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

Rakan vs Sivir

How to Beat Sivir as Rakan in LoLRakan is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Sivir as Rakan

based on 1,412 Rakan vs Sivir matchups
Win Rate
52.5 %
K/D/A
3.18
Pick Rate
1.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our matchup stats from the millions of ranked LoL rounds that we evaluate each week. This guide on how to beat Sivir as Rakan resulted from an examination of 1412 ranked matches where both champs fought each other. This counter matchup is somewhat rare. Rakan fights Sivir in only 1.3% of his matches.

Rakan vs Sivir Matchup Summary

Rakan does a good job of countering Sivir. On average, he wins a terrific 52.5% of matches the champions face each other in. In Rakan versus Sivir games, Rakan’s team is 0.0% more probable to earn first blood. This implies that he most likely will get first blood against Sivir.

Best Rakan vs Sivir Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsWinged Moonplate

Core Rakan Items

~22 Mins
Zeke's ConvergenceFrozen HeartSolstice Sleigh

Optional Items

Knight's VowLocket of the Iron SolariCelestial OppositionTrailblazer

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 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
2
E
3
Q
4
W
5
W
6
R
7
W
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E
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W
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E
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Guide to Countering Sivir as Rakan

Tips for Playing as Rakan against Sivir

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 Sivir

When laning against Sivir, it is possible to throw off the timing of her Spell Shield by faking an advance, then backing off.

Sivir is a powerful pushing champion, so leaving her unattended in a lane for too long will often result in your turrets being destroyed.

Boomerang Blade costs a lot of mana to cast, so dodging it sets Sivir back. If it hits you on the way out, avoid its path on the way back.

Rakan vs Sivir Counter Stats

Rakan Image
Win Rate
52.5 %
VS
Win Rate
47.5 %
Sivir Image
1.6
< Kills >
5.1
5.1
< Deaths >
5.6
14.6
< Assists >
8.1
0.27
< Killing Sprees >
1.18
32
< Minions Killed >
196
0.04
< Dragons Killed >
0.14
0.5
< Inhibitors >
0.57
1,272
< Physical Damage >
19,362
4,930
< Magic Damage >
625
801
< True Damage >
386
7,005
< Damage Dealt >
20,374
20,242
< Damage Taken >
18,978
8,315
< Gold Earned >
11,941
1.79
< Towers >
2.6
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
6,246
< Total Healing >
4,702
10,559
< Experience >
12,823
64
< Vision Score >
18
30
< Wards Placed >
9
171
< Time Dealing CC >
30

How to Counter Sivir with Rakan in LoL

The stats provided here highlight several valuable Rakan vs. Sivir matchup statistics that can help us understand the distinctions between these two champs. Rakan’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Sivir’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Rakan may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Sivir. This observation is largely caused by the differences in assists.

Rakan often has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than his opponent does. Typically, he takes a similar amount of damage to Sivir. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, yet it can also show that the champ with more HP has less agility and thus is not able to flee from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Rakan and Sivir

Damage Types Compared

Rakan
Sivir
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Rakan
Sivir

Who is Better, Rakan or Sivir?

Both LoL champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Rakan usually wins when facing off against Sivir, with a 52.5% win rate. Therefore, Rakan makes a good counter to Sivir.

While Rakan does have a higher win rate compared to Sivir, when they face off with one another, Rakan also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more time consuming champion to pick up and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Rakan into Sivir.

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

While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Rakan vs Sivir matchups, Rakan is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Rakan is a good counter to Sivir. Focus your gameplay on maximizing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Rakan against Sivir.

Additional Information for Rakan Players

How We Calculated Our Rakan vs Sivir Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Sivir as Rakan, we analyzed 1,412 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 Sivir 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 in order to counter Sivir during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and stats displayed above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Rakan on average accumulates a lot less CS as Sivir. Champs who typically don't acquire many minion kills often don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values shown here to do well.

The ideal items to prioritize in your Rakan versus Sivir build include Zeke's Convergence, Frozen Heart, and Solstice Sleigh. When Rakan incorporated at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better countering Sivir than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Rakan had an average win rate of 52.5% when playing against Sivir with this counter build.

To have the greatest chance of coming out on top against Sivir as Rakan, you should take 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 combinations we have analyed for Rakan vs Sivir counter picks, this blending of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 52.5% winrate overall.

If you need to see Rakan vs Sivir tips and matchup stats and build suggestions for a a specific player tier, please select one from the selection menu displayed above. At first, the stats and strategies shown are calculated using every match with data with these champs.