Rakan: Complete Champion Guide for Support Players

Rakan: Complete Champion Guide for Support Players

By Marcus Chen

February 27, 2025 at 11:23 AM

Rakan is a unique support champion that bridges the gap between tank and enchanter playstyles, offering exceptional mobility and playmaking potential. This comprehensive guide covers everything you need to master Rakan in current season.

Skill Priority and Order

  • Primary max order: W > E > Q
  • Early game: 3 points in W, then max E
  • Alternative: Max W first for aggressive playstyle
  • Q maxing is not recommended early as its healing scales with champion level, not ability level

Core Abilities Strategy

  • W (Grand Entrance): Primary engage tool
  • E (Battle Dance): Shield and mobility
  • Q (Gleaming Quill): Situational poke and minor healing
  • R (The Quickness): Team fight initiation

Starting Items

  • Relic Shield
  • 2 Health Potions
  • Yellow Trinket (Warding Totem)

Core Build Path

  1. Imperial Mandate / Shurelya's Battlesong (Mythic choice)
  2. Mobility Boots
  3. Dead Man's Plate
  4. Zeke's Convergence
  5. Redemption / Knight's Vow (situational)

Alternative Items

  • Locket of the Iron Solari (vs burst damage)
  • Mikael's Blessing (vs heavy CC)
  • Chemtech Putrifier (vs healing)

Playstyle Tips

  • Utilize mobility for roaming and playmaking
  • Coordinate engages with team
  • Balance between aggressive plays and protective support
  • Look for multi-champion charm opportunities with ultimate
  • Use W-R combo for reliable engage
  • Save E for disengage or protecting carries

Lane Phase Strategy

  • Play around cooldowns
  • Coordinate with ADC for trades
  • Use vision control to set up roams
  • Look for quick trades using passive shield

Note: Content focuses on current meta strategies and builds that maximize Rakan's unique engage-support hybrid playstyle.

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