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Rakan vs Annie

How to Beat Annie as Rakan in LoLRakan is in the a tier of champions
Support
Mage

How to Beat Annie as Rakan

based on 1,787 Rakan vs Annie matchups
Win Rate
50.8 %
K/D/A
2.91
Pick Rate
1.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our matchup stats from the millions of ranked League rounds that we get from Riot Games every week. This guide on how to beat Annie as Rakan resulted from an examination of 1787 ranked matches where both champions opposed each other. This counter pairing is somewhat rare. Rakan is forced to battle against Annie in only 1.6% of his rounds.

Rakan vs Annie Matchup Summary

Rakan does a average job of beating Annie. Normally, he wins a acceptable 50.8% of the time the champs face off with one another in. In Rakan versus Annie matches, Rakan’s side is 0.1% more probable to obtain first blood, implying that he most likely will get first blood against Annie.

Best Rakan vs Annie Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsGlowing Mote

Core Rakan Items

~22 Mins
Zeke's ConvergenceKnight's VowSolstice Sleigh

Optional Items

ThornmailForce of NatureFrozen HeartTrailblazer

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

ResolveGuardianFont of LifeBone PlatingUnflinching
DominationZombie WardUltimate Hunter
Ability HasteAdaptive ForceArmor
Rakan's passive ability p
Rakan's q ability q
Rakan's w ability w
Rakan's e ability e
Rakan's ultimate ability r
1
W
2
E
3
Q
4
W
5
W
6
R
7
W
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E
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W
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E
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R
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E
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Q
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Guide to Countering Annie as Rakan

Tips for Playing as Rakan against Annie

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.

Advice to Win Against Annie

Annie's summoned bear, Tibbers, burns opposing units around himself. Try to keep your distance from him after he's been summoned.

Keep an eye out for a white, swirling power around Annie. It means she's ready to unleash her stun.

Summoner Smite can be used to help take down Tibbers.

Rakan vs Annie Counter Stats

Rakan Image
Win Rate
50.8 %
VS
Win Rate
49.2 %
Annie Image
1.6
< Kills >
6.1
5.4
< Deaths >
6.1
14.1
< Assists >
8.3
0.26
< Killing Sprees >
1.39
32
< Minions Killed >
137
0.04
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.49
< Inhibitors >
0.43
1,190
< Physical Damage >
879
4,899
< Magic Damage >
20,019
724
< True Damage >
1,228
6,813
< Damage Dealt >
22,126
20,100
< Damage Taken >
17,303
8,311
< Gold Earned >
10,783
1.71
< Towers >
1.81
0
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
5,734
< Total Healing >
1,485
10,345
< Experience >
13,316
65
< Vision Score >
22
31
< Wards Placed >
10
167
< Time Dealing CC >
229

How to Counter Annie with Rakan in LoL

The stats shown on this page highlight several critical Rakan against Annie counter statistics that can help you grasp the differences between this set of champs. Rakan’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Annie’s ratio of NaN, showing that Rakan may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Annie. This observation is largely caused by the differences in assists.

Rakan often has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than his counter does. Commonly, he takes a similar amount of damage to Annie. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, but it can also show that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Rakan and Annie

Damage Types Compared

Rakan
Annie
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Rakan
Annie

Who is Better, Rakan or Annie?

Both League champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Rakan usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Annie, with a 50.8% win rate. Therefore, Rakan makes an ok counter to Annie.

While Rakan does have a higher win rate than Annie, when on opposite teams, Rakan also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less challenging character to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Rakan into Annie.

Furthermore, Rakan has a lot of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Annie. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Rakan vs Annie matchups, Rakan is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.

Rakan is a decent counter to Annie. You will do well by focussing your actions on keeping up your CS and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Rakan against Annie.

Other Champion Matchups Against Rakan

Rakan Loses Against

LilliaLillia43.9% winrateSingedSinged44.6% winrateSwainSwain45.1% winrateTaricTaric45.9% winrate

Rakan Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee59% winrateYuumiYuumi58.4% winrateSejuaniSejuani56.4% winrateKennenKennen55.1% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

BrandBrand+ 54.7% 3868 GamesSwainSwain+ 54.7% 1847 GamesVel'KozVel'Koz+ 55.2% 817 GamesLilliaLillia+ 55.6% 6914 Games

Additional Information for Rakan Players

How We Calculated Our Rakan vs Annie Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Annie as Rakan, we analyzed 1,787 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 Annie as Rakan 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

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

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

Rakan typically racks up a lot less CS as Annie. Champs who on average don't acquire many minion kills usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers displayed here to do well.

The best items to prioritize in your Rakan versus Annie build include Zeke's Convergence, Knight's Vow, and Solstice Sleigh. When Rakan included at least these three items in his build, he performed much better countering Annie than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Rakan boasted an average winrate of 50.8% battling Annie with these items in his kit.

To have the best likelihood of annihilating Annie as Rakan, Rakan players should equip the Guardian, Font of Life, Bone Plating, Unflinching, Ultimate Hunter, and Zombie Ward runes from the Resolve and Domination rune sets. Of all the runes we have analyed for Rakan vs Annie counter picks, this set of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 50.8% winrate overall.

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