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

Rakan vs Aurelion Sol

How to Beat Aurelion Sol as Rakan in LoLRakan is in the a tier of champions
Support
Mage

How to Beat Aurelion Sol as Rakan

based on 1,707 Rakan vs Aurelion Sol matchups
Win Rate
52.2 %
K/D/A
3.15
Pick Rate
1.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our matchup stats from the millions of recently ranked League games that we evaluate every week. This guide on how to beat Aurelion Sol as Rakan resulted from an examination of 1707 ranked rounds where both champs faced one another. This champion pairing is fairly rare. Rakan encounters Aurelion Sol in only 1.5% of his rounds.

Rakan vs Aurelion Sol Matchup Summary

Rakan does a good job of countering Aurelion Sol. Typically, he wins a whopping 52.2% of games the champs face off with one another in. In Rakan versus Aurelion Sol rounds, Rakan’s team is 0.1% more probable to obtain first blood. This implies that he most likely will get first blood against Aurelion Sol.

Best Rakan vs Aurelion Sol Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsWinged Moonplate

Core Rakan Items

~22 Mins
Zeke's ConvergenceKnight's VowSolstice Sleigh

Optional Items

ThornmailTrailblazerFrozen HeartLocket of the Iron Solari

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 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
6
R
7
W
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E
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W
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E
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Guide to Countering Aurelion Sol as Rakan

Tips for Playing as Rakan against Aurelion Sol

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 Aurelion Sol

He gains speed while chasing in a straight line, but taking damage makes him lose that momentum.

Try to get inside his orbit, since his stars can't hurt you up close.

His stars disappear while stunned or silenced, giving you an easy opportunity to fight him.

His Starsurge ability can grow to cover a huge area - don't stay in the same place too long!

Rakan vs Aurelion Sol Counter Stats

Rakan Image
Win Rate
52.2 %
VS
Win Rate
47.8 %
Aurelion Sol Image
1.7
< Kills >
6.4
5.2
< Deaths >
5.6
14.7
< Assists >
7.7
0.31
< Killing Sprees >
1.46
32
< Minions Killed >
183
0.04
< Dragons Killed >
0.16
0.53
< Inhibitors >
0.39
1,272
< Physical Damage >
316
5,224
< Magic Damage >
21,701
797
< True Damage >
654
7,293
< Damage Dealt >
22,672
20,336
< Damage Taken >
20,197
8,487
< Gold Earned >
12,076
1.93
< Towers >
1.53
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
6,116
< Total Healing >
2,346
10,676
< Experience >
14,593
64
< Vision Score >
17
30
< Wards Placed >
9
176
< Time Dealing CC >
357

How to Counter Aurelion Sol with Rakan in LoL

The stats shown on this page feature several influential Rakan versus Aurelion Sol matchup stats that may help you distinguish the differences and similarities between the two. As an example, Rakan’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Aurelion Sol’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Rakan may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Aurelion Sol. This observation is largely fueled by the differences in assists.

Rakan typically has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than his counter does. Typically, he takes a similar amount of damage to Aurelion Sol. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, but it can also indicate that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to escape further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Rakan and Aurelion Sol

Damage Types Compared

Rakan
Aurelion Sol
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Rakan
Aurelion Sol

Who is Better, Rakan or Aurelion Sol?

Both LoL champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Rakan usually wins when playing against Aurelion Sol, with a 52.2% win rate. Thus, Rakan makes a good counter to Aurelion Sol.

While Rakan does have a higher win rate than Aurelion Sol, when on opposite teams, Rakan also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less difficult champion to pick up and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Rakan into Aurelion Sol.

Furthermore, Rakan also has a great deal of utility and CC, a similar amount to Aurelion Sol. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Rakan vs Aurelion Sol matchups, Rakan is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.

Rakan is an above average counter for Aurelion Sol. Focus your tactics on increasing your CS and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Rakan against Aurelion Sol.

Additional Information for Rakan Players

How We Calculated Our Rakan vs Aurelion Sol Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Aurelion Sol as Rakan, we analyzed 1,707 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 Aurelion Sol 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

To truly master Rakan in order to counter Aurelion Sol during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions shown here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Rakan typically racks up a lot less CS relative to Aurelion Sol. Champions who on average don't acquire many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers displayed here to do well.

The most crucial items to focus on in your Rakan versus Aurelion Sol build consist of Zeke's Convergence, Knight's Vow, and Solstice Sleigh. When Rakan combined at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better versus Aurelion Sol than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Rakan boasted an average winrate of 52.2% when playing against Aurelion Sol with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest chance of defeating Aurelion Sol as Rakan, Rakan players should equip the Guardian, Font of Life, Bone Plating, Unflinching, Ultimate Hunter, and Zombie Ward runes from the Resolve and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune builds we have analyed for Rakan vs Aurelion Sol battles, this set of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 52.2% win rate overall.

If you need to see Rakan x Aurelion Sol tips and counter builds for a an individual skill level, please select one from the selection menu provided above. If viewing for the first time, the statistics and guides shown are computed using all matches finished with both champs.