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Taric vs Rakan

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How to Beat Rakan as Taric

based on 1,178 Taric vs Rakan matchups
Win Rate
54.1 %
K/D/A
2.93
Pick Rate
3.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our counter stats from the millions of ranked League matches that we review each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Rakan as Taric resulted from an examination of 1178 ranked rounds where both champs faced off against each other. This particular champ matchup is fairly rare. Taric encounters Rakan in only 3.1% of his matches.

Taric vs Rakan Matchup Summary

Taric does a great job of countering Rakan. On average, he wins a whopping 54.1% of the time the champions battle each other in. In Taric against Rakan games, Taric’s team is 0.1% more likely to get first blood. This indicates that he most likely will get first blood against Rakan.

Best Taric vs Rakan Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Cloth ArmorTear of the Goddess

Core Taric Items

~22 Mins
Frozen HeartLocket of the Iron SolariSolstice Sleigh

Optional Items

FimbulwinterTrailblazerCelestial OppositionKnight's Vow

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Taric to level upe
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Second ability for Taric to level upq
>
Last skill for Taric to max outw

Runes

InspirationGlacial AugmentMagical FootwearBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
ResolveConditioningRevitalize
Attack SpeedHealth ScalingHealth Scaling
Taric's passive ability p
Taric's q ability q
Taric's w ability w
Taric's e ability e
Taric's ultimate ability r
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E
2
W
3
Q
4
Q
5
E
6
R
7
E
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E
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E
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Countering Rakan as Taric

Tips for Playing as Taric against Rakan

The cooldown reducing component of Bravado makes Cooldown Reduction items like Frozen Heart, Iceborn Gauntlet, and Spirit Visage exceptionally powerful on Taric.

Using Starlight's Touch at lower charges makes its healing less Mana efficient, but can greatly increase Taric's sustained damage via Bravado.

Rather than saving Cosmic Radiance for the last moment and risking someone dying during the delay, it can be more beneficial to cast it as soon as you know a teamfight is guaranteed to start.

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.

Taric vs Rakan Counter Stats

Taric Image
Win Rate
54.1 %
VS
Win Rate
45.9 %
Rakan Image
1.8
< Kills >
1.5
5.5
< Deaths >
5
14.3
< Assists >
14.1
0.33
< Killing Sprees >
0.28
37
< Minions Killed >
31
0.15
< Dragons Killed >
0.03
0.55
< Inhibitors >
0.44
2,081
< Physical Damage >
1,275
4,592
< Magic Damage >
5,231
717
< True Damage >
722
7,390
< Damage Dealt >
7,230
22,061
< Damage Taken >
18,865
8,462
< Gold Earned >
8,031
2.35
< Towers >
1.73
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0
11,370
< Total Healing >
5,962
10,345
< Experience >
9,971
50
< Vision Score >
62
21
< Wards Placed >
29
394
< Time Dealing CC >
188

How to Counter Rakan with Taric in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page clarify several valuable Taric vs. Rakan matchup statistics that can help us figure out the distinctions between the pair. Taric’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Rakan’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Taric may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Rakan..

Taric usually has a similar longest killing spree as his enemy does. On average, he receives more damage than Rakan. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also show that the champion with higher HP has less mobility and thus is not able to escape additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Taric and Rakan

Damage Types Compared

Taric
Rakan
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Taric
Rakan

Who is Better, Taric or Rakan?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Taric usually wins when trying to fight Rakan, with a 54.1% win rate. Therefore, Taric makes a great counter to Rakan.

While Taric does have a much higher win rate than Rakan, when on opposite teams, Taric also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less difficult champion to develop with. You should be be fine when picking Taric into Rakan.

Additionally, Taric also has a great deal of utility and CC, a similar amount to Rakan. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Taric vs Rakan matchups, Taric is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Taric is a great counter to Rakan. You will do well by focussing your play on increasing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Taric against Rakan.

Other Champion Matchups Against Taric

Taric Loses Against

LilliaLillia43.8% winrateZyraZyra45.9% winrateAniviaAnivia46.6% winrateMorganaMorgana47% winrate

Taric Wins Against

YuumiYuumi59.4% winrateSejuaniSejuani59.1% winrateJarvan IVJarvan IV59% winrateKarthusKarthus58.5% winrate

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Additional Information for Taric Players

How We Calculated Our Taric vs Rakan Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Rakan as Taric, we analyzed 1,178 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 Taric 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

Taric Build Rakan Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Taric to counter Rakan during both the early game 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 suggestions displayed above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Taric on average accumulates a similar amount of CS compared to Rakan. Champions who typically don't get many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values displayed here to do well.

The most crucial items to prioritize in your Taric versus Rakan build consist of Frozen Heart, Locket of the Iron Solari, and Solstice Sleigh. When Taric included at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better versus Rakan than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Taric had an average winrate of 54.1% battling Rakan with this counter build.

To have the greatest chance of annihilating Rakan as Taric, you should use the Glacial Augment, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Conditioning, and Revitalize runes from the Inspiration and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune sets players used for Taric vs Rakan fights, this composite of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 54.1% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Rakan as Taric are shown for every ranked division. To narrow the statistics and builds to an individual player tier, you can use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.