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How to Win Rakan vs Blitzcrank Counter MatchupRakan is in the a tier of champions

Rakan vs Blitzcrank

How to Beat Blitzcrank as Rakan in LoLRakan is in the s tier of champions
Support
TankFighter

How to Beat Blitzcrank as Rakan

based on 4,659 Rakan vs Blitzcrank matchups
Win Rate
51.1 %
K/D/A
2.89
Pick Rate
4.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of recently ranked League rounds every week. Within our data, Rakan engaged Blitzcrank in 4659 games. Using so many matchups for Rakan versus Blitzcrank gives us a lot of confidence in our capacity to produce actionable stats and a solid build to destroy Blitzcrank. This particular champ matchup is relatively uncommon. Rakan fights Blitzcrank in only 4.2% of his games.

Rakan vs Blitzcrank Matchup Summary

Rakan does a decent job of countering Blitzcrank. On average, he wins a acceptable 51.1% of games the champions battle each other in. In Rakan vs Blitzcrank rounds, Rakan’s team is 0.2% less probable to get first blood, implying that he probably won't get first blood against Blitzcrank.

Best Rakan vs Blitzcrank Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsWinged Moonplate

Core Rakan Items

~22 Mins
TrailblazerZeke's ConvergenceKnight's Vow

Optional Items

ThornmailShurelya's BattlesongFrozen HeartLocket of the Iron Solari

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

ResolveGuardianDemolishBone PlatingRevitalize
SorceryNimbus CloakCelerity
Adaptive ForceAdaptive 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
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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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Guide to Countering Blitzcrank as Rakan

Tips for Playing as Rakan against Blitzcrank

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 Blitzcrank

Staying behind creeps can prevent you from being Rocket Grabbed. Blitzcrank's Rocket Grab only pulls the first enemy target it encounters.

Blitzcrank's passive Mana Barrier grants him a shield when he is low on health.

Rakan vs Blitzcrank Counter Stats

Rakan Image
Win Rate
51.1 %
VS
Win Rate
48.9 %
Blitzcrank Image
1.5
< Kills >
2
5.6
< Deaths >
5.7
14.7
< Assists >
13
0.24
< Killing Sprees >
0.35
32
< Minions Killed >
30
0.04
< Dragons Killed >
0.04
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.39
1,274
< Physical Damage >
2,619
5,146
< Magic Damage >
5,746
751
< True Damage >
921
7,172
< Damage Dealt >
9,287
19,566
< Damage Taken >
21,445
8,202
< Gold Earned >
8,219
1.82
< Towers >
1.39
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
5,517
< Total Healing >
2,092
10,214
< Experience >
10,022
64
< Vision Score >
57
30
< Wards Placed >
25
182
< Time Dealing CC >
309

How to Counter Blitzcrank with Rakan in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here feature some strategic Rakan versus Blitzcrank matchup stats that may help us interpret the differences and similarities between the two. As an example, Rakan’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Blitzcrank’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Rakan may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Blitzcrank..

Rakan often has a similar longest kill spree as his enemy does. Commonly, he takes a similar amount of damage to Blitzcrank. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also illustrate that the champ with increased HP has less agility and thus is not able to flee from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Rakan and Blitzcrank

Damage Types Compared

Rakan
Blitzcrank
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Rakan
Blitzcrank

Who is Better, Rakan or Blitzcrank?

Both LoL champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Rakan usually wins when trying to fight Blitzcrank, with a 51.1% win rate. Thus, Rakan makes a good counter for Blitzcrank.

While Rakan does have a higher winrate compared to Blitzcrank, when they face off with one another, Rakan also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more time consuming champion to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Rakan into Blitzcrank.

Additionally, Rakan has a great deal of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Blitzcrank. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Rakan vs Blitzcrank matchups, Rakan is the better champion with a higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

Rakan is a decent counter to Blitzcrank. Focus your actions on keeping up your CS and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Rakan against Blitzcrank.

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 Blitzcrank Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Blitzcrank as Rakan, we analyzed 4,659 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 Blitzcrank 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

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Rakan to counter Blitzcrank during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats presented here, you should increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Rakan on average racks up a similar amount of CS compared to Blitzcrank. Champions who typically don't earn much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers shown here to do well.

The best items to prioritize in your Rakan versus Blitzcrank build include Trailblazer, Zeke's Convergence, and Knight's Vow. When Rakan combined at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better when fighting Blitzcrank than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Rakan boasted an average win rate of 51.1% when countering Blitzcrank with this build.

To have the best probability of defeating Blitzcrank as Rakan, Rakan players should take the Guardian, Demolish, Bone Plating, Revitalize, Celerity, and Nimbus Cloak runes from the Resolve and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players chose for Rakan vs Blitzcrank fights, this mixture of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 51.1% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Blitzcrank as Rakan are given for all ranked divisions combined. If you would like to narrow the statistics and builds to a particular player tier, you may use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.