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How to Synergize Rakan with Tristana on the Same TeamRakan is in the a tier of champions

Rakan with Tristana

How to Win With Rakan and Tristana Paired TogetherRakan is in the b tier of champions
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How to Synergize Rakan and Tristana

based on 3,431 Rakan with Tristana pairs
Win Rate
48.8 %
K/D/A
2.87
Pick Rate
3.1 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We pull the stats from from millions of League matches straight from Riot Games each and every week. Rakan has gone into battle with Tristana in 3431 recently played, competitive matches. By gathering so much great data from the publishers of LoL, we are confident that we can present to you high quality, usable builds to help Rakan play with Tristana. It is relatively rare for Rakan to play alongside Tristana on the same team. This pairing has only happened in about 3.1% of rounds with Rakan.

Rakan Tristana Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Rakan does a below average job of fighting on the same side as Tristana. On average, he wins an acceptable 48.8% of rounds the champs fight alongside one another. If you want to do better as Rakan when playing alongside Tristana by figuring out how to better synergize your play style with her, then review the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Rakan vs Tristana Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalIonian Boots of Lucidity

Core Rakan Items

~22 Mins
Zeke's ConvergenceThornmailSolstice Sleigh

Optional Items

Frozen HeartDream MakerForce of NatureShurelya's Battlesong

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
2
E
3
Q
4
W
5
W
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W
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Guide to Synergizing Rakan and Tristana

Tips for Playing as Rakan with Tristana

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 Tristana Will Play

Use Rapid Fire to help stack up your Explosive Charge on enemy champions.

Her massive gun allows Tristana to fire on targets at a great distance. Utilize this to prevent your enemies from ever laying a hand on you.

Use Rocket Jump after you have stacked up your Explosive Charge on an enemy to finish them off with a burst of damage.

Rakan Tristana Synergy Stats

Rakan Image
Win Rate
48.8 %
VS
Win Rate
51.2 %
Tristana Image
1.5
< Kills >
1.6
5.3
< Deaths >
5.3
13.7
< Assists >
14.4
0.23
< Killing Sprees >
0.26
31
< Minions Killed >
32
0.04
< Dragons Killed >
0.04
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.49
1,216
< Physical Damage >
1,242
4,793
< Magic Damage >
4,970
747
< True Damage >
751
6,757
< Damage Dealt >
6,963
19,525
< Damage Taken >
19,868
8,141
< Gold Earned >
8,258
1.71
< Towers >
1.79
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
5,503
< Total Healing >
5,857
10,095
< Experience >
10,357
61
< Vision Score >
64
29
< Wards Placed >
31
177
< Time Dealing CC >
173

How to Play with Tristana as Rakan in LoL

The Rakan Tristana synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Tristana, 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 large worsening in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Tristana. His KDA worsened from NaN to NaN. This fall shows that Tristana helps Rakan perform worse in competitive League matches. Yet, the small difference indicates that this performance change is only marginal.

When Rakan is an ally to Tristana, he observes a little decrease in his total damage output. This may indicate that Tristana does not support by providing protection for him to deal more damage or that her presence also helps increase the round's duration. Similarly, when Rakan is played together with Tristana on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing with Tristana.

Moreover, when Rakan plays with Tristana on the same side, he usually takes a little less damage than when he plays alone. Receiving not as much damage could indicate that Tristana does a decent job of covering Rakan in team fights.

Synergies between Rakan and Tristana

Damage Types Compared

Rakan
Tristana
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Rakan
Tristana

Is Rakan better when played alongside Tristana?

There is no universally accepted best synergy for Rakan that will always be his top synergy. However, overall, Tristana is a below average companion for Rakan. By playing on the same side as Rakan, she lowers their win rate by -1.8% to 48.8%. This demonstrates that there is a negative bond between Rakan and Tristana that allows them to perform worse together than without each other.

Tristana has a lower difficulty than Rakan. That means you don't need to be very careful when arranging Tristana teammates to play with, as they will have to have a relatively low level of skill to do well with you.

Playing cooperatively, you will likely observe an overall large increase in your team’s capability to to do a lot of AP damage. Combined, these champs can blast through enemies with magic damage.

Although, by bringing Rakan and Tristana together, you will not be providing your other teammates a great deal of cover. Plan to pick other champions on your team that fills this relative hole in their abilities.

Regardless of your Tristana ally's ability, you need to focus on increasing your gold income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and taking down objectives. If you do this, you will do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Rakan Players

How We Calculated Our Rakan Tristana Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Rakan and Tristana, we analyzed 3,431 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 Tristana 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 learn all of the intricacies of Rakan in order to work well with Tristana during both the lane and mid / late game phases of LoL matches, you should continue reading to master some more tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you mind the build and tips displayed here, you will grow your win rate by a lot.

The best finished items to have in your Rakan and Tristana synergy build consist of Zeke's Convergence, Thornmail, and Solstice Sleigh. When Rakan combined at least these three finished items in his build, he did much better when paired up with Tristana than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Rakan boasted an average win rate of 48.8% helping carry Tristana with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest likelihood of beating your oponents, Rakan players should take the Guardian, Font of Life, Bone Plating, Unflinching, Zombie Ward, and Ultimate Hunter runes from the Resolve and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune sets players picked for Rakan and Tristana pairings, this combo of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 48.8% win rate overall.

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