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

Rakan vs Zeri

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

based on 1,248 Rakan vs Zeri matchups
Win Rate
53.9 %
K/D/A
3.19
Pick Rate
1.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our counter statistics from the millions of ranked LoL rounds that we review each week. This guide on how to beat Zeri as Rakan resulted from an evaluation of 1248 ranked rounds where both champions faced one another. This pairing is fairly rare. Rakan encounters Zeri in only 1.1% of his rounds.

Rakan vs Zeri Matchup Summary

Rakan has done a good job of beating Zeri. Normally, he wins a whopping 53.9% of games the champs fight one another in. In Rakan against Zeri rounds, Rakan’s team is 0.1% more likely to obtain first blood, implying that he probably will be able to get first blood against Zeri.

Best Rakan vs Zeri Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalCloth Armor

Core Rakan Items

~22 Mins
Zeke's ConvergenceKnight's VowSolstice Sleigh

Optional Items

Frozen HeartLocket of the Iron SolariTrailblazerCelestial 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
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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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R
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E
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Q
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Guide to Countering Zeri as Rakan

Tips for Playing as Rakan against Zeri

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 Zeri Counter Stats

Rakan Image
Win Rate
53.9 %
VS
Win Rate
46.1 %
Zeri Image
1.5
< Kills >
6.5
5.2
< Deaths >
5.9
15.1
< Assists >
7.2
0.24
< Killing Sprees >
1.53
31
< Minions Killed >
190
0.04
< Dragons Killed >
0.19
0.51
< Inhibitors >
0.5
1,213
< Physical Damage >
13,950
4,997
< Magic Damage >
6,599
777
< True Damage >
608
6,988
< Damage Dealt >
21,157
20,111
< Damage Taken >
22,616
8,361
< Gold Earned >
12,478
1.91
< Towers >
2.35
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
6,102
< Total Healing >
4,225
10,502
< Experience >
12,534
65
< Vision Score >
19
31
< Wards Placed >
8
183
< Time Dealing CC >
122

How to Counter Zeri with Rakan in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here show some significant Rakan against Zeri matchup stats that can help us distinguish the differences and similarities between this pair of champs. Rakan’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Zeri’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Rakan may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Zeri. This observation is largely a result of the differences in assists.

Rakan usually has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than his enemy does. On average, he receives a similar amount of damage to Zeri. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also illustrate that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Rakan and Zeri

Damage Types Compared

Rakan
Zeri
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Rakan
Zeri

Who is Better, Rakan or Zeri?

Both LoL champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Rakan usually wins when facing off against Zeri, with a 53.9% win rate. Therefore, Rakan makes a great counter for Zeri.

While Rakan does have a higher win rate compared to Zeri, when they face off with one another, Rakan also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less challenging champ to learn and master. You should be be fine when picking Rakan into Zeri.

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

While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Rakan vs Zeri 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 team fights.

Rakan is a great counter for Zeri. Focus your gameplay on keeping up your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Rakan against Zeri.

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 Zeri Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Zeri as Rakan, we analyzed 1,248 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 Zeri 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

To truly master Rakan to counter Zeri during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions shown here, you should increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Rakan often racks up a lot less CS relative to Zeri. Champions who typically don't earn much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values displayed on this page to do well.

The best items to focus on in your Rakan versus Zeri build include Zeke's Convergence, Knight's Vow, and Solstice Sleigh. When Rakan included at least these three items in his build, he performed much better when facing Zeri than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Rakan had an average winrate of 53.9% when playing against Zeri with this build.

To have the highest likelihood of defeating Zeri as Rakan, you should equip the Guardian, Font of Life, Bone Plating, Unflinching, Ultimate Hunter, and Zombie Ward runes from the Resolve and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players chose for Rakan vs Zeri counter picks, this set of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 53.9% win rate overall.

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