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Lulu vs Rakan

How to Beat Rakan as Lulu in LoLLulu is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Rakan as Lulu

based on 1,799 Lulu vs Rakan matchups
Win Rate
45 %
K/D/A
2.94
Pick Rate
3.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our counter stats from the millions of ranked LoL rounds that we analyze each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Rakan as Lulu resulted from an examination of 1799 ranked games where both champs battled one another. This particular champ matchup is fairly rare. Lulu fights Rakan in only 3.1% of her rounds.

Lulu vs Rakan Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Lulu has done a pathetic job of countering Rakan. On average, she wins a lowly 45.0% of games the champions face off with one another in. In Lulu versus Rakan matches, Lulu’s team is 0.0% more expected to gain first blood, indicating that she most likely will be able to get first blood versus Rakan.

Best Lulu vs Rakan Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Faerie CharmAmplifying Tome

Core Lulu Items

~22 Mins
Mikael's BlessingArdent CenserDream Maker

Optional Items

RedemptionStaff of Flowing WaterMoonstone RenewerShurelya's Battlesong

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Lulu to level upe
>
Second ability for Lulu to level upw
>
Last skill for Lulu to max outq

Runes

SorcerySummon AeryManaflow BandTranscendenceScorch
InspirationBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
Ability HasteAdaptive ForceArmor
Lulu's passive ability p
Lulu's q ability q
Lulu's w ability w
Lulu's e ability e
Lulu's ultimate ability r
1
E
2
W
3
Q
4
E
5
E
6
R
7
E
8
W
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E
10
W
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R
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W
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W
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Q
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Q
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R

Guide to Countering Rakan as Lulu

Tips for Playing as Lulu against Rakan

Glitterlance can be fired at odd angles depending on where your cursor is - Moving your cursor closer to Pix and Lulu will change your area of effect size considerably.

Consider casting Help, Pix! on ranged attackers for the Pix boost and Wild Growth on Tanks or Fighters for the added initiation power.

Advice to Win Against Rakan

Champions with crowd control that can be applied quickly excel against Rakan.

Catching Rakan with no allies around severely inhibits his mobility. Try to find him alone.

Rakan's movement abilities forecast their destination. Try to use this to your advantage.

Lulu vs Rakan Counter Stats

Lulu Image
Win Rate
45 %
VS
Win Rate
55 %
Rakan Image
1.4
< Kills >
1.4
5
< Deaths >
4.8
13.3
< Assists >
13.9
0.24
< Killing Sprees >
0.24
28
< Minions Killed >
31
0.03
< Dragons Killed >
0.03
0.51
< Inhibitors >
0.55
1,066
< Physical Damage >
1,129
5,480
< Magic Damage >
4,679
505
< True Damage >
691
7,052
< Damage Dealt >
6,499
15,248
< Damage Taken >
18,468
8,028
< Gold Earned >
8,102
2.11
< Towers >
1.97
0
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
1,920
< Total Healing >
5,741
10,056
< Experience >
10,000
57
< Vision Score >
64
25
< Wards Placed >
31
258
< Time Dealing CC >
169

How to Counter Rakan with Lulu in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here show several important Lulu vs. Rakan matchup stats that may help you realize the differences between the two. As an example, Lulu’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Rakan’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Lulu may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Rakan..

Lulu normally has a similar longest killing spree as her matchup does. On average, she takes less damage than Rakan. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also illustrate that the champ with more HP has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Lulu and Rakan

Damage Types Compared

Lulu
Rakan
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Lulu
Rakan

Who is Better, Lulu or Rakan?

Both League champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Lulu usually loses when taking on Rakan, with a 45.0% win rate. Thus, Lulu makes a bad counter for Rakan.

While Lulu does have a much lower winrate than Rakan, when they face off with one another, Lulu also has a greater learning curve that makes her a more challenging champion to pick up and master. You should be very concerned when picking Lulu into Rakan.

Furthermore, Lulu also has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Rakan. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Lulu vs Rakan matchups, Rakan is the better champ with a much lower win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.

Lulu is a trash counter for Rakan. You will do well by focussing your tactics on keeping up your CS and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Lulu against Rakan.

Additional Information for Lulu Players

How We Calculated Our Lulu vs Rakan Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Rakan as Lulu, we analyzed 1,799 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Rakan as Lulu comes from real 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 the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Lulu in order to counter Rakan during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions displayed above, you should increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Lulu usually gets a similar amount of CS as Rakan. Champions who on average don't get much CS often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values reported here to do well.

The top items to focus on in your Lulu versus Rakan build include Mikael's Blessing, Ardent Censer, and Dream Maker. When Lulu used at least these three items in her build, she performed significantly better when fighting Rakan than with most other typical builds. In fact, Lulu had an average winrate of 45.0% when playing against Rakan with this counter build.

To have the highest chance of defeating Rakan as Lulu, you should equip the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players picked for Lulu vs Rakan clashes, this sequence of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 45.0% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Rakan as Lulu are presented for all ranked divisions. If you want to scope the stats and builds to a particular rank, you may use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.