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Rakan vs Syndra

How to Beat Syndra as Rakan in LoLRakan is in the a tier of champions
Support
Mage

How to Beat Syndra as Rakan

based on 2,703 Rakan vs Syndra matchups
Win Rate
52 %
K/D/A
3.08
Pick Rate
2.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of ranked League rounds each and every week. In our database, Rakan did battle with Syndra in 2703 rounds. Having so many games with Rakan versus Syndra provides us a lot of faith in our ability to provide enlightening stats and a supported build to suppress your foe. This particular champ matchup is somewhat rare. Rakan fights Syndra in only 2.4% of his matches.

Rakan vs Syndra Matchup Summary

Rakan does a good job of countering Syndra. Typically, he wins a fantastic 52.0% of the time the champs face off with each other in. In Rakan against Syndra rounds, Rakan’s side is 0.1% more expected to gain first blood, indicating that he probably will be able to get first blood against Syndra.

Best Rakan vs Syndra Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsGlowing Mote

Core Rakan Items

~22 Mins
Zeke's ConvergenceLocket of the Iron SolariCelestial Opposition

Optional Items

Knight's VowFrozen HeartShurelya's BattlesongThornmail

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 Syndra as Rakan

Tips for Playing as Rakan against Syndra

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 Syndra

Get boots early when playing against Syndra, they'll help you avoid many of her spells.

Attack Syndra after she's used Scatter the Weak, it has a long cooldown so she'll be vulnerable.

At max rank Syndra's spells gain bonus effects and change in appearance.

Rakan vs Syndra Counter Stats

Rakan Image
Win Rate
52 %
VS
Win Rate
48 %
Syndra Image
1.6
< Kills >
6.5
5.2
< Deaths >
5.8
14.4
< Assists >
6.8
0.26
< Killing Sprees >
1.48
32
< Minions Killed >
184
0.04
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.5
< Inhibitors >
0.46
1,230
< Physical Damage >
917
4,988
< Magic Damage >
20,303
756
< True Damage >
1,842
6,975
< Damage Dealt >
23,063
20,031
< Damage Taken >
17,501
8,407
< Gold Earned >
12,254
1.88
< Towers >
1.91
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
5,998
< Total Healing >
1,531
10,485
< Experience >
14,460
68
< Vision Score >
20
32
< Wards Placed >
10
159
< Time Dealing CC >
386

How to Counter Syndra with Rakan in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page feature some significant Rakan versus Syndra matchup stats that may help us understand the differences between the pair. As an example, Rakan’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Syndra’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Rakan may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Syndra. This observation is largely caused by the differences in assists.

Rakan often has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than his foe does. Commonly, he takes a similar amount of damage to Syndra. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also hint that the champion with increased health has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Rakan and Syndra

Damage Types Compared

Rakan
Syndra
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Rakan
Syndra

Who is Better, Rakan or Syndra?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Rakan usually wins when playing against Syndra, with a 52.0% win rate. Thus, Rakan makes a good counter to Syndra.

While Rakan does have a higher winrate compared to Syndra, when on opposite teams, Rakan also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less challenging champion to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Rakan into Syndra.

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

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

Rakan is a decent counter for Syndra. Focus your tactics on maximizing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Rakan against Syndra.

Additional Information for Rakan Players

How We Calculated Our Rakan vs Syndra Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Syndra as Rakan, we analyzed 2,703 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 Syndra 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

To learn all of the intricacies of Rakan in order to counter Syndra during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and tips presented here, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Rakan on average picks up a lot less CS compared to Syndra. Champions who on average don't take many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values reported here to do well.

The ideal items to prioritize in your Rakan versus Syndra build consist of Zeke's Convergence, Locket of the Iron Solari, and Celestial Opposition. When Rakan incorporated at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better when fighting Syndra than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Rakan boasted an average win rate of 52.0% when countering Syndra with these items in his kit.

To have the best likelihood of vanquishing Syndra as Rakan, Rakan players should use the Guardian, Font of Life, Bone Plating, Unflinching, Ultimate Hunter, and Zombie Ward runes from the Resolve and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune builds that we analyzed for Rakan vs Syndra counter picks, this sequence of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 52.0% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Syndra as Rakan are given for all skill levels, merged. If you want to scope the stats and builds to an individual division, you can use the selection menu located earlier on the page.