Rakan Support Build and Counter Guide - Complete 14.24 Analysis

Rakan Support Build and Counter Guide - Complete 14.24 Analysis

By Marcus Chen

January 5, 2025 at 02:31 AM

Rakan Support Build Guide

Flash and Ignite are the optimal Summoner Spells for Rakan Support. The most effective build maintains a 49.7% win rate across 32,139 matches.

Core Build:

  • First Item: Celestial Opposition
  • Boots: Ionian Boots of Lucidity
  • Third Item: Locket of the Iron Solari
  • Complete Build: Zeke's Convergence > Knight's Vow > Vigilant Wardstone

Optimal Runes:

  • Primary: Guardian, Font of Life, Bone Plating, Unflinching
  • Secondary: Ultimate Hunter, Zombie Ward
  • Shards: Adaptive Force (x2), Health Scaling

Skill Order: W > E > Q

Strong Against:

  • Blitzcrank (54.3% WR)
  • LeBlanc (54.1% WR)
  • Yuumi (53.9% WR)

Weak Against:

  • Janna (46.1% WR)
  • Sona (46.1% WR)
  • Poppy (46.2% WR)

Best Synergies:

  • Xerath (57.4% WR)
  • Ziggs (55.0% WR)
  • Lux (54.4% WR)

Key Tips:

  • Avoid getting poked down before engaging
  • Flank with Ultimate (R) for team fights
  • Roam strategically while ensuring ADC safety
  • Use W > R > E combo for effective engage and disengage

Alternative Build (46.5% WR):

  • Keystone: Glacial Augment
  • Core Items: Same as standard build
  • Different Runes: Cash Back, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight

Off-Meta Build (51.2% WR):

  • First Item: Dream Maker
  • Additional Items: Redemption, Moonstone Renewer
  • Maintains standard rune setup

Situational items and runes should be adjusted based on matchup and team composition. Consider armor or magic resist shards depending on lane opponent.

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