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

Rakan vs Zed

How to Beat Zed as Rakan in LoLRakan is in the b tier of champions
Support
Assassin

How to Beat Zed as Rakan

based on 4,078 Rakan vs Zed matchups
Win Rate
53.4 %
K/D/A
3.25
Pick Rate
3.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of ranked League rounds each week. In our database, Rakan faced Zed in 4078 matches. With so many games with Rakan vs Zed gives us confidence in our capacity to prepare enlightening data and a supported build to suppress your rival. This champ pairing is fairly rare. Rakan encounters Zed in only 3.7% of his rounds.

Rakan vs Zed Matchup Summary

Rakan has done a good job of beating Zed. Normally, he wins a fantastic 53.4% of matches the champions battle each other in. In Rakan versus Zed rounds, Rakan’s side is 0.1% more likely to earn first blood. This indicates that he probably will be able to get first blood against Zed.

Best Rakan vs Zed 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

Force of NatureShurelya's BattlesongZeke's ConvergenceThornmail

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
Ability HasteArmorArmor
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
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W
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Guide to Countering Zed as Rakan

Tips for Playing as Rakan against Zed

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 Zed

Zed's Shadow Slash can only slow you if his shadow hits you with it.

Zed receives bonus effect from Attack Damage items he purchases, so Armor is super effective against him.

After Zed uses his Living Shadow, he is at his most vulnerable as his damage, slow, and mobility are both dependent upon it.

Rakan vs Zed Counter Stats

Rakan Image
Win Rate
53.4 %
VS
Win Rate
46.6 %
Zed Image
1.7
< Kills >
7.9
5.1
< Deaths >
6.3
14.9
< Assists >
5.6
0.29
< Killing Sprees >
1.83
33
< Minions Killed >
157
0.03
< Dragons Killed >
0.25
0.54
< Inhibitors >
0.35
1,297
< Physical Damage >
20,542
5,205
< Magic Damage >
1,182
783
< True Damage >
1,192
7,285
< Damage Dealt >
22,917
20,097
< Damage Taken >
22,405
8,485
< Gold Earned >
12,234
1.88
< Towers >
1.54
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
6,215
< Total Healing >
3,715
10,760
< Experience >
14,459
66
< Vision Score >
18
32
< Wards Placed >
7
183
< Time Dealing CC >
150

How to Counter Zed with Rakan in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page emphasize several critical Rakan vs. Zed matchup statistics that can help you distinguish the differences between the two. For instance, Rakan’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Zed’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Rakan may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Zed. This observation is largely a result of the differences in assists.

Rakan typically has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than his enemy does. Commonly, he takes a similar amount of damage to Zed. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also show that the champion with more health has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Rakan and Zed

Damage Types Compared

Rakan
Zed
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Rakan
Zed

Who is Better, Rakan or Zed?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Rakan usually wins when taking on Zed, with a 53.4% win rate. Therefore, Rakan makes a great counter for Zed.

While Rakan does have a higher winrate compared to Zed, when they face off with one another, Rakan also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less time consuming champion to pick up and master. You should be be fine when picking Rakan into Zed.

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

While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Rakan vs Zed 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 team members during teamfights.

Rakan is a great counter for Zed. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on keeping up your gold income and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Rakan against Zed.

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 Zed Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Zed as Rakan, we analyzed 4,078 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 Zed 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 to counter Zed during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats shown above, you should grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Rakan usually accumulates a lot less CS relative to Zed. Champions who typically don't get many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers displayed here to do well.

The most important items to prioritize in your Rakan versus Zed build consist of Trailblazer, Knight's Vow, and Solstice Sleigh. When Rakan bought at least these three items in his build, he did much better when fighting Zed than with most other common builds. In fact, Rakan boasted an average winrate of 53.4% when countering Zed with this build.

To have the greatest likelihood of beating Zed 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. Of all the rune sets players used for Rakan vs Zed LoL games, this set of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 53.4% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Zed as Rakan are displayed for all skill levels combined. To scope the stats and builds to a particular skill level, you may use the selection menu at the top of this page.