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Rakan vs Illaoi

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

based on 2,060 Rakan vs Illaoi matchups
Win Rate
49.7 %
K/D/A
3.18
Pick Rate
1.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of recently ranked LoL matches each week. In our database, Rakan faced Illaoi in 2060 games. With so many matchups for Rakan versus Illaoi gives us a lot of confidence in our capacity to produce informative data and a supported build to counter Illaoi. This champion pairing is relatively rare. Rakan fights Illaoi in only 1.9% of his rounds.

Rakan vs Illaoi Matchup Summary

Rakan has done a average job of countering Illaoi. On average, he wins a acceptable 49.7% of the time the champions fight one another in. In Rakan against Illaoi games, Rakan’s side is 0.0% more expected to earn first blood, indicating that he probably will get first blood versus Illaoi.

Best Rakan vs Illaoi Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsWinged Moonplate

Core Rakan Items

~22 Mins
TrailblazerKnight's VowSolstice Sleigh

Optional Items

Shurelya's BattlesongThornmailFrozen HeartZeke's Convergence

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
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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
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Guide to Countering Illaoi as Rakan

Tips for Playing as Rakan against Illaoi

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 Illaoi

Killing Tentacles whenever possible will make it much easier to win a fight against Illaoi.

When your spirit gets pulled out, fight back if you can. Dealing damage to Illaoi reduces the spirit's duration.

Avoid grouping up for Leap of Faith to reduce the number of Tentacles available to Illaoi.

Rakan vs Illaoi Counter Stats

Rakan Image
Win Rate
49.7 %
VS
Win Rate
50.3 %
Illaoi Image
1.6
< Kills >
5.4
5
< Deaths >
6.4
14.3
< Assists >
4.6
0.28
< Killing Sprees >
1.23
32
< Minions Killed >
190
0.03
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.58
1,246
< Physical Damage >
25,285
5,146
< Magic Damage >
844
785
< True Damage >
408
7,177
< Damage Dealt >
26,537
19,999
< Damage Taken >
34,661
8,254
< Gold Earned >
11,994
1.7
< Towers >
2.85
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
5,956
< Total Healing >
8,814
10,550
< Experience >
15,076
60
< Vision Score >
16
28
< Wards Placed >
8
185
< Time Dealing CC >
443

How to Counter Illaoi with Rakan in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page feature several valuable Rakan vs. Illaoi matchup stats that can help you figure out the distinctions between the pair. For instance, Rakan’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Illaoi’s ratio of NaN, showing that Rakan may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Illaoi. This observation is in large part a result of the differences in assists.

Rakan normally has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than his matchup does. On average, he receives less damage than Illaoi. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also show that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Rakan and Illaoi

Damage Types Compared

Rakan
Illaoi
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Rakan
Illaoi

Who is Better, Rakan or Illaoi?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Rakan usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Illaoi, with a 49.7% win rate. Thus, Rakan makes an ok counter to Illaoi.

While Rakan does have a lower win rate than Illaoi, when they face off with one another, Rakan also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more complex champ to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Rakan into Illaoi.

Additionally, Rakan has a lot of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Illaoi. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Rakan vs Illaoi matchups, Illaoi is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.

Rakan is a somewhat poor counter for Illaoi. Focus your actions on keeping up your CS and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Rakan against Illaoi.

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 Illaoi Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Illaoi as Rakan, we analyzed 2,060 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 Illaoi 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 Illaoi during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to 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 often picks up a lot less CS compared to Illaoi. Champs who on average don't acquire much CS usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The top items to prioritize in your Rakan versus Illaoi build consist of Trailblazer, Knight's Vow, and Solstice Sleigh. When Rakan bought at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better when facing Illaoi than with most other typical builds. In fact, Rakan had an average win rate of 49.7% when playing against Illaoi with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest likelihood of annihilating Illaoi 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. Of all the runes players chose for Rakan vs Illaoi counterpicks, this combination of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 49.7% winrate overall.

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