How to beat Rakan

Common role: Support

A hyper-mobile enchanter who dashes in to knock up and charms a grouped team.

What makes Rakan dangerous

Rakan dashes to an ally or in a line (W is a knock-up engage), shields allies, and his ultimate charms enemies he dashes through — a huge AoE engage. His mobility lets him flash in, lock down a team and dash back out to peel his carry. He's all about his charm engage and slippery repositioning.

How to play against Rakan

• 1Dodge his W (a leap knock-up) — it's his main engage. Sidestep the telegraphed dash and his lockdown fails.
• 2Respect his ult charm — it hits everyone he dashes through. Don't group tightly when he can flash-ult into your team.
• 3He's slippery but squishy — if you catch him without his dashes up, hard CC and burst delete him.
• 4Bait his engage/mobility, then commit — after he uses W and R he has limited follow-up.

Weaknesses to exploit

• ✓W engage is a dodgeable leap.
• ✓Squishy — punish him when his dashes are down.
• ✓Charm ult needs grouped enemies — spread out.
• ✓Low damage on his own; he's an enabler.

Abilities & how to counter them

What each of Rakan's abilities does — and how to play around it.

• P
  异色羽裳

  洛会周期性地获得一层护盾。

• Q
  微光飞翎

  掷出一片神奇羽毛以造成魔法伤害。用在一名敌方英雄或史诗级野怪上时，会使洛有能力治疗他的友军。

• W
  盛大登场

  冲到一个位置，在到达时击飞附近的敌人。

  Strong: a leap knock-up — his main engage. Weak: dodge the telegraphed dash and his lockdown fails.

• E
  轻舞成双

  飞向一名友方英雄，并提供给该英雄一层护盾。能在短时间内再次免费施放。

• R
  惊鸿过隙

  获得移动速度，对触碰到的敌人造成魅惑和魔法伤害。

  Strong: charms everyone he dashes through — a huge AoE engage. Weak: spread out so it can't catch your team, and tenacity shortens it.

Itemization

Rakan is a mobile engage enchanter. Dodge his W, spread for his charm ult, and hard CC/burst him when his dashes are down. Tenacity shortens his charm chain.

This guide covers Rakan's core kit and playstyle — advice that holds up across patches.