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.
Standard build maximizing damage output. Use on neutral matchups or when ahead.
10,400 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.
10,350 total cost -50gDefensive build against enemy dives/engages.
10,600 total cost +200g
Share of the roster this champion outclasses, at each stage of the game.
50% = average for the roster at that point of the game, 90% = among the strongest. The three phases come from the site's editorial tempo grid (early/mid/late, rated across 142 champions); the level-by-level curve adds this build's computed spikes — ultimate, completed items — never by more than ±8 points.
Your hardest matchups in this role, and the item from your situational list that answers each one.
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.
Skill leveling order and rune choices explained, from our in-depth kit analysis (patch 7.0e). Ability numbers are from patch 7.3; up-to-date items are in 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…
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Tap an ability for its per-rank numbers. Source: official Tencent data (Chinese server), patch 7.3 — may lead or lag the global server by a sub-patch.
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
