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Rakan vs Pyke

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How to Beat Pyke as Rakan

based on 4,705 Rakan vs Pyke matchups
Win Rate
53.4 %
K/D/A
2.95
Pick Rate
4.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of ranked League of Legends rounds each week. Within our database, Rakan did battle with Pyke 4705 times. Having so many matchups for Rakan versus Pyke provides us confidence in our capacity to produce enlightening data and a pro build to annihilate Pyke. This particular champion pairing is relatively uncommon. Rakan encounters Pyke in only 4.2% of his rounds.

Rakan vs Pyke Matchup Summary

Rakan has done a good job of countering Pyke. On average, he wins a terrific 53.4% of games the champions face one another in. In Rakan versus Pyke games, Rakan’s side is 0.2% less likely to get first blood, indicating that he probably won't be able to get first blood against Pyke.

Best Rakan vs Pyke Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsPlated Steelcaps

Core Rakan Items

~22 Mins
TrailblazerZeke's ConvergenceLocket of the Iron Solari

Optional Items

Shurelya's BattlesongThornmailKnight's VowFrozen Heart

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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Guide to Countering Pyke as Rakan

Tips for Playing as Rakan against Pyke

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 Pyke

Pyke regenerates a significant amount of damage he has taken from enemy champions, but only when you can't see him!

When Pyke is hidden nearby in his Ghostwater Dive, sharks will circle underneath your feet.

Try not to stand near low health allies. If Pyke executes them using Death From Below, you might be next on the list.

Rakan vs Pyke Counter Stats

Rakan Image
Win Rate
53.4 %
VS
Win Rate
46.6 %
Pyke Image
1.7
< Kills >
6.4
5.7
< Deaths >
6.7
15.1
< Assists >
8.4
0.29
< Killing Sprees >
1.48
33
< Minions Killed >
40
0.04
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.54
< Inhibitors >
0.34
1,351
< Physical Damage >
9,241
5,199
< Magic Damage >
65
767
< True Damage >
2,279
7,318
< Damage Dealt >
11,586
19,716
< Damage Taken >
21,080
8,416
< Gold Earned >
9,920
1.98
< Towers >
1.16
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
5,516
< Total Healing >
4,749
10,479
< Experience >
10,303
62
< Vision Score >
70
31
< Wards Placed >
32
178
< Time Dealing CC >
99

How to Counter Pyke with Rakan in LoL

The stats shown on this page clarify several vital Rakan vs. Pyke counter stats that can help you grasp the differences and similarities between the two. Rakan’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Pyke’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Rakan may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Pyke. This observation is largely caused by the differences in assists.

Rakan typically has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than his opponent does. On average, he receives a similar amount of damage to Pyke. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also illustrate that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Rakan and Pyke

Damage Types Compared

Rakan
Pyke
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Rakan
Pyke

Who is Better, Rakan or Pyke?

Both League champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Rakan usually wins when taking on Pyke, with a 53.4% win rate. As a result, Rakan makes a great counter to Pyke.

While Rakan does have a higher winrate than Pyke, when on opposite teams, Rakan also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less complex character to pick up and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Rakan into Pyke.

Furthermore, Rakan has a great deal of utility and CC, a similar amount to Pyke. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Rakan vs Pyke matchups, Rakan is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.

Rakan is a great counter to Pyke. Make sure you focus your strategy on keeping up your gold income and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Rakan against Pyke.

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 Pyke Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Pyke as Rakan, we analyzed 4,705 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 Pyke 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Rakan to counter Pyke during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions presented here, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Rakan typically racks up a similar amount of CS compared to Pyke. Champions who on average don't earn many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to use in your Rakan versus Pyke build include Trailblazer, Zeke's Convergence, and Locket of the Iron Solari. When Rakan bought at least these three items in his build, he performed much better when facing Pyke than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Rakan boasted an average win rate of 53.4% battling Pyke with this counter build.

To have the best likelihood of coming out on top against Pyke as Rakan, Rakan players 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 builds players picked for Rakan vs Pyke battles, this set of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 53.4% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Pyke as Rakan are given for all ranked divisions. To narrow the stats and builds to a distinct player tier, you may use the selection menu located earlier on the page.