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Rakan with Naafiri

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Support
Assassin

How to Synergize Rakan and Naafiri

based on 1,296 Rakan with Naafiri pairs
Win Rate
50.5 %
K/D/A
3.02
Pick Rate
1.2 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We pull data from from millions of League matches directly from Riot Games each and every week. Rakan has been on the same team as Naafiri in 1296 recent, ranked games. By pooling so much accurate data directly from the hosts of League of Legends, we are confident that we can present to you high quality, usable builds to help Rakan play with Naafiri. It is very rare for Rakan to play with Naafiri as teammates. This pairing has only taken place in about 1.2% of games with Rakan.

Rakan Naafiri Synergy Summary

Rakan does a ok job of teaming up with Naafiri. Usually, he wins an acceptable 50.5% of games the champions fight together on the same side. If you want to do better as Rakan when playing with Naafiri by figuring out how to better synergize your strategy with them, then review the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Rakan vs Naafiri Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsWinged Moonplate

Core Rakan Items

~22 Mins
TrailblazerLocket of the Iron SolariSolstice Sleigh

Optional Items

Knight's VowFrozen HeartZeke's ConvergenceCelestial 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
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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
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W
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W
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Guide to Synergizing Rakan and Naafiri

Tips for Playing as Rakan with Naafiri

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 Understand How Naafiri Will Play

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Rakan Naafiri Synergy Stats

Rakan Image
Win Rate
50.5 %
VS
Win Rate
49.5 %
Naafiri Image
1.5
< Kills >
1.6
5.3
< Deaths >
5.3
14.5
< Assists >
14.4
0.25
< Killing Sprees >
0.26
31
< Minions Killed >
32
0.03
< Dragons Killed >
0.04
0.48
< Inhibitors >
0.49
1,238
< Physical Damage >
1,242
5,070
< Magic Damage >
4,970
741
< True Damage >
751
7,050
< Damage Dealt >
6,963
20,108
< Damage Taken >
19,868
8,364
< Gold Earned >
8,258
1.88
< Towers >
1.79
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
5,817
< Total Healing >
5,857
10,541
< Experience >
10,357
64
< Vision Score >
64
30
< Wards Placed >
31
175
< Time Dealing CC >
173

How to Play with Naafiri as Rakan in LoL

The Rakan Naafiri synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Naafiri, compared to his overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how his gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.

Overall, Rakan sees a very large drop in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Naafiri. His KDA decreased from NaN to NaN. This negative change shows that Naafiri helps Rakan perform worse in ranked LoL games. Yet, the small difference indicates that this performance change is only marginal.

When Rakan tries to synergize with Naafiri, he gets a marginal improvement in his complete damage dealt. This may signal that Naafiri helps provide cover for him to dish out more damage or that their support also helps extend the round's duration. Similarly, when Rakan is played alongside Naafiri on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays without Naafiri. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing synergisticly with Naafiri.

Additionally, when Rakan plays with Naafiri on the same team, he typically takes a little more damage than when he plays alone. Receiving more damage could mean that Naafiri does a poor job of protecting Rakan during team fights.

Synergies between Rakan and Naafiri

Damage Types Compared

Rakan
Naafiri
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Rakan
Naafiri

Is Rakan better when played alongside Naafiri?

There is no top companion for Rakan that will no matter what be his #1 teammate. Yet, overall, Naafiri is a very typical teammate for Rakan. By playing on the same side as Rakan, they decreases their win rate by -0.1% to 50.5%. This demonstrates that there is not really a strong synergy between Rakan and Naafiri that results in them performing worse together than alone.

Naafiri has a much lower diffuclty than Rakan. That means Rakan players don't need to be careful when enlisting Naafiri teammates to fight alongside, as they will need a much lower level of skill to be able to work well with you.

Working on the same side, you will likely see an overall large increase in your team’s capability to provide utility and CC for your side. Combined, these champs will help their other teammates secure a victory.

Although, by bringing Rakan and Naafiri together, you probably will not be granting your other allies much AP. Make sure to pick other champs on your team that nullifies this disparity in their potential.

Regardless of your Naafiri ally's skill level, you need to focus on maximizing your income, outlasting your enemies, and clearing objectives. If you do this, you will do well anyway.

Additional Information for Rakan Players

How We Calculated Our Rakan Naafiri Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Rakan and Naafiri, we analyzed 1,296 ranked and recent League of Legends matches. We perform advanced data cleaning and statistical methods to guarantee that our team synergy stats are accurate and reliable. You can be confident that our recommended build to pair Rakan with Naafiri comes from actual 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 your division's most relevant stats and build.

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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing

To learn all of the intricacies of Rakan to work well with Naafiri during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends games, you should continue reading to learn additional tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions displayed above, you should grow your win rate significantly.

The top items to get in your Rakan and Naafiri synergy build consist of Trailblazer, Locket of the Iron Solari, and Solstice Sleigh. When Rakan incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better as an ally of Naafiri than with many other common item sets. In fact, Rakan boasted an average winrate of 50.5% helping carry Naafiri with these items in his kit.

To have the highest likelihood of beating your oponents, Rakan players should equip the Guardian, Font of Life, Bone Plating, Unflinching, Ultimate Hunter, and Zombie Ward runes from the Resolve and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players chose for this team composition, this combo of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 50.5% win rate overall.

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