This is currently my permaban, this champ is insane. Forces you to play super super patient and he controls every part of the lane and bushes.
Morgana
Formerly my permaban, her spell shield is annoying and her Q is basically death. Shes easier to outplay than maokai so shes less ban worthy to me. still a valid candidate
Zyra
Same roots as Lux/ Morg but she has more kill pressure but less utility, watch plants and dont be stupid
Lux
Less kill pressure early than zyra but more late
Amumu
He has a lot of CC but pre 6 he doesnt have the most kill pressure if you tank the Qs, if your ADC takes them good luck
Blitzcrank
Eat hooks for ally, Q him before Eing away. if you both avoid hooks this champ is easy to deal with but if your ADC cant just eat the hooks.
Nautilus
Similar reason for maokai, just shuts you down pretty efficiently
Thresh
Reactive matchup, you cant be proactive at all. If he whiffs E your window is open
Alistar
You will not kill him, you can outroam him and pray your ADC doesnt play stupidly.
Bard
Bard is just broken currently, does more damage and outroams you and abuses the new items better
Karma
Same reasoning as bard
Ashe
Shes annoying but her kill pressure is low until 6
Leona
Skill MU, Avoid E and youre chilling. Gets harder at 6
Renata Glasc
Shes hard to play into rakan with how slow her Q is, if shes good its even but most of the time you do win
Milio
I hate this soccer guy, Q forces you to be smart. W wins him trades, so does E, his R denies your ult value
Rell
You are just more mobile than her, pray your ADC doesnt get caught
Senna
See bard,(broken currently)
Nami
One of the least threatening characters vs rakan, unless with lucian
Taric
He plays reactively, rakan moves fast enough to avoid his reactive gameplay
Yuumi
Only need to W one person
Zilean
He can make it hard to get R value late, but early he is free unless you get doubled bombed, but if you get doubled bombed he is just better than you
Neeko
See lux/zyra
Lulu
Shes peels super well, you bring more offensive teamfight utility, she is much more defensive
Soraka
you get outscaled but you can kill in lane if you dodge QS
Kai'Sa
Both very aggressive, she matches your temp really well at 6
Xayah
IF YOU DONT ALREADY PLAY XAYAH DO NOT PICK HER
Kalista
Supports rakans ability to go all in, and save him if he fucks up
Ezreal
Very pokey, Rakan is not
Twitch
E while hes invis for surprise engages
Caitlyn
Lane bully who synergizes with other better
Lucian
See caitlyn
Jinx
Nothing Specials just worse twitch
Miss Fortune
Shes broken currently
Nilah
Matches rakans high tempo
Zeri
I hate this character
Aphelios
See jinx
Jhin
I hate this character
Samira
Fast aggressive, not a ton of kill pressure till 6
Sivir
Nothing notable
Tristana
Faster tempo
Varus
I dont like playing with poke
Vayne
She has some self peel
Kog'Maw
He has NO self peel
Synergies
IdealStrongOkLowNone
Kai'Sa
Both very aggressive, she matches your temp really well at 6
Xayah
IF YOU DONT ALREADY PLAY XAYAH DO NOT PICK HER
Kalista
Supports rakans ability to go all in, and save him if he fucks up
Ezreal
Very pokey, Rakan is not
Twitch
E while hes invis for surprise engages
Caitlyn
Lane bully who synergizes with other better
Lucian
See caitlyn
Jinx
Nothing Specials just worse twitch
Miss Fortune
Shes broken currently
Nilah
Matches rakans high tempo
Zeri
I hate this character
Aphelios
See jinx
Jhin
I hate this character
Samira
Fast aggressive, not a ton of kill pressure till 6
Hello! Im glad to see you've decided to take interest in rakan, so a general rule of thumb here is that he can do everything decently. But if you compare him to other dedicated supports he isn't near best in class for essentially anything (Unless you count being half bird, but swain has some competition on that end). Overall Rakan is a very good pick if you enjoy being able to do everything and potentially change how games play on entirely on your own depending on how you play in certain situations.
Pros & Cons
Pros
1. He is very versatile and can basically build anything
2. Insane playmaking value
3. Very good roaming and gank potential
4. Potent CC combos
5. Consistently safe engages (if team is around)
Cons
1. Relatively squishy if not dedicated building tank
2. Can be hard to know what to build in some games
3. May feel lacking in some aspects
4.A mild learning curve (not really)
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