Rek'Sai with Rakan
How to Synergize Rek'Sai and Rakan
based on 610 Rek'Sai with Rakan pairsHow We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL
Rek'Sai Rakan Synergy Summary
Best Rek'Sai vs Rakan Counter Build
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Guide to Synergizing Rek'Sai and Rakan
Tips for Playing as Rek'Sai with Rakan
Keeping tunnels spread out across the map will ensure you have choices when you want to cast Void Rush.
Cast Burrow before travelling around the map to take advantage of the increased Move Speed and the safety provided by Tremor Sense.
Tremor Sense can warn you of enemies closing in, and is particularly useful when entering enemy territory.
Advice to Understand How Rakan Will Play
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.
Rek'Sai Rakan Synergy Stats
How to Play with Rakan as Rek'Sai in LoL
The Rek'Sai Rakan synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Rakan, compared to his overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how his gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.
Overall, Rek'Sai sees a very large drop in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Rakan. His KDA fell from NaN to NaN. This negative change shows that Rakan helps Rek'Sai perform poorer in competitive League of Legends matches. Yet, the small difference indicates that this performance change is only marginal.
When Rek'Sai plays on the same team as Rakan, he gets a little increase in his total damage dealt. This could demonstrate that Rakan provides protection for him to deal more damage or that his presence also helps increase the game's duration. Similarly, when Rek'Sai is played with Rakan on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays without Rakan. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing alongside Rakan.
Moreover, when Rek'Sai plays with Rakan on the same side, he on average receives a little less damage than when he plays alone. Getting dealt not as much damage could mean that Rakan does a decent job of covering Rek'Sai in teamfights.
Synergies between Rek'Sai and Rakan
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Is Rek'Sai better when played alongside Rakan?
There is no perfect champion pairing for Rek'Sai that will always be his ideal teammate. However, overall, Rakan is a very typical companion for Rek'Sai. By being on the same team as Rek'Sai, he raises their win rate by 0.6% to 49.0%. This clearly indicates that there is not really a strong bond between Rek'Sai and Rakan that results in them performing stronger together than without each other.
Rakan has a greater difficulty than Rek'Sai. That means you should be careful when enlisting Rakan teammates to play with, as they will require a greater level of skill to be able to fight well with you.
Working cooperatively, you should witness an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to buff allies and debuff enemies. When paired, these champs will help their other teammates secure a victory.
Conversely, by aligning Rek'Sai and Rakan together, you may not be giving your other allies a lot of cover. Make sure to bring other champs on your team that neutralizes this relative gap in their abilities.
Regardless of the ability of your Rakan ally, you should focus on maximizing your gold income, outlasting your enemies, and clearing objectives. If you do this, you will do well, regardless.
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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing
To truly master Rek'Sai in order to pair well with Rakan during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League rounds, you should keep reading to master a few extra lessons on this champion pairing. If you mind the build and stats shown above, you should grow your win rate by a lot.
The top finished items to have in your Rek'Sai and Rakan synergy build include Sterak's Gage, Black Cleaver, and Titanic Hydra. When Rek'Sai bought at least these three finished items in his build, he did significantly better when fighting alongside Rakan than with most other common builds. In fact, Rek'Sai had an average winrate of 49.0% when synergizing his build and playstyle to Rakan with this build.
To have the best chance of vanquishing your oponents, you should use the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Magical Footwear, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune builds players chose for this team composition, this sequence of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 49.0% winrate overall.
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