fight the same way.
The protection or sustain is part of the cast's value. Compare its timing with incoming damage rather than reading only the offensive effect.
What it doesAkshan throws a boomerang that deals damage going out and coming back, extending its range each time it hits an enemy.
Practical readAvengerang is a ranged cast involving damage. Respect its line or target area, and avoid spending it when the opponent can simply step away before the important exchange.
What it doesAkshan passively marks enemy champions as Scoundrels when they kill his ally champions. If Akshan kills a Scoundrel, he resurrects the allies they killed, gains bonus gold, and clears all marks. When activated, Akshan enters camouflage and gains Move Speed and Mana Regen while moving towards Scoundrels. Akshan loses the camouflage quickly while he is not in brush or near terrain.
Practical readGoing Rogue is part of Akshan's W pattern. Read its listed effect first, then track the cooldown and condition that make the next use valuable.
What it doesAkshan fires a grappling hook into terrain then swings around it, repeatedly firing at the nearest enemy while swinging. He can jump off early or gets knocked off when colliding with champions or terrain.
Practical readHeroic Swing is a ranged cast involving its listed effect. Respect its line or target area, and avoid spending it when the opponent can simply step away before the important exchange.
What it doesAkshan locks onto an enemy champion and starts storing bullets. When released, he fires all stored bullets, dealing damage based on missing health to the first champion, minion, or structure hit.
Practical readComeuppance is a ranged cast involving damage. Respect its line or target area, and avoid spending it when the opponent can simply step away before the important exchange.
Part of this effect becomes more valuable against a target that has already lost health; it is not the same as maximum-health damage.
Levels 1–18
Base values exclude items, runes, temporary buffs and mode-specific modifiers. Cooldowns are the listed base cooldown before ability haste.
Cooldown Data Dragon 16.20.1
Can receive its first point from level 1. Later ranks normally become available at levels 3, 5, 7 and 9.
Can receive its first point from level 1. Later ranks normally become available at levels 3, 5, 7 and 9.
Can receive its first point from level 1. Later ranks normally become available at levels 3, 5, 7 and 9.
First rank becomes available at level 6; later ranks normally become available at levels 11 and 16.
| Level | Health | Mana | Ability milestone |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 610 | 350 Mana | Choose the first basic ability |
| 2 | 687 | 379 Mana | Add another basic ability or rank |
| 3 | 768 | 409 Mana | Add another basic ability or rank |
| 4 | 852 | 441 Mana | Spend one ability point |
| 5 | 941 | 474 Mana | Spend one ability point |
| 6 | 1,033 | 508 Mana | First ultimate rank normally available |
| 7 | 1,128 | 544 Mana | Spend one ability point |
| 8 | 1,228 | 581 Mana | Spend one ability point |
| 9 | 1,331 | 620 Mana | Spend one ability point |
| 10 | 1,438 | 660 Mana | Spend one ability point |
| 11 | 1,549 | 701 Mana | Second ultimate rank normally available |
| 12 | 1,663 | 744 Mana | Spend one ability point |
| 13 | 1,782 | 788 Mana | Spend one ability point |
| 14 | 1,904 | 834 Mana | Spend one ability point |
| 15 | 2,029 | 881 Mana | Spend one ability point |
| 16 | 2,159 | 929 Mana | Final ultimate rank normally available |
| 17 | 2,292 | 979 Mana | Spend one ability point |
| 18 | 2,429 | 1,030 Mana | Spend one ability point |
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