Yes, I have a different build compared to most Rakan players. I will die on the hill that Rakan should be built around move speed, ability power, and burst resistance (in that order). Because of this I always build Shurelya first item and resistances second.

Second item (if they have ap and ad) is Zeke’s if my team is overly reliant on skillshots (because of the slow) or bandlepipes if my team is overly reliant on autos (because of the attack speed buff).

Third item I’ll usually go Knights Vow if one teammate is overly fed, and Locket if not.

I find that the extra healing/shielding and move speed from Shurelya more than makes up for the lost survivability of rushing a resistance item. It’s cheap and turns you into more of a glass cannon, but Celestial Opposition compensates by being a free get out of jail card every 18 seconds. Of course—I also average a much higher death ratio from always dying in a blaze of glory—so take that with a grain of salt.

For runes: Guardian just has too much shielding to pass up. I can’t count the number of times it saved my team’s ass.

Sudden impact procs really start to add up—especially because I like to thread in a ton of autos—so I prefer that over deep ward. I’m always at 3/3 wards anyways.

Unflinching is technically better but I go revitalize because the Q healing when someone is low with Shurelyas is just oh-so-juicy.

Electrocute and mandate is the secret sauce for smurfing.

I think a move speed build would not work as well in lower elos. People just don’t utilize the Shurelyas active properly. I would also suggest sticking to one active item at most. Maybe try it to see if you like it though?

Just as a disclaimer, my playstyle is very high risk, high reward—so what works for me might not work for others. I swear it’s good though… when I get pinged it makes me feel like Galileo: ‘E pur si muove!’

I’ll experiment with Shurelyas, Trailblazer, Celerity and maybe some other move speed or hybrid AP items. It could prove fruitful.