I still don't get why they made Rakan a ranged auto-attacking champion

His ranged auto-attack animation doesn't even look like a ranged attack at all when he does attack from not so afar with his wing... wack... dusting... thing?...

It just comes off as a more far reaching melee attack, but Riot decided to make it ranged makes it all the more confusing visually even though they preach how they want logical visual clarity so much.

In Thresh's case for example, it makes more sense in his case to make him ranged because he's flinging and slashing with his scythe from a 450 auto range, forcefully yet precisely throwing the bladed weapon then yanking it back with his chain ripping in them while doing so.

Rakan on the other hand doesn't have feathers flying off like Xayah, or any sort object being sent launching in some sort of projectile fashion, but just his wing... wing attacking someone from an not great distance in ranged terms...

######Kinda pathetically to be honest, but that's just me.

Also before bring it up, I get his passive is reliant on his auto-attacks to get it back up quicker, but anyone playing with a brain can punish him when he's trying to walk up and feather tickle someone with his measly 300 auto range (heck, which is the lowest ranged attack in the game, just after Urgot's 350 range).

It would be so nice if he could use the relic shield line of items as well, adding it's gold gaining quest reward shield with his passive to make his innate a bit more protected in a way and let's him more likely to achieve his job.

Just dropping the range of his auto attacks down by 50 (or even just 25 making him unique in that own right being the farthest reaching basic melee attacker), make him melee then shift some power in the kit possibly after seeing if that effects him positively or negatively.

All I can think of why Riot made him ranged is because they were afraid he'd be much more similar to Leona than they were comfortable with, even though he does everything she can but better. Swapping more bulk, slightly more CC and ally boosting damage for shields, a heal, and an escape.

That or they just didn't like how nice his passive and the relic shield played, I dunno.