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

Rakan vs Ziggs

How to Beat Ziggs as Rakan in LoLRakan is in the b tier of champions
Support
Mage

How to Beat Ziggs as Rakan

based on 1,429 Rakan vs Ziggs matchups
Win Rate
52.7 %
K/D/A
3.28
Pick Rate
1.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our counter stats from the millions of rated League matches that we get from Riot Games each and every week. This guide on how to beat Ziggs as Rakan came out of an analysis of 1429 ranked matches where both champions engaged each other. This matchup is fairly rare. Rakan fights Ziggs in only 1.3% of his rounds.

Rakan vs Ziggs Matchup Summary

Rakan does a good job of countering Ziggs. On average, he wins a fantastic 52.7% of games the champions oppose one another in. In Rakan vs Ziggs rounds, Rakan’s side is 0.1% more expected to gain first blood, implying that he probably will be able to get first blood versus Ziggs.

Best Rakan vs Ziggs Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalCloth Armor

Core Rakan Items

~22 Mins
Zeke's ConvergenceLocket of the Iron SolariSolstice Sleigh

Optional Items

Force of NatureFrozen HeartTrailblazerKnight's Vow

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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Q
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Guide to Countering Ziggs as Rakan

Tips for Playing as Rakan against Ziggs

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 Ziggs

Many of Ziggs' abilities have long cooldowns. Try catching him just after he's used his abilities.

Don't step on Ziggs' mines! They'll slow you and make it much easier for him to hit you with his other abiltiies.

Ziggs' ultimate, Mega Inferno Bomb, deals more damage in the center of the explosion.

Rakan vs Ziggs Counter Stats

Rakan Image
Win Rate
52.7 %
VS
Win Rate
47.3 %
Ziggs Image
1.7
< Kills >
4.9
5
< Deaths >
5.6
14.7
< Assists >
8.1
0.28
< Killing Sprees >
1.16
33
< Minions Killed >
171
0.04
< Dragons Killed >
0.08
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.56
1,295
< Physical Damage >
846
5,303
< Magic Damage >
23,898
787
< True Damage >
365
7,386
< Damage Dealt >
25,110
20,935
< Damage Taken >
16,926
8,499
< Gold Earned >
11,485
1.73
< Towers >
2.97
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
6,501
< Total Healing >
1,411
10,774
< Experience >
13,365
65
< Vision Score >
21
31
< Wards Placed >
10
174
< Time Dealing CC >
253

How to Counter Ziggs with Rakan in LoL

The stats provided here feature several influential Rakan vs. Ziggs counter statistics that can help you appreciate the differences between these two champs. Rakan’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Ziggs’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Rakan may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Ziggs. This observation is largely a result of the differences in assists.

Rakan typically has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than his opponent does. Typically, he takes more damage than Ziggs. This typically indicates differing health capacities, but it can also show that the champ with higher health has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Rakan and Ziggs

Damage Types Compared

Rakan
Ziggs
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Rakan
Ziggs

Who is Better, Rakan or Ziggs?

Both League champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Rakan usually wins when playing against Ziggs, with a 52.7% win rate. Thus, Rakan makes a good counter to Ziggs.

While Rakan does have a higher win rate than Ziggs, when facing one another, Rakan also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more challenging champion to pick up and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Rakan into Ziggs.

Additionally, Rakan also has a very large amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Ziggs. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Rakan vs Ziggs matchups, Rakan is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.

Rakan is an above average counter for Ziggs. You will do well by focussing your strategy on maximizing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Rakan against Ziggs.

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 Ziggs Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Ziggs as Rakan, we analyzed 1,429 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 Ziggs 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 in order to counter Ziggs 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 presented here, you should increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Rakan often gets a lot less CS compared to Ziggs. Champs who typically don't get much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers reported here to do well.

The most important items to use in your Rakan versus Ziggs build include Zeke's Convergence, Locket of the Iron Solari, and Solstice Sleigh. When Rakan used at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better vs. Ziggs than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Rakan boasted an average winrate of 52.7% when countering Ziggs with this build.

To have the highest likelihood of beating Ziggs as Rakan, Rakan players should take the Guardian, Font of Life, Bone Plating, Unflinching, Ultimate Hunter, and Zombie Ward runes from the Resolve and Domination rune sets. Of all the runes players chose for Rakan vs Ziggs counter picks, this order of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 52.7% winrate overall.

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