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Rakan vs Viego

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How to Beat Viego as Rakan

based on 4,295 Rakan vs Viego matchups
Win Rate
50.9 %
K/D/A
3.08
Pick Rate
3.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our matchup statistics from the millions of ranked League of Legends games that we evaluate each and every week. This guide on how to beat Viego as Rakan came out of an analysis of 4295 ranked rounds where both champions battled each other. This matchup is relatively rare. Rakan fights Viego in only 3.9% of his rounds.

Rakan vs Viego Matchup Summary

Rakan does a ok job of beating Viego. On average, he wins a acceptable 50.9% of matches the champs clash against one another in. In Rakan against Viego matches, Rakan’s team is 0.0% more likely to earn first blood. This indicates that he probably will get first blood against Viego.

Best Rakan vs Viego Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsKindlegem

Core Rakan Items

~22 Mins
TrailblazerKnight's VowSolstice Sleigh

Optional Items

ThornmailShurelya's BattlesongDream MakerZeke's Convergence

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Rakan to level upw
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Second ability for Rakan to level upe
>
Last skill for Rakan to max outq

Runes

ResolveGuardianFont of LifeBone PlatingUnflinching
DominationZombie WardUltimate Hunter
Adaptive ForceAdaptive 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
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W
2
E
3
Q
4
W
5
W
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R
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W
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Guide to Countering Viego as Rakan

Tips for Playing as Rakan against Viego

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.

Rakan vs Viego Counter Stats

Rakan Image
Win Rate
50.9 %
VS
Win Rate
49.1 %
Viego Image
1.5
< Kills >
6.6
5.1
< Deaths >
6
14.2
< Assists >
6.6
0.25
< Killing Sprees >
1.55
31
< Minions Killed >
34
0.04
< Dragons Killed >
1.67
0.49
< Inhibitors >
0.4
1,216
< Physical Damage >
13,992
4,870
< Magic Damage >
1,764
741
< True Damage >
822
6,827
< Damage Dealt >
16,579
19,016
< Damage Taken >
31,553
8,149
< Gold Earned >
11,707
1.82
< Towers >
1.37
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.36
5,605
< Total Healing >
15,771
10,230
< Experience >
13,223
63
< Vision Score >
22
30
< Wards Placed >
5
173
< Time Dealing CC >
223

How to Counter Viego with Rakan in LoL

The stats shown here show some strategic Rakan against Viego counter statistics that may help you appreciate the differences and similarities between the two. As an example, Rakan’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Viego’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Rakan may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Viego. This observation is largely fueled by the differences in assists.

Rakan typically has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than his opponent does. On average, he takes less damage than Viego. This often reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also indicate that the champ with increased HP has less agility and thus is unable to escape additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Rakan and Viego

Damage Types Compared

Rakan
Viego
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Rakan
Viego

Who is Better, Rakan or Viego?

Both League champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Rakan usually fairs equally well when facing off against Viego, with a 50.9% win rate. Therefore, Rakan makes an ok counter to Viego.

While Rakan does have a higher winrate than Viego, when on opposite teams, Rakan also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more complex champ to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Rakan into Viego.

Moreover, Rakan also has a lot of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Viego. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Rakan vs Viego matchups, Rakan is the better champion with a similar win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Rakan is a decent counter for Viego. Focus your play on maximizing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Rakan against Viego.

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 Viego Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Viego as Rakan, we analyzed 4,295 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 Viego 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 truly master Rakan to counter Viego 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 here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Rakan usually picks up a similar amount of CS compared to Viego. Champions who typically don't take many minion kills often don't have to have 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, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values displayed here to do well.

The most important items to prioritize in your Rakan versus Viego build include Trailblazer, Knight's Vow, and Solstice Sleigh. When Rakan included at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better vs. Viego than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Rakan boasted an average winrate of 50.9% when countering Viego with these items in his kit.

To have the highest probability of annihilating Viego as Rakan, you 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 builds players picked for Rakan vs Viego counterpicks, this combo of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 50.9% win rate overall.

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