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

Rakan vs Neeko

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

based on 3,076 Rakan vs Neeko matchups
Win Rate
48.8 %
K/D/A
2.85
Pick Rate
2.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of ranked LoL games each and every week. In our database, Rakan battled Neeko in 3076 rounds. Using so many matchups for Rakan vs Neeko gives us faith in our ability to prepare enlightening stats and a recommended build to destroy Neeko. This particular counter pairing is fairly rare. Rakan is forced to battle against Neeko in only 2.8% of his matches.

Rakan vs Neeko Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Rakan has done a below average job of countering Neeko. Typically, he wins a acceptable 48.8% of games the champs face each other in. In Rakan vs Neeko games, Rakan’s team is 0.0% more expected to earn first blood. This indicates that he probably will get first blood versus Neeko.

Best Rakan vs Neeko Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsWinged Moonplate

Core Rakan Items

~22 Mins
TrailblazerZeke's ConvergenceKnight's Vow

Optional Items

Frozen HeartShurelya's BattlesongThornmailLocket of the Iron Solari

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
Adaptive ForceAdaptive 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
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W
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Guide to Countering Neeko as Rakan

Tips for Playing as Rakan against Neeko

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 Neeko

Pop Blossom's warning visuals are invisible if Neeko is disguised.

Standing behind minions against Neeko is very dangerous as Tangle-Barbs become stronger.

Rakan vs Neeko Counter Stats

Rakan Image
Win Rate
48.8 %
VS
Win Rate
51.2 %
Neeko Image
1.6
< Kills >
5
5.5
< Deaths >
5.6
14.1
< Assists >
8.9
0.26
< Killing Sprees >
1.14
32
< Minions Killed >
110
0.03
< Dragons Killed >
0.11
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.48
1,241
< Physical Damage >
1,364
5,032
< Magic Damage >
17,903
739
< True Damage >
725
7,013
< Damage Dealt >
19,993
20,276
< Damage Taken >
19,750
8,298
< Gold Earned >
10,361
1.71
< Towers >
1.97
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
5,679
< Total Healing >
2,227
10,503
< Experience >
12,692
64
< Vision Score >
34
30
< Wards Placed >
15
177
< Time Dealing CC >
184

How to Counter Neeko with Rakan in LoL

The stats shown here feature several critical Rakan vs. Neeko matchup statistics that may help you realize the differences between the pair. For instance, Rakan’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Neeko’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Rakan may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Neeko. This observation is largely caused by the differences in assists.

Rakan usually has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than his foe does. On average, he takes a similar amount of damage to Neeko. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, yet it can also illustrate that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to escape further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Rakan and Neeko

Damage Types Compared

Rakan
Neeko
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Rakan
Neeko

Who is Better, Rakan or Neeko?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Rakan usually loses when facing off against Neeko, with a 48.8% win rate. Therefore, Rakan makes a bad counter for Neeko.

While Rakan does have a lower winrate compared to Neeko, when on opposite teams, Rakan also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more difficult champion to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Rakan into Neeko.

Furthermore, Rakan has a very large amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Neeko. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Rakan vs Neeko matchups, Neeko is the better champ with a lower win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.

Rakan is a somewhat poor counter for Neeko. Make sure you focus your gameplay on increasing your CS and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Rakan against Neeko.

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 Neeko Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Neeko as Rakan, we analyzed 3,076 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 Neeko 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 learn all of the intricacies of Rakan to counter Neeko during both the laning 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 mind the build and tips presented here, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Rakan most often racks up a lot less CS compared to Neeko. Champions who on average don't earn much CS often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot 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 here to do well.

The most crucial items to use in your Rakan versus Neeko build consist of Trailblazer, Zeke's Convergence, and Knight's Vow. When Rakan used at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better when facing Neeko than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Rakan boasted an average win rate of 48.8% battling Neeko with these items in his kit.

To have the highest chance of defeating Neeko as Rakan, you should use the Guardian, Font of Life, Bone Plating, Unflinching, Zombie Ward, and Ultimate Hunter runes from the Resolve and Domination rune sets. Of all the runes we have analyed for Rakan vs Neeko clashes, this sequence of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 48.8% win rate overall.

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