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Rakan vs Shaco

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

based on 4,031 Rakan vs Shaco matchups
Win Rate
50.8 %
K/D/A
2.94
Pick Rate
3.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our matchup statistics from the millions of rated League of Legends matches that we analyze every week. Our guide on how to beat Shaco as Rakan resulted from an analysis of 4031 ranked games where both champions engaged each other. This particular pairing is fairly rare. Rakan encounters Shaco in only 3.6% of his games.

Rakan vs Shaco Matchup Summary

Rakan has done a average job of beating Shaco. Typically, he wins a acceptable 50.8% of games the champs face off with each other in. In Rakan against Shaco rounds, Rakan’s team is 0.1% less likely to obtain first blood, indicating that he probably won't be able to get first blood versus Shaco.

Best Rakan vs Shaco 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

Shurelya's BattlesongKaenic RookernThornmailForce of Nature

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 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
1
W
2
E
3
Q
4
W
5
W
6
R
7
W
8
E
9
W
10
E
11
R
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E
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E
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Q
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Q
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R

Guide to Countering Shaco as Rakan

Tips for Playing as Rakan against Shaco

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 Shaco

If Shaco is doing well early-game, it is worth the investment to place Stealth Wards near his Jungle camps.

If Shaco uses Deceive to enter a fight he won't be able to quickly use it again to get away. Work with your team to quickly focus him down.

Rakan vs Shaco Counter Stats

Rakan Image
Win Rate
50.8 %
VS
Win Rate
49.2 %
Shaco Image
1.7
< Kills >
6.6
5.4
< Deaths >
5.8
14.2
< Assists >
8.4
0.29
< Killing Sprees >
1.55
33
< Minions Killed >
35
0.03
< Dragons Killed >
1.06
0.5
< Inhibitors >
0.39
1,275
< Physical Damage >
6,673
5,076
< Magic Damage >
9,848
770
< True Damage >
1,526
7,121
< Damage Dealt >
18,048
20,730
< Damage Taken >
24,948
8,491
< Gold Earned >
11,109
1.79
< Towers >
1.14
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.21
6,048
< Total Healing >
8,675
10,729
< Experience >
12,644
65
< Vision Score >
32
31
< Wards Placed >
11
189
< Time Dealing CC >
596

How to Counter Shaco with Rakan in LoL

The stats provided here show several significant Rakan vs. Shaco counter statistics that can help you explain the differences and similarities between the two. For instance, Rakan’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Shaco’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Rakan may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Shaco. 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 receives less damage than Shaco. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also illustrate that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Rakan and Shaco

Damage Types Compared

Rakan
Shaco
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Rakan
Shaco

Who is Better, Rakan or Shaco?

Both League champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Rakan usually fairs equally well when facing off against Shaco, with a 50.8% win rate. Therefore, Rakan makes an ok counter to Shaco.

While Rakan does have a higher win rate compared to Shaco, when they face off with one another, Rakan also has a much lower learning curve that makes him a less challenging champion to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Rakan into Shaco.

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

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

Rakan is a decent counter to Shaco. You will do well by focussing your tactics on maximizing your CS and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Rakan against Shaco.

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 Shaco Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Shaco as Rakan, we analyzed 4,031 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 Shaco 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 Shaco during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions displayed above, you should grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Rakan most often gets a similar amount of CS relative to Shaco. Champs who typically don't earn many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values reported on this page to do well.

The best items to have in your Rakan versus Shaco build consist of Trailblazer, Zeke's Convergence, and Knight's Vow. When Rakan incorporated at least these three items in his build, he did much better when facing Shaco than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Rakan boasted an average win rate of 50.8% battling Shaco with this build.

To have the highest chance of crushing Shaco as Rakan, Rakan players should equip the Guardian, Font of Life, Bone Plating, Unflinching, Zombie Ward, and Ultimate Hunter runes from the Resolve and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune sets players picked for Rakan vs Shaco fights, this mix of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 50.8% win rate overall.

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