Xerath with Rakan
How to Synergize Xerath and Rakan
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Xerath Rakan Synergy Summary
Best Xerath vs Rakan Counter Build
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Guide to Synergizing Xerath and Rakan
Tips for Playing as Xerath with Rakan
If you stun an enemy with Shocking Orb, follow up with a guaranteed center hit on Eye of Destruction.
It's easier to land Arcanopulse on an enemy when they're moving toward or away from you, rather than side to side.
Eye of Destruction will make landing Arcanopulse easier as the target will be slowed.
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.
Xerath Rakan Synergy Stats
How to Play with Rakan as Xerath in LoL
The Xerath 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, Xerath sees a very large drop in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Rakan. His KDA went down from NaN to NaN. This negative change shows that Rakan helps Xerath perform poorer in ranked League of Legends games. Yet, the small difference indicates that this performance change is not very impactful.
When Xerath is paired with Rakan, he sees a sizeable uptick in his complete damage dealt. This could demonstrate that Rakan helps provide protection for him to deal more damage or that his presence on the team also helps extend the game's duration. Similarly, when Xerath is played with Rakan on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing synergisticly with Rakan.
Additionally, when Xerath plays with Rakan on the same team, he on average takes a little less damage than when he fights alone. Taking not as much damage could mean that Rakan does a decent job of protecting Xerath during teamfights.
Synergies between Xerath and Rakan
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Is Xerath better when played alongside Rakan?
There is no ideal companion for Xerath that will always be his ideal teammate. Yet, overall, Rakan is a very typical ally for Xerath. By locking into the same side as Xerath, he improves their win rate by 0.6% to 51.2%. This proves that there is not really a strong bond between Xerath and Rakan that allows them to perform at the top of their game together than alone.
Rakan has a much lower diffuclty than Xerath. That means Xerath players don't need to be cautious when arranging Rakan allies to play with, as they will need a much lower level of skill to cooperate well with you.
Fighting on the same side, you will likely witness an overall large increase in your team’s ability to deal magical damage. Combined, these two are able to dish out a surprising amount of magic type damage.
Although, by aligning Xerath and Rakan together, you may not be providing your team much AD. We recommend you include other champs on your team that fills this disparity in this pairing's playstyle.
Regardless of your Rakan ally's skill level, you should focus on increasing your income, outlasting your enemies, and taking down objectives. If you do this, you will do well, regardless.
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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Xerath to work well with Rakan during both the laning and mid / late game phases of LoL games, you should continue reading to learn some more tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions displayed above, you should grow your win rate by a lot.
The most important items to have in your Xerath and Rakan synergy build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Xerath incorporated at least these three finished items in his build, he performed significantly better as an ally of Rakan than with many other common builds. In fact, Xerath had an average win rate of 51.2% helping carry Rakan with this build.
To have the greatest likelihood of annihilating your oponents, you should equip the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Manaflow Band, and Scorch runes from the Inspiration and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the runes players picked for this champion pairing, this combination of runes yielded the top win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 51.2% win rate overall.
By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to pair Rakan with Xerath are shown for every ranked division. To filter the stats and builds to a distinct rank, you should use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.