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[5.0] Rakan Guide - Rakan

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Patch 5.0
January 22, 2025 14:48
Support

Rakan

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Pros

  • high mobility
  • great in team fights
  • strong cc
  • some shielding and healing
  • can utilize tank and enchanter items well
  • jack of all trades, can be both tank and enchanter, yet none 100%

Cons

  • not the best main engage/tank, so he wants another frontliner/engage on the team to really shine
  • jack of all trades, can do a lot of different things, but is neither a full tank or enchanter
  • long cooldowns in the early game

Rakan Build

Best Build Guide for Rakan

Starting Items
Relic Shield
my go-to build
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
Imperial Mandate
Protector's Vow
Zeke's Convergence
Frozen Heart
Force of Nature
enchanter options
Imperial Mandate
Ardent Censer
Harmonic Echo
full AP (can oneshot squishy but would not reccoment)
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
Luden's Echo
Infinity Orb
Rabadon's Deathcap
Awakened Soulstealer
Morellonomicon
best boots options
Plated Steelcaps
Mercury's Treads
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
more tank options
Plated Steelcaps
Dead Man's Plate
Thornmail
Dawnshroud
Amaranth Twinguard
Mantle of the Twelfth Hour

Item Build Description

Additional information on the items

Rakan Runes

Best Runes for Rakan

Keystone
Aftershock
Aftershock
Domination
Weakness
Weakness
Resolve
Second Wind
Second Wind
Inspiration
Hunter Genius
Hunter Genius
Keystone
Electrocute
Electrocute
Domination
Sudden Impact
Sudden Impact
Resolve
Bone Plating
Bone Plating
Inspiration
Hunter Genius
Hunter Genius
Keystone
Aftershock
Aftershock
Domination
Weakness
Weakness
Resolve
Bone Plating
Bone Plating
Inspiration
Hunter Genius
Hunter Genius

Skill Order

How to distribute skill points

Fey Feathers
Fey Feathers - Passive
Gleaming Quill
Gleaming Quill
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Grand Entrance
Grand Entrance
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Battle Dance
Battle Dance
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
The Quickness
The Quickness
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

Summoner Spells

When to take which summoners

Ignite
I almost always take ignite together with heal or flash
Heal
my go-to summ with ignite
Exhaust
Good vs high burst champions like [Zed] or [Lucian]. Or vs champions you can't easily defend your ADC from. Like [Olaf] when he ults [Olaf:ult].
Flash
mostly used to extend your engage range. (I normally don't use flash, since rakan is very mobile on his own. And if I feel like I need more mobility, I often build [Protobelt Enchant].

Combos

Learn how to maximize the champions potential

Grand Entrance
2nd
Auto Attack
AA
Gleaming Quill
1st
Battle Dance
3rd

Short trade

Jump on the enemy and knock them up with Grand EntranceGrand Entrance , then follow up with an auto attack and Gleaming QuillGleaming Quill , then jump back to your ally with Battle DanceBattle Dance .

Battle Dance
3rd
Grand Entrance
2nd
Auto Attack
AA
Gleaming Quill
1st
Battle Dance
3rd

Engage from greater distance

The same as before, but you first jump on your ally with Battle DanceBattle Dance to gapclose, if you stand too far away to hit your Grand EntranceGrand Entrance right away but your ally is closer to the enemy.

The Quickness
Ult
Grand Entrance
2nd
Auto Attack
AA
Gleaming Quill
1st
Battle Dance
3rd

Using ult The QuicknessThe Quickness first will guarantee your Grand EntranceGrand Entrance to hit, since the get hit by the charme when you jump on them.

The Quickness
Ult
Battle Dance
3rd
Grand Entrance
2nd
Auto Attack
AA
Gleaming Quill
1st
Battle Dance
3rd

Use E for longer distance engage.

Grand Entrance
2nd
Gleaming Quill
1st
The Quickness
Ult
Auto Attack
AA
Auto Attack
AA
Battle Dance
3rd

if you are sure that your W Grand EntranceGrand Entrance will connect, you can use it first and then ult, which will result into a little bit longer cc duration in total, since the knock up and the charm don't overlap in this scenario. It's more risky tho, because the can dodge the Grand EntranceGrand Entrance easier with this one.

Battle Dance
3rd
Grand Entrance
2nd
Gleaming Quill
1st
The Quickness
Ult
Auto Attack
AA
Auto Attack
AA
Battle Dance
3rd

more range

Rakan Matchups & Counters

Detailed information on how to play matchups and counters

Braum
Medium
Braum
Xayah
Hard
Xayah
Caitlyn
Hard
Caitlyn

He can't stop you from jumping on his ADC, but he will stop your ADC from hitting the enemy ADC.
Don't stay near him for too long, or you will be stunned by Concussive BlowsConcussive Blows .

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