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How to Synergize Rakan with Volibear on the Same TeamRakan is in the a tier of champions

Rakan with Volibear

How to Win With Rakan and Volibear Paired TogetherRakan is in the b tier of champions
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How to Synergize Rakan and Volibear

based on 2,168 Rakan with Volibear pairs
Win Rate
46.5 %
K/D/A
2.89
Pick Rate
1.9 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we pull the stats from from millions of League rounds straight from Riot Games each and every week. Rakan has been on the same team as Volibear in 2168 recently played, ranked games. By pooling so much relevant data straight from the makers of League, we are completely sure that we can present to you high-quality, insightful builds to help Rakan synergize with Volibear. It is relatively rare for Rakan to play alongside Volibear as teammates. This has only taken place in approx. 1.9% of matches with Rakan.

Rakan Volibear Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Rakan has done a pathetic job of fighting on the same side as Volibear. On average, he wins a dismal 46.5% of the time the champs fight alongside one another. If you want to win more matches as Rakan when playing with Volibear by learning how to better synergize your play style with him, then dig into the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Rakan vs Volibear Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalWinged Moonplate

Core Rakan Items

~22 Mins
Zeke's ConvergenceKnight's VowSolstice Sleigh

Optional Items

ThornmailFrozen HeartLocket of the Iron SolariTrailblazer

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Rakan to level upw
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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
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E
3
Q
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W
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W
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Guide to Synergizing Rakan and Volibear

Tips for Playing as Rakan with Volibear

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 Volibear Synergy Stats

Rakan Image
Win Rate
46.5 %
VS
Win Rate
53.5 %
Volibear Image
1.5
< Kills >
1.6
5.3
< Deaths >
5.3
13.8
< Assists >
14.4
0.25
< Killing Sprees >
0.26
31
< Minions Killed >
32
0.03
< Dragons Killed >
0.04
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.49
1,267
< Physical Damage >
1,242
4,932
< Magic Damage >
4,970
747
< True Damage >
751
6,947
< Damage Dealt >
6,963
19,767
< Damage Taken >
19,868
8,162
< Gold Earned >
8,258
1.72
< Towers >
1.79
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
5,759
< Total Healing >
5,857
10,145
< Experience >
10,357
62
< Vision Score >
64
30
< Wards Placed >
31
184
< Time Dealing CC >
173

How to Play with Volibear as Rakan in LoL

The Rakan Volibear synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Volibear, compared to his overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how his gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.

Overall, Rakan sees a large worsening in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Volibear. His KDA decreased from NaN to NaN. This drop shows that Volibear helps Rakan perform not as well in competitive League of Legends rounds. Yet, the small difference indicates that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Rakan is paired with Volibear, he sees a little decrease in his full damage output. This difference could indicate that Volibear does not support by providing cover for him to deal more damage or that his presence on the team also helps increase the game's duration. Similarly, when Rakan is played together with Volibear on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing synergisticly with Volibear.

Additionally, when Rakan plays with Volibear on the same team, he typically receives a little less damage than when he plays alone. Getting dealt not as much damage may mean that Volibear does a decent job of covering Rakan during team fights.

Synergies between Rakan and Volibear

Damage Types Compared

Rakan
Volibear
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Rakan
Volibear

Is Rakan better when played alongside Volibear?

There is no universally accepted best synergy for Rakan that will 100% of the time be his best synergy. Yet, overall, Volibear is a terrible companion for Rakan. By locking into the same side as Rakan, he drops their win rate by -4.1% to 46.5%. This proves that there is a terrible bond between Rakan and Volibear that results in them performing not as well together than without each other.

Volibear has a lower difficulty than Rakan. That means Rakan players don't need to be very careful when lining up Volibear comrades to play with, as they will require a lower level of skill to do well with you.

Playing together, Rakan players should expect to observe an overall large increase in your team’s capability to support your allies. Combined, these champions may be able to carry with the power of their abilities.

In contrast, by pairing Rakan and Volibear together, you probably will not be providing your team enough attack damage. Make sure to bring other champs on your team that nullifies this relative gap in their playstyle.

Regardless of the ability of your Volibear ally, you need to focus on increasing your gold income, warding to avoid ambushes, and taking down objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you will do well anyway.

Additional Information for Rakan Players

How We Calculated Our Rakan Volibear Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Rakan and Volibear, we analyzed 2,168 ranked and recent League of Legends matches. We perform advanced data cleaning and statistical methods to guarantee that our team synergy stats are accurate and reliable. You can be confident that our recommended build to pair Rakan with Volibear comes from actual 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 your division's most relevant stats and build.

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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Rakan to pair well with Volibear during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League matches, you should continue reading to gather additional tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you use the build and suggestions presented here, you should increase your win rate significantly.

The most important finished items to have in your Rakan and Volibear synergy build include Zeke's Convergence, Knight's Vow, and Solstice Sleigh. When Rakan bought at least these three items in his build, he performed much better when fighting alongside Volibear than with many other common item sets. In fact, Rakan boasted an average win rate of 46.5% when playing alongside Volibear with this build.

To have the best probability of annihilating your oponents, 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 rune builds players used for this team composition, this combo of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 46.5% win rate overall.

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