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Rakan vs Janna

How to Beat Janna as Rakan in LoLRakan is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Janna as Rakan

based on 3,375 Rakan vs Janna matchups
Win Rate
50.3 %
K/D/A
3
Pick Rate
3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our matchup stats from the millions of recently rated League of Legends matches that we evaluate every week. This guide on how to beat Janna as Rakan resulted from an analysis of 3375 ranked rounds where both champions opposed one another. This particular champ pairing is fairly rare. Rakan is forced to battle against Janna in only 3.0% of his matches.

Rakan vs Janna Matchup Summary

Rakan has done a ok job of beating Janna. On average, he wins a acceptable 50.3% of matches the champions face one another in. In Rakan versus Janna games, Rakan’s side is 0.0% more likely to get first blood, implying that he most likely will get first blood versus Janna.

Best Rakan vs Janna Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsWinged Moonplate

Core Rakan Items

~22 Mins
TrailblazerFrozen HeartSolstice Sleigh

Optional Items

Shurelya's BattlesongKnight's VowZeke's ConvergenceThornmail

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
Ability HasteAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
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
7
W
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E
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W
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E
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Q
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Guide to Countering Janna as Rakan

Tips for Playing as Rakan against Janna

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 Janna

Janna's at her strongest when buffing another ally. If you can harass her ally, it will weaken her ability to fight you.

Save an interrupt ability for when Janna uses her ultimate.

Listen for the charge up sound on Howling Gale in case Janna is trying to hit you with it from off screen or from brush.

Rakan vs Janna Counter Stats

Rakan Image
Win Rate
50.3 %
VS
Win Rate
49.7 %
Janna Image
1.3
< Kills >
1.4
4.8
< Deaths >
4.6
13.1
< Assists >
14
0.2
< Killing Sprees >
0.23
31
< Minions Killed >
27
0.03
< Dragons Killed >
0.04
0.49
< Inhibitors >
0.53
1,114
< Physical Damage >
1,010
4,565
< Magic Damage >
5,944
694
< True Damage >
431
6,373
< Damage Dealt >
7,386
18,868
< Damage Taken >
16,139
7,975
< Gold Earned >
8,083
1.8
< Towers >
2.2
0
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
5,866
< Total Healing >
7,222
9,909
< Experience >
10,105
67
< Vision Score >
63
32
< Wards Placed >
27
157
< Time Dealing CC >
181

How to Counter Janna with Rakan in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here emphasize several significant Rakan vs. Janna matchup statistics that may help you distinguish the differences between the two. Rakan’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Janna’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Rakan may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Janna..

Rakan normally has a similar longest killing spree as his matchup does. Typically, he receives a similar amount of damage to Janna. This commonly reflects differing health capacities; however, 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 Janna

Damage Types Compared

Rakan
Janna
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Rakan
Janna

Who is Better, Rakan or Janna?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Rakan usually fairs equally well when facing off against Janna, with a 50.3% win rate. Thus, Rakan makes an ok counter to Janna.

While Rakan does have a higher win rate compared to Janna, when they face off with one another, Rakan also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less complex champ to learn. You should be careful when picking Rakan into Janna.

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

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

Rakan is a decent counter to Janna. Focus your gameplay on maximizing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Rakan against Janna.

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 Janna Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Janna as Rakan, we analyzed 3,375 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 Janna 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 Janna Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Rakan to counter Janna during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions presented above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Rakan most often gets a similar amount of CS compared to Janna. Champs who typically don't acquire many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need many items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values reported on this page to do well.

The best items to focus on in your Rakan versus Janna build consist of Trailblazer, Frozen Heart, and Solstice Sleigh. When Rakan included at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better when facing Janna than with many other typical builds. In fact, Rakan had an average win rate of 50.3% when playing against Janna with this counter build.

To have the greatest probability of defeating Janna as Rakan, you 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 runes players used for Rakan vs Janna battles, this sequence of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 50.3% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Janna as Rakan are displayed for every ranked division. If you would like to scope the statistics and builds to a particular skill level, you may use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.