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

Rakan vs Hwei

How to Beat Hwei as Rakan in LoLRakan is in the b tier of champions
Support
Mage

How to Beat Hwei as Rakan

based on 5,273 Rakan vs Hwei matchups
Win Rate
54.4 %
K/D/A
3.13
Pick Rate
4.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our counter stats from the millions of recently ranked LoL games that we review every week. This guide on how to beat Hwei as Rakan came out of an examination of 5273 ranked rounds where both champions clashed against each other. This champion matchup is fairly uncommon. Rakan has to counter Hwei in only 4.7% of his rounds.

Rakan vs Hwei Matchup Summary

Rakan does a great job of countering Hwei. Typically, he wins a whopping 54.4% of matches the champs oppose each other in. In Rakan vs Hwei matches, Rakan’s team is 0.1% more likely to gain first blood, indicating that he most likely will get first blood against Hwei.

Best Rakan vs Hwei Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalIonian Boots of Lucidity

Core Rakan Items

~22 Mins
Zeke's ConvergenceFrozen HeartCelestial Opposition

Optional Items

Knight's VowThornmailForce of NatureShurelya'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 ForceMagic Resist
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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W
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E
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Guide to Countering Hwei as Rakan

Tips for Playing as Rakan against Hwei

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 Hwei

After Hwei paints a Torment spell he is vulnerable to being rushed down.

Hwei needs to predict your positioning and take time to cast, catch him by surprise.

Hwei's lightning is deadly but slow; it deals more damage when you are alone or unable to move.

Rakan vs Hwei Counter Stats

Rakan Image
Win Rate
54.4 %
VS
Win Rate
45.6 %
Hwei Image
1.6
< Kills >
5.2
5.2
< Deaths >
6
14.7
< Assists >
8.7
0.27
< Killing Sprees >
1.17
32
< Minions Killed >
143
0.04
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.52
< Inhibitors >
0.46
1,216
< Physical Damage >
994
5,042
< Magic Damage >
21,606
767
< True Damage >
534
7,026
< Damage Dealt >
23,134
20,532
< Damage Taken >
17,984
8,420
< Gold Earned >
10,816
1.83
< Towers >
1.91
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
6,161
< Total Healing >
1,537
10,623
< Experience >
13,324
66
< Vision Score >
27
31
< Wards Placed >
13
163
< Time Dealing CC >
575

How to Counter Hwei with Rakan in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here emphasize some vital Rakan against Hwei counter statistics that can help us appreciate the distinctions between the two. As an example, Rakan’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Hwei’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Rakan may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Hwei. This observation is largely caused by the differences in assists.

Rakan usually has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than his opponent does. Commonly, he receives a similar amount of damage to Hwei. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, but it can also show that the champion with increased HP has less agility and thus is not able to escape further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Rakan and Hwei

Damage Types Compared

Rakan
Hwei
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Rakan
Hwei

Who is Better, Rakan or Hwei?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Rakan usually wins when playing against Hwei, with a 54.4% win rate. As a result, Rakan makes a great counter for Hwei.

While Rakan does have a much higher winrate compared to Hwei, when on opposite teams, Rakan also has a much lower learning curve that makes him a less time consuming champion to develop with. You don't need to be too worried when picking Rakan into Hwei.

Moreover, Rakan has a great deal of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Hwei. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Rakan vs Hwei 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 allied champions during team fights.

Rakan is a great counter for Hwei. Make sure you focus your strategy on keeping up your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Rakan against Hwei.

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 Hwei Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Hwei as Rakan, we analyzed 5,273 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 Hwei 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

Rakan Build Hwei Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Rakan to counter Hwei during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and stats presented above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Rakan most often picks up a lot less CS as Hwei. Champions who typically don't acquire much CS usualy don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values shown on this page to do well.

The ideal items to use in your Rakan versus Hwei build include Zeke's Convergence, Frozen Heart, and Celestial Opposition. When Rakan bought at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better when fighting Hwei than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Rakan boasted an average winrate of 54.4% when playing against Hwei with this build.

To have the greatest likelihood of crushing Hwei as Rakan, you should use the Guardian, Font of Life, Bone Plating, Unflinching, Zombie Ward, and Ultimate Hunter runes from the Resolve and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players chose for Rakan vs Hwei face-offs, this combination of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 54.4% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Hwei as Rakan are shown for all ranked divisions combined. If you would like to scope the statistics and builds to a particular rank, you should use the selection menu at the top of this page.