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Rakan vs Gnar

How to Beat Gnar as Rakan in LoLRakan is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Gnar as Rakan

based on 1,135 Rakan vs Gnar matchups
Win Rate
52.1 %
K/D/A
3
Pick Rate
1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of recently ranked League matches every week. In our database, Rakan faced off against Gnar 1135 times. Using so many games with Rakan vs Gnar provides us faith in our ability to produce informative stats and a solid build to counter Gnar. This champion matchup is fairly rare. Rakan has to counter Gnar in only 1.0% of his rounds.

Rakan vs Gnar Matchup Summary

Rakan does a good job of countering Gnar. Typically, he wins a terrific 52.1% of matches the champions clash against each other in. In Rakan vs Gnar matches, Rakan’s team is 0.1% more expected to gain first blood. This implies that he most likely will get first blood against Gnar.

Best Rakan vs Gnar Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalCloth Armor

Core Rakan Items

~22 Mins
TrailblazerZeke's ConvergenceKnight's Vow

Optional Items

Locket of the Iron SolariSolstice SleighCelestial Opposition

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
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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Guide to Countering Gnar as Rakan

Tips for Playing as Rakan against Gnar

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 Gnar

Gnar's ultimate stuns if he hits you into a wall. Be careful when fighting him near one.

Gnar's animations and resource bar change as he gets closer to transforming.

Gnar can't gain Rage for 15 seconds after he turns from big to little. Use this chance to engage on his team.

Rakan vs Gnar Counter Stats

Rakan Image
Win Rate
52.1 %
VS
Win Rate
47.9 %
Gnar Image
1.7
< Kills >
5.2
5.4
< Deaths >
5.9
14.5
< Assists >
6.5
0.27
< Killing Sprees >
1.16
32
< Minions Killed >
167
0.04
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.5
< Inhibitors >
0.46
1,268
< Physical Damage >
18,046
5,126
< Magic Damage >
3,437
758
< True Damage >
484
7,153
< Damage Dealt >
21,968
19,937
< Damage Taken >
28,856
8,314
< Gold Earned >
11,428
1.79
< Towers >
2.48
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
5,831
< Total Healing >
6,088
10,289
< Experience >
14,650
63
< Vision Score >
18
30
< Wards Placed >
9
174
< Time Dealing CC >
420

How to Counter Gnar with Rakan in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here clarify some strategic Rakan versus Gnar counter statistics that can help us grasp the differences between the two. For instance, Rakan’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Gnar’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Rakan may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Gnar. This observation is largely caused by the differences in assists.

Rakan usually has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than his foe does. Commonly, he takes less damage than Gnar. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities; however, it can also illustrate that the champion with higher health has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Rakan and Gnar

Damage Types Compared

Rakan
Gnar
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Rakan
Gnar

Who is Better, Rakan or Gnar?

Both LoL champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Rakan usually wins when taking on Gnar, with a 52.1% win rate. Thus, Rakan makes a good counter for Gnar.

While Rakan does have a higher winrate than Gnar, when on opposite teams, Rakan also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less difficult champion to pick up and master. You should be be fine when picking Rakan into Gnar.

Furthermore, Rakan also has a great deal of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Gnar. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Rakan vs Gnar matchups, Rakan is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.

Rakan is a good counter to Gnar. You will do well by focussing your strategy on increasing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Rakan against Gnar.

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 Gnar Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Gnar as Rakan, we analyzed 1,135 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 Gnar 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Rakan to counter Gnar during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and stats presented above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Rakan on average picks up a lot less CS as Gnar. Champions who on average don't get many minion kills often don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The most important items to use in your Rakan versus Gnar 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 against Gnar than with most other common builds. In fact, Rakan had an average winrate of 52.1% when countering Gnar with this counter build.

To have the greatest probability of defeating Gnar as Rakan, Rakan players should use 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 players chose for Rakan vs Gnar fights, this combo of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 52.1% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Gnar as Rakan are displayed for all ranked divisions combined. To narrow the stats and builds to a distinct skill level, you can use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.