Rakan
Champions that beat Rakan
- Alistarsupport
Alistar's Pulverize plus Headbutt combo knocks Rakan off the W trajectory before The Quickness comes online, cancelling the engage entirely. Trample stack damage during the knock-up chain shreds Rakan's low HP,
- Blitzcranksupport
Blitzcrank's Rocket Grab Q fires from ~925 units, out-ranging Rakan's Grand Entrance at 600 units. Any face-check loses Rakan; once hooked Power Fist knock-up chains into Static Field passive silence, breaking The Quickness charm setup.
- Jannasupport
Monsoon (R) cancels Rakan mid-Grand Entrance (W) charge — the channel pushes him off the carry before the knockup connects. Howling Gale (Q) charged knockup catches him during Battle Dance (E) dash recovery, and The Quickness (R) charm is sidestepped.
- Leonasupport
Leona's Shield of Daybreak Q stuns Rakan the instant his Grand Entrance knock-up ends, denying the Battle Dance escape window. Zenith Blade dash matches W approach range, and Solar Flare R AoE stun catches Rakan during The Quickness charm channel commit.
- Morganasupport
Black Shield (E) blocks Grand Entrance (W) knock-up plus Battle Dance (E) jump CC chain in one cast — Rakan's flash-engage lands on a shielded carry who walks out and trades back. The Quickness (R) charm spread is also blocked, denying the kill the enemy bot lane is built around.
- Nautilussupport
Nautilus's Dredge Line Q hooks Rakan from ~925 units, out-ranging Grand Entrance at 600 units. Riptide stun and Staggering Blow passive chain him out of Battle Dance return blink, and Depth Charge R is a guided stun that pierces terrain — Rakan cannot W dash out of it.
- Poppysupport
Rakan's Grand Entrance is a dash Steadfast Presence cancels mid-air — he lands grounded, slowed, and unable to chain Battle Dance ally-recall escape. Heroic Charge wall-stun against bot lane terrain locks him for ADC follow-up,
- Sennasupport
Last Embrace (W) catches Rakan in the post Grand Entrance (W) landing animation, and Piercing Darkness (Q) slow denies Battle Dance (E) re-engage. The 1250 Senna range plus global Dawning Shadow (R) flank punish his short dash window.
- Seraphinesupport
Grand Entrance (W) is a delayed knock-up dash with a clear telegraph and Battle Dance (E) needs an ally target. Beat Drop (E) catches Rakan in the post-landing animation because the W slow stacks instantly, and Encore (R) charm overrides The Quickness (R) speed dash.
- Threshsupport
Thresh's Death Sentence Q fires from ~1100 units, out-ranging Rakan's Grand Entrance at 600 units. Any face-check loses Rakan; once hooked his team has no peel because the engage tool itself is chained.
Champions Rakan beats
- Brandsupport
Grand Entrance (W) dashes through the Sear (Q) skillshot and lands a knock-up before Brand can land the stun. Battle Dance (E) plus The Quickness (R) charm chain pulls Brand's ADC out of position faster than Pyroclasm (R) bounces.
- Lulusupport
Lulu's Whimsy polymorph requires line-of-sight, which Battle Dance dash break repeatedly. Help, Pix! shield cannot absorb the full Grand Entrance plus The Quickness charm chain damage,
- Rellsupport
Rakan's Battle Dance E recasts twice in 1.5 seconds, dashing the entire backline out of Magnet Storm's pull radius before it ticks. Grand Entrance dash launches the ADC over Rell's Ferromancy: Crash Down landing zone,
- Shensupport
Battle Dance (E) recasts dash Rakan or his ADC out of Shadow Dash (E) range, and Grand Entrance (W) provides a second engage angle Shen cannot answer. The Quickness (R) speed plus charm hits Shen mid Twilight Assault (Q) channel.
- Sonasupport
Sona has no dash and Crescendo R is a slow skillshot that fires too late after Grand Entrance lands. Aria of Perseverance heal cannot outpace Battle Dance dive damage, and Power Chord stun cannot fire faster than The Quickness charm window during the engage.
- Sorakasupport
Soraka has no stun, no displacement, and no dash to break Rakan's Grand Entrance engage. Once W lands past her Equinox silence cast window, The Quickness charm locks the ADC while Astral Infusion heal cannot outpace Battle Dance follow-up dive damage,
- Veigarsupport
Grand Entrance (W) jumps on Veigar and the knock-up plus Battle Dance (E) charm chain interrupts Dark Matter (W) cast mid-windup, displacing Veigar inside his own Event Horizon (E) before the stun triggers. The Quickness (R) chases through every Flash kite attempt.
- Xerathsupport
Grand Entrance W is a long-range dash with knock-up on landing, bypassing Xerath's Eye of Destruction slow without taking the stun. Battle Dance E lets Rakan dash twice with W up, and The Quickness R closes any remaining distance to interrupt Rite of the Arcane.
- Yuumisupport
Yuumi has no stun or displacement and her You and Me! attach forces her ADC to stand still — perfect setup for Grand Entrance knock-up. The Quickness charm fires while Yuumi is detached during the engage, and Final Chapter R cannot save the carry charmed mid-channel.
- Zacsupport
Battle Dance E recasts twice in 1.5 seconds, dashing the ADC out of Let's Bounce! R and Stretching Strikes Q range before they tick. Grand Entrance W counter-engage knock-up interrupts Zac's E charge animation, and The Quickness R disengages teamwide.
