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Taric vs Rakan

Taric
vs
30.8%

over 39 games

Rakan
Analyze a draft with Taric

Hard matchup

Strong engageHeavy AP damageHeavy CCVery tanky

You are stronger late game. Farm safe and avoid early trades.

Build vs Rakan

The champion's reference build, for lack of enough games in this matchup

Recommended items for Taric: Tear of the Goddess, Locket of the Iron Solari, Fimbulwinter, Plated Steelcaps, Dream Maker, Knight's Vow, Celestial Opposition, Solstice Sleigh.

Starting items

Health Potion
x2

Core build

Tear of the Goddess
1
Locket of the Iron Solari
2
Fimbulwinter
3

Standard

Boots of Swiftness
4vs Slow
Dream Maker
5

Summoner spells

ExhaustFlash44%
FlashHeal31%

Anti CC

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC

Other options

Dream Maker
Knight's Vow
Celestial Opposition
Solstice Sleigh
Frozen Heart
Thornmail
Bandlepipes
Randuin's Omen
Redemption
InspirationInspiration
Glacial AugmentGlacial Augment
Magical FootwearMagical Footwear
Biscuit DeliveryBiscuit Delivery
Cosmic InsightCosmic Insight
PrecisionPrecision
Presence of MindPresence of Mind
Legend: HasteLegend: Haste
Attack SpeedHealth ScalingHealth Scaling

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

Rakan's abilities

Passive, spells and ultimate

Fey Feathers (P)

Rakan periodically gains a shield.

Cooldowns

Cooldowns by spell rank

LevelQWER
311s14s0s–
69s14s0s2m10
97s13s0s2m10
117s12s0s1m50
167s10s0s1m30
187s10s0s1m30

Playing as Taric

Tips to maximize your impact

  1. Two autos after each spell

    Weave in two autos after each spell: Bravado (passive) empowers them with bonus magic damage, and each one lowers your cooldowns.

  2. A second angle with your bound ally

    Bind to an ally with Bastion (W): while they stay close, all your spells also cast from them, Dazzle (E) included, which gives you a second stun angle.

  3. Heal with all your charges

    Cast Starlight's Touch (Q) when its charges are full: it consumes them all to heal nearby allies, for the same 60 mana cost.

  4. Cast your ult before the burst

    Cast Cosmic Radiance (R) as soon as the teamfight is coming, not at the last moment: the invulnerability only kicks in after a delay, and only for nearby allies.

Playing against Rakan

How to counter and exploit weaknesses

  1. Stay behind your minions

    Stay behind your minions: Gleaming Quill (Q) strikes the first enemy in its path, and if it hits a champion, Rakan heals his team.

  2. Keep your distance

    Keep your distance when his ADC steps up: Grand Entrance (W) lets him leap onto you, and enemies around his landing spot take a knock-up.

  3. Save your CC for his arrival

    If you have CC, save it for when he lands in the middle of your team: only Battle Dance (E) then lets him leave toward an ally.

  4. Spread out from your allies

    Spread out from your allies when he casts The Quickness (R): he charms every enemy he touches while running.

Other Taric matchups

Patch 16.21.1