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

Rakan with Xayah

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

based on 13,116 Rakan with Xayah pairs
Win Rate
49.2 %
K/D/A
2.91
Pick Rate
11.8 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

Our servers download the results of from millions of LoL rounds directly from Riot Games each week. Rakan has fought alongside Xayah in 13116 recent, competitive matches. By accumulating so much great data straight from the developers of League, we feel confident that we can produce high-quality, usable builds to help Rakan synergize with Xayah. It is very common for Rakan to play alongside Xayah as teammates. This pairing has occurred in approximately 11.8% of games with Rakan.

Rakan Xayah Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Rakan has done a poor job of synergizing with Xayah. On average, he wins an acceptable 49.2% of rounds the champs try and synergize their gameplay. If you want to maximize your potential as Rakan when fighting on the same team as Xayah by learning how to better synergize your tactics with her, then look into the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Rakan vs Xayah Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Cloth ArmorWinged Moonplate

Core Rakan Items

~22 Mins
TrailblazerKnight's VowLocket of the Iron Solari

Optional Items

Unending DespairArdent CenserKaenic RookernShurelya's Battlesong

Summoner Spells

summonerexhaust summoner spell D
summonerflash 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 LifeSecond WindUnflinching
DominationZombie WardUltimate Hunter
Ability HasteArmorMagic Resist
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
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R
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W
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Guide to Synergizing Rakan and Xayah

Tips for Playing as Rakan with Xayah

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 Understand How Xayah Will Play

Xayah's attacks and abilities leave Feathers on the ground that she can later recall for massive area damage and control.

Xayah can use Featherstorm to dodge almost any ability while also creating a ton of Feathers. Try to utilize the offensive and defensive aspects of this ability.

Rakan Xayah Synergy Stats

Rakan Image
Win Rate
49.2 %
VS
Win Rate
50.8 %
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1.6
< Kills >
1.6
5.5
< Deaths >
5.3
14.4
< Assists >
14.4
0.26
< Killing Sprees >
0.26
30
< Minions Killed >
32
0.03
< Dragons Killed >
0.04
0.5
< Inhibitors >
0.49
1,335
< Physical Damage >
1,242
4,988
< Magic Damage >
4,970
750
< True Damage >
751
7,074
< Damage Dealt >
6,963
20,278
< Damage Taken >
19,868
8,284
< Gold Earned >
8,258
1.95
< Towers >
1.79
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
5,914
< Total Healing >
5,857
10,421
< Experience >
10,357
63
< Vision Score >
64
30
< Wards Placed >
31
170
< Time Dealing CC >
173

How to Play with Xayah as Rakan in LoL

The Rakan Xayah synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Xayah, 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 Xayah. His KDA worsened from NaN to NaN. This fall shows that Xayah helps Rakan perform poorer in ranked League of Legends rounds. Yet, the small difference proves that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Rakan is an ally to Xayah, he observes a small increase in his full damage dealt. This change may signal that Xayah helps provide cover for him to dish out more damage or that her allyship also helps extend the match's duration. Similarly, when Rakan is played together with Xayah on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays without Xayah. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing alongside Xayah.

Moreover, when Rakan plays with Xayah on the same side, he typically takes a little more damage than when he fights alone. Getting dealt more damage may mean that Xayah does a poor job of covering Rakan during teamfights.

Synergies between Rakan and Xayah

Damage Types Compared

Rakan
Xayah
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Rakan
Xayah

Is Rakan better when played alongside Xayah?

There is no ideal ally for Rakan that will no matter what be his top synergy. However, Xayah is a below average teammate for Rakan. By locking into the same team as Rakan, she lowers their win rate by -1.4% to 49.2%. This demonstrates that there is a negative strategic relationship between Rakan and Xayah that results in them performing worse together than alone.

Xayah has a lower difficulty than Rakan. That means you don't need to be cautious when lining up Xayah teammates to play with, as they will have to have a lower level of skill to be able to play well with you.

Fighting together, Rakan players should expect to witness an overall large increase in your team’s ability to deal physical damage. Together, these champions should be able to take down targets with auto-attacks and other AD damage abilities.

Although, by aligning Rakan and Xayah together, you probably will not be giving your side enough AP. Make sure to have other champions on your team that helps cover this hole in their capabilities.

Regardless of the ability of your Xayah teammate, you should focus on maximizing your gold income, warding to avoid ambushes, and clearing objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you should do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Rakan Players

How We Calculated Our Rakan Xayah Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Rakan and Xayah, we analyzed 13,116 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 Xayah 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 truly master Rakan in order to pair well with Xayah during both the laning and mid / late game phases of LoL matches, you should keep reading to learn some more lessons on this champion pairing. If you mind the build and stats presented above, you will grow your win rate by a lot.

The best items to build first in your Rakan and Xayah synergy build consist of Trailblazer, Knight's Vow, and Locket of the Iron Solari. When Rakan used at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better when fighting alongside Xayah than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Rakan boasted an average winrate of 49.2% helping carry Xayah with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest likelihood of defeating your oponents, you should take the Guardian, Font of Life, Second Wind, Unflinching, Zombie Ward, and Ultimate Hunter runes from the Resolve and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune sets players chose for this team composition, this set of runes yielded the top win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 49.2% win rate overall.

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