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How to Win Twitch vs Rakan Counter MatchupTwitch is in the a tier of champions

Twitch vs Rakan

How to Beat Rakan as Twitch in LoLTwitch is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Rakan as Twitch

based on 4,329 Twitch vs Rakan matchups
Win Rate
47.4 %
K/D/A
2.34
Pick Rate
2.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our counter statistics from the millions of recently ranked LoL matches that we evaluate each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Rakan as Twitch came out of an evaluation of 4329 ranked matches where both champions faced each other. This champ pairing is relatively rare. Twitch has to counter Rakan in only 2.9% of his rounds.

Twitch vs Rakan Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Twitch does a below average job of beating Rakan. On average, he wins a lowly 47.4% of the time the champions face off with each other in. In Twitch versus Rakan games, Twitch’s side is 0.1% more expected to gain first blood. This implies that he most likely will get first blood against Rakan.

Best Twitch vs Rakan Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
PickaxeRecurve Bow

Core Twitch Items

~22 Mins
Runaan's HurricaneBlade of The Ruined KingTitanic Hydra

Optional Items

Infinity EdgeWit's EndBloodsongThe Collector

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Twitch to level upe
>
Second ability for Twitch to level upq
>
Last skill for Twitch to max outw

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoPresence of MindLegend: AlacrityCoup de Grace
DominationTaste of BloodTreasure Hunter
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Twitch's passive ability p
Twitch's q ability q
Twitch's w ability w
Twitch's e ability e
Twitch's ultimate ability r
1
Q
2
E
3
W
4
E
5
E
6
R
7
E
8
Q
9
E
10
Q
11
R
12
Q
13
Q
14
W
15
W
16
R

Guide to Countering Rakan as Twitch

Tips for Playing as Twitch against Rakan

Contaminate has a large range; apply as many stacks of Deadly Venom as possible before using it.

You can catch up to an enemy out of attack range with Venom Cask.

Twitch's Attack Speed is among the highest in the game; try purchasing items with on-hit effects such as Black Cleaver or Wit's End.

Advice to Win Against Rakan

Champions with crowd control that can be applied quickly excel against Rakan.

Catching Rakan with no allies around severely inhibits his mobility. Try to find him alone.

Rakan's movement abilities forecast their destination. Try to use this to your advantage.

Twitch vs Rakan Counter Stats

Twitch Image
Win Rate
47.4 %
VS
Win Rate
52.6 %
Rakan Image
7.8
< Kills >
1.6
6.5
< Deaths >
5.3
7.4
< Assists >
15.1
1.78
< Killing Sprees >
0.27
148
< Minions Killed >
32
0.18
< Dragons Killed >
0.03
0.43
< Inhibitors >
0.52
15,538
< Physical Damage >
1,321
3,223
< Magic Damage >
5,113
4,412
< True Damage >
782
23,174
< Damage Dealt >
7,216
20,722
< Damage Taken >
20,117
11,968
< Gold Earned >
8,440
1.99
< Towers >
1.9
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
4,560
< Total Healing >
5,977
12,342
< Experience >
10,563
21
< Vision Score >
66
10
< Wards Placed >
31
311
< Time Dealing CC >
187

How to Counter Rakan with Twitch in LoL

The stats shown here highlight some significant Twitch against Rakan matchup statistics that may help you appreciate the differences between the two. For instance, Twitch’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Rakan’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Twitch may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Rakan. This observation is largely fueled by the difference in kills.

Twitch usually has a much larger longest killing spree than his counter does. Typically, he receives a similar amount of damage to Rakan. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also hint that the champion with higher health has less mobility and thus is not able to escape additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Twitch and Rakan

Damage Types Compared

Twitch
Rakan
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Twitch
Rakan

Who is Better, Twitch or Rakan?

Both League champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Twitch usually loses when facing off against Rakan, with a 47.4% win rate. As a result, Twitch makes a poor counter to Rakan.

While Twitch does have a lower winrate compared to Rakan, when on opposite teams, Twitch also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more complex champion to pick up and master. You should be very concerned when picking Twitch into Rakan.

Additionally, Twitch also has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Rakan. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Twitch vs Rakan matchups, Rakan is the better champ with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.

Twitch is a trash counter to Rakan. Make sure you focus your tactics on increasing your CS and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Twitch against Rakan.

Additional Information for Twitch Players

How We Calculated Our Twitch vs Rakan Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Rakan as Twitch, we analyzed 4,329 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 Rakan as Twitch 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 truly master Twitch in order to counter Rakan 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 should increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Twitch most often picks up much more CS relative to Rakan. Champs who on average don't get much CS usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as support champions. 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, often need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values displayed here to do well.

The best items to use in your Twitch versus Rakan build include Runaan's Hurricane, Blade of The Ruined King, and Titanic Hydra. When Twitch combined at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better versus Rakan than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Twitch boasted an average win rate of 47.4% when playing against Rakan with these items in his kit.

To have the highest probability of vanquishing Rakan as Twitch, you should use the Lethal Tempo, Presence of Mind, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Taste of Blood, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Out of all the runes that we analyzed for Twitch vs Rakan counters, this blending of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 47.4% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Rakan as Twitch are displayed for every ranked division. If you would like to filter the stats and builds to an individual skill level, you can use the selection menu earlier on the page.