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Rakan vs Elise

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

based on 871 Rakan vs Elise matchups
Win Rate
52.2 %
K/D/A
2.96
Pick Rate
0.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our matchup stats from the millions of recently ranked League games that we analyze each week. This guide on how to beat Elise as Rakan resulted from an evaluation of 871 ranked rounds where both champs battled each other. This matchup is fairly rare. Rakan has to counter Elise in only 0.8% of his rounds.

Rakan vs Elise Matchup Summary

Rakan has done a good job of countering Elise. On average, he wins a whopping 52.2% of matches the champs oppose one another in. In Rakan versus Elise rounds, Rakan’s side is 0.2% less likely to obtain first blood. This indicates that he probably won't get first blood against Elise.

Best Rakan vs Elise Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsWinged Moonplate

Core Rakan Items

~22 Mins
TrailblazerZeke's ConvergenceSolstice Sleigh

Optional Items

Knight's VowLocket of the Iron SolariFrozen HeartCelestial Opposition

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
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R
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W
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Guide to Countering Elise as Rakan

Tips for Playing as Rakan against Elise

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 Elise

Rappel has a long cooldown. Elise is vulnerable after she has used it.

Elise's Spider Form is more dangerous when you are at low health, and her Human Form more potent when you are at high health.

Rappel will only move Elise straight up and down unless she can descend upon an enemy unit.

Rakan vs Elise Counter Stats

Rakan Image
Win Rate
52.2 %
VS
Win Rate
47.8 %
Elise Image
1.5
< Kills >
6.8
5.4
< Deaths >
6.3
14.5
< Assists >
7.7
0.23
< Killing Sprees >
1.59
31
< Minions Killed >
31
0.03
< Dragons Killed >
1.34
0.5
< Inhibitors >
0.42
1,222
< Physical Damage >
1,256
5,024
< Magic Damage >
15,527
735
< True Damage >
1,287
6,981
< Damage Dealt >
18,071
19,732
< Damage Taken >
28,066
8,225
< Gold Earned >
11,105
1.85
< Towers >
1.42
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.31
5,699
< Total Healing >
12,392
10,171
< Experience >
12,394
66
< Vision Score >
26
32
< Wards Placed >
7
176
< Time Dealing CC >
169

How to Counter Elise with Rakan in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here clarify several significant Rakan against Elise matchup statistics that can help us realize the differences between the two. As an example, Rakan’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Elise’s ratio of NaN, showing that Rakan may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Elise. This observation is largely a result of the differences in assists.

Rakan typically has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than his opponent does. Commonly, he receives less damage than Elise. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also indicate that the champ with increased HP has less agility and thus is not able to flee from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Rakan and Elise

Damage Types Compared

Rakan
Elise
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Rakan
Elise

Who is Better, Rakan or Elise?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Rakan usually wins when trying to fight Elise, with a 52.2% win rate. As a result, Rakan makes a good counter for Elise.

While Rakan does have a higher win rate than Elise, when they face off with one another, Rakan also has a much lower difficulty level that makes him a less time consuming champion to pick up and master. You should be be fine when picking Rakan into Elise.

Moreover, Rakan has a very large amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Elise. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

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

Rakan is an above average counter for Elise. You will do well by focussing your actions on increasing your CS and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Rakan against Elise.

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 Elise Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Elise as Rakan, we analyzed 871 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 Elise 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 Elise during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions presented above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Rakan typically picks up a similar amount of CS compared to Elise. Champions who on average don't take much CS usualy don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The best items to prioritize in your Rakan versus Elise build include Trailblazer, Zeke's Convergence, and Solstice Sleigh. When Rakan bought at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better versus Elise than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Rakan boasted an average winrate of 52.2% battling Elise with these items in his kit.

To have the best probability of annihilating Elise as Rakan, Rakan players should take 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 players chose for Rakan vs Elise fights, this sequence of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 52.2% win rate overall.

If you want to see Rakan versus Elise tips and builds for a a distinct skill level, please select one from the selection menu shown above. By default, the stats and strategies displayed are calculated using every game finished with both champs.