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Rakan vs Nami

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

based on 3,354 Rakan vs Nami matchups
Win Rate
53 %
K/D/A
3.04
Pick Rate
3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of ranked League rounds each week. In our data, Rakan did battle with Nami 3354 times. Including so many matchups for Rakan versus Nami gives us a lot of confidence in our ability to provide enlightening statistics and a recommended build to defeat your foe. This champ pairing is somewhat rare. Rakan is forced to battle against Nami in only 3.0% of his games.

Rakan vs Nami Matchup Summary

Rakan does a good job of beating Nami. On average, he wins a terrific 53.0% of games the champions face off with one another in. In Rakan versus Nami matches, Rakan’s team is 0.0% more likely to gain first blood. This implies that he probably will be able to get first blood versus Nami.

Best Rakan vs Nami Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalIonian Boots of Lucidity

Core Rakan Items

~22 Mins
TrailblazerZeke's ConvergenceKnight's Vow

Optional Items

ThornmailDream MakerFrozen HeartShurelya's Battlesong

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
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
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R
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W
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Guide to Countering Nami as Rakan

Tips for Playing as Rakan against Nami

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 Nami

Aqua Prison is a very powerful ability with a long cooldown, take advantage of the situation if Nami misses this ability.

Tidal Wave has a very long range but travels slowly, be aware of when it is coming your way as you can move out of its path.

Try to avoid fighting an opponent affected by Tidecaller's Blessing, it lasts a short duration so waiting it out can help you greatly.

Rakan vs Nami Counter Stats

Rakan Image
Win Rate
53 %
VS
Win Rate
47 %
Nami Image
1.4
< Kills >
1.6
5
< Deaths >
5.1
13.8
< Assists >
14.7
0.23
< Killing Sprees >
0.29
32
< Minions Killed >
25
0.03
< Dragons Killed >
0.03
0.52
< Inhibitors >
0.54
1,142
< Physical Damage >
910
4,823
< Magic Damage >
8,097
738
< True Damage >
534
6,703
< Damage Dealt >
9,542
19,426
< Damage Taken >
15,480
8,174
< Gold Earned >
8,248
1.9
< Towers >
2.21
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
5,800
< Total Healing >
9,508
10,207
< Experience >
10,311
67
< Vision Score >
59
32
< Wards Placed >
25
162
< Time Dealing CC >
198

How to Counter Nami with Rakan in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here feature some significant Rakan against Nami matchup stats that can help us interpret the differences between the two. As an example, Rakan’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Nami’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Rakan may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Nami..

Rakan usually has a similar longest killing spree as his enemy does. On average, he takes more damage than Nami. This typically indicates differing health capacities; however, it can also imply that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to flee from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Rakan and Nami

Damage Types Compared

Rakan
Nami
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Rakan
Nami

Who is Better, Rakan or Nami?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Rakan usually wins when facing off against Nami, with a 53.0% win rate. Thus, Rakan makes a good counter for Nami.

While Rakan does have a higher winrate compared to Nami, when on opposite teams, Rakan also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more time consuming champion to pick up and master. You should be be fine when picking Rakan into Nami.

Additionally, Rakan also has a very large amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Nami. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Rakan vs Nami matchups, Rakan is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Rakan is a good counter to Nami. Focus your actions on maximizing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Rakan against Nami.

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 Nami Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Nami as Rakan, we analyzed 3,354 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 Nami 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 in order to counter Nami during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions presented here, you should increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Rakan most often picks up a similar amount of CS as Nami. Champions who typically don't get much CS usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers displayed here to do well.

The most important items to focus on in your Rakan versus Nami build include Trailblazer, Zeke's Convergence, and Knight's Vow. When Rakan combined at least these three items in his build, he performed much better vs. Nami than with most other typical builds. In fact, Rakan boasted an average winrate of 53.0% when countering Nami with this counter build.

To have the greatest likelihood of annihilating Nami as Rakan, you should use 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 runes players used for Rakan vs Nami fights, this mixture of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 53.0% winrate overall.

If you would like to get Rakan vs Nami tips and matchup stats and build suggestions for a an individual division, feel free to choose one from the selection menu above. At first, the statistics and build suggestions shown are calculated using every game with data with these champs.