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Rakan vs Thresh

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How to Beat Thresh as Rakan

based on 4,806 Rakan vs Thresh matchups
Win Rate
51.3 %
K/D/A
3
Pick Rate
4.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our matchup stats from the millions of recently rated LoL rounds that we review every week. Our guide on how to beat Thresh as Rakan came out of an examination of 4806 ranked games where both champions faced off against each other. This particular matchup is fairly uncommon. Rakan is forced to battle against Thresh in only 4.3% of his matches.

Rakan vs Thresh Matchup Summary

Rakan does a decent job of beating Thresh. Typically, he wins a acceptable 51.3% of matches the champs clash against each other in. In Rakan versus Thresh matches, Rakan’s team is 0.1% less probable to gain first blood. This indicates that he probably won't get first blood versus Thresh.

Best Rakan vs Thresh Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsKindlegem

Core Rakan Items

~22 Mins
TrailblazerFrozen HeartSolstice Sleigh

Optional Items

Force of NatureKaenic RookernKnight's VowShurelya's Battlesong

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
1
W
2
E
3
Q
4
W
5
W
6
R
7
W
8
E
9
W
10
E
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R
12
E
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E
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Q
15
Q
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R

Guide to Countering Thresh as Rakan

Tips for Playing as Rakan against Thresh

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 Thresh

Intentionally breaking a wall of The Box can allow a vulnerable ally to escape unscathed.

Thresh's Death Sentence has a long cast time. Watch for the cast to begin to take evasive actions.

Thresh relies on collecting souls for a portion of his defense and damage. Try punishing him when he moves to collect them.

Rakan vs Thresh Counter Stats

Rakan Image
Win Rate
51.3 %
VS
Win Rate
48.7 %
Thresh Image
1.5
< Kills >
2
5.4
< Deaths >
5.8
14.7
< Assists >
13.8
0.23
< Killing Sprees >
0.36
32
< Minions Killed >
34
0.04
< Dragons Killed >
0.04
0.48
< Inhibitors >
0.48
1,182
< Physical Damage >
1,205
4,957
< Magic Damage >
6,920
729
< True Damage >
760
6,869
< Damage Dealt >
8,885
19,458
< Damage Taken >
20,557
8,217
< Gold Earned >
8,383
1.81
< Towers >
1.82
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
5,667
< Total Healing >
2,177
10,210
< Experience >
10,169
65
< Vision Score >
57
31
< Wards Placed >
24
172
< Time Dealing CC >
270

How to Counter Thresh with Rakan in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here underscore several strategic Rakan against Thresh matchup statistics that may help us appreciate the differences and similarities between the pair. As an example, Rakan’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Thresh’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Rakan may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Thresh..

Rakan usually has a similar longest killing spree as his matchup does. Typically, he takes a similar amount of damage to Thresh. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also hint that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Rakan and Thresh

Damage Types Compared

Rakan
Thresh
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Rakan
Thresh

Who is Better, Rakan or Thresh?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Rakan usually wins when taking on Thresh, with a 51.3% win rate. Therefore, Rakan makes a good counter to Thresh.

While Rakan does have a higher win rate than Thresh, when on opposite teams, Rakan also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less difficult champion to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Rakan into Thresh.

Moreover, Rakan has a lot of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Thresh. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, 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 Thresh matchups, Rakan is the better champ with a higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.

Rakan is a decent counter to Thresh. Make sure you focus your actions on increasing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Rakan against Thresh.

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 Thresh Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Thresh as Rakan, we analyzed 4,806 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 Thresh 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 in order to counter Thresh during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats displayed here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Rakan usually picks up a similar amount of CS compared to Thresh. Champions who on average don't earn much CS typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are capable of scaling well 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 situation, try to do better than the numbers shown here to do well.

The top items to use in your Rakan versus Thresh build include Trailblazer, Frozen Heart, and Solstice Sleigh. When Rakan included at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better vs. Thresh than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Rakan boasted an average winrate of 51.3% when playing against Thresh with this build.

To have the best likelihood of coming out on top against Thresh 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. Of all the runes we have analyed for Rakan vs Thresh matchups, this combination of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 51.3% winrate overall.

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