Rakan is weaker than he ought to be for most League players, which means we’d like to buff him. Though this buff looks small, we think early game engage agency will be quite meaningful for him, but we’ll be ready to follow up if it isn’t enough.

Rakan's win rate and presence have been ramping up since 13.3's buff, especially in the higher-skilled bracket of play. Like Xayah, we love his versatility and general shape, however, it's time to put him more in line with other support champions by making him a little more vulnerable when he’s missing his spells, while keeping those button presses fun.

Changing Rakan to a melee champion so that his attacks are more in line with player expectations.

There are a small number of people out there that are AP Rakan enjoyers and we want you to know that we see you. These buffs are for you. Also, support Rakan could use the help as well.

Rakan was hit pretty hard by the Durability Update given his heavy use of shields and his reliance on getting takedowns with his CC (something much harder with more durable champs). We're giving him back what he lost plus a little more in hopes he can make a Grand Entrance back onto the Rift.