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How to Win Rakan vs Amumu Counter MatchupRakan is in the a tier of champions

Rakan vs Amumu

How to Beat Amumu as Rakan in LoLRakan is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Amumu as Rakan

based on 2,389 Rakan vs Amumu matchups
Win Rate
49.8 %
K/D/A
2.93
Pick Rate
2.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our counter stats from the millions of recently ranked LoL matches that we review each and every week. This guide on how to beat Amumu as Rakan resulted from an evaluation of 2389 ranked matches where both champs fought each other. This particular matchup is relatively rare. Rakan is forced to battle against Amumu in only 2.1% of his matches.

Rakan vs Amumu Matchup Summary

Rakan does a ok job of countering Amumu. Typically, he wins a acceptable 49.8% of games the champs face off with each other in. In Rakan versus Amumu rounds, Rakan’s side is 0.1% less expected to earn first blood, implying that he probably won't get first blood versus Amumu.

Best Rakan vs Amumu Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Cloth ArmorWinged Moonplate

Core Rakan Items

~22 Mins
TrailblazerZeke's ConvergenceKnight's Vow

Optional Items

Force of NatureThornmailFrozen HeartSolstice Sleigh

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
2
E
3
Q
4
W
5
W
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R
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W
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Guide to Countering Amumu as Rakan

Tips for Playing as Rakan against Amumu

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 Amumu

Amumu's Despair makes purchasing primarily Health items a risky proposition.

Erratic movement, or hiding behind creep waves can make it difficult for Amumu to instigate a fight with Bandage Toss.

Avoid bunching up with other allies when Amumu has his ultimate available.

Rakan vs Amumu Counter Stats

Rakan Image
Win Rate
49.8 %
VS
Win Rate
50.2 %
Amumu Image
1.5
< Kills >
3.9
5.5
< Deaths >
6
14.6
< Assists >
10.9
0.25
< Killing Sprees >
0.87
32
< Minions Killed >
30
0.04
< Dragons Killed >
1.26
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.37
1,188
< Physical Damage >
1,407
4,999
< Magic Damage >
11,148
738
< True Damage >
1,944
6,926
< Damage Dealt >
14,499
20,227
< Damage Taken >
31,044
8,266
< Gold Earned >
10,366
1.74
< Towers >
1.16
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.29
5,735
< Total Healing >
11,155
10,362
< Experience >
12,331
62
< Vision Score >
26
29
< Wards Placed >
9
179
< Time Dealing CC >
269

How to Counter Amumu with Rakan in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page underscore several critical Rakan against Amumu matchup statistics that can help us explain the differences between the two. As an example, Rakan’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Amumu’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Rakan may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Amumu..

Rakan normally has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his matchup does. On average, he receives less damage than Amumu. This often reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also show that the champ with increased HP has less agility and thus is unable to flee from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Rakan and Amumu

Damage Types Compared

Rakan
Amumu
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Rakan
Amumu

Who is Better, Rakan or Amumu?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Rakan usually fairs equally well when playing against Amumu, with a 49.8% win rate. As a result, Rakan makes an ok counter to Amumu.

While Rakan does have a lower winrate than Amumu, when facing one another, Rakan also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more challenging character to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Rakan into Amumu.

Moreover, Rakan has a great deal of utility and CC, a similar amount to Amumu. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

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

Rakan is a somewhat poor counter to Amumu. You will do well by focussing your strategy on increasing your CS and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Rakan against Amumu.

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 Amumu Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Amumu as Rakan, we analyzed 2,389 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 Amumu 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Rakan to counter Amumu during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions displayed here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Rakan usually gets a similar amount of CS compared to Amumu. Champs who typically don't acquire many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values shown on this page to do well.

The most important items to have in your Rakan versus Amumu build consist of Trailblazer, Zeke's Convergence, and Knight's Vow. When Rakan bought at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better when facing Amumu than with many other typical builds. In fact, Rakan boasted an average win rate of 49.8% battling Amumu with these items in his kit.

To have the best probability of defeating Amumu as Rakan, you should use the Guardian, Font of Life, Bone Plating, Unflinching, Zombie Ward, and Ultimate Hunter runes from the Resolve and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations we have analyed for Rakan vs Amumu battles, this mixture of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 49.8% winrate overall.

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