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Rakan vs Alistar

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How to Beat Alistar as Rakan

based on 2,311 Rakan vs Alistar matchups
Win Rate
50.5 %
K/D/A
3.16
Pick Rate
2.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our counter statistics from the millions of rated League of Legends matches that we get from Riot Games each and every week. This guide on how to beat Alistar as Rakan came out of an analysis of 2311 ranked rounds where both champions faced one another. This champ matchup is fairly rare. Rakan is forced to battle against Alistar in only 2.1% of his games.

Rakan vs Alistar Matchup Summary

Rakan has done a average job of beating Alistar. On average, he wins a acceptable 50.5% of games the champs face each other in. In Rakan against Alistar games, Rakan’s team is 0.0% more probable to get first blood. This indicates that he most likely will be able to get first blood against Alistar.

Best Rakan vs Alistar Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalCloth Armor

Core Rakan Items

~22 Mins
Zeke's ConvergenceKnight's VowSolstice Sleigh

Optional Items

ThornmailShurelya's BattlesongFrozen HeartLocket of the Iron Solari

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Rakan to level upw
>
Second ability for Rakan to level upe
>
Last skill for Rakan to max outq

Runes

ResolveGuardianFont of LifeBone PlatingUnflinching
DominationZombie WardUltimate Hunter
Ability HasteAdaptive ForceArmor
Rakan's passive ability p
Rakan's q ability q
Rakan's w ability w
Rakan's e ability e
Rakan's ultimate ability r
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W
2
E
3
Q
4
W
5
W
6
R
7
W
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E
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W
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E
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Guide to Countering Alistar as Rakan

Tips for Playing as Rakan against Alistar

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.

Advice to Win Against Alistar

Alistar is very disruptive but very tough - try to target more fragile damage dealers.

When Alistar uses his ultimate, it's often better to move back and wait until the effect wears off before attacking him.

Watch out for the Pulverize-Headbutt combo when around turrets.

Rakan vs Alistar Counter Stats

Rakan Image
Win Rate
50.5 %
VS
Win Rate
49.5 %
Alistar Image
1.5
< Kills >
1.9
5.1
< Deaths >
5.6
14.6
< Assists >
13.6
0.25
< Killing Sprees >
0.33
30
< Minions Killed >
32
0.04
< Dragons Killed >
0.03
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.48
1,354
< Physical Damage >
1,246
5,331
< Magic Damage >
6,416
810
< True Damage >
854
7,496
< Damage Dealt >
8,517
18,910
< Damage Taken >
24,207
8,090
< Gold Earned >
8,172
1.79
< Towers >
1.83
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
5,943
< Total Healing >
8,879
9,966
< Experience >
9,877
65
< Vision Score >
55
31
< Wards Placed >
24
182
< Time Dealing CC >
263

How to Counter Alistar with Rakan in LoL

The stats shown on this page underscore several significant Rakan vs. Alistar counter stats that may help you understand the differences between the pair. As an example, Rakan’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Alistar’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Rakan may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Alistar..

Rakan typically has a similar longest kill spree as his counter does. On average, he receives less damage than Alistar. This often reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also illustrate that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to escape additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Rakan and Alistar

Damage Types Compared

Rakan
Alistar
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Rakan
Alistar

Who is Better, Rakan or Alistar?

Both League champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Rakan usually fairs equally well when playing against Alistar, with a 50.5% win rate. Therefore, Rakan makes an ok counter to Alistar.

While Rakan does have a higher win rate than Alistar, when they face off with one another, Rakan also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less difficult character to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Rakan into Alistar.

Additionally, Rakan also has a lot of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Alistar. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Rakan vs Alistar matchups, Rakan is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.

Rakan is a decent counter to Alistar. You will do well by focussing your tactics on keeping up your gold income and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Rakan against Alistar.

Other Champion Matchups Against Rakan

Rakan Loses Against

LilliaLillia43.9% winrateSingedSinged44.6% winrateSwainSwain45.1% winrateTaricTaric45.9% winrate

Rakan Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee59% winrateYuumiYuumi58.4% winrateSejuaniSejuani56.4% winrateKennenKennen55.1% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

BrandBrand+ 54.7% 3868 GamesSwainSwain+ 54.7% 1847 GamesVel'KozVel'Koz+ 55.2% 817 GamesLilliaLillia+ 55.6% 6914 Games

Additional Information for Rakan Players

How We Calculated Our Rakan vs Alistar Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Alistar as Rakan, we analyzed 2,311 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Alistar as Rakan comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Rakan to counter Alistar during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions presented here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Rakan often racks up a similar amount of CS relative to Alistar. Champs who on average don't get many minion kills often don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The best items to focus on in your Rakan versus Alistar build consist of Zeke's Convergence, Knight's Vow, and Solstice Sleigh. When Rakan incorporated at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better countering Alistar than with most other typical builds. In fact, Rakan had an average winrate of 50.5% battling Alistar with this counter build.

To have the highest probability of annihilating Alistar as Rakan, you should use the Guardian, Font of Life, Bone Plating, Unflinching, Ultimate Hunter, and Zombie Ward runes from the Resolve and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune builds players picked for Rakan vs Alistar counter picks, this blending of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 50.5% winrate overall.

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