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

Rakan vs Gwen

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

based on 2,384 Rakan vs Gwen matchups
Win Rate
54.7 %
K/D/A
3.26
Pick Rate
2.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of ranked LoL matches every week. In our database, Rakan faced Gwen 2384 times. With so many matchups for Rakan versus Gwen gives us a lot of confidence in our capability to provide enlightening data and a supported build to smash Gwen. This particular matchup is fairly rare. Rakan has to counter Gwen in only 2.1% of his rounds.

Rakan vs Gwen Matchup Summary

Rakan has done a great job of countering Gwen. On average, he wins a whopping 54.7% of the time the champs face each other in. In Rakan versus Gwen rounds, Rakan’s team is 0.0% more probable to earn first blood, indicating that he probably will be able to get first blood against Gwen.

Best Rakan vs Gwen Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsGlowing Mote

Core Rakan Items

~22 Mins
TrailblazerLocket of the Iron SolariSolstice Sleigh

Optional Items

Knight's VowShurelya's BattlesongFrozen HeartThornmail

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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E
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Guide to Countering Gwen as Rakan

Tips for Playing as Rakan against Gwen

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 Gwen

Gwen must hit something to recast her Ultimate, try to evade her between casts.

Gwen needs to attack a few times to set up her damage, so try to get the jump on her.

Gwen's Hallowed Mist shroud will only follow her once, after that it will dissipate when she leaves.

Rakan vs Gwen Counter Stats

Rakan Image
Win Rate
54.7 %
VS
Win Rate
45.3 %
Gwen Image
1.6
< Kills >
5.7
5
< Deaths >
6.2
14.7
< Assists >
4.7
0.27
< Killing Sprees >
1.31
31
< Minions Killed >
161
0.04
< Dragons Killed >
0.25
0.53
< Inhibitors >
0.53
1,242
< Physical Damage >
2,929
5,017
< Magic Damage >
15,195
743
< True Damage >
3,734
7,002
< Damage Dealt >
21,859
19,228
< Damage Taken >
29,575
8,249
< Gold Earned >
11,852
1.9
< Towers >
2.63
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.08
5,830
< Total Healing >
7,544
10,310
< Experience >
14,524
64
< Vision Score >
17
31
< Wards Placed >
8
166
< Time Dealing CC >
148

How to Counter Gwen with Rakan in LoL

The stats provided here highlight some significant Rakan vs. Gwen matchup statistics that may help us explain the distinctions between this pair of champions. Rakan’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Gwen’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Rakan may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Gwen. This observation is in large part caused by the differences in assists.

Rakan usually has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than his enemy does. Commonly, he takes less damage than Gwen. This often reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also show that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to escape additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Rakan and Gwen

Damage Types Compared

Rakan
Gwen
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Rakan
Gwen

Who is Better, Rakan or Gwen?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Rakan usually wins when playing against Gwen, with a 54.7% win rate. As a result, Rakan makes a great counter to Gwen.

While Rakan does have a much higher win rate compared to Gwen, when facing one another, Rakan also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more complex champion to pick up and master. You should be be fine when picking Rakan into Gwen.

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

While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Rakan vs Gwen matchups, Rakan is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.

Rakan is a great counter to Gwen. You will do well by focussing your tactics on keeping up your gold income and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Rakan against Gwen.

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 Gwen Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Gwen as Rakan, we analyzed 2,384 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 Gwen 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 in order to counter Gwen during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions displayed here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Rakan most often accumulates a lot less CS relative to Gwen. Champs who typically don't get many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The ideal items to have in your Rakan versus Gwen build include Trailblazer, Locket of the Iron Solari, and Solstice Sleigh. When Rakan bought at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better against Gwen than with most other common item sets. In fact, Rakan had an average winrate of 54.7% when countering Gwen with this counter build.

To have the greatest likelihood of crushing Gwen as Rakan, you 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 rune builds players used for Rakan vs Gwen face-offs, this composite of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 54.7% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Gwen as Rakan are displayed for every ranked division. To filter the statistics and builds to a particular rank, you can use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.