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How to Win Maokai vs Rakan Counter MatchupMaokai is in the s tier of champions

Maokai vs Rakan

How to Beat Rakan as Maokai in LoLMaokai is in the a tier of champions
TankMage
Support

How to Beat Rakan as Maokai

based on 4,702 Maokai vs Rakan matchups
Win Rate
53.3 %
K/D/A
2.84
Pick Rate
3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our counter stats from the millions of ranked League games that we evaluate each and every week. This guide on how to beat Rakan as Maokai resulted from an analysis of 4702 ranked rounds where both champs faced each other. This champion pairing is somewhat rare. Maokai is forced to battle against Rakan in only 3.0% of his games.

Maokai vs Rakan Matchup Summary

Maokai has done a good job of countering Rakan. Normally, he wins a terrific 53.3% of the time the champs fight each other in. In Maokai versus Rakan rounds, Maokai’s side is 0.0% more likely to get first blood, indicating that he most likely will get first blood against Rakan.

Best Maokai vs Rakan Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Cloth ArmorBoots of Swiftness

Core Maokai Items

~22 Mins
TrailblazerSunfire AegisSolstice Sleigh

Optional Items

Knight's VowKaenic RookernDead Man's PlateLocket of the Iron Solari

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Maokai to level upq
>
Second ability for Maokai to level upw
>
Last skill for Maokai to max oute

Runes

ResolveAftershockFont of LifeConditioningOvergrowth
PrecisionTriumphLegend: Tenacity
Adaptive ForceHealth ScalingHealth Scaling
Maokai's passive ability p
Maokai's q ability q
Maokai's w ability w
Maokai's e ability e
Maokai's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
W
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
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R
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Guide to Countering Rakan as Maokai

Tips for Playing as Maokai against Rakan

Maokai's passive makes him extremely durable against focus fire from spells - so long as he can still basic attack something.

Try looking for flanks or other situations where Nature's Grasp is unavoidable or takes enemies by surprise.

Saplings can be tossed into brush for empowered effect - but don't stack well.

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.

Maokai vs Rakan Counter Stats

Maokai Image
Win Rate
53.3 %
VS
Win Rate
46.7 %
Rakan Image
2.8
< Kills >
1.6
5.5
< Deaths >
5.7
12.8
< Assists >
14.3
0.58
< Killing Sprees >
0.25
48
< Minions Killed >
31
0.29
< Dragons Killed >
0.04
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.43
1,608
< Physical Damage >
1,344
11,056
< Magic Damage >
5,082
970
< True Damage >
803
13,635
< Damage Dealt >
7,229
27,578
< Damage Taken >
20,453
9,206
< Gold Earned >
8,221
1.54
< Towers >
1.65
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0
8,877
< Total Healing >
5,877
11,092
< Experience >
10,206
49
< Vision Score >
65
20
< Wards Placed >
31
424
< Time Dealing CC >
173

How to Counter Rakan with Maokai in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page highlight several vital Maokai versus Rakan matchup stats that may help us interpret the distinctions between the pair. Maokai’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Rakan’s ratio of NaN, showing that Maokai may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Rakan..

Maokai often has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his matchup does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Rakan. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also show that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to flee from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Maokai and Rakan

Damage Types Compared

Maokai
Rakan
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Maokai
Rakan

Who is Better, Maokai or Rakan?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Maokai usually wins when taking on Rakan, with a 53.3% win rate. Thus, Maokai makes a great counter for Rakan.

While Maokai does have a higher winrate than Rakan, when facing one another, Maokai also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less difficult champion to pick up and master. You should be be fine when picking Maokai into Rakan.

Additionally, Maokai also has a very large amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Rakan. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Maokai vs Rakan matchups, Maokai is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.

Maokai is a great counter for Rakan. Focus your gameplay on maximizing your CS and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Maokai against Rakan.

Other Champion Matchups Against Maokai

Maokai Loses Against

SwainSwain47.6% winrateLilliaLillia48.1% winrateMordekaiserMordekaiser48.4% winrateNilahNilah48.4% winrate

Maokai Wins Against

ZeriZeri59.4% winrateNidaleeNidalee59.1% winrateLeBlancLeBlanc57.8% winrateYuumiYuumi57.7% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

MordekaiserMordekaiser+ 56.1% 8797 GamesBrandBrand+ 56.5% 6844 GamesMiss FortuneMiss Fortune+ 57.2% 24108 GamesLilliaLillia+ 57.5% 8067 Games

Additional Information for Maokai Players

How We Calculated Our Maokai vs Rakan Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Rakan as Maokai, we analyzed 4,702 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 Maokai 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.

Other Useful Resources

Maokai Build Rakan Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Maokai in order to counter Rakan during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and tips presented here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Maokai usually accumulates more CS compared to Rakan. Champs who on average don't get many minion kills usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The ideal items to have in your Maokai versus Rakan build include Trailblazer, Sunfire Aegis, and Solstice Sleigh. When Maokai incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better against Rakan than with most other common builds. In fact, Maokai had an average win rate of 53.3% when countering Rakan with this counter build.

To have the highest probability of crushing Rakan as Maokai, Maokai players should equip the Aftershock, Font of Life, Conditioning, Overgrowth, Legend: Tenacity, and Triumph runes from the Resolve and Precision rune sets. Of all the rune sets players picked for Maokai vs Rakan fights, this mix of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 53.3% winrate overall.

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