Reversible-engage support build: Rakan creates value when he can enter, break the first structure of the fight, then leave or re-peel instead of dying in place. The build must therefore finance that double movement and not just the first collision.
Three builds, one right answer per draft. The advisor reads the five enemies (and your allies) and names who triggers what — the same rule as the Draft MVP sheet and Ask Nexus.
Best Rakan build (Support): Bulwark of the Mountain › Zeke's Convergence › Knight's Vow › Radiant Virtue › Redemption, boots Boots of Mana, keystone Electrocute. Three variants and when to pick each are below.
Standard build maximizing damage output. Use on neutral matchups or when ahead.
11,250 total cost
Nothing dominates on the other side: the standard build maximizes your damage.
Open this draft in the tool →Protection build, prioritizes peel tools for your carry.
11,000 total cost -250gDefensive build against enemy dives/engages.
Bulwark of the Mountain›
Locket of the Iron Solari›
Zeke's Convergence›
Knight's Vow›
Gargoyle Stoneplate
Scores out of 10: where this champion sits against the whole roster, phase by phase. The strip shows its own power ramp level by level — it does not compare across champions.
Your hardest matchups in this role, and the item from your situational list that answers each one.
Janna
Thornmail
Recurring healing
Thresh
Mantle of the Twelfth Hour
Physical damage
Veigar
Gargoyle Stoneplate
Magic damage
Soraka
Thornmail
Recurring healing
Same advisor in the Draft (the MVP sheet applies it to your real draft) and in Ask Nexus, which explains the choice. On counters pages: the variant to take against each counter-pick.
Foundational item core, without recent situational additions — kept as a base for understanding the kit. For the up-to-date build, see the section above.
Rakan needs value before, during and after entry. A build that is too aggressive turns him into a disposable initiator; a build that is too passive removes the threat that makes enemies respect his angles. The best compromise is giving him enough tools to engage cleanly, enough tankiness to avoid…
Relic Shield
Wards + évolution, classique support tank
Ground snare, combos with W Grand Entrance knock-up
Carry buff after W-R engage combo in teamfights
Sorcerer's Shoes
Plated Steelcaps
Protobelt
Locket
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W knock-up, E return, auto — your full engage procs Electrocute; surprise burst on a support.
Every W dash and E hop triggers the true damage — your whole kit is made of movement.
Converted engages feed adaptive force — the next W deals real damage, not just CC.
Your mobility clears wards across the whole river — free vision and AP on your natural pattern.
Reduces incoming damage during his engages ultra-mobiles as frontline.
Bone Plating
Second Wind
Overgrowth
Perseverance
Zeke's Convergence makes every entry more threatening because your engage no longer only controls targets: it also amplifies the damage conversion of your duo or main carry. This is often when Rakan should speed up the game with deep vision and objectives.
