Zilean vs Rakan SUPPORT Matchup Guide

Champion

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Overview

Deny Rakan's engage angles by controlling brush and positioning your ADC safely behind minions.
Use zones and speed to enable your ADC's kite and follow-up.
Prioritize river vision to track Rakan's roams and secure dragon or objective setups.

Set double bombs on slowed or clustered enemies to maximize your ADC's follow-up damage.
Hold to counter Rakan's burst engage or protect your ADC from dives.
Use speed to control trade distance and peel when Rakan commits engage.

Respect Rakan's + engage combo when he controls brush and has dash charges.
Avoid clustering near minions to reduce risk of double bomb stuns during Rakan's charm .
Watch for Rakan's level 6 charm engage combined with enemy ADC follow-up for burst kill windows.

Contest level 2 only if your ADC can follow your + engage threat.
Deny brush access to limit Rakan's knockup angles and roaming potential.
Crash the wave after level 2 to create safe roam windows while keeping your ADC protected.

Level 2 unlocks your + combo; pressure lane with ADC follow-up.
Level 3 enables for double bomb setups, increasing your pick and peel threat.
Level 6 revive forces Rakan to hesitate on all-ins and enables aggressive ADC plays.

Convert brush and wave control into denied enemy ADC positioning and forced defensive cooldowns.
Use to enable your ADC's aggressive plays and punish Rakan's overcommitments.
Establish river vision and timing to roam safely or set up dragon with your ADC.

Tactical tip

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