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Rakan vs Jhin

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

based on 12,352 Rakan vs Jhin matchups
Win Rate
50.4 %
K/D/A
2.8
Pick Rate
11.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our counter statistics from the millions of recently rated League of Legends games that we evaluate each and every week. This guide on how to beat Jhin as Rakan came out of an examination of 12352 ranked games where both champions faced each other. This particular counter matchup is somewhat common. Rakan is forced to battle against Jhin in 11.1% of his games.

Rakan vs Jhin Matchup Summary

Rakan does a average job of countering Jhin. On average, he wins a acceptable 50.4% of games the champs clash against each other in. In Rakan vs Jhin matches, Rakan’s team is 0.1% less probable to gain first blood. This implies that he probably won't get first blood versus Jhin.

Best Rakan vs Jhin Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsKindlegem

Core Rakan Items

~22 Mins
TrailblazerKnight's VowLocket of the Iron Solari

Optional Items

Randuin's OmenUnending DespairKaenic RookernVigilant Wardstone

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 LifeSecond WindUnflinching
DominationZombie WardUltimate Hunter
Ability HasteMagic ResistArmor
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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Guide to Countering Jhin as Rakan

Tips for Playing as Rakan against Jhin

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 Jhin

Jhin places invisible traps around the map. Watch where you step!

Jhin's attacks are quite potent, but he runs out of ammo after the 4th shot. Use this window to jump him and burst him down.

Deadly Flourish only roots those hit by one of Jhin's basic attacks, traps, or allies within the last 4 seconds.

Rakan vs Jhin Counter Stats

Rakan Image
Win Rate
50.4 %
VS
Win Rate
49.6 %
Jhin Image
1.5
< Kills >
7.1
5.5
< Deaths >
5.2
13.9
< Assists >
7.8
0.23
< Killing Sprees >
1.65
32
< Minions Killed >
174
0.03
< Dragons Killed >
0.21
0.48
< Inhibitors >
0.49
1,226
< Physical Damage >
18,370
4,860
< Magic Damage >
1,057
755
< True Damage >
386
6,842
< Damage Dealt >
19,813
20,165
< Damage Taken >
18,070
8,238
< Gold Earned >
12,043
1.74
< Towers >
2.27
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
5,763
< Total Healing >
4,708
10,341
< Experience >
12,489
65
< Vision Score >
17
31
< Wards Placed >
8
160
< Time Dealing CC >
144

How to Counter Jhin with Rakan in LoL

The stats shown here clarify several strategic Rakan versus Jhin counter stats that can help us grasp the differences between the pair. For instance, Rakan’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Jhin’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Rakan may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Jhin. This observation is largely fueled by the differences in assists.

Rakan normally has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than his matchup does. Typically, he receives a similar amount of damage to Jhin. This typically indicates differing health capacities, but it can also illustrate that the champion with higher health has less mobility and thus is not able to escape further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Rakan and Jhin

Damage Types Compared

Rakan
Jhin
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Rakan
Jhin

Who is Better, Rakan or Jhin?

Both League champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Rakan usually fairs equally well when taking on Jhin, with a 50.4% win rate. Thus, Rakan makes an ok counter for Jhin.

While Rakan does have a higher win rate than Jhin, when on opposite teams, Rakan also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less time consuming champion to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Rakan into Jhin.

Moreover, Rakan also has a very large amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Jhin. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Rakan vs Jhin matchups, Rakan is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Rakan is a decent counter for Jhin. Focus your strategy on increasing your CS and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Rakan against Jhin.

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 Jhin Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Jhin as Rakan, we analyzed 12,352 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 Jhin 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 truly master Rakan to counter Jhin during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats shown above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Rakan typically picks up a lot less CS compared to Jhin. Champs who typically don't earn much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values displayed on this page to do well.

The best items to use in your Rakan versus Jhin build consist of Trailblazer, Knight's Vow, and Locket of the Iron Solari. When Rakan combined at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better against Jhin than with many other common builds. In fact, Rakan boasted an average win rate of 50.4% when countering Jhin with this build.

To have the highest likelihood of coming out on top against Jhin as Rakan, you should equip the Guardian, Font of Life, Second Wind, Unflinching, Ultimate Hunter, and Zombie Ward runes from the Resolve and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune combinations we have analyed for Rakan vs Jhin face-offs, this set of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 50.4% winrate overall.

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