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Rakan vs Soraka

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How to Beat Soraka as Rakan

based on 2,510 Rakan vs Soraka matchups
Win Rate
52 %
K/D/A
3.29
Pick Rate
2.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our counter statistics from the millions of recently ranked League of Legends matches that we get from Riot Games every week. This guide on how to beat Soraka as Rakan resulted from an evaluation of 2510 ranked rounds where both champs faced off against each other. This counter pairing is fairly rare. Rakan fights Soraka in only 2.3% of his games.

Rakan vs Soraka Matchup Summary

Rakan does a good job of beating Soraka. Normally, he wins a fantastic 52.0% of the time the champions oppose each other in. In Rakan against Soraka matches, Rakan’s team is 0.0% more likely to get first blood. This indicates that he most likely will get first blood against Soraka.

Best Rakan vs Soraka 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

Shurelya's BattlesongFrozen HeartLocket of the Iron SolariThornmail

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
1
W
2
E
3
Q
4
W
5
W
6
R
7
W
8
E
9
W
10
E
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R
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E
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E
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Q
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Q
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R

Guide to Countering Soraka as Rakan

Tips for Playing as Rakan against Soraka

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 Soraka

It's easier to focus Soraka than the ally she is healing.

Focus on attacking Soraka when she ever ventures to the frontline to heal her allies.

Take advantage of Soraka's long cooldown on Equinox if she uses it to harass.

Rakan vs Soraka Counter Stats

Rakan Image
Win Rate
52 %
VS
Win Rate
48 %
Soraka Image
1.4
< Kills >
0.8
4.5
< Deaths >
5.1
13.4
< Assists >
13.6
0.22
< Killing Sprees >
0.1
31
< Minions Killed >
27
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.03
0.49
< Inhibitors >
0.48
1,297
< Physical Damage >
658
5,235
< Magic Damage >
4,501
802
< True Damage >
347
7,335
< Damage Dealt >
5,506
18,397
< Damage Taken >
15,041
8,024
< Gold Earned >
7,755
1.87
< Towers >
2.1
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0
5,969
< Total Healing >
22,121
10,062
< Experience >
9,900
63
< Vision Score >
54
30
< Wards Placed >
23
166
< Time Dealing CC >
205

How to Counter Soraka with Rakan in LoL

The stats shown on this page underscore several critical Rakan vs. Soraka counter stats that can help you interpret the differences between the two. As an example, Rakan’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Soraka’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Rakan may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Soraka..

Rakan typically has a similar longest killing spree as his opponent does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Soraka. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, yet it can also hint that the champion with more HP has less agility and thus is not able to flee from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Rakan and Soraka

Damage Types Compared

Rakan
Soraka
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Rakan
Soraka

Who is Better, Rakan or Soraka?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Rakan usually wins when taking on Soraka, with a 52.0% win rate. Thus, Rakan makes a good counter to Soraka.

While Rakan does have a higher winrate compared to Soraka, when facing one another, Rakan also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more challenging character to learn. You should be careful when picking Rakan into Soraka.

Furthermore, Rakan also has a great amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Soraka. This 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 for every situation in League of Legends, in Rakan vs Soraka matchups, Rakan is the better champ with a higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Rakan is a decent counter to Soraka. Focus your gameplay on keeping up your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Rakan against Soraka.

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 Soraka Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Soraka as Rakan, we analyzed 2,510 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 Soraka 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 Soraka during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions shown here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Rakan on average gets a similar amount of CS compared to Soraka. Champs who on average don't acquire much CS typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to have in your Rakan versus Soraka build include Trailblazer, Zeke's Convergence, and Knight's Vow. When Rakan used at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better vs. Soraka than with most other common item sets. In fact, Rakan had an average win rate of 52.0% when countering Soraka with this build.

To have the highest probability of beating Soraka as Rakan, Rakan players should equip the Guardian, Font of Life, Bone Plating, Unflinching, Zombie Ward, and Ultimate Hunter runes from the Resolve and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players chose for Rakan vs Soraka counterpicks, this order of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 52.0% win rate overall.

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