Delaying the activation of Undying Rage is a very effective way to make an enemy champion over-commit to trying to kill you.
If the enemy is stacking Armor, try building items like Last Whisper or Youmuu's Ghostblade.
Bloodlust is an excellent way to heal Tryndamere. Try not to let it fade off before you activate it.
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.
The Tryndamere Rakan synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Rakan, compared to his overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how his gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.
Overall, Tryndamere sees a large worsening in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Rakan. His KDA decreased from NaN to NaN. This worsening shows that Rakan helps Tryndamere perform worse in ranked League of Legends rounds. Yet, the small difference demonstrates that this performance change is only marginal.
When Tryndamere is an ally to Rakan, he gets a marginal improvement in his full damage dealt. This may indicate that Rakan supports by providing cover for him to dish out more damage or that his support also helps extend the match's duration. Similarly, when Tryndamere is played with Rakan on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing alongside Rakan.
Additionally, when Tryndamere plays with Rakan on the same side, he on average receives a little less damage than when he fights alone. Receiving not as much damage may mean that Rakan does a decent job of protecting Tryndamere in team fights.
There is no perfect champion pairing for Tryndamere that will 100% of the time be his ideal synergy. Yet, overall, Rakan is a good ally for Tryndamere. By being on the same side as Tryndamere, he improves their win rate by 1.0% to 51.1%. This clearly indicates that there is a potentially meaningful synergy between Tryndamere and Rakan that results in them performing better together than alone.
Rakan has a lower difficulty than Tryndamere. That means Tryndamere players don't need to be very careful when enlisting Rakan allies to fight alongside, as they will have to have a lower level of skill to play well with you.
Playing alongside, you should see an overall large increase in your team’s ability to destroy wih physical damage. When paired, these champions can tear through the other team with a lot of physcial damage.
In contrast, by grouping Tryndamere and Rakan together, you will not be granting your side a great deal of tankyness. Plan to include other champions on your team that neutralizes this relative hole in this pairing's kit.
Regardless of your Rakan ally's skill level, you need to focus on increasing your income, warding to avoid ambushes, and clearing objectives. If you do this, you will do well, regardless.
If you would like to truly master Tryndamere to synergize with Rakan during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends matches, you should continue reading to master a few extra tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and stats shown above, you will grow your win rate by a lot.
The top items to prioritize in your Tryndamere and Rakan synergy build consist of Phantom Dancer, Blade of The Ruined King, and Kraken Slayer. When Tryndamere incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better when fighting alongside Rakan than with many other typical builds. In fact, Tryndamere boasted an average win rate of 51.1% when playing alongside Rakan with these items in his kit.
To have the highest likelihood of crushing your oponents, Tryndamere players should use the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Nimbus Cloak, and Transcendence runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the runes players chose for Tryndamere and Rakan pairings, this combo of runes yielded the top win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 51.1% win rate overall.
By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to pair Rakan with Tryndamere are displayed for all skill levels, merged. If you would like to scope the stats and builds to a particular player tier, you can use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.