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Sett vs Rakan

How to Beat Rakan as Sett in LoLSett is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Rakan as Sett

based on 2,965 Sett vs Rakan matchups
Win Rate
50.6 %
K/D/A
1.78
Pick Rate
2.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our matchup statistics from the millions of recently rated LoL rounds that we review every week. This guide on how to beat Rakan as Sett came out of an analysis of 2965 ranked games where both champions clashed against one another. This particular counter matchup is somewhat rare. Sett is forced to battle against Rakan in only 2.7% of his games.

Sett vs Rakan Matchup Summary

Sett does a ok job of countering Rakan. On average, he wins a acceptable 50.6% of the time the champions battle each other in. In Sett versus Rakan games, Sett’s team is 0.1% more expected to earn first blood, indicating that he most likely will be able to get first blood versus Rakan.

Best Sett vs Rakan Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordCaulfield's Warhammer

Core Sett Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageTitanic HydraSundered Sky

Optional Items

Dead Man's PlateHullbreakerHeartsteelForce of Nature

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Sett to level upq
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Second ability for Sett to level upw
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Last skill for Sett to max oute

Runes

ResolveGrasp of the UndyingDemolishSecond WindOvergrowth
PrecisionTriumphLast Stand
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Sett's passive ability p
Sett's q ability q
Sett's w ability w
Sett's e ability e
Sett's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Countering Rakan as Sett

Advice to Win Against Rakan

Champions with crowd control that can be applied quickly excel against Rakan.

Catching Rakan with no allies around severely inhibits his mobility. Try to find him alone.

Rakan's movement abilities forecast their destination. Try to use this to your advantage.

Sett vs Rakan Counter Stats

Sett Image
Win Rate
50.6 %
VS
Win Rate
49.4 %
Rakan Image
5.8
< Kills >
1.5
6.3
< Deaths >
5.2
5.4
< Assists >
14.4
1.34
< Killing Sprees >
0.25
153
< Minions Killed >
32
0.09
< Dragons Killed >
0.04
0.54
< Inhibitors >
0.46
17,102
< Physical Damage >
1,242
247
< Magic Damage >
5,145
5,265
< True Damage >
714
22,614
< Damage Dealt >
7,102
34,353
< Damage Taken >
19,809
11,445
< Gold Earned >
8,212
2.63
< Towers >
1.74
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
5,976
< Total Healing >
5,817
14,065
< Experience >
10,338
18
< Vision Score >
62
9
< Wards Placed >
29
175
< Time Dealing CC >
184

How to Counter Rakan with Sett in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here clarify some strategic Sett against Rakan counter stats that may help us appreciate the differences between these two champs. Sett’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Rakan’s ratio of NaN, showing that Sett may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Rakan. This observation is largely fueled by the difference in kills.

Sett normally has a much larger longest kill spree than his counter does. Typically, he takes more damage than Rakan. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also hint that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Sett and Rakan

Damage Types Compared

Sett
Rakan
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Sett
Rakan

Who is Better, Sett or Rakan?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Sett usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Rakan, with a 50.6% win rate. As a result, Sett makes an ok counter for Rakan.

While Sett does have a higher win rate compared to Rakan, when they face off with one another, Sett also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less time consuming champ to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Sett into Rakan.

Moreover, Sett also has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Rakan. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

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

Sett is a decent counter to Rakan. You will do well by focussing your actions on keeping up your CS and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Sett against Rakan.

Additional Information for Sett Players

How We Calculated Our Sett vs Rakan Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Rakan as Sett, we analyzed 2,965 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 Rakan as Sett 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 learn all of the intricacies of Sett to counter Rakan during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and tips presented above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Sett most often gets much more CS as Rakan. Champions who typically don't get much CS typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The best items to focus on in your Sett versus Rakan build consist of Sterak's Gage, Titanic Hydra, and Sundered Sky. When Sett bought at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better when fighting Rakan than with most other typical builds. In fact, Sett boasted an average win rate of 50.6% when playing against Rakan with this build.

To have the highest probability of coming out on top against Rakan as Sett, Sett players should take the Grasp of the Undying, Demolish, Second Wind, Overgrowth, Last Stand, and Triumph runes from the Resolve and Precision rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations we have analyed for Sett vs Rakan face-offs, this mix of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 50.6% winrate overall.

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