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Rakan vs Jax

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How to Beat Jax as Rakan

based on 7,594 Rakan vs Jax matchups
Win Rate
50.5 %
K/D/A
3.08
Pick Rate
6.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our matchup statistics from the millions of ranked LoL matches that we get from Riot Games every week. This guide on how to beat Jax as Rakan came out of an examination of 7594 ranked rounds where both champs faced each other. This particular champ pairing is relatively uncommon. Rakan has to counter Jax in only 6.8% of his matches.

Rakan vs Jax Matchup Summary

Rakan does a average job of beating Jax. Normally, he wins a acceptable 50.5% of matches the champs face off with each other in. In Rakan against Jax matches, Rakan’s team is 0.0% more likely to earn first blood. This implies that he probably will be able to get first blood versus Jax.

Best Rakan vs Jax Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsWinged Moonplate

Core Rakan Items

~22 Mins
Zeke's ConvergenceKnight's VowSolstice Sleigh

Optional Items

RedemptionShurelya's BattlesongKaenic RookernDream Maker

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 HasteArmorArmor
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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Guide to Countering Jax as Rakan

Tips for Playing as Rakan against Jax

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 Jax

Try to engage him in short bursts instead of going toe-to-toe with him. Preventing him from attacking consecutively drastically lowers his damage output.

Jax can dodge all incoming attacks for a very short amount of time and stuns enemies in melee range when it ends. Wait to strike him until after his dodge is finished.

Rakan vs Jax Counter Stats

Rakan Image
Win Rate
50.5 %
VS
Win Rate
49.5 %
Jax Image
1.6
< Kills >
6.2
5.2
< Deaths >
6.2
14.4
< Assists >
5.3
0.26
< Killing Sprees >
1.44
32
< Minions Killed >
122
0.04
< Dragons Killed >
0.62
0.49
< Inhibitors >
0.48
1,213
< Physical Damage >
11,630
4,974
< Magic Damage >
7,913
758
< True Damage >
651
6,945
< Damage Dealt >
20,194
19,635
< Damage Taken >
29,320
8,265
< Gold Earned >
11,802
1.82
< Towers >
2.16
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.14
5,785
< Total Healing >
8,492
10,374
< Experience >
14,167
64
< Vision Score >
19
30
< Wards Placed >
8
179
< Time Dealing CC >
193

How to Counter Jax with Rakan in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page feature some critical Rakan against Jax counter statistics that can help us grasp the distinctions between this pair of champs. For instance, Rakan’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Jax’s ratio of NaN, showing that Rakan may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Jax. This observation is in large part caused by the differences in assists.

Rakan usually has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than his counter does. Typically, he receives less damage than Jax. This commonly reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also imply that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Rakan and Jax

Damage Types Compared

Rakan
Jax
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Rakan
Jax

Who is Better, Rakan or Jax?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Rakan usually fairs equally well when playing against Jax, with a 50.5% win rate. Thus, Rakan makes an ok counter to Jax.

While Rakan does have a higher win rate than Jax, when facing one another, Rakan also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more time consuming champ to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Rakan into Jax.

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

While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Rakan vs Jax matchups, Rakan is the better champion with a similar win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.

Rakan is a decent counter for Jax. You will do well by focussing your actions on maximizing your CS and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Rakan against Jax.

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 Jax Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Jax as Rakan, we analyzed 7,594 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 Jax 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 Jax Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Rakan to counter Jax during both the lane 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 listen to the build and suggestions presented above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Rakan on average gets a lot less CS relative to Jax. Champions who on average don't take many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions 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 situation, try to do better than the values reported on this page to do well.

The most important items to focus on in your Rakan versus Jax build consist of Zeke's Convergence, Knight's Vow, and Solstice Sleigh. When Rakan included at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better countering Jax than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Rakan boasted an average winrate of 50.5% when countering Jax with this build.

To have the best probability of coming out on top against Jax as Rakan, Rakan players 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 Jax matchups, this set of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 50.5% winrate overall.

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