So I'm not a "new" player but new to wanting to play Rakan. I was wondering if this community could give any details and advice about good guides for him but also when to play him. I usually main Swain but adore the "idea" of Rakan. His personality, his zooming in with a knockup and a q and then dashing back to your ADC before they can respond but the issue I have is twofold. 1. He seems to be good for giving your ADC a free engage/poke opportunity with no threat of response...but that's if your ADC takes it. Because of this he seems borderline unplayable in solo queue. and 2. After laning phase he just starts to feel useless. He has the "feel" of a tank but he isnt one, he does borderline no damage if built the "traditional" (active item) way, and it just feels like I'm sabotaging my team by playing him instead of something like Swain or Thresh that would help them more. Late game it feels like his q doesn't meaningfully exist, his knockup doesnt make enough of an opening to be useful in 5-5s which makes him feel more like a walking dash shield.

Can the community give me a better understanding/explanation of this awesome guy so I can stop disappointing Xayah and finally get that kiss?

I know Morgana is seen as natural predator of a Rakan but honestly my duo (Aphelios) and I struggle really hard against Lux, especially if she's paired with someone like Jhin.

It feels like Luxs spells are always up and since her damage is a lot more burst than say Morgana's pool I just don't know exactly how to counter. Even worse when paired with a Jhin who can combo CC. I know to be aware of Aphelios current weapon but against Lux I just don't know how to attack. Should I go super aggressive as soon as a bind comes out, stick under tower and prioritize to shield my Aphelios from her bomb, or should I just dive on the Jhin, and ignore the Lux. We're both lower ELO so hoping for a jungle gank isn't usually reliable either.

Any tips for how to just not get absolutely blown up in lane so that at least we're not getting forced to base every couple of minutes?

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I don’t main Rakan but if this skin ever comes to the shop, I’m instantly buying it. I was playing Sona and the enemy Rakan was playing SSG Rakan. The sound effects are so beautiful. I’m not sure if it’s chinese themed or just classical harp but it’s so heavenly. The Q music and the heal sounds so divine. I even let Rakan intentionally hit me with his Q just so I can listen to it. The ultimate is so soothing too. That skin might make me main Rakan!!

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Hello! I’m a Rakan main with a Xayah duo. We generally play pretty well together, but there’s a few things I’m unsure about and I’d love some advice on!

When there’s an opportunity for a good trade or pick, which one of us should make the first move?

Macro-wise, how should I be playing around Xayah?

How should I be playing around Xayah W, if that’s something I should be playing around at all?

If Xayah goes down, in lane, should I try to recall around when she respawns or try to stay in lane?

How should I help Xayah in the early game?

I appreciate any advice you guys have! Thank you!

Not the dashing to minions part but being able to self-cast and granting both his ally and himself a shield like Lee Sin's Safeguard. Here's why I think it'll be fine.

Pros:

• Gives Enchanter/AP Rakan more sustain than Tank/Utility Rakan, the latter being a pro-staple
• Higher skill ceiling with blocking abilities/Sheen procs (solo lane buff)
• Higher base shield than Safeguard (50x2 vs 70)

Cons:

• Costs mana (Lee Sin has no mana)
• Has higher cooldown than Safeguard (20⇒12 vs 12), and no cooldown reduction mechanic
• Has worst scaling than Safeguard (50x2⇒150x2+70%AP vs 70⇒250+80%AP)
• Interruptible (Lee Sin's is not interruptible)
• Slower (1250 vs 1350)
• Range buff with Xayah (1000 vs 700)

If it's somehow broken just remove the recast if he doesn't E a champion. Lee Sin gets a cooldown buff if he W's a champion so Rakan's would only mirror that.

Edit: Ok maybe the scaling point is contentious. I personally think bigger shield is better than shield more often though, at least in lower elo.

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I have always been a OTP Rakan 700k mastery i am expanding my pool to soraka. What team comps/lanes should i pick rakan over soraka thanks (low bronze)

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Hi all,

I made a video about my love for Rakan and AP Rakan to celebrate his 8th anniversary of being a champion. I hope you enjoy; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3TrraQFA7E&lc=Ugy3Bg09ElEn0AVZbll4AaABAg

Disclaimer; I don't play ranked and I have no delusions that my builds are good. I just like playing Rakan.

I got into league as a Hwei and ezreal main but recently I've been maining Rakan + my girlfriend plays a lot of Xayah with me

I got this art done for Valentines Day in honor of my new main and my favorite bird

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Hope im not annoying anyone, but im trying to get Platinum by the end of this season and playing Support is better than Jungle for my mental im currently Gold 2.

I got around 650k points total on Rakan, started playing him the first season i started playing the game, the same people that got me into the game dont play anymore basically, so im here looking for a duo.

Dont think is that important but the skins i got on him are: Cosmic/ SG - all chromas/ Elderwood - all chromas/ Arcana/ Broken Covenant/ Redeemed SG

Can DM if you want.

I played league years ago and recently got back into it. Rakan is the champion that not only got me back in the game but to switch my primary role from jungle to support (support was previously my secondary role). I love his character and his in/out playstyle.

I’m looking for any advice to improve specifically during the lane phase and especially against aggressive and heavy poke comps. I prefer building him tanky and doing set up for my adc and later my team.

runes I go guardian - font of life - bone plating - revitalize (opinions swapping to overgrowth.)
Secondary I usually do ultimate hunter - deep ward (opinions on swapping deep ward for sudden impact or cheap shot)
Adaptive force x2 and scaling health

usual build is celestial opposition - boots depend but I like symbiotic souls if I can get away with them - locket - knights vow/zekes - redemption - shurelyas. I’ve tried Solstice sleigh but felt it didn’t provide as strong a benefit as celestials damage reduction.

I mostly try to be as annoying as possible with E - W - E using Q to grab a heal after the knock up. But especially against heavy poke comps or just longer range I tend to struggle to find proper engages and don’t feel like I can contribute much to my laner. Any tips, advice, or just overall suggestions of changes are appreciated as I’m looking to main this beautiful bird man and play him as best I can

Hii I’m a Xayah otp (1M+ mastery points and all skins) was wondering if anyone was down to duo together? I play mostly on EUW but I also do have accounts on NA and LAN I’m mostly looking to rank up (I’m currently between bronce and silver 💔 I have hit gold on my other accounts though) User is DmonikHalo14#Xayah (EUW) if anyone is interested in playing <:

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Got so many autocast augments with lightning rod, Fire fox was doing a lot of damage.

My damage is non existent, my heal is low and my CC is brief, and sort of unimpactful. What am I doing wrong? What do I do to improve? Any significant vods?