Rakan Support build & stats
- Win rate
- 50.6%
- Pick rate
- 5.8%
- Ban rate
- 0.9%
Recommended build
Chosen by win rate among builds with enough games, from ranked matches of high-elo players on patch 16.17
Start with
Build in this order
Boots
Runes
Domination +
Sorcery 
Hitting a champion with 3 separate attacks or abilities in 3s deals bonus adaptive damage.
Sudden Impact
Deep Ward
Ultimate Hunter
Celerity
Scorch
Summoner spells
51.5%
715 games
Max order
W
Q
E
88.9%
9 games
Each line is the variant with the best win rate among those played enough times, not simply the most popular one. Win rates are smoothed so a lucky three-game build can't top the list. Sample sizes are shown next to every choice.
Tips for Rakan
Generated from this patch's numbers
- Rakan wins 50.6% of games as Support on patch 16.17 (1,042 games).
- Most common core: Zeke's Convergence → Locket of the Iron Solari → Knight's Vow — 60% win rate over 10 games.
- Take Guardian as keystone: picked in 73% of games with a 50% win rate.
- Best matchup: Blitzcrank (74% over 19 games). Hardest: Taric (22% over 9 games) — consider a ban or a different pick when you see it.
- Rakan scales: 61% win rate after 35 minutes versus 46% before 25. Farm safely early and never surrender.
Items
Core build in purchase order (from match timelines)
Core build
Starting items
Boots
Legendary items by win rate
| Item | Win rate | Pick |
|---|---|---|
| 68.2% | 2% (22) | |
| 66.7% | 2% (18) | |
| 62.2% | 4% (37) | |
| 59.7% | 30% (308) | |
| 58.5% | 4% (41) | |
| 57.9% | 2% (19) | |
| 57.6% | 6% (66) | |
| 56.6% | 5% (53) | |
| 55.1% | 12% (127) | |
| 52.9% | 51% (535) | |
| 52.1% | 70% (727) | |
| 45.8% | 2% (24) |
Runes
Most played full pages and keystone win rates
Resolve +
Domination 
Guard allies you cast spells on and those that are very nearby. If you or a guarded ally would take damage based on level, you're both granted a shield.
Font of Life
Bone Plating
Unflinching
Sixth Sense
Ultimate Hunter
Resolve +
Domination
Inspiration +
Domination 
Keystones
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Guardian
Guard allies you cast spells on and those that are very nearby. If you or a guarded ally would take damage based on level, you're both granted a shield.
50.5%73% pick
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Unsealed Spellbook
Swap Summoner Spells while out of combat. Swapping to unique Summoner Spells will increase the rate at which you can make future swaps.
46.9%14% pick
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Electrocute
Hitting a champion with 3 separate attacks or abilities in 3s deals bonus adaptive damage.
54.1%11% pick
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Glacial Augment
Immobilizing an enemy champion will cause 3 glacial rays that slow nearby enemies and reduce their damage to your allies.
56.3%2% pick
Summoner spells
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Flash + Heal
51.5%69% pick
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Flash + Ignite
48.9%22% pick
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Exhaust + Flash
48.4%9% pick
Abilities & skill order
Which ability to max first, from match timelines
W
E
Q
63.7%80 games
W
Q
E
88.9%9 games
Most common first three levels: Q → W → E (45%), W → Q → E (64%), W → E → Q (44%).
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PFey FeathersRakan periodically gains a shield.
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QGleaming Quill
Flings a magical feather that deals magic damage. Striking a champion or epic monster enables Rakan to heal his allies.
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WGrand Entrance
Dashes to a location, knocking up nearby enemies on arrival.
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EBattle Dance
Flies to an allied champion granting them a shield. Can be re-cast for free for a short duration.
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RThe QuicknessGains Move Speed, charming and dealing magic damage to enemies touched.