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

Rakan vs Zoe

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

based on 1,394 Rakan vs Zoe matchups
Win Rate
54.3 %
K/D/A
2.96
Pick Rate
1.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our counter statistics from the millions of recently rated League of Legends rounds that we review each week. This guide on how to beat Zoe as Rakan resulted from an evaluation of 1394 ranked games where both champions engaged each other. This counter pairing is relatively rare. Rakan is forced to battle against Zoe in only 1.3% of his rounds.

Rakan vs Zoe Matchup Summary

Rakan has done a great job of countering Zoe. Normally, he wins a terrific 54.3% of games the champions clash against one another in. In Rakan versus Zoe rounds, Rakan’s side is 0.1% less expected to earn first blood, implying that he most likely won't be able to get first blood against Zoe.

Best Rakan vs Zoe Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsWinged Moonplate

Core Rakan Items

~22 Mins
TrailblazerZeke's ConvergenceSolstice Sleigh

Optional Items

Knight's VowFrozen HeartLocket 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
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W
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Guide to Countering Zoe as Rakan

Tips for Playing as Rakan against Zoe

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 Zoe

Zoe's Paddle Star deals more damage the further it has flown.

Sleepy Trouble Bubble travels further over walls. Stop Zoe from hiding in fog of war to prevent her from setting the spell up.

Zoe must return to her starting point after casting Portal Jump, making her vulnerable to a counterattack.

Rakan vs Zoe Counter Stats

Rakan Image
Win Rate
54.3 %
VS
Win Rate
45.7 %
Zoe Image
1.5
< Kills >
6.4
5.3
< Deaths >
5.7
14.2
< Assists >
7.3
0.26
< Killing Sprees >
1.43
31
< Minions Killed >
135
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.08
0.5
< Inhibitors >
0.41
1,218
< Physical Damage >
1,705
4,800
< Magic Damage >
17,463
741
< True Damage >
3,365
6,759
< Damage Dealt >
22,534
19,889
< Damage Taken >
18,196
8,268
< Gold Earned >
10,867
1.86
< Towers >
1.7
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
5,712
< Total Healing >
2,063
10,288
< Experience >
13,005
64
< Vision Score >
25
31
< Wards Placed >
12
162
< Time Dealing CC >
138

How to Counter Zoe with Rakan in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here highlight some vital Rakan vs. Zoe matchup stats that may help you understand the distinctions between the two. For instance, Rakan’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Zoe’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Rakan may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Zoe. This observation is in large part a result of the differences in assists.

Rakan normally has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than his matchup does. Typically, he receives a similar amount of damage to Zoe. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also show that the champion with more HP has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Rakan and Zoe

Damage Types Compared

Rakan
Zoe
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Rakan
Zoe

Who is Better, Rakan or Zoe?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Rakan usually wins when trying to fight Zoe, with a 54.3% win rate. Thus, Rakan makes a great counter for Zoe.

While Rakan does have a much higher win rate compared to Zoe, when facing one another, Rakan also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more time consuming champ to develop with. You should be be fine when picking Rakan into Zoe.

Furthermore, Rakan has a very large amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Zoe. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Rakan vs Zoe matchups, Rakan is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.

Rakan is a great counter for Zoe. Focus your gameplay on keeping up your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Rakan against Zoe.

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 Zoe Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Zoe as Rakan, we analyzed 1,394 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 Zoe 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

To truly master Rakan in order to counter Zoe during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and stats displayed above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Rakan usually gets a lot less CS relative to Zoe. Champions who typically don't acquire much CS usualy don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers shown here to do well.

The ideal items to have in your Rakan versus Zoe build include Trailblazer, Zeke's Convergence, and Solstice Sleigh. When Rakan incorporated at least these three items in his build, he performed much better versus Zoe than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Rakan had an average winrate of 54.3% battling Zoe with this build.

To have the greatest chance of crushing Zoe as Rakan, you should use 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 runes we have analyed for Rakan vs Zoe counterpicks, this set of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 54.3% win rate overall.

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