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

Rakan vs Tristana

How to Beat Tristana as Rakan in LoLRakan is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Tristana as Rakan

based on 3,485 Rakan vs Tristana matchups
Win Rate
51.6 %
K/D/A
3.14
Pick Rate
3.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our matchup statistics from the millions of ranked LoL games that we evaluate each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Tristana as Rakan came out of an analysis of 3485 ranked matches where both champions opposed one another. This champ pairing is somewhat rare. Rakan fights Tristana in only 3.1% of his games.

Rakan vs Tristana Matchup Summary

Rakan does a decent job of beating Tristana. Normally, he wins a acceptable 51.6% of games the champions fight one another in. In Rakan vs Tristana games, Rakan’s side is 0.1% less likely to gain first blood. This implies that he most likely won't get first blood versus Tristana.

Best Rakan vs Tristana Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsWinged Moonplate

Core Rakan Items

~22 Mins
Zeke's ConvergenceKnight's VowSolstice Sleigh

Optional Items

Frozen HeartThornmailShurelya's BattlesongLocket 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

ResolveGuardianFont of LifeBone PlatingUnflinching
DominationZombie WardUltimate Hunter
Ability HasteArmorArmor
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 Tristana as Rakan

Tips for Playing as Rakan against Tristana

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 Tristana

Stand away from your creeps in a lane to take less collateral damage from Explosive Charge.

If you see Tristana activate Rapid Fire in a fight, stun her and try to back off until the spell dissipates.

Rakan vs Tristana Counter Stats

Rakan Image
Win Rate
51.6 %
VS
Win Rate
48.4 %
Tristana Image
1.6
< Kills >
6.8
5
< Deaths >
5.8
14.1
< Assists >
5.7
0.29
< Killing Sprees >
1.56
32
< Minions Killed >
168
0.04
< Dragons Killed >
0.2
0.51
< Inhibitors >
0.54
1,311
< Physical Damage >
16,611
5,146
< Magic Damage >
2,179
729
< True Damage >
457
7,187
< Damage Dealt >
19,248
18,859
< Damage Taken >
20,353
8,174
< Gold Earned >
12,200
1.83
< Towers >
2.78
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
5,577
< Total Healing >
5,619
10,198
< Experience >
12,450
60
< Vision Score >
18
29
< Wards Placed >
9
191
< Time Dealing CC >
64

How to Counter Tristana with Rakan in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here feature some important Rakan versus Tristana matchup statistics that can help you understand the differences between the two. As an example, Rakan’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Tristana’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Rakan may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Tristana. This observation is largely caused by the differences in assists.

Rakan often has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than his counter does. On average, he takes a similar amount of damage to Tristana. This often reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also show that the champ with more health has less agility and thus is not able to flee from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Rakan and Tristana

Damage Types Compared

Rakan
Tristana
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Rakan
Tristana

Who is Better, Rakan or Tristana?

Both League champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Rakan usually wins when trying to fight Tristana, with a 51.6% win rate. Therefore, Rakan makes a good counter for Tristana.

While Rakan does have a higher winrate than Tristana, when they face off with one another, Rakan also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more challenging champ to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Rakan into Tristana.

Furthermore, Rakan has a great deal of utility and CC, a similar amount to Tristana. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Rakan vs Tristana 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 team fights.

Rakan is a decent counter to Tristana. Focus your tactics on maximizing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Rakan against Tristana.

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 Tristana Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Tristana as Rakan, we analyzed 3,485 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 Tristana 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

Rakan Build Tristana Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Rakan in order to counter Tristana during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and tips displayed here, you should increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Rakan often picks up a lot less CS relative to Tristana. Champions who typically don't earn many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers shown here to do well.

The most important items to focus on in your Rakan versus Tristana build consist of Zeke's Convergence, Knight's Vow, and Solstice Sleigh. When Rakan bought at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better against Tristana than with many other common item sets. In fact, Rakan had an average winrate of 51.6% when playing against Tristana with this counter build.

To have the greatest chance of vanquishing Tristana as Rakan, you should use 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 builds players chose for Rakan vs Tristana fights, this combination of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 51.6% win rate overall.

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