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Rakan vs Akali

How to Beat Akali as Rakan in LoLRakan is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Akali as Rakan

based on 6,866 Rakan vs Akali matchups
Win Rate
51 %
K/D/A
2.93
Pick Rate
6.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of ranked LoL games each and every week. Within our dataset, Rakan faced off against Akali 6866 times. Having so many matchups for Rakan versus Akali gives us a lot of faith in our capacity to produce actionable data and a solid build to destroy Akali. This particular champ matchup is fairly uncommon. Rakan encounters Akali in only 6.2% of his rounds.

Rakan vs Akali Matchup Summary

Rakan does a decent job of countering Akali. Typically, he wins a acceptable 51.0% of games the champs face off with one another in. In Rakan versus Akali rounds, Rakan’s team is 0.0% more probable to obtain first blood. This implies that he most likely will be able to get first blood versus Akali.

Best Rakan vs Akali Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsKindlegem

Core Rakan Items

~22 Mins
TrailblazerZeke's ConvergenceLocket of the Iron Solari

Optional Items

Knight's VowForce of NatureThornmailShurelya's Battlesong

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Rakan to level upw
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Second ability for Rakan to level upe
>
Last skill for Rakan to max outq

Runes

ResolveGuardianFont of LifeBone PlatingUnflinching
DominationZombie WardUltimate Hunter
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Rakan's passive ability p
Rakan's q ability q
Rakan's w ability w
Rakan's e ability e
Rakan's ultimate ability r
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W
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W
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Guide to Countering Akali as Rakan

Tips for Playing as Rakan against Akali

Rakan's dash speeds increase with his Move Speed. Use the extra speed to surprise your enemies!

Danger is as fun as you let it be.

Rakan requires allies near him to make the most out of his tools.

Advice to Win Against Akali

Akali's Five Point Strike is powerful when used at maximum range and energy. Engage on her when she has low energy to maximize your chance of winning trades.

Return to base if your Health is low and Akali has her ultimate available.

Akali can still be hit by area effect spells while obscured inside Twilight Shroud. Doing so will briefly reveal her position.

Rakan vs Akali Counter Stats

Rakan Image
Win Rate
51 %
VS
Win Rate
49 %
Akali Image
1.6
< Kills >
8.6
5.5
< Deaths >
5.9
14.5
< Assists >
5.2
0.26
< Killing Sprees >
1.96
32
< Minions Killed >
155
0.03
< Dragons Killed >
0.04
0.48
< Inhibitors >
0.36
1,275
< Physical Damage >
1,317
5,106
< Magic Damage >
21,102
772
< True Damage >
731
7,154
< Damage Dealt >
23,151
19,998
< Damage Taken >
25,927
8,274
< Gold Earned >
11,520
1.77
< Towers >
1.49
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
5,767
< Total Healing >
3,129
10,409
< Experience >
14,022
63
< Vision Score >
17
30
< Wards Placed >
8
169
< Time Dealing CC >
72

How to Counter Akali with Rakan in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here feature several critical Rakan vs. Akali matchup statistics that can help you understand the differences and similarities between the two. As an example, Rakan’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Akali’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Rakan may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Akali. This observation is in large part fueled by the differences in assists.

Rakan usually has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than his foe does. On average, he takes less damage than Akali. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also indicate that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to escape further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Rakan and Akali

Damage Types Compared

Rakan
Akali
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Rakan
Akali

Who is Better, Rakan or Akali?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Rakan usually wins when taking on Akali, with a 51.0% win rate. As a result, Rakan makes a good counter for Akali.

While Rakan does have a higher winrate than Akali, when facing one another, Rakan also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less complex champ to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Rakan into Akali.

Furthermore, Rakan also has a great amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Akali. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Rakan vs Akali matchups, Rakan is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.

Rakan is a decent counter for Akali. Focus your play on keeping up your CS and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Rakan against Akali.

Other Champion Matchups Against Rakan

Rakan Loses Against

LilliaLillia43.9% winrateSingedSinged44.6% winrateSwainSwain45.1% winrateTaricTaric45.9% winrate

Rakan Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee59% winrateYuumiYuumi58.4% winrateSejuaniSejuani56.4% winrateKennenKennen55.1% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

BrandBrand+ 54.7% 3868 GamesSwainSwain+ 54.7% 1847 GamesVel'KozVel'Koz+ 55.2% 817 GamesLilliaLillia+ 55.6% 6914 Games

Additional Information for Rakan Players

How We Calculated Our Rakan vs Akali Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Akali as Rakan, we analyzed 6,866 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 Akali as Rakan 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

To learn all of the intricacies of Rakan in order to counter Akali during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats displayed here, you should increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Rakan often picks up a lot less CS compared to Akali. Champions who on average don't earn many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require many items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values shown here to do well.

The most crucial items to use in your Rakan versus Akali build include Trailblazer, Zeke's Convergence, and Locket of the Iron Solari. When Rakan bought at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better against Akali than with most other typical builds. In fact, Rakan boasted an average win rate of 51.0% battling Akali with this counter build.

To have the highest chance of defeating Akali as Rakan, Rakan players should equip the Guardian, Font of Life, Bone Plating, Unflinching, Zombie Ward, and Ultimate Hunter runes from the Resolve and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune builds players chose for Rakan vs Akali fights, this mixture of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 51.0% winrate overall.

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