# Rakan Counters Who counters Rakan? Best and worst picks against Rakan by win rate, plus the lane counters that lead Rakan in gold at 15 minutes. Ranked solo data by role and rank. Canonical HTML: https://baronbuff.com/champions/rakan/counters/ Markdown URL: https://baronbuff.com/champions/rakan/counters.md Language: en ## Breadcrumbs - [Baron Buff](https://baronbuff.com/) - [Champion Tier List](https://baronbuff.com/champions/) - [Rakan](https://baronbuff.com/champions/rakan/) ## Page Content [Rakan guide](https://baronbuff.com/champions/rakan/) [Play against Rakan](https://baronbuff.com/champions/rakan/how-to-play-against/) [Rakan counters](https://baronbuff.com/champions/rakan/counters/) Best and worst picks against Rakan in Support at Gold+, ranked by win rate and by gold lead at 15 minutes. Taric, Neeko and Renata Glasc beat Rakan most often. Pantheon, Senna and Xerath win the laning phase against Rakan by the widest gold margin. ## Best picks against Rakan Highest win rate versus Rakan in Support. - 1 [Taric](https://baronbuff.com/champions/taric/) 140 games 62.1% - 2 [Neeko](https://baronbuff.com/champions/neeko/) 222 games 55.9% - 3 [Renata Glasc](https://baronbuff.com/champions/renata/) 160 games 53.8% - 4 [Zyra](https://baronbuff.com/champions/zyra/) 280 games 52.5% - 5 [Janna](https://baronbuff.com/champions/janna/) 543 games 52.3% - 6 [Rell](https://baronbuff.com/champions/rell/) 371 games 52.3% - 7 [Morgana](https://baronbuff.com/champions/morgana/) 500 games 52.0% - 8 [Sona](https://baronbuff.com/champions/sona/) 233 games 51.9% - 9 [Lux](https://baronbuff.com/champions/lux/) 741 games 51.8% - 10 [Swain](https://baronbuff.com/champions/swain/) 377 games 51.7% - 11 [Soraka](https://baronbuff.com/champions/soraka/) 449 games 51.7% - 12 [Poppy](https://baronbuff.com/champions/poppy/) 338 games 51.2% - 13 [Seraphine](https://baronbuff.com/champions/seraphine/) 691 games 51.1% - 14 [Nami](https://baronbuff.com/champions/nami/) 766 games 51.0% ## Worst picks against Rakan Lowest win rate versus Rakan in Support. - 1 [Shaco](https://baronbuff.com/champions/shaco/) 169 games 42.6% - 2 [Galio](https://baronbuff.com/champions/galio/) 103 games 43.7% - 3 [Pyke](https://baronbuff.com/champions/pyke/) 891 games 44.9% - 4 [Pantheon](https://baronbuff.com/champions/pantheon/) 383 games 45.2% - 5 [Blitzcrank](https://baronbuff.com/champions/blitzcrank/) 702 games 46.4% - 6 [Yuumi](https://baronbuff.com/champions/yuumi/) 587 games 46.9% - 7 [Nautilus](https://baronbuff.com/champions/nautilus/) 1,062 games 47.6% - 8 [Alistar](https://baronbuff.com/champions/alistar/) 662 games 48.0% - 9 [Lulu](https://baronbuff.com/champions/lulu/) 1,140 games 48.2% - 10 [Tahm Kench](https://baronbuff.com/champions/tahmkench/) 347 games 48.4% - 11 [Xerath](https://baronbuff.com/champions/xerath/) 268 games 48.5% - 12 [Karma](https://baronbuff.com/champions/karma/) 583 games 48.7% - 13 [Thresh](https://baronbuff.com/champions/thresh/) 1,669 games 48.8% - 14 [Braum](https://baronbuff.com/champions/braum/) 588 games 49.0% ## Best lane counters vs Rakan Largest gold lead over Rakan at 15 minutes in Support. - 1 [Pantheon](https://baronbuff.com/champions/pantheon/) 109 games +606 - 2 [Senna](https://baronbuff.com/champions/senna/) 109 games +600 - 3 [Xerath](https://baronbuff.com/champions/xerath/) 111 games +555 - 4 [Lux](https://baronbuff.com/champions/lux/) 305 games +549 - 5 [Pyke](https://baronbuff.com/champions/pyke/) 183 games +530 - 6 [Swain](https://baronbuff.com/champions/swain/) 147 games +521 - 7 [Morgana](https://baronbuff.com/champions/morgana/) 193 games +422 - 8 [Zyra](https://baronbuff.com/champions/zyra/) 104 games +373 - 9 [Seraphine](https://baronbuff.com/champions/seraphine/) 264 games +292 - 10 [Brand](https://baronbuff.com/champions/brand/) 107 games +289 - 11 [Karma](https://baronbuff.com/champions/karma/) 193 games +164 - 12 [Leona](https://baronbuff.com/champions/leona/) 290 games +146 - 13 [Thresh](https://baronbuff.com/champions/thresh/) 365 games +117 - 14 [Milio](https://baronbuff.com/champions/milio/) 132 games +105 - 15 [Nautilus](https://baronbuff.com/champions/nautilus/) 372 games +104 ## How to play against Rakan Lane and teamfight rules that hold regardless of your pick. ### In lane and in teamfights - Stand away from sharp wall angles at level 1 so his W engage is easier to see. - Punish missed W by walking forward; his lane pressure drops hard without the dash. - Hold hard CC until he starts W, then catch him during the commit. - Control flank vision before objectives; fog extends his R-W engage range. - Peel defensively when he dives; using every tool to engage first lets him reach carries. ## Where Rakan is weak Exploit these in draft and in lane. - Rakan's engage is evasive but fragile, and missed dashes leave him exposed before allies can follow. - His best fights require close follow-up, so isolated entries turn his mobility into an overcommit. ## Rakan counters: questions ### Who counters Rakan in Support? At Gold+, Taric (62.1%), Neeko (55.9%) and Renata Glasc (53.8%) have the highest win rates against Rakan. ### Who does Rakan counter? Rakan wins most often against Shaco (42.6%), Galio (43.7%) and Pyke (44.9%). ### Who wins lane against Rakan? By gold lead at 15 minutes, Pantheon (+606), Senna (+600) and Xerath (+555) come out of the laning phase furthest ahead of Rakan. ### How is the counter list ranked? Best and worst picks use same-lane win rate; lane counters use the average gold difference at 15 minutes between the two laners. Both come from Ranked Solo/Duo at the selected rank with at least 100 games per matchup, and are not adjusted for champion strength. - [Support Tier List](https://baronbuff.com/champions/support/) - [Pantheon counters](https://baronbuff.com/champions/pantheon/counters/) - [Senna counters](https://baronbuff.com/champions/senna/counters/) ## Machine-Readable References - [LLM index](https://baronbuff.com/llms.txt) - [Full LLM reference](https://baronbuff.com/llms-full.txt) - [Sitemap](https://baronbuff.com/sitemap.xml)