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Rakan with Thresh

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How to Synergize Rakan and Thresh

based on 79 Rakan with Thresh pairs
Win Rate
34.2 %
K/D/A
2.61
Pick Rate
0.1 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

Our servers take in data from from millions of League games directly from Riot Games each and every week. Rakan has gone into battle with Thresh in 79 recent, ranked matches. By amassing so much relevant data straight from the creators of League, we are totally sure that we can present to you high-quality, insightful builds to help Rakan synergize with Thresh. It is very rare for Rakan to play alongside Thresh on the same side. This pairing has only occurred in approximately 0.1% of matches with Rakan.

Rakan Thresh Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Rakan has done a terrible job of teaming up with Thresh. Usually, he wins a lowly 34.2% of games the champs appear on the same team. If you want to play better as Rakan when playing alongside Thresh by figuring out how to better synergize your strategy with him, then look into the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Rakan vs Thresh Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Winged MoonplateIonian Boots of Lucidity

Core Rakan Items

~22 Mins
Shurelya's BattlesongKnight's VowSolstice Sleigh

Optional Items

Vigilant WardstoneUnending DespairArdent CenserRanduin's Omen

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 WardRelentless Hunter
Adaptive ForceMagic ResistArmor
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 Synergizing Rakan and Thresh

Tips for Playing as Rakan with Thresh

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 Thresh Will Play

Communication is key when making use of Thresh's lantern. Let your teammates know how you like to use it.

Death Sentence and Flay can be combined in either cast order for powerful combinations.

Thresh can collect souls without needing to kill units himself. Planning your map position to be near the most deaths will help to maximize soul collection.

Rakan Thresh Synergy Stats

Rakan Image
Win Rate
34.2 %
VS
Win Rate
65.8 %
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3.2
< Kills >
1.6
5.4
< Deaths >
5.3
10.9
< Assists >
14.4
0.71
< Killing Sprees >
0.26
78
< Minions Killed >
32
0.08
< Dragons Killed >
0.04
0.34
< Inhibitors >
0.49
2,060
< Physical Damage >
1,242
8,547
< Magic Damage >
4,970
863
< True Damage >
751
11,471
< Damage Dealt >
6,963
20,673
< Damage Taken >
19,868
9,117
< Gold Earned >
8,258
1.53
< Towers >
1.79
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
7,205
< Total Healing >
5,857
11,688
< Experience >
10,357
38
< Vision Score >
64
17
< Wards Placed >
31
148
< Time Dealing CC >
173

How to Play with Thresh as Rakan in LoL

The Rakan Thresh synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Thresh, 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 Thresh. His KDA went down from NaN to NaN. This decrease shows that Thresh helps Rakan perform poorer in competitive LoL matches. Yet, the small difference demonstrates that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Rakan tries to synergize with Thresh, he observes a very large increase in his total damage dealt. This difference could demonstrate that Thresh provides protection for him to deal more damage or that his presence also helps extend the match's duration. Similarly, when Rakan is played with Thresh on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays without Thresh. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing synergisticly with Thresh.

Moreover, when Rakan plays with Thresh on the same team, he on average takes a little more damage than when he plays alone. Getting dealt more damage may mean that Thresh does a poor job of covering Rakan during team fights.

Synergies between Rakan and Thresh

Damage Types Compared

Rakan
Thresh
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Rakan
Thresh

Is Rakan better when played alongside Thresh?

There is no perfect champion pairing for Rakan that will 100% of the time be his best synergy. Yet, Thresh is a terrible companion for Rakan. By being on the same team as Rakan, he lowers their win rate by -16.4% to 34.2%. This shows that there is a terrible synergy between Rakan and Thresh that results in them performing worse together than alone.

Thresh has a greater difficulty than Rakan. That means you should be cautious when arranging Thresh comrades to play with, as they will need a greater level of skill to be able to play well with you.

Fighting on the same side, you should expect to see an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to support your allies. When paired, these champs will help their other teammates secure a victory.

In contrast, by aligning Rakan and Thresh together, you may not be giving your other teammates enough attack damage. Plan to include other champions on your team that fills this disparity in their abilities.

Regardless of your Thresh ally's ability, you need to focus on maximizing your income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and taking down objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you should do well anyway.

Additional Information for Rakan Players

How We Calculated Our Rakan Thresh Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Rakan and Thresh, we analyzed 79 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 Thresh 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

If you would like to truly master Rakan to pair well with Thresh during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League matches, you should keep reading to gather additional tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you use the build and stats presented here, you will increase your win rate by a lot.

The best items to use in your Rakan and Thresh synergy build consist of Shurelya's Battlesong, Knight's Vow, and Solstice Sleigh. When Rakan used at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better when fighting alongside Thresh than with many other common builds. In fact, Rakan had an average winrate of 34.2% when synergizing his build and playstyle to Thresh with this build.

To have the highest chance of beating your oponents, Rakan players should equip the Guardian, Font of Life, Bone Plating, Unflinching, Zombie Ward, and Relentless Hunter runes from the Resolve and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players picked for this team composition, this composite of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 34.2% winrate overall.

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