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Rakan vs Nilah

How to Beat Nilah as Rakan in LoLRakan is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Nilah as Rakan

based on 1,775 Rakan vs Nilah matchups
Win Rate
49.9 %
K/D/A
3.22
Pick Rate
1.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of ranked League rounds each week. Within our dataset, Rakan battled Nilah 1775 times. Using so many games with Rakan vs Nilah provides us confidence in our capacity to provide enlightening stats and a pro build to crush Nilah. This champion matchup is somewhat rare. Rakan is forced to battle against Nilah in only 1.6% of his games.

Rakan vs Nilah Matchup Summary

Rakan has done a average job of countering Nilah. Typically, he wins a acceptable 49.9% of the time the champions face off with each other in. In Rakan vs Nilah games, Rakan’s side is 0.1% more expected to earn first blood, implying that he most likely will be able to get first blood versus Nilah.

Best Rakan vs Nilah 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

Frozen HeartSolstice SleighLocket of the Iron SolariCelestial Opposition

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Rakan to level upw
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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
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E
3
Q
4
W
5
W
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Guide to Countering Nilah as Rakan

Tips for Playing as Rakan against Nilah

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.

Rakan vs Nilah Counter Stats

Rakan Image
Win Rate
49.9 %
VS
Win Rate
50.1 %
Nilah Image
1.6
< Kills >
7
5
< Deaths >
6.4
14.5
< Assists >
6.1
0.28
< Killing Sprees >
1.62
32
< Minions Killed >
169
0.04
< Dragons Killed >
0.17
0.49
< Inhibitors >
0.53
1,269
< Physical Damage >
17,725
5,184
< Magic Damage >
177
753
< True Damage >
396
7,207
< Damage Dealt >
18,299
18,951
< Damage Taken >
22,867
8,108
< Gold Earned >
12,196
1.85
< Towers >
2.58
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
5,849
< Total Healing >
8,097
10,274
< Experience >
12,618
60
< Vision Score >
16
28
< Wards Placed >
8
178
< Time Dealing CC >
89

How to Counter Nilah with Rakan in LoL

The stats provided here show several vital Rakan versus Nilah matchup stats that may help you understand the differences and similarities between the pair. As an example, Rakan’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Nilah’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Rakan may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Nilah. This observation is in large part fueled by the differences in assists.

Rakan usually has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than his enemy does. Typically, he takes less damage than Nilah. This often reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also hint that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to flee from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Rakan and Nilah

Damage Types Compared

Rakan
Nilah
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Rakan
Nilah

Who is Better, Rakan or Nilah?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Rakan usually fairs equally well when taking on Nilah, with a 49.9% win rate. Thus, Rakan makes an ok counter to Nilah.

While Rakan does have a lower winrate compared to Nilah, when facing one another, Rakan also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes him a less time consuming champion to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Rakan into Nilah.

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

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

Rakan is a somewhat poor counter to Nilah. Make sure you focus your gameplay on increasing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Rakan against Nilah.

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 Nilah Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Nilah as Rakan, we analyzed 1,775 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 Nilah 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 learn all of the intricacies of Rakan in order to counter Nilah during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats presented above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Rakan usually picks up a lot less CS as Nilah. Champions who typically don't acquire many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The most important items to have in your Rakan versus Nilah build include Trailblazer, Zeke's Convergence, and Knight's Vow. When Rakan used at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better when facing Nilah than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Rakan boasted an average winrate of 49.9% battling Nilah with this build.

To have the best likelihood of defeating Nilah 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. Out of all the rune sets players used for Rakan vs Nilah matchups, this blending of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 49.9% winrate overall.

If you need to view Rakan vs Nilah tips and counter stats for a a specific skill level, feel free to choose one from the selection menu shown above. At first, the statistics and build suggestions given are computed using all games completed with both champs.