If you have Akshan already in hand, keeping a pump spell (Sharpsight or Shaped Stone) is advisable to protect him from removal. Especially against aggro decks or decks with many chump blockers like Darkness or Ahri Kennen, she will get chump blocked so focussing on more efficient removal is better. While she might be tempting, finding one of the above two units is more important. This means that we often full-Mulligan aggressively for Akshan or Vekauran Vagabond. Without it, you will often find that you are one finisher short to close out the game. If Akshan is the glue that holds all the pieces together, Vekauran Bruiser is the Sumo Ninja that punches the plank in your face.
This means that oftentimes you will be able to get several Sentinel's Hoard (the thing Akshan’s second landmark spawns upon completion). If those arguments are not enough for you, here is the final straw breaking the camel’s back: the Lucky Finds generated target a unit, advancing Akshan’s landmarks. In particular, Fearsome and Overwhelm are perfect for closing out the game. If you grant those keywords to a leveled Sivir, she gives them to everyone. The Lucky Finds not only create extra stats but can also generate keywords. He can battle it out with the big boys while also hoarding tons of Lucky Finds. Some call Kennen or Zed sneaky because they are real-life ninjas, but Vekauran Bruiser is a Sumo Ninja. Vekauran Bruiser might look like nothing special with his 5/5 body and extra stats generation through Lucky Find generation, but he is a powerhouse in disguise. That’s how dependent we are on this landmark! If we already summoned the Palace, Vagabond will advance it by two turns which can come in handy to level Akshan quicker and summon a Warlord's Hoard as well as activating The Absolver. Since we can’t run 6 copies of Akshan, we play Vekauran Vagabond instead to summon a Warlord's Palace reliably. Since this deck is running a lot of targeting spells and units, it’s impossible for us to not countdown Warlord's Palace if Akshan is played on turn 2. Without him, we would run out of cards too early and wouldn’t get to our key finishers. Akshan is the key piece of this deck that holds everything together.
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