Rakan is a melee support usually played Support on Summoner's Rift. This guide covers Rakan in ARAM: Play as an aggressive engage support, using your mobility to dive in, disrupt enemies, and peel for your carries, then dash back out to safety.
Rakan ARAM Abilities
Rakan periodically gains a shield that blocks incoming damage.
Rakan throws a feather that heals nearby allies upon hitting a champion or epic monster.
Rakan dashes to a location, knocking up nearby enemies upon arrival.
Rakan dashes to an ally, shielding them, and can recast the ability briefly for free.
Rakan gains Move Speed and charms enemies he touches.
Rakan ARAM Playstyle & Tips
Play as an aggressive engage support, using your mobility to dive in, disrupt enemies, and peel for your carries, then dash back out to safety.
Tips
Use your E (Battle Dance) to dash to allies for quick engages or escapes in the narrow ARAM map.
Maximize your Q (Gleaming Quill) healing by hitting multiple enemies with its feather toss.
Save your R (The Quickness) for teamfights to charm multiple enemies and set up kills.
Build tanky support items like Locket of the Iron Solari to survive longer and protect your team.
Coordinate with a dive partner (e.g., a bruiser or assassin) for devastating W (Grand Entrance) knock-ups.
Combos
W (Grand Entrance) -> Q (Gleaming Quill) -> E (Battle Dance) back to safety for poke and disengage.
R (The Quickness) -> W (Grand Entrance) -> E (Battle Dance) to ally for a full engage and escape.
E (Battle Dance) to ally -> W (Grand Entrance) -> Q (Gleaming Quill) -> auto-attack for burst and heal.
Rakan ARAM Build Patch 16.13
Runes
Primary — Resolve
Guardian
Font of Life
Conditioning
UnflinchingSecondary — Domination
Grisly Mementos
Ultimate HunterSummoners
Skill Order
Max your skills in this order
Starter Items
- 1.
Lost Chapter - 2.
Refillable Potion
Core Items
- 1.
Winter's Approach - 2.
Mercury's Treads - 3.
Locket of the Iron Solari
Buy / avoid tips (5)
Buy when:
- enemy lacks max health damage
- you need to sustain between fights
- your team has no enchanter support
Avoid when:
- enemy has liandry or botrk
- you need armor or mr more
Options
Buy / avoid tips (5)
Buy when:
- enemy lacks max health damage
- you need to sustain between fights
- your team has no enchanter support
Avoid when:
- enemy has liandry or botrk
- you need armor or mr more
Options
Buy / avoid tips (5)
Buy when:
- your team needs to engage or disengage quickly
- you play a supportive enchanter or initiator
- enemy has many skillshots to dodge
Avoid when:
- your team already has enough mobility
- enemy has heavy burst you cannot outrun
Options
Rakan ARAM FAQ
What is the best build for Rakan in ARAM?
In ARAM, Rakan typically builds core items like Winter's Approach, Mercury's Treads, Locket of the Iron Solari and Guardian runes (Resolve primary, Domination secondary).
What runes should I use for Rakan in ARAM?
Take Guardian in the Resolve tree as your keystone, with Domination as your secondary tree for Rakan in ARAM.
How do you play Rakan in ARAM?
Play as an aggressive engage support, using your mobility to dive in, disrupt enemies, and peel for your carries, then dash back out to safety.
What is Rakan's best combo in ARAM?
W (Grand Entrance) -> Q (Gleaming Quill) -> E (Battle Dance) back to safety for poke and disengage.
