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

Rakan vs Yorick

How to Beat Yorick as Rakan in LoLRakan is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Yorick as Rakan

based on 2,432 Rakan vs Yorick matchups
Win Rate
50.2 %
K/D/A
3.18
Pick Rate
2.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of recently ranked LoL rounds each week. In our database, Rakan battled Yorick in 2432 rounds. Using so many matchups for Rakan versus Yorick gives us faith in our ability to prepare enlightening data and a recommended build to suppress Yorick. This champion pairing is somewhat rare. Rakan encounters Yorick in only 2.2% of his games.

Rakan vs Yorick Matchup Summary

Rakan has done a ok job of countering Yorick. Normally, he wins a acceptable 50.2% of games the champs battle one another in. In Rakan against Yorick rounds, Rakan’s team is 0.1% more expected to earn first blood. This implies that he probably will get first blood versus Yorick.

Best Rakan vs Yorick Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Cloth ArmorWinged Moonplate

Core Rakan Items

~22 Mins
TrailblazerZeke's ConvergenceLocket of the Iron Solari

Optional Items

ThornmailKnight's VowFrozen HeartShurelya's Battlesong

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
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Last skill for Rakan to max outq

Runes

ResolveGuardianFont of LifeBone PlatingUnflinching
DominationZombie WardUltimate Hunter
Ability HasteAdaptive 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
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W
2
E
3
Q
4
W
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W
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R
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Guide to Countering Yorick as Rakan

Tips for Playing as Rakan against Yorick

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 Yorick

You can cast Smite on Mist Walkers and the Maiden of the Mist to damage or kill them.

You can attack Dark Procession to break the wall down.

Try to thin out Yorick's minions before you engage him, Mist Walkers will die from a basic attack or a single target spell.

Rakan vs Yorick Counter Stats

Rakan Image
Win Rate
50.2 %
VS
Win Rate
49.8 %
Yorick Image
1.6
< Kills >
4.1
4.9
< Deaths >
5.4
14
< Assists >
4.3
0.28
< Killing Sprees >
0.93
32
< Minions Killed >
189
0.04
< Dragons Killed >
0.13
0.5
< Inhibitors >
0.84
1,261
< Physical Damage >
13,470
4,956
< Magic Damage >
7,119
750
< True Damage >
465
6,968
< Damage Dealt >
21,054
19,080
< Damage Taken >
26,879
8,244
< Gold Earned >
12,200
1.87
< Towers >
3.6
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
5,694
< Total Healing >
6,813
10,533
< Experience >
15,161
60
< Vision Score >
16
28
< Wards Placed >
8
202
< Time Dealing CC >
200

How to Counter Yorick with Rakan in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here show some critical Rakan against Yorick matchup statistics that can help you distinguish the differences and similarities between the pair. As an example, Rakan’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Yorick’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Rakan may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Yorick. This observation is in large part a result of the differences in assists.

Rakan usually has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his counter does. Commonly, he takes less damage than Yorick. This often reflects differing health capacities, but it can also imply that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to escape further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Rakan and Yorick

Damage Types Compared

Rakan
Yorick
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Rakan
Yorick

Who is Better, Rakan or Yorick?

Both LoL champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Rakan usually fairs equally well when facing off against Yorick, with a 50.2% win rate. Therefore, Rakan makes an ok counter to Yorick.

While Rakan does have a higher win rate compared to Yorick, when on opposite teams, Rakan also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less challenging champ to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Rakan into Yorick.

Moreover, Rakan also has a very large amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Yorick. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Rakan vs Yorick matchups, Rakan is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.

Rakan is a decent counter to Yorick. You will do well by focussing your actions on maximizing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Rakan against Yorick.

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 Yorick Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Yorick as Rakan, we analyzed 2,432 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 Yorick 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

If you would like to truly master Rakan to counter Yorick 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 tips presented here, you should grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Rakan on average racks up a lot less CS as Yorick. Champs who typically don't acquire much CS often don't require much CS to be effective, 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, typically have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values shown here to do well.

The best items to use in your Rakan versus Yorick build include Trailblazer, Zeke's Convergence, and Locket of the Iron Solari. When Rakan combined at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better when facing Yorick than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Rakan boasted an average win rate of 50.2% when playing against Yorick with this counter build.

To have the highest likelihood of defeating Yorick as Rakan, Rakan players should equip the Guardian, Font of Life, Bone Plating, Unflinching, Ultimate Hunter, and Zombie Ward runes from the Resolve and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune builds players used for Rakan vs Yorick clashes, this sequence of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 50.2% win rate overall.

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