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Rakan vs Vayne

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How to Beat Vayne as Rakan

based on 5,956 Rakan vs Vayne matchups
Win Rate
49.6 %
K/D/A
3.08
Pick Rate
5.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our matchup stats from the millions of rated League rounds that we analyze each week. This guide on how to beat Vayne as Rakan came out of an evaluation of 5956 ranked games where both champs battled one another. This particular champion pairing is fairly uncommon. Rakan has to counter Vayne in only 5.4% of his matches.

Rakan vs Vayne Matchup Summary

Rakan does a ok job of beating Vayne. On average, he wins a acceptable 49.6% of the time the champs fight one another in. In Rakan against Vayne matches, Rakan’s team is 0.1% less probable to gain first blood, implying that he probably won't get first blood versus Vayne.

Best Rakan vs Vayne Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Cloth ArmorIonian Boots of Lucidity

Core Rakan Items

~22 Mins
Zeke's ConvergenceKnight's VowCelestial Opposition

Optional Items

Force of NatureRedemptionThornmailFrozen Heart

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
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
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W
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E
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E
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Guide to Countering Vayne as Rakan

Tips for Playing as Rakan against Vayne

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 Vayne

Deny Vayne the opportunity to pin you against walls.

Vayne is fragile - turn the pressure up on her and she will be forced to play cautiously.

Rakan vs Vayne Counter Stats

Rakan Image
Win Rate
49.6 %
VS
Win Rate
50.4 %
Vayne Image
1.6
< Kills >
7
5.2
< Deaths >
6.1
14.4
< Assists >
5.6
0.28
< Killing Sprees >
1.64
32
< Minions Killed >
166
0.04
< Dragons Killed >
0.19
0.51
< Inhibitors >
0.49
1,242
< Physical Damage >
14,744
4,899
< Magic Damage >
1,514
749
< True Damage >
4,307
6,890
< Damage Dealt >
20,566
19,273
< Damage Taken >
20,559
8,286
< Gold Earned >
11,914
1.9
< Towers >
2.34
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
5,695
< Total Healing >
5,670
10,347
< Experience >
12,531
63
< Vision Score >
18
30
< Wards Placed >
9
184
< Time Dealing CC >
67

How to Counter Vayne with Rakan in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here highlight some influential Rakan versus Vayne matchup stats that can help us grasp the differences between the two. As an example, Rakan’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Vayne’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Rakan may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Vayne. This observation is in large part a result of the differences in assists.

Rakan usually has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than his enemy does. On average, he receives a similar amount of damage to Vayne. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities; however, it can also indicate that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to escape further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Rakan and Vayne

Damage Types Compared

Rakan
Vayne
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Rakan
Vayne

Who is Better, Rakan or Vayne?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Rakan usually fairs equally well when taking on Vayne, with a 49.6% win rate. As a result, Rakan makes an ok counter for Vayne.

While Rakan does have a lower win rate than Vayne, when facing one another, Rakan also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less challenging champion to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Rakan into Vayne.

Furthermore, Rakan has a lot of utility and CC, a similar amount to Vayne. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Rakan vs Vayne matchups, Vayne is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.

Rakan is a somewhat poor counter to Vayne. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on maximizing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Rakan against Vayne.

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 Vayne Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Vayne as Rakan, we analyzed 5,956 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 Vayne 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 Vayne Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Rakan in order to counter Vayne 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 listen to the build and suggestions displayed here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Rakan most often picks up a lot less CS compared to Vayne. Champs who on average don't acquire much CS often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers reported here to do well.

The top items to use in your Rakan versus Vayne build include Zeke's Convergence, Knight's Vow, and Celestial Opposition. When Rakan combined at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better when facing Vayne than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Rakan had an average win rate of 49.6% battling Vayne with this build.

To have the best probability of crushing Vayne as Rakan, you should use 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 Vayne battles, this composite of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 49.6% winrate overall.

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