Rakan vs Twitch
How to Beat Twitch as Rakan
based on 4,329 Rakan vs Twitch matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Rakan vs Twitch Matchup Summary
Best Rakan vs Twitch Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Twitch as Rakan
Tips for Playing as Rakan against Twitch
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 Twitch
Spell Shields won't block the damage from Deadly Venom, but they will block the effects Twitch can trigger with it.
If you suspect Twitch has left the lane, let your teammates know that Twitch is ''MIA.''
Twitch is fragile. Work with teammates to focus on him when you're able to catch him out of Camouflage.
Rakan vs Twitch Counter Stats
How to Counter Twitch with Rakan in LoL
The stat comparisons provided here show several important Rakan against Twitch matchup statistics that can help you understand the distinctions between this set of champs. As an example, Rakan’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Twitch’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Rakan may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Twitch. This observation is largely a result of the differences in assists.
Rakan usually has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than his counter does. Typically, he receives a similar amount of damage to Twitch. This typically indicates differing health capacities, but it can also imply that the champ with higher health has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from additional damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Rakan and Twitch
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Who is Better, Rakan or Twitch?
Both League of Legends champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Rakan usually wins when taking on Twitch, with a 52.6% win rate. Thus, Rakan makes a good counter to Twitch.
While Rakan does have a higher win rate compared to Twitch, when they face off with one another, Rakan also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less challenging character to develop with. You don't need to be too worried when picking Rakan into Twitch.
Furthermore, Rakan has a great amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Twitch. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, 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 Twitch matchups, Rakan is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.
Rakan is a good counter for Twitch. Focus your tactics on maximizing your CS and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Rakan against Twitch.
Other Champion Matchups Against Rakan
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How We Calculated Our Rakan vs Twitch Build and Stats
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Rakan to counter Twitch 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 tips shown here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Rakan most often racks up a lot less CS as Twitch. Champions who on average don't get many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values displayed here to do well.
The most crucial items to have in your Rakan versus Twitch build include Trailblazer, Zeke's Convergence, and Locket of the Iron Solari. When Rakan combined at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better countering Twitch than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Rakan had an average win rate of 52.6% when playing against Twitch with this build.
To have the greatest probability of vanquishing Twitch as Rakan, Rakan players should take 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 Twitch counterpicks, this mix of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 52.6% win rate overall.
By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Twitch as Rakan are presented for all skill levels combined. If you want to narrow the statistics and builds to an individual player tier, you can use the selection menu located at the top of this page.