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

Rakan vs Viktor

How to Beat Viktor as Rakan in LoLRakan is in the s tier of champions
Support
Mage

How to Beat Viktor as Rakan

based on 1,657 Rakan vs Viktor matchups
Win Rate
49 %
K/D/A
3.1
Pick Rate
1.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our counter statistics from the millions of rated League of Legends rounds that we review each and every week. This guide on how to beat Viktor as Rakan resulted from an examination of 1657 ranked games where both champs engaged one another. This matchup is relatively rare. Rakan encounters Viktor in only 1.5% of his games.

Rakan vs Viktor Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Rakan has done a poor job of beating Viktor. On average, he wins a acceptable 49.0% of matches the champs battle one another in. In Rakan vs Viktor rounds, Rakan’s side is 0.1% more probable to obtain first blood. This implies that he probably will get first blood versus Viktor.

Best Rakan vs Viktor Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalCloth Armor

Core Rakan Items

~22 Mins
TrailblazerKnight's VowSolstice Sleigh

Optional Items

Frozen HeartLocket of the Iron SolariZeke's ConvergenceCelestial Opposition

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
Adaptive ForceAdaptive 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
1
W
2
E
3
Q
4
W
5
W
6
R
7
W
8
E
9
W
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E
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R
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E
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E
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Countering Viktor as Rakan

Tips for Playing as Rakan against Viktor

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 Viktor

Be careful about how close you let Viktor get to you. Viktor's control of the battlefield increases with his proximity to his opponent.

Be aware of how many augments Viktor has upgraded by looking at the color of the light on his staff (purple, yellow, blue, red).

Rakan vs Viktor Counter Stats

Rakan Image
Win Rate
49 %
VS
Win Rate
51 %
Viktor Image
1.5
< Kills >
6.1
5.2
< Deaths >
5.7
14.6
< Assists >
7.3
0.25
< Killing Sprees >
1.39
32
< Minions Killed >
185
0.03
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.49
< Inhibitors >
0.49
1,204
< Physical Damage >
624
4,905
< Magic Damage >
24,983
748
< True Damage >
653
6,858
< Damage Dealt >
26,261
20,592
< Damage Taken >
18,215
8,333
< Gold Earned >
11,980
1.79
< Towers >
2.07
0
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
6,230
< Total Healing >
1,516
10,476
< Experience >
14,811
68
< Vision Score >
19
32
< Wards Placed >
9
162
< Time Dealing CC >
272

How to Counter Viktor with Rakan in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here emphasize several critical Rakan vs. Viktor matchup statistics that may help us figure out the differences and similarities between the pair. For instance, Rakan’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Viktor’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Rakan may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Viktor. This observation is largely caused by the differences in assists.

Rakan usually has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than his foe does. Commonly, he takes a similar amount of damage to Viktor. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities; however, it can also indicate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to escape additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Rakan and Viktor

Damage Types Compared

Rakan
Viktor
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Rakan
Viktor

Who is Better, Rakan or Viktor?

Both League champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Rakan usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Viktor, with a 49.0% win rate. Therefore, Rakan makes an ok counter for Viktor.

While Rakan does have a lower win rate than Viktor, when on opposite teams, Rakan also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes him a less time consuming champion to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Rakan into Viktor.

Additionally, Rakan has a lot of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Viktor. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

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

Rakan is a somewhat poor counter to Viktor. Make sure you focus your tactics on increasing 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 Viktor.

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 Viktor Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Viktor as Rakan, we analyzed 1,657 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 Viktor 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 truly master Rakan in order to counter Viktor during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats presented here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Rakan often picks up a lot less CS relative to Viktor. Champs who typically don't get much CS often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values displayed on this page to do well.

The top items to have in your Rakan versus Viktor build include Trailblazer, Knight's Vow, and Solstice Sleigh. When Rakan included at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better when facing Viktor than with most other common item sets. In fact, Rakan boasted an average win rate of 49.0% when playing against Viktor with this counter build.

To have the best likelihood of annihilating Viktor as Rakan, you 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 builds that we analyzed for Rakan vs Viktor clashes, this mix of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 49.0% win rate overall.

If you would like to get Rakan x Viktor tips and matchup stats and build suggestions for a an individual division, feel free to choose one from the selection menu above. At first, the stats and build suggestions shown are computed using every round played with these champs.