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Rakan vs Diana

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

based on 4,498 Rakan vs Diana matchups
Win Rate
51.4 %
K/D/A
3.04
Pick Rate
4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of ranked League matches every week. In our dataset, Rakan battled Diana 4498 times. Including so many matchups for Rakan vs Diana provides us confidence in our capability to produce enlightening statistics and a recommended build to destroy Diana. This particular counter pairing is relatively uncommon. Rakan fights Diana in only 4.0% of his matches.

Rakan vs Diana Matchup Summary

Rakan has done a decent job of countering Diana. Normally, he wins a acceptable 51.4% of the time the champs clash against one another in. In Rakan against Diana games, Rakan’s team is 0.0% more probable to earn first blood. This implies that he probably will get first blood against Diana.

Best Rakan vs Diana Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Cloth ArmorIonian Boots of Lucidity

Core Rakan Items

~22 Mins
TrailblazerZeke's ConvergenceLocket of the Iron Solari

Optional Items

Shurelya's BattlesongKnight's VowForce of NatureThornmail

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
Ability HasteArmorArmor
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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Guide to Countering Diana as Rakan

Tips for Playing as Rakan against Diana

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 Diana

Pale Cascade orbs only last a few seconds. Avoid Diana and engage her after the shield dissipates.

Diana can play very aggressively if she uses Lunar Rush without Moonlight, but you can punish her by slowing or stunning her when she has no way to get back into position.

Dodge Crescent Strike, or move to safety if you are affected by Moonlight.

Rakan vs Diana Counter Stats

Rakan Image
Win Rate
51.4 %
VS
Win Rate
48.6 %
Diana Image
1.5
< Kills >
7.3
5.3
< Deaths >
6.5
14.6
< Assists >
6.7
0.24
< Killing Sprees >
1.68
32
< Minions Killed >
99
0.04
< Dragons Killed >
0.81
0.48
< Inhibitors >
0.45
1,203
< Physical Damage >
1,994
4,751
< Magic Damage >
18,505
694
< True Damage >
964
6,648
< Damage Dealt >
21,464
19,544
< Damage Taken >
24,038
8,198
< Gold Earned >
12,119
1.79
< Towers >
1.77
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.2
5,733
< Total Healing >
5,881
10,393
< Experience >
13,913
63
< Vision Score >
20
30
< Wards Placed >
7
173
< Time Dealing CC >
131

How to Counter Diana with Rakan in LoL

The stats shown on this page feature some important Rakan against Diana matchup stats that may help you interpret the differences between the pair. For instance, Rakan’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Diana’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Rakan may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Diana. This observation is largely caused by the differences in assists.

Rakan typically has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than his counter does. Typically, he takes less damage than Diana. This commonly reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also show that the champ with higher HP has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Rakan and Diana

Damage Types Compared

Rakan
Diana
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Rakan
Diana

Who is Better, Rakan or Diana?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Rakan usually wins when playing against Diana, with a 51.4% win rate. Thus, Rakan makes a good counter for Diana.

While Rakan does have a higher win rate compared to Diana, when on opposite teams, Rakan also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more time consuming champion to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Rakan into Diana.

Additionally, Rakan has a great deal of utility and CC, a similar amount to Diana. This often 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 Diana matchups, Rakan is the better champ with a higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

Rakan is a decent counter to Diana. You will do well by focussing your tactics on keeping up your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Rakan against Diana.

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 Diana Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Diana as Rakan, we analyzed 4,498 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 Diana 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 truly master Rakan in order to counter Diana during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats presented here, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Rakan on average accumulates a lot less CS relative to Diana. Champs who typically don't acquire many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The ideal items to have in your Rakan versus Diana build consist of Trailblazer, Zeke's Convergence, and Locket of the Iron Solari. When Rakan bought at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better countering Diana than with many other common builds. In fact, Rakan boasted an average win rate of 51.4% when playing against Diana with this counter build.

To have the highest likelihood of defeating Diana as Rakan, Rakan players should use the Guardian, Font of Life, Bone Plating, Unflinching, Ultimate Hunter, and Zombie Ward runes from the Resolve and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players picked for Rakan vs Diana counterpicks, this composite of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 51.4% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Diana as Rakan are shown for all ranked divisions. If you want to narrow the statistics and builds to a distinct player tier, you can use the selection menu at the top of this page.