Xayah and Rakan: RWBY builds

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These builds are just random ideas I have, based on RWBY and its awesome lesbian pairings for Team RWBY. The first in each list is Xayah, while the second Rakan. Red - Crit or Burst CC (aka CDR) White - On-hit or Lockdown Black - Lethality or Distraction Support Yellow - Life Steal or Tank

White Rose

  1. Red and White (Crit and Lockdown) - This one is based on making Xayah go full Crit while Rakan builds in a way that he can continuously CC a single target in a chase. Together, this lets Rakan prevent a target from getting away from Xayah, while Xayah herself deals insane damage due to her high AS and full Crit. item 3031 and item 3094 for Xayah, and item 3116 and item 3151 for Rakan, are good items for this builld.
  2. White and Red (On-hit and Burst CC) - This one is based on making Xayah build items like item 3115 and item 3078 for on-hit damage, while Rakan builds items like item 3165 and item 3001 that let him inflict AP damage and CC often without letting him stay in the fight for long. Together in a teamfight, Rakan can CC an area while Xayah picks away at her opponents, and their other teammates can take the other roles (like tank/juggernaut and slayer). Bumblebee
  3. Black and Yellow (Lethality and Tank) - This one is based on making Xayah build as a Lethality Assassin while Rakan builds tanky items. Together, this lets Rakan absorb damage for a limited time while Xayah comes in and assassinates targets in the backline. item 3147 and item 3078 for Xayah and item 3065 and item 3068 for Rakan, are good for this one.
  4. Yellow and Black (Life Steal and Distraction Support) - This one is based on making Xayah build Life Steal while Rakan builds in such a way that makes him serve as a distraction -- meaning, he can safely trigger teamfights without much or any risk. Together, this lets Rakan start a teamfight while Xayah can use her new sustain in the fight for a controlled battle. item 3153 for Xayah and item 3102 for Rakan are good here. Monochrome
  5. White and Black (On-hit and Distraction) - Same as Bumblebee 2, but Xayah builds for bursts of on-hit damage for small fights instead of sustain for longer fights.
  6. Black and White (Lethality and Lockdown) - Same White Rose 1, but Xayah builds as an Assassin instead. Instead of building to take out multiple opponents, the two strictly build to eliminate single opponents -- like Kha'Zix in its own way. Ladybug
  7. Red and Black (Crit and Distraction) - Rakan starts fights, Xayah uses her massive damage to destroy anyone who continues them.
  8. Black and Red (Lethality and Burst) - The two build in such a way that they can initiate and disengage extremely short fights against 1 or 2 opponents while dealing a lot of damage, but suffers against Tanks. Freezerburn
  9. White and Yellow (On-hit and Tank) - Like Bumblebee 1, but Xayah builds on-hit damage instead of Assassin so she can last longer in teamfights at the cost of damage output.
  10. Yellow and White (Life Steal and Lockdown) - Has less damage for Xayah than White Rose 1 or Monochrome 2, but gives her sustain against opponents that would otherwise destroy her. Enabler
  11. Red and Yellow (Crit and Tank) - Rakan has less safety in initiation, but can last longer in fights, than in Ladybug 1.
  12. Yellow and Red (Life Steal and Burst CC) - Longer fights than White Rose 2 and more safety in teamfights (but less initiation safety) than Bumblebee 2, this build lets Xayah have an easier time getting sustain from her Life Steal because Rakan can use his CC abilities more often.

I know Xayah and Rakan were just released, and we don't really know what they can do yet. Still, I think I have some good ideas here...even if they're not good ideas, I hope you all can flesh these out more. I made this with the idea that teams can coordinate easier if they know how their allies work, just like how Team RWBY knows what to do if Ruby issues an attack formation (like Ladybug). I made these have the pairing names instead of the attack formation names, because people would have an easier time thinking of them as their pairing names. Personally, I like White Rose 1, Monochrome 2, and Freezerburn 2 the most. Lockdown Support has always been my favorite way to support, which is why Karma and Nautilus are high on my Mastery list; the Xayah half can deal insane Crit damage OR insane Lethality burst damage for a short fight or have awesome sustain against opponents with more bulk, and both builds have been my favorite as an ADC like Tristana and Draven. Hope you guys like my strategy ideas! If you guys have more ideas (especially if they're based on non-Team RWBY pairings like Arkos), then feel free to put them down! Again, this is just a rough draft so please leave your ideas and criticisms below!

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