Akshan·Top Build

Most Popular

If you want to use the most popular Akshan Top build, you should take Flash and Ignite as your Summoner Spells. For runes, you should pick Press the Attack as your keystone, followed by Triumph, Legend: Alacrity and Coup de Grace in the primary tree, as well as Absolute Focus and Gathering Storm in the secondary tree. For rune shards, you want Attack Speed in offense, Adaptive Force in flex and Armor in defense, though it depends on the matchup. Finally, for your items, you should build Kraken Slayer as your first item, followed by Plated Steelcaps and Blade of The Ruined King. For your last 3 items, you should build Guinsoo's Rageblade, Wit's End and finish with Guardian Angel. For the skill order, you want to stick with Q - E - W. Right now, this build has 55.8% winrate over 4 431 matches played.

Optional

Your second option for Akshan Top 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, Presence of Mind, Legend: Alacrity and Coup de Grace in the primary tree, and Bone Plating with Shield Bash in the secondary tree. The shards used in this build are Attack Speed in offense, Adaptive Force in flex and Armor in defense. The items for the build are Blade of The Ruined King, which you should build first, followed by Plated Steelcaps as your second item and Kraken Slayer as your third item. The rest of the items in order are Guinsoo's Rageblade, Lord Dominik's Regards and Guardian Angel. The skill order for this build is Q - E - W. In the current patch, this build has a 49.8% win rate over 1 198 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 Shield Bash in the secondary tree, as well as Attack Speed, Adaptive Force, and Armor as your rune shards. The items that this build incorporates are Kraken Slayer as your first item, then Berserker's Greaves as a second item and The Collector as a third item. You want to finish the build with Infinity Edge, 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 57.7% win rate across 529 matches played.

Off-Meta

If you want to try an Off-Meta Akshan Top build in the current patch, try Flash and Ignite as your Summoner Spells, Fleet Footwork, Presence of Mind, Legend: Alacrity and Coup de Grace as your primary rune tree, and Absolute Focus with Scorch as your secondary tree. Use Attack Speed, Adaptive Force and Armor as your shards. For items in this build, you want to complete Blade of The Ruined King as your first item, then finish Plated Steelcaps as your second item, and Guinsoo's Rageblade as third item. The last 3 options are Wit's End, Rapid Firecannon and Guardian Angel. The ability order for this build is Q - E - W. As of the current patch, this build has a 56.5% win rate over 494 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.