Talk:Rakan/@comment-4834593-20170924093346/@comment-4834593-20170925054605

Indeed points I did consider, mostly that you might get pushed into your tower, though that very much depends on matchup. As for autoattack range, that also very much depends on matchup. And both will be a lot less a problem in top lane, which is why I'm considering playing it there and not mid.

As for the ratios not going past 50... That's not as big a problem as it might seem at first. Typical AP ratios aren't that much higher. 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%. I would argue that, with how Rakan's abilities are easier to land (at least for someone who's basically maining him, like me) and he has a 0.9 (NINE) shield ratio that he can wait for when trading, and on top of that every trade that isn't butchered gives you a 0.7 ratio heal after it. Of course, while less spammable, that's actually a bigger ratio than Soraka has on either of her heals, and other heals like Nami (0.3), Sona (0.25), or Bard (0.3-0.6) aren't even close. It's conditional, but if you can't hit it you shouldn't be playing Rakan at all. Not mid, not top, not support.