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Rakan vs Yasuo

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How to Beat Yasuo as Rakan

based on 7,276 Rakan vs Yasuo matchups
Win Rate
51.9 %
K/D/A
3.27
Pick Rate
6.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our counter stats from the millions of ranked League of Legends matches that we review each and every week. This guide on how to beat Yasuo as Rakan resulted from an evaluation of 7276 ranked games where both champions engaged each other. This particular counter matchup is somewhat uncommon. Rakan has to counter Yasuo in only 6.5% of his games.

Rakan vs Yasuo Matchup Summary

Rakan does a decent job of countering Yasuo. On average, he wins a acceptable 51.9% of games the champions face each other in. In Rakan against Yasuo games, Rakan’s team is 0.0% more expected to get first blood. This implies that he most likely will be able to get first blood against Yasuo.

Best Rakan vs Yasuo Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Cloth ArmorWinged Moonplate

Core Rakan Items

~22 Mins
TrailblazerThornmailSolstice Sleigh

Optional Items

Knight's VowFrozen HeartForce of NatureZeke's Convergence

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 ForceArmorArmor
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 Yasuo as Rakan

Tips for Playing as Rakan against Yasuo

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 Yasuo

Yasuo's shield from Resolve lasts only 2 seconds. Dealing damage to him will trigger it. Wait it out, then engage.

Steel Tempest is very narrow. Dodge laterally if possible.

Yasuo is at his weakest just after he has launched a whirlwind. Engage at that point.

When Yasuo lands two Steel Tempests in a row, his next will fire a tornado. Watch and listen for the associated sound to prepare to dodge.

Rakan vs Yasuo Counter Stats

Rakan Image
Win Rate
51.9 %
VS
Win Rate
48.1 %
Yasuo Image
1.6
< Kills >
6.4
5.1
< Deaths >
6.9
15.1
< Assists >
5.5
0.28
< Killing Sprees >
1.46
32
< Minions Killed >
184
0.04
< Dragons Killed >
0.18
0.48
< Inhibitors >
0.5
1,293
< Physical Damage >
17,660
4,967
< Magic Damage >
1,832
757
< True Damage >
925
7,018
< Damage Dealt >
20,418
19,476
< Damage Taken >
23,593
8,271
< Gold Earned >
12,240
1.82
< Towers >
2.31
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
5,839
< Total Healing >
5,185
10,503
< Experience >
13,981
62
< Vision Score >
17
29
< Wards Placed >
8
200
< Time Dealing CC >
212

How to Counter Yasuo with Rakan in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here clarify several influential Rakan versus Yasuo matchup stats that can help us understand the differences and similarities between these two champs. As an example, Rakan’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Yasuo’s ratio of NaN, showing that Rakan may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Yasuo. This observation is in large part a result of the differences in assists.

Rakan usually has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than his opponent does. On average, he receives less damage than Yasuo. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, but it can also indicate that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Rakan and Yasuo

Damage Types Compared

Rakan
Yasuo
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Rakan
Yasuo

Who is Better, Rakan or Yasuo?

Both League champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Rakan usually wins when taking on Yasuo, with a 51.9% win rate. Thus, Rakan makes a good counter to Yasuo.

While Rakan does have a higher win rate than Yasuo, when they face off with one another, Rakan also has a much lower difficulty level that makes him a less time consuming character to learn. You should be careful when picking Rakan into Yasuo.

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

While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Rakan vs Yasuo 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 Yasuo. You will do well by focussing your play on maximizing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Rakan against Yasuo.

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 Yasuo Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Yasuo as Rakan, we analyzed 7,276 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 Yasuo 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

Rakan Build Yasuo Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Rakan to counter Yasuo 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 pay attention to the build and suggestions displayed above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Rakan often accumulates a lot less CS as Yasuo. Champs who typically don't take many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions 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, typically need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values shown here to do well.

The best items to have in your Rakan versus Yasuo build include Trailblazer, Thornmail, and Solstice Sleigh. When Rakan used at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better versus Yasuo than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Rakan boasted an average win rate of 51.9% when playing against Yasuo with this build.

To have the greatest likelihood of defeating Yasuo as Rakan, Rakan players should equip 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 Yasuo counters, this mixture of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 51.9% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Yasuo as Rakan are given for all skill levels combined. If you would like to filter the statistics and builds to a distinct rank, you can use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.