Akshan·Support Build

Most Popular

If you want to use the most popular Akshan Support build, you should take Flash and Ignite as your Summoner Spells. For runes, you should pick Electrocute as your keystone, followed by Sudden Impact, Deep Ward and Relentless Hunter in the primary tree, as well as Coup de Grace and Presence of Mind in the secondary tree. For rune shards, you want Attack Speed in offense, Adaptive Force in flex and Health in defense, though it depends on the matchup. Finally, for your items, you should build Bloodsong as your first item, followed by Boots of Swiftness and Umbral Glaive. For your last 3 items, you should build The Collector, Mortal Reminder and finish with Lord Dominik's Regards. For the skill order, you want to stick with Q - E - W. Right now, this build has 39.8% winrate over 98 matches played.

Optional

Your second option for Akshan Support build would be to take Flash and Ignite as your Summoner Spells. The runes that this build takes advantage of are Press the Attack as your keystone, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity and Cut Down in the primary tree, and Sudden Impact with Relentless Hunter in the secondary tree. The shards used in this build are Adaptive Force in offense, Adaptive Force in flex and Health in defense. The items for the build are Bloodsong, which you should build first, followed by Boots of Swiftness as your second item and The Collector as your third item. The rest of the items in order are Infinity Edge, Lord Dominik's Regards and Immortal Shieldbow. The skill order for this build is Q - E - W. In the current patch, this build has a 34.7% win rate over 95 matches.

Alternative

If you're looking for alternatives, you can use Flash and Ignite as your Summoner Spells, with runes being Press the Attack as your keystone, Presence of Mind, Legend: Alacrity and Coup de Grace in the primary tree, and Bone Plating with Overgrowth in the secondary tree, as well as Attack Speed, Adaptive Force, and Health Scaling as your rune shards. The items that this build incorporates are Bloodsong as your first item, then Berserker's Greaves as a second item and Kraken Slayer as a third item. You want to finish the build with The Collector, Lord Dominik's Regards and Rapid Firecannon. As far as ability max order goes, you want to keep it Q - E - W. This build is currently sitting at a 44.1% win rate across 59 matches played.

Situational Akshan Runes and Items

Depending on the context of your game, your matchup, and enemy champions, you might want to consider building some situational items or take specific runes. Carefully examine your team, enemy team, game state , and your matchup to plan your Akshan build accordingly! For example, when it comes to rune shards, you might want to take either Armor or Magic Resist, depending on which champion you are about to lane against.