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

Rakan vs Lux

How to Beat Lux as Rakan in LoLRakan is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Lux as Rakan

based on 10,526 Rakan vs Lux matchups
Win Rate
50.2 %
K/D/A
2.78
Pick Rate
9.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of recently ranked League rounds each week. In our dataset, Rakan faced Lux 10526 times. Having so many games with Rakan versus Lux provides us a lot of confidence in our ability to provide enlightening data and a recommended build to destroy your foe. This champ matchup is somewhat uncommon. Rakan fights Lux in only 9.5% of his rounds.

Rakan vs Lux Matchup Summary

Rakan does a average job of beating Lux. Normally, he wins a acceptable 50.2% of games the champs face off with one another in. In Rakan versus Lux games, Rakan’s side is 0.1% less expected to obtain first blood. This implies that he probably won't get first blood against Lux.

Best Rakan vs Lux Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Cloth ArmorKindlegem

Core Rakan Items

~22 Mins
TrailblazerZeke's ConvergenceFrozen Heart

Optional Items

RedemptionKnight's VowForce of NatureRanduin's Omen

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 ForceMagic 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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Guide to Countering Lux as Rakan

Tips for Playing as Rakan against Lux

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 Lux

When retreating with low health, be prepared to dodge Lux's Final Spark, a red targeting beam fires prior to the main beam, so try to move to the side if possible.

Lux has powerful zone control abilities. Try to spread out and attack from different directions so she cannot lock down a specific area.

Rakan vs Lux Counter Stats

Rakan Image
Win Rate
50.2 %
VS
Win Rate
49.8 %
Lux Image
1.5
< Kills >
4.8
5.5
< Deaths >
5.5
13.8
< Assists >
10.5
0.24
< Killing Sprees >
1.1
32
< Minions Killed >
93
0.04
< Dragons Killed >
0.09
0.48
< Inhibitors >
0.5
1,180
< Physical Damage >
1,069
4,656
< Magic Damage >
18,231
704
< True Damage >
1,062
6,541
< Damage Dealt >
20,363
20,651
< Damage Taken >
15,001
8,331
< Gold Earned >
10,256
1.7
< Towers >
2.04
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
5,798
< Total Healing >
1,207
10,589
< Experience >
12,096
64
< Vision Score >
43
30
< Wards Placed >
19
169
< Time Dealing CC >
301

How to Counter Lux with Rakan in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here highlight some influential Rakan vs. Lux matchup stats that may help us distinguish the distinctions between the pair. For instance, Rakan’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Lux’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Rakan may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Lux..

Rakan usually has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than his matchup does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Lux. This typically indicates differing health capacities, but it can also hint that the champion with higher HP has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Rakan and Lux

Damage Types Compared

Rakan
Lux
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Rakan
Lux

Who is Better, Rakan or Lux?

Both League champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Rakan usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Lux, with a 50.2% win rate. As a result, Rakan makes an ok counter for Lux.

While Rakan does have a higher win rate compared to Lux, when they face off with one another, Rakan also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more complex character to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Rakan into Lux.

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

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

Rakan is a decent counter for Lux. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on keeping up your gold income and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Rakan against Lux.

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 Lux Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Lux as Rakan, we analyzed 10,526 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 Lux 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

To truly master Rakan to counter Lux during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats shown here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Rakan most often accumulates less CS compared to Lux. Champions who on average don't acquire many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values reported here to do well.

The top items to use in your Rakan versus Lux build include Trailblazer, Zeke's Convergence, and Frozen Heart. When Rakan included at least these three items in his build, he performed much better against Lux than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Rakan boasted an average win rate of 50.2% battling Lux with these items in his kit.

To have the highest likelihood of beating Lux as Rakan, you should equip the Guardian, Font of Life, Bone Plating, Unflinching, Ultimate Hunter, and Zombie Ward runes from the Resolve and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune sets that we analyzed for Rakan vs Lux battles, this combo of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 50.2% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Lux as Rakan are displayed for all ranked divisions combined. If you would like to filter the statistics and builds to a specific player tier, you can use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.