Talk:Rakan/@comment-4834593-20170924093346/@comment-8506165-20170926210717

" His Q is reliable dmg over time"

It's a short range skillshot that's blocked by minions. I wouldn't call that "reliable".

" his full engage is a 150% AP AoE burst"

No, it isn't. Q isn't AoE.

"and on top of that he's got a very strong heal and shield, both with ratios far bigger than on most champions."

One of which is conditional on landing Q, the other of which has a relatively long cooldown early game.

"To add to that, he has nearly unparallelled safety."

Without ult in a solo lane his only escape is W. Can't use E on minions or wards.

" Brand, for example, is typically considered a very high damage mage, but his Q AP ratio is 55% and his W AP ratio is 60% (75% if already ablaze) and his E ratio is only 35%."

Brand has ridiculous base damage thanks to his passive, although that also scales AP on the explosion, which you neglected to mention. Rakan's bases are... average, at best.