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Lucian vs Rakan

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How to Beat Rakan as Lucian

based on 7,751 Lucian vs Rakan matchups
Win Rate
48.1 %
K/D/A
2.31
Pick Rate
3.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of ranked League of Legends matches each and every week. Within our dataset, Lucian fought Rakan 7751 times. Using so many games with Lucian versus Rakan gives us confidence in our ability to produce useful data and a recommended build to destroy Rakan. This particular champion matchup is fairly rare. Lucian encounters Rakan in only 3.4% of his rounds.

Lucian vs Rakan Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Lucian does a dismal job of beating Rakan. On average, he wins a lowly 48.1% of matches the champions clash against one another in. In Lucian vs Rakan rounds, Lucian’s team is 0.1% more likely to gain first blood, indicating that he most likely will get first blood versus Rakan.

Best Lucian vs Rakan Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Cloak of AgilityNoonquiver

Core Lucian Items

~22 Mins
Rapid FirecannonStormrazorBloodsong

Optional Items

BloodthirsterThe CollectorVoltaic CycloswordLord Dominik's Regards

Summoner Spells

summonerexhaust summoner spell D
summonerflash summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Lucian to level upq
>
Second ability for Lucian to level upe
>
Last skill for Lucian to max outw

Runes

PrecisionPress the AttackPresence of MindLegend: BloodlineCoup de Grace
InspirationMagical FootwearBiscuit Delivery
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Lucian's passive ability p
Lucian's q ability q
Lucian's w ability w
Lucian's e ability e
Lucian's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
8
E
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Q
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E
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E
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W
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Guide to Countering Rakan as Lucian

Tips for Playing as Lucian against Rakan

For optimal burst, try to combine Relentless Pursuit into Piercing Light.

Ardent Blaze actually explodes in a star pattern. Try to line it up so the spokes hit enemy champions.

Because of Lightslinger, Lucian benefits more from Attack Damage than he does from Attack Speed.

Once you have chosen an angle for The Culling, you cannot change it. Pick your moment well!

Advice to Win Against Rakan

Champions with crowd control that can be applied quickly excel against Rakan.

Catching Rakan with no allies around severely inhibits his mobility. Try to find him alone.

Rakan's movement abilities forecast their destination. Try to use this to your advantage.

Lucian vs Rakan Counter Stats

Lucian Image
Win Rate
48.1 %
VS
Win Rate
51.9 %
Rakan Image
6.9
< Kills >
1.5
5.9
< Deaths >
5.3
6.7
< Assists >
14.3
1.63
< Killing Sprees >
0.25
186
< Minions Killed >
32
0.18
< Dragons Killed >
0.04
0.48
< Inhibitors >
0.5
18,279
< Physical Damage >
1,174
2,675
< Magic Damage >
4,860
547
< True Damage >
737
21,501
< Damage Dealt >
6,772
19,854
< Damage Taken >
19,607
12,161
< Gold Earned >
8,217
2.35
< Towers >
1.84
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
4,572
< Total Healing >
5,907
12,311
< Experience >
10,295
19
< Vision Score >
67
9
< Wards Placed >
32
39
< Time Dealing CC >
163

How to Counter Rakan with Lucian in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here underscore several significant Lucian versus Rakan counter stats that can help you realize the distinctions between this set of champions. As an example, Lucian’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Rakan’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Lucian may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Rakan. This observation is in large part caused by the difference in kills.

Lucian typically has a much larger longest killing spree than his counter does. On average, he takes a similar amount of damage to Rakan. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, but it can also show that the champ with higher health has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Lucian and Rakan

Damage Types Compared

Lucian
Rakan
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Lucian
Rakan

Who is Better, Lucian or Rakan?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Lucian usually loses when facing off against Rakan, with a 48.1% win rate. Therefore, Lucian makes a bad counter to Rakan.

While Lucian does have a lower win rate compared to Rakan, when facing one another, Lucian also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more difficult champ to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Lucian into Rakan.

Additionally, Lucian has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Rakan. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Lucian vs Rakan matchups, Rakan is the better champ with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.

Lucian is a somewhat poor counter for Rakan. Focus your play on keeping up your CS and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Lucian against Rakan.

Other Champion Matchups Against Lucian

Lucian Loses Against

LilliaLillia45.1% winrateTeemoTeemo45.3% winrateMaokaiMaokai45.6% winrateZyraZyra45.8% winrate

Lucian Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee55.7% winrateYuumiYuumi54.8% winrateSkarnerSkarner53.1% winrateSejuaniSejuani53.1% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Lucian Players

How We Calculated Our Lucian vs Rakan Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Rakan as Lucian, we analyzed 7,751 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Rakan as Lucian comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

Other Useful Resources

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Lucian in order to counter Rakan during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions displayed above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Lucian often accumulates much more CS compared to Rakan. Champions who typically don't take many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The best items to prioritize in your Lucian versus Rakan build include Rapid Firecannon, Stormrazor, and Bloodsong. When Lucian included at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better versus Rakan than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Lucian had an average win rate of 48.1% battling Rakan with this counter build.

To have the highest likelihood of coming out on top against Rakan as Lucian, you should use the Press the Attack, Presence of Mind, Legend: Bloodline, Coup de Grace, Biscuit Delivery, and Magical Footwear runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune builds players chose for Lucian vs Rakan LoL games, this order of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 48.1% win rate overall.

If you would like to get Lucian x Rakan tips and builds for a a distinct skill level, feel free to select one from the selection menu displayed above. If viewing for the first time, the statistics and build suggestions displayed are calculated using every game with data with both champions.