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How to Win Rakan vs Rek'Sai Counter MatchupRakan is in the a tier of champions

Rakan vs Rek'Sai

How to Beat Rek'Sai as Rakan in LoLRakan is in the b tier of champions
Support
Fighter

How to Beat Rek'Sai as Rakan

based on 609 Rakan vs Rek'Sai matchups
Win Rate
49.9 %
K/D/A
2.91
Pick Rate
0.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of recently ranked League games every week. Within our database, Rakan fought Rek'Sai 609 times. Including so many games with Rakan vs Rek'Sai gives us a lot of faith in our capacity to prepare actionable stats and a recommended build to destroy Rek'Sai. This particular counter matchup is somewhat rare. Rakan is forced to battle against Rek'Sai in only 0.5% of his games.

Rakan vs Rek'Sai Matchup Summary

Rakan has done a ok job of beating Rek'Sai. On average, he wins a acceptable 49.9% of games the champs battle one another in. In Rakan against Rek'Sai matches, Rakan’s side is 0.1% less likely to gain first blood. This implies that he most likely won't be able to get first blood versus Rek'Sai.

Best Rakan vs Rek'Sai Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsIonian Boots of Lucidity

Core Rakan Items

~22 Mins
Zeke's ConvergenceKnight's VowSolstice Sleigh

Optional Items

TrailblazerCelestial OppositionLocket 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 ForceArmor
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
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E
3
Q
4
W
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W
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W
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Guide to Countering Rek'Sai as Rakan

Tips for Playing as Rakan against Rek'Sai

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 Rek'Sai

When Rek'Sai is near, she can see the position of you and your allies, but only if you're moving.

If you see one of Rek'Sai's tunnels, briefly stand on one of the entrances to destroy it.

Rek'Sai's Furious Bite gains damage as she builds Fury. Be very careful around her when her Fury is full.

Rakan vs Rek'Sai Counter Stats

Rakan Image
Win Rate
49.9 %
VS
Win Rate
50.1 %
Rek'Sai Image
1.4
< Kills >
6.8
5.3
< Deaths >
6
14
< Assists >
7.4
0.23
< Killing Sprees >
1.54
31
< Minions Killed >
33
0.03
< Dragons Killed >
1.35
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.36
1,187
< Physical Damage >
13,018
4,857
< Magic Damage >
63
738
< True Damage >
3,490
6,782
< Damage Dealt >
16,572
19,275
< Damage Taken >
34,326
8,133
< Gold Earned >
11,557
1.71
< Towers >
1.41
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.34
5,528
< Total Healing >
16,632
10,114
< Experience >
12,994
67
< Vision Score >
22
32
< Wards Placed >
6
154
< Time Dealing CC >
287

How to Counter Rek'Sai with Rakan in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here show some vital Rakan vs. Rek'Sai matchup stats that may help you interpret the differences between this pair of champs. As an example, Rakan’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Rek'Sai’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Rakan may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Rek'Sai. This observation is in large part a result of the differences in assists.

Rakan often has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than his foe does. Commonly, he takes less damage than Rek'Sai. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also illustrate that the champ with higher health has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Rakan and Rek'Sai

Damage Types Compared

Rakan
Rek'Sai
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Rakan
Rek'Sai

Who is Better, Rakan or Rek'Sai?

Both LoL champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Rakan usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Rek'Sai, with a 49.9% win rate. Therefore, Rakan makes an ok counter for Rek'Sai.

While Rakan does have a lower win rate compared to Rek'Sai, when on opposite teams, Rakan also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more time consuming character to learn. You should be careful when picking Rakan into Rek'Sai.

Moreover, Rakan also has a lot of utility and CC, a similar amount to Rek'Sai. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Rakan vs Rek'Sai matchups, Rek'Sai is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.

Rakan is a somewhat poor counter for Rek'Sai. Make sure you focus your play on keeping up your gold income and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Rakan against Rek'Sai.

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 Rek'Sai Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Rek'Sai as Rakan, we analyzed 609 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 Rek'Sai 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

Rakan Build Rek'Sai Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Rakan in order to counter Rek'Sai during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips displayed above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Rakan typically gets a similar amount of CS as Rek'Sai. Champions who on average don't acquire many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values reported on this page to do well.

The best items to prioritize in your Rakan versus Rek'Sai build include Zeke's Convergence, Knight's Vow, and Solstice Sleigh. When Rakan incorporated at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better vs. Rek'Sai than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Rakan boasted an average winrate of 49.9% battling Rek'Sai with these items in his kit.

To have the highest likelihood of crushing Rek'Sai as Rakan, Rakan players should use the Guardian, Font of Life, Bone Plating, Unflinching, Zombie Ward, and Ultimate Hunter runes from the Resolve and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune sets that we analyzed for Rakan vs Rek'Sai LoL games, this composite of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 49.9% win rate overall.

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