[2.3] Rakan Guide - Dance&Dash - Rakan support guide (AP version)
Dance&Dash - Rakan support guide (AP version)
Pros
- Can escape sticky situations easily with his skills.
- Has good damage potential if build as AP
- Huge shields and heals if build as AP
- Safe for an an engaging support
- A truly charming guy ;)
Cons
- VERY squishy if build as AP.
- Has to take rabadon to reach a good powerspike.
- Has very long cooldowns in early game, especially for his knockup
- Might poop a lot since he's half bird...
Rakan Build
Best Build Guide for Rakan
Item Build Description
Additional information on the items
Taking items that require any type of stacking over time are best bought out early. That is why it's important to buy
Amplifying Tome
early on to get
Rod of Ages
as fast as possible. If you manage to get a kill or two, you might even get it before the first drake.
As for boots, I like to get
Mercury's Treads
as it will help you escapes stuns easier. And you know - Redemption because of its many uses. God I love this item so muuuuchhhh :)
oh, and also make sure you get
Rabadon's Deathcap
, since this is where
Rakan
's powerspike stems from.
If you are planning to go full AP, I would recommend items such as
Athene's Unholy Grail
,
Ardent Censer
and
Morellonomicon
, as they all have AP and offer good support for your team.
If your interested in a more safe dance, consider taking items such as
Abyssal Mask
and
Protector's Vow
.
Abyssal Mask
will give you more MR and will boost AP damage while
Protector's Vow
will offer another shield to you and an ally, since
Rakan
spends about 50% of every fight near his team anyway.
Rakan Runes
Best Runes for Rakan
Font of Life
will trigger A LOT since
Rakan
is a melee champion, and if your building AP, this rune will have a lot of impact.
Weakness
will allow your team to deal more damage after your engages,
Loyalty
is good for whoever
Rakan
will use [rakan:3] on, since he's standing right near them, and
Pack Hunter
will help with snowballing the game for your favor.
Skill Order
How to distribute skill points
Summoner Spells
When to take which summoners
Combos
Learn how to maximize the champions potential
This will be an all-in combo during laning phase. Try to get both enemies if you are able to.
You can use an ally as a "stepping stone" to get close to the action, knock someone up and then use
Battle Dance
at the end of all of it one more time to jump back to safety.
After knocking up enemies, use
The Quickness
right after to CC them one more time, then dash back to your team for safety.
Remember that charmed enemies will follow you. Use [flash] combined with [rakan:ult] to first gather all your enemies in one spot, then knock them up with
Grand Entrance
. After that, get the hell out of there with
Battle Dance
.
Rakan Matchups & Counters
Detailed information on how to play matchups and counters
You can use
Grand Entrance
to dash past his shield, as this skill is an AOE.
Braum
also can't block your
The Quickness
, making him useless against your engages.
Wind Wall
Blitzcrank
Unbreakable Will
Zenith Blade
Kennen
Learn the dance
1. You can use
Grand Entrance
to dash over walls, but make sure they are not too wide other wise you won't move an inch.
2.Try to max out
Battle Dance
first when playing with
Xayah
, as the shield value on her is doubled.
3.If an ally
Xayah
is recalling, try to stick around for a few seconds to keep her safe before joining her.
4.Remember that
The Quickness
will give you bonus movement speed. You can use it to get to teamfights quickly so long as your a short distance from there.
5.Use
Grand Entrance
or
Battle Dance
before an enemy skill is about to hit you to bait and dodge it.
6.When fighting epic monsters, use
Gleaming Quill
on them as much as you can, since it will allow you to heal your team while your taking such objectives.
7.Warm up before you dance. It's important to be nimble and quick.
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