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

Rakan vs Zilean

How to Beat Zilean as Rakan in LoLRakan is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Zilean as Rakan

based on 1,280 Rakan vs Zilean matchups
Win Rate
50 %
K/D/A
3.04
Pick Rate
1.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our matchup stats from the millions of rated League rounds that we analyze every week. Our guide on how to beat Zilean as Rakan came out of an evaluation of 1280 ranked matches where both champions opposed each other. This particular champ pairing is fairly rare. Rakan fights Zilean in only 1.2% of his games.

Rakan vs Zilean Matchup Summary

Rakan has done a ok job of beating Zilean. Typically, he wins a acceptable 50.0% of the time the champions face off with each other in. In Rakan versus Zilean rounds, Rakan’s side is 0.1% more probable to gain first blood, indicating that he most likely will get first blood versus Zilean.

Best Rakan vs Zilean Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsCloth Armor

Core Rakan Items

~22 Mins
TrailblazerZeke's ConvergenceKnight's Vow

Optional Items

Locket of the Iron SolariSolstice SleighCelestial 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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E
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Guide to Countering Zilean as Rakan

Tips for Playing as Rakan against Zilean

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 Zilean

Zilean is fragile if a team focuses on him, but otherwise he's very difficult to kill. Commit to killing him as a team.

If you're able to match Zilean's speed, it can sometimes be beneficial to wait until his ultimate has faded before landing the killing blow.

Rakan vs Zilean Counter Stats

Rakan Image
Win Rate
50 %
VS
Win Rate
50 %
Zilean Image
1.4
< Kills >
2.3
4.9
< Deaths >
4.6
13.5
< Assists >
12.6
0.24
< Killing Sprees >
0.47
31
< Minions Killed >
60
0.03
< Dragons Killed >
0.04
0.48
< Inhibitors >
0.52
1,280
< Physical Damage >
1,072
5,148
< Magic Damage >
9,849
764
< True Damage >
682
7,192
< Damage Dealt >
11,605
19,565
< Damage Taken >
17,183
8,138
< Gold Earned >
8,805
1.74
< Towers >
2.01
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
5,905
< Total Healing >
6,362
10,280
< Experience >
11,670
67
< Vision Score >
54
32
< Wards Placed >
23
159
< Time Dealing CC >
178

How to Counter Zilean with Rakan in LoL

The stats shown on this page show several valuable Rakan versus Zilean counter stats that may help you appreciate the differences and similarities between these two champs. Rakan’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Zilean’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Rakan may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Zilean..

Rakan often has a similar longest kill spree as his enemy does. On average, he receives a similar amount of damage to Zilean. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities; however, it can also show that the champion with higher health has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Rakan and Zilean

Damage Types Compared

Rakan
Zilean
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Rakan
Zilean

Who is Better, Rakan or Zilean?

Both LoL champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Rakan usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Zilean, with a 50.0% win rate. As a result, Rakan makes an ok counter to Zilean.

While Rakan does have a higher winrate than Zilean, when on opposite teams, Rakan also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less time consuming champion to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Rakan into Zilean.

Moreover, Rakan has a great deal of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Zilean. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

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

Rakan is a decent counter to Zilean. You will do well by focussing your strategy on maximizing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Rakan against Zilean.

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 Zilean Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Zilean as Rakan, we analyzed 1,280 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 Zilean 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 Zilean during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions shown above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Rakan usually gets less CS compared to Zilean. Champions who typically don't acquire many minion kills usualy don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers shown here to do well.

The most crucial items to have in your Rakan versus Zilean build consist of Trailblazer, Zeke's Convergence, and Knight's Vow. When Rakan incorporated at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better countering Zilean than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Rakan boasted an average win rate of 50.0% battling Zilean with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest chance of coming out on top against Zilean as Rakan, you should use 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 sets players used for Rakan vs Zilean matchups, this mix of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 50.0% winrate overall.

If you need to see Rakan versus Zilean tips and builds for a a distinct division rank, please choose one from the selection menu above. At first, the stats and guides shown are computed using all rounds finished with both champs.