Expert Guide: Mastering Rakan as Support - Complete Strategy & Tips
Rakan is a highly mobile support champion who excels at initiating fights and protecting allies. His effectiveness increases significantly when paired with Xayah due to enhanced mobility.
Core Strengths:
- Exceptional team fight initiation with R (Charm)
- Strong roaming potential
- Powerful engage and disengage capabilities
- Excellent at making picks
Key Weaknesses:
- Extremely squishy
- High mechanical skill requirement
- Vulnerable when abilities are on cooldown
- Easily punished if CC'd during engagement
Early Game (1-5):
- Prioritize getting level 2 first (first wave + 3 melee minions)
- Play aggressive and look for favorable trades
- Use lane brushes to create pressure
- Work with ADC for early kill potential
Mid Game (6-11):
- Roam frequently after getting Boots of Mobility
- Focus on vision control around objectives
- Look for picks with jungler
- Rotate to mid after taking bot tower
Late Game (12+):
- Utilize short cooldowns on abilities
- Focus on team fight initiation
- Protect carries during fights
- Use fog of war for engage opportunities
Power Spikes:
- Level 2: Strong all-in potential
- Level 6: Multi-target CC chain potential
- Boots completion: Enhanced roaming
- Level 11: Increased R frequency
- Level 16: Maximum R potential
Key Tips:
- Stay with team to avoid getting caught
- Ward objectives safely and early
- Chain CC abilities for maximum impact
- Use mobility for both engage and escape
- Coordinate with team for optimal engages
This champion requires significant practice to master but offers high impact potential in coordinated team play.