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Rakan vs Aphelios

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

based on 2,569 Rakan vs Aphelios matchups
Win Rate
52 %
K/D/A
3.24
Pick Rate
2.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our matchup stats from the millions of recently ranked League of Legends matches that we get from Riot Games every week. This guide on how to beat Aphelios as Rakan resulted from an examination of 2569 ranked matches where both champs battled one another. This particular champion pairing is somewhat rare. Rakan is forced to battle against Aphelios in only 2.3% of his rounds.

Rakan vs Aphelios Matchup Summary

Rakan has done a good job of beating Aphelios. Typically, he wins a fantastic 52.0% of matches the champs oppose one another in. In Rakan vs Aphelios matches, Rakan’s team is 0.0% more likely to obtain first blood. This indicates that he most likely will get first blood versus Aphelios.

Best Rakan vs Aphelios Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Cloth ArmorIonian Boots of Lucidity

Core Rakan Items

~22 Mins
TrailblazerFrozen HeartSolstice Sleigh

Optional Items

Knight's VowLocket of the Iron SolariZeke's ConvergenceShurelya's Battlesong

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

ResolveGuardianFont of LifeBone PlatingUnflinching
DominationZombie WardUltimate Hunter
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
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
6
R
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W
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E
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E
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Guide to Countering Aphelios as Rakan

Tips for Playing as Rakan against Aphelios

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 Aphelios

Each of Aphelios' weapons have different weaknesses, try to exploit the ones that work best for your champion. Watch out for the purple Gravity gun, it can root you.

Rakan vs Aphelios Counter Stats

Rakan Image
Win Rate
52 %
VS
Win Rate
48 %
Aphelios Image
1.5
< Kills >
6.3
5
< Deaths >
6.1
14.7
< Assists >
6.1
0.25
< Killing Sprees >
1.47
32
< Minions Killed >
179
0.04
< Dragons Killed >
0.19
0.51
< Inhibitors >
0.51
1,180
< Physical Damage >
20,141
4,741
< Magic Damage >
1,335
731
< True Damage >
454
6,653
< Damage Dealt >
21,931
19,426
< Damage Taken >
17,699
8,215
< Gold Earned >
11,772
1.84
< Towers >
2.46
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
5,850
< Total Healing >
4,880
10,268
< Experience >
12,268
65
< Vision Score >
17
31
< Wards Placed >
8
169
< Time Dealing CC >
142

How to Counter Aphelios with Rakan in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here highlight some strategic Rakan vs. Aphelios counter statistics that may help you understand the distinctions between the pair. As an example, Rakan’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Aphelios’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Rakan may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Aphelios. This observation is largely a result of the differences in assists.

Rakan often has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than his enemy does. Commonly, he receives a similar amount of damage to Aphelios. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, yet it can also hint that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to flee from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Rakan and Aphelios

Damage Types Compared

Rakan
Aphelios
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Rakan
Aphelios

Who is Better, Rakan or Aphelios?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Rakan usually wins when facing off against Aphelios, with a 52.0% win rate. Thus, Rakan makes a good counter for Aphelios.

While Rakan does have a higher win rate compared to Aphelios, when they face off with one another, Rakan also has a much lower learning curve that makes him a less challenging champ to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Rakan into Aphelios.

Furthermore, Rakan has a lot of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Aphelios. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Rakan vs Aphelios matchups, Rakan is the better champion with a higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

Rakan is a decent counter for Aphelios. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on increasing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Rakan against Aphelios.

Other Champion Matchups Against Rakan

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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 Aphelios Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Aphelios as Rakan, we analyzed 2,569 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 Aphelios 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

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Rakan to counter Aphelios during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and stats presented above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Rakan usually picks up a lot less CS compared to Aphelios. Champions who on average don't get many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values displayed on this page to do well.

The top items to use in your Rakan versus Aphelios build include Trailblazer, Frozen Heart, and Solstice Sleigh. When Rakan incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better when facing Aphelios than with many other common builds. In fact, Rakan had an average winrate of 52.0% when countering Aphelios with this build.

To have the highest chance of beating Aphelios 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 runes players chose for Rakan vs Aphelios matchups, this order of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 52.0% winrate overall.

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