How can you openly talk about "the power of Rakan"

Magical Zoe·Jun 9, 2017·3 votes·665 views

When he's weak as shit

edit: You people are slow, honestly. Yes his kit seems fantastic on paper, but in game> a 46% winrate ain't gonna cut it, wether you like to believe it or not.

13 Comments

ÇhåryzårdJun 9, 20174 votes

I beg to differ.

In the right hands he can make a big impact.

A lot of people just suck at playing him.

GankedByWindowsJun 9, 20173 votes

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When he's weak as shit

Did you even watch the video? He has been used multiple times in professional games. He isn't weak.

Magical ZoeJun 10, 20171 votes

I've seen Corki Zilean Taliyah Urgot Udyr Tristana Sivir in professional games, does that make them suddenly overpowered? No, because any professional could make any champion inherently powerful because they are pros. But when 99% of the game community is failing to play the champion correctly, then there is a problem. Rakan's stats don't lie, 46% win rate is weak if you ask me.

GankedByWindowsJun 10, 20171 votes

Corki was strong, to the point they had to nerf him. Udyr, Taliyah, Sivir, and Tristana are in that same boat.

Urgot was and still is a niche pick into very specific matchups.

Zilean is really the only outlier, and that is because he is strong in the right team composition. Of all of them you listed, he is the only one that actually is in a good spot balance wise.

The point of pointing out the professional use is because they're playing to win by any means necessary. They will pick the champions that give them the best chance to win, the strongest champions.

CochoJun 9, 20172 votes

go watch that aphromoo rakan plz

RákãñJun 9, 20172 votes

He's not that weak.

Magical ZoeJun 10, 20171 votes

How is a 46% win rate not weak?

RákãñJun 10, 20171 votes

He's a support champ that is very Team Reliant. He is not a champion that can "Carry" to say. Rakan does have some "Oppressive" nature to him, so over-buffing him would tip him pretty off the charts. He feels like he has a Lee Sin skill cap to him, as its very obvious from a bad Rakan to a good one.

There is room for some changes in numbers I believe, but Riot made a good call on delaying his buffs when they fixed his buggy passive in not over buffing him.

A Basic IslandJun 9, 20172 votes

rakan is pickable in lcs WITHOUT xayah contrary to popular belief

he's fine

Lucian WaifuJun 9, 20172 votes

Rakan is amazing if you play him right, just most people don't play him right in solo queue.

Qzply76Jun 9, 20171 votes

Because he can cc 5 enemies for a second each just by walking next to them. What is the point of an Ori ult or malph ult for good wombo that actually takes a bit of skill, when you have bullshit rakan ult.

chipndip1Jun 10, 20171 votes

Ranged aoe engage that groups enemies for you.
Tanky engage that can't be stopped by anyone.
A squishy support with no damage running face first into your whole team with no cover and only plan to get out, which is snuffed as soon as he's hard cc'd.

"Rakan's ult is bullshit."