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Vayne with Rakan

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How to Synergize Vayne and Rakan

based on 5,535 Vayne with Rakan pairs
Win Rate
51.1 %
K/D/A
2.08
Pick Rate
2.7 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we download the results of from millions of League rounds directly from Riot Games each week. Vayne has gone into battle with Rakan in 5535 recently played, competitive matches. By pooling so much great data directly from the hosts of League, we feel confident that we can produce robust, usable builds to help Vayne play with Rakan. It is relatively rare for Vayne to play alongside Rakan on the same side. This has only taken place in approximately 2.7% of rounds with Vayne.

Vayne Rakan Synergy Summary

Vayne has done a decent job of fighting on the same side as Rakan. Normally, she wins an acceptable 51.1% of rounds the champions appear on the same team. If you want to do better as Vayne when playing with Rakan by figuring out how to better synergize your tactics with him, then review the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Vayne vs Rakan Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordNoonquiver

Core Vayne Items

~22 Mins
Guinsoo's RagebladeBlade of The Ruined KingJak'Sho, The Protean

Optional Items

Guardian AngelBloodthirsterWit's EndTerminus

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Vayne to level upw
>
Second ability for Vayne to level upq
>
Last skill for Vayne to max oute

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: AlacrityCoup de Grace
DominationTaste of BloodTreasure Hunter
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Vayne's passive ability p
Vayne's q ability q
Vayne's w ability w
Vayne's e ability e
Vayne's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
W
3
E
4
W
5
W
6
R
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W
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Q
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W
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Q
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E
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Guide to Synergizing Vayne and Rakan

Tips for Playing as Vayne with Rakan

Don't go in first to a large teamfight. Wait for your teammates to initiate.

Tumble has many uses, but it cannot pass over walls.

Condemn can be used to both pin targets to walls to ensure a kill, or to escape a pursuer.

Advice to Understand How Rakan Will Play

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.

Vayne Rakan Synergy Stats

Vayne Image
Win Rate
51.1 %
VS
Win Rate
48.9 %
Rakan Image
7.4
< Kills >
7.4
6.1
< Deaths >
6.4
5.3
< Assists >
5.5
1.71
< Killing Sprees >
1.73
167
< Minions Killed >
163
0.2
< Dragons Killed >
0.19
0.48
< Inhibitors >
0.49
15,514
< Physical Damage >
14,953
1,502
< Magic Damage >
1,533
4,602
< True Damage >
4,426
21,618
< Damage Dealt >
20,913
20,899
< Damage Taken >
21,594
12,030
< Gold Earned >
12,107
2.24
< Towers >
2.26
0.07
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
5,901
< Total Healing >
6,006
12,768
< Experience >
12,904
17
< Vision Score >
18
8
< Wards Placed >
9
69
< Time Dealing CC >
69

How to Play with Rakan as Vayne in LoL

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

Overall, Vayne sees a large worsening in her KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Rakan. His KDA fell from NaN to NaN. This fall shows that Rakan helps Vayne perform worse in ranked LoL games. Yet, the small difference proves that this performance change is only marginal.

When Vayne is an ally to Rakan, she gets a marginal improvement in her total damage output. This may indicate that Rakan provides cover for her to deal more damage or that his presence also helps extend the round's duration. Similarly, when Vayne is played alongside Rakan on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when she plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that she is worse when playing with Rakan.

Moreover, when Vayne plays with Rakan on the same team, she typically receives a little less damage than when she plays alone. Receiving not as much damage may mean that Rakan does a decent job of covering Vayne in team fights.

Synergies between Vayne and Rakan

Damage Types Compared

Vayne
Rakan
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Vayne
Rakan

Is Vayne better when played alongside Rakan?

There is no universally accepted best ally for Vayne that will 100% of the time be her #1 ally. However, Rakan is a very typical companion for Vayne. By being on the same team as Vayne, he increases their win rate by 0.8% to 51.1%. This shows that there is a weak bond between Vayne and Rakan that allows them to perform at the top of their game together than without each other.

Rakan has a much lower diffuclty than Vayne. That means you don't need to be cautious when finding Rakan comrades to fight alongside, as they will need a much lower level of skill to fight well with you.

Working cooperatively, you should expect to observe an overall large increase in your team’s capability to buff allies and debuff enemies. Together, these champions will help their other teammates secure a victory.

Conversely, by aligning Vayne and Rakan together, you will not be giving your side very much cover. Make sure to have other champions on your team that neutralizes this gap in this pairing's playstyle.

Regardless of your Rakan ally's ability, you should focus on maximizing your income, outlasting your enemies, and clearing objectives. If you do this, you will do well anyway.

Additional Information for Vayne Players

How We Calculated Our Vayne Rakan Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Vayne and Rakan, we analyzed 5,535 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 Vayne with Rakan 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 Vayne to pair well with Rakan during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up some more lessons on this champion pairing. If you use the build and stats presented here, you will increase your win rate by a lot.

The best finished items to have in your Vayne and Rakan synergy build include Guinsoo's Rageblade, Blade of The Ruined King, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When Vayne used at least these three items in her build, she did much better as an ally of Rakan than with many other common builds. In fact, Vayne had an average winrate of 51.1% helping carry Rakan with this build.

To have the greatest probability of defeating your oponents, Vayne players should take the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Taste of Blood, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players picked for Vayne and Rakan pairings, this combination of runes yielded the top win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 51.1% winrate overall.

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