MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Rakan vs Shen
How often does Rakan beat Shen in Support?
Rakan into Shen in Support: 53% observed win rate across 158 ranked games.
Global ranked sample: games from every region and every rank pooled together, not one server's stats. Data runs through patch 26.12; curves updated 2026-08-07.
By 15 minutes the median game has Rakan behind by 288 gold.
Rakan at 15:00
- Gold: -288
- CS: -5
- XP: -74
Typical gap to Shen, from 158 games that reached 15:00.
Does Rakan counter Shen?
No counter here: Rakan sits at 53% over 158 games. The swing lives in the spots below, so play the side you know better and chase the row that moves the number the most in this lane, then hold that lead through the first back.
Beating Shen: the Rakan game plan
A gold lead at 10:00 puts Rakan at 64% across 59 games. Flip the lead and Rakan falls to 46% across 99.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 64% | 59 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 46% | 99 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 57% | 53 |
Someone usually dies here around 5:06 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 9:00. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Rakan's Support build, with receipts
The most-finished Rakan core is Zeke's Convergence, Locket of the Iron Solari, Bandlepipes: 57.7% across 613 games when all three got done. All matchups, patches 26.1-26.12.
Most games start Health Potion + Health Potion; the first finished item is usually Zeke's Convergence (11,489 games).
Skill plan: Rakan players max W first and take W at level 1.