Taric vs Rakan Counter Pick
Matchup Summary
What the Data Means
Two very different profiles meet in the Support lane: Taric the support/tank hybrid, Rakan the support. 311 tracked games on 16.13.1 put Taric at a 47.9% win rate into Rakan. A deficit of 2.1 points is what earns Rakan its counter flag in this matchup.
Rakan holds a 150-unit range advantage (300 to 150), and that shapes how the lane is traded out. That forces Taric to play around cooldowns and pathing rather than raw stats.
Taric threatens Cosmic Radiance; Rakan counters through Grand Entrance. Ultimates decide the rest — Cosmic Radiance versus The Quickness.
Both Taric and Rakan threaten mainly mixed damage, so one resistance covers the lane. Taric carries 645 base health to Rakan’s 610, and 40 armour to 30. The 10-armour edge belongs to Taric. Scaling matters as well: Taric ends on 2328 HP, Rakan on 2293. Base attack damage is 55 against 62, so Rakan wins the raw auto-attack exchange. Movement speed: Taric 340, Rakan 335.
Figures refresh from Emerald+ ranked play, so this Taric page follows the live meta.
FAQ
No — current data marks this as a counter matchup: Rakan has the statistical edge. Taric wins 47.9% of the recorded games.
47.9% from Taric's perspective, measured on patch 16.13.1.
311 ranked games at Emerald rank and above, across all regions.
The current Taric build — items, runes and skill order from the same data set — is on the Taric build page.