
Elisevs Rakan
Elise vs Rakan is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.11. Rakan wins with a 60.0% win rate (+20.0%) over Elise based on 5 games. Elise wins the early laning phase while Rakan scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Elise build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Elise vs Rakan matchup.
Elise Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Elise performs against them. You'll get head-to-head win rates, laning stats, the best build and runes for the matchup, and early vs late game analysis — all based on real ranked data.
Who Wins the Elise vs Rakan Matchup?

Elise vs Rakan Matchup Summary
The Elise vs Rakan matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 5 recent matches analyzed, Rakan wins with a 60.0% win rate compared to Elise's 40.0%, giving Rakan a 20.0 percentage point advantage. Game phase dynamics play a critical role here: Elise controls the early laning stage, but Rakan outscales as the game goes longer. The matchup shifts dramatically depending on game length — Elise needs to press advantages before Rakan reaches their power spikes, while Rakan should focus on safe farming and hitting key item breakpoints. The most significant statistical gap is in damage output, where Elise leads by 397 DMG/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Rakan has a strong advantage in this matchup. Elise players should play defensively, prioritize safe farming under tower, and look for opportunities created by jungle pressure or Rakan overextending. Avoid prolonged trades and wait for team fights where positioning and coordination matter more. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.
Elise vs Rakan Laning Phase Breakdown
Elise is favored during the laning phase against Rakan, winning 3 out of 5 key stat categories. Elise holds advantages in farming, damage and gold income, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.
Best Elise Build Against Rakan
Sorcerer's Shoes is the optimal boots choice against Rakan, providing the mobility and stats Elise needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Elise against Rakan are Stormsurge, Shadowflame and Zhonya's Hourglass. This combination gives Elise an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Elise vs Rakan matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
Elise dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 100.0% win rate — a 100.0 percentage point lead over Rakan. This lopsided early game means Elise can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.
Rakan is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 75.0% win rate — 50.0 points above Elise. Extended games heavily favor Rakan, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.
This matchup features a dramatic power shift: Elise must aggressively press their early advantage and close out the game before Rakan reaches their scaling breakpoints. If Rakan survives the laning phase without falling too far behind, the matchup flips in their favor. Dragon and Rift Herald control are pivotal — the team that secures early objectives can snowball or buy time to scale.
Best Elise Runes Against Rakan
The Domination and Precision rune setup gives Elise the best tools to compete against Rakan in this difficult matchup, compensating for the statistical disadvantages with optimal rune synergies.
Elise matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.11. The table below shows Elise's win rate, gold difference, and performance stats against every champion in the current meta. Click any champion name to see a detailed head-to-head breakdown including the best Elise build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.
Opponent | Win Rate | Matches | CS/min | DMG/min | Gold/game | Early WR | Late WR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 56.67% | 60 | 0.9 | 674 | 11,945 | 64.3% | 50.0% | |
| 46.94% | 49 | 0.9 | 756 | 13,079 | 70.6% | 34.4% | |
| 55.32% | 47 | 1.1 | 714 | 12,781 | 70.0% | 44.4% | |
| 48.94% | 47 | 1.0 | 760 | 12,949 | 35.7% | 54.5% | |
| 41.03% | 39 | 1.0 | 700 | 12,944 | 60.0% | 29.2% | |
| 51.28% | 39 | 0.9 | 705 | 12,051 | 47.1% | 54.5% | |
| 47.37% | 38 | 0.7 | 718 | 11,996 | 52.4% | 41.2% | |
| 51.35% | 37 | 1.0 | 702 | 13,036 | 50.0% | 52.4% | |
| 33.33% | 36 | 1.0 | 698 | 12,236 | 26.7% | 38.1% | |
| 51.52% | 33 | 1.0 | 756 | 13,725 | 45.5% | 54.5% | |
| 58.62% | 29 | 1.0 | 737 | 12,995 | 68.8% | 46.1% | |
| 55.56% | 27 | 1.1 | 683 | 14,222 | 55.6% | 55.6% | |
| 44.44% | 27 | 1.3 | 723 | 13,060 | 22.2% | 55.6% | |
| 56.00% | 25 | 1.0 | 844 | 12,776 | 50.0% | 61.5% | |
| 32.00% | 25 | 1.3 | 617 | 10,655 | 36.4% | 28.6% | |
| 52.17% | 23 | 1.3 | 922 | 14,106 | 66.7% | 42.9% | |
| 39.13% | 23 | 1.3 | 556 | 9,722 | 46.1% | 30.0% | |
| 63.64% | 22 | 0.7 | 743 | 13,017 | 60.0% | 66.7% | |
| 54.55% | 22 | 1.2 | 716 | 13,493 | 66.7% | 46.1% | |
| 45.00% | 20 | 1.0 | 739 | 12,395 | 40.0% | 50.0% | |
| 60.00% | 20 | 1.3 | 633 | 10,395 | 42.9% | 69.2% | |
| 50.00% | 20 | 1.0 | 768 | 13,334 | 25.0% | 56.3% | |
| 55.00% | 20 | 1.1 | 735 | 11,455 | 45.5% | 66.7% | |
| 42.11% | 19 | 1.5 | 710 | 10,200 | 50.0% | 36.4% | |
| 52.63% | 19 | 0.9 | 663 | 10,559 | 54.5% | 50.0% | |
| 73.68% | 19 | 0.9 | 716 | 13,252 | 88.9% | 60.0% | |
| 52.94% | 17 | 0.9 | 688 | 13,647 | 50.0% | 55.6% | |
| 29.41% | 17 | 1.1 | 573 | 9,435 | 25.0% | 33.3% | |
| 41.18% | 17 | 1.2 | 618 | 10,982 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
| 62.50% | 16 | 1.3 | 589 | 9,555 | 60.0% | 63.6% | |
| 31.25% | 16 | 1.1 | 799 | 13,958 | 57.1% | 11.1% | |
| 80.00% | 15 | 1.3 | 547 | 9,316 | 66.7% | 88.9% | |
| 46.67% | 15 | 1.0 | 735 | 12,454 | 50.0% | 44.4% | |
| 13.33% | 15 | 0.7 | 636 | 10,841 | 16.7% | 11.1% | |
| 46.67% | 15 | 1.0 | 766 | 12,595 | 66.7% | 33.3% | |
| 33.33% | 15 | 1.2 | 730 | 11,348 | 25.0% | 42.9% | |
| 40.00% | 15 | 0.7 | 637 | 10,431 | 36.4% | 50.0% | |
| 42.86% | 14 | 0.9 | 553 | 10,971 | 57.1% | 28.6% | |
| 64.29% | 14 | 0.9 | 892 | 12,222 | 71.4% | 57.1% | |
| 61.54% | 13 | 1.6 | 849 | 14,568 | 75.0% | 55.6% | |
| 76.92% | 13 | 1.3 | 527 | 9,187 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 66.67% | 12 | 1.0 | 799 | 13,744 | 66.7% | 66.7% | |
| 58.33% | 12 | 1.9 | 708 | 11,739 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 45.45% | 11 | 2.7 | 759 | 12,590 | 60.0% | 33.3% | |
| 63.64% | 11 | 2.5 | 703 | 11,589 | 50.0% | 80.0% | |
| 45.45% | 11 | 1.4 | 602 | 10,017 | 60.0% | 33.3% | |
| 30.00% | 10 | 1.2 | 601 | 9,792 | 40.0% | 20.0% | |
| 50.00% | 10 | 1.5 | 620 | 9,561 | 60.0% | 40.0% | |
| 50.00% | 10 | 2.8 | 817 | 12,039 | 0.0% | 83.3% | |
| 66.67% | 9 | 1.4 | 674 | 11,819 | 83.3% | 33.3% | |
| 55.56% | 9 | 1.8 | 714 | 14,161 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 62.50% | 8 | 1.7 | 649 | 11,212 | 75.0% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 2.2 | 783 | 9,695 | 33.3% | 60.0% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 1.3 | 622 | 9,092 | 60.0% | 50.0% | |
| 71.43% | 7 | 2.1 | 906 | 13,785 | 33.3% | 100.0% | |
| 28.57% | 7 | 0.6 | 565 | 11,397 | 33.3% | 25.0% | |
| 71.43% | 7 | 1.0 | 654 | 10,610 | 66.7% | 75.0% | |
| 14.29% | 7 | 0.9 | 638 | 8,982 | 0.0% | 100.0% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 1.8 | 917 | 9,546 | 25.0% | 66.7% | |
| 85.71% | 7 | 1.3 | 791 | 11,821 | 80.0% | 100.0% | |
| 28.57% | 7 | 2.0 | 689 | 10,521 | 50.0% | 0.0% | |
| 71.43% | 7 | 1.4 | 545 | 8,676 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 71.43% | 7 | 2.6 | 758 | 12,732 | 33.3% | 100.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 1.5 | 762 | 11,433 | 66.7% | 33.3% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 1.1 | 646 | 9,975 | 40.0% | 0.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 1.1 | 800 | 14,623 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 0.8 | 608 | 12,125 | 0.0% | 60.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 4.0 | 679 | 12,225 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 83.33% | 6 | 1.3 | 641 | 9,169 | 66.7% | 100.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 2.9 | 786 | 10,996 | 33.3% | 100.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 1.9 | 662 | 12,848 | 100.0% | 25.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 3.6 | 992 | 13,544 | 0.0% | 100.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 1.0 | 1,076 | 16,383 | 0.0% | 40.0% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 2.4 | 643 | 12,650 | 66.7% | 100.0% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 1.6 | 830 | 13,891 | 0.0% | 25.0% | |
| 0.00% | 5 | 1.7 | 878 | 14,865 | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| 0.00% | 5 | 0.8 | 722 | 12,005 | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 1.2 | 647 | 11,230 | 100.0% | 25.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 2.5 | 825 | 12,471 | 100.0% | 25.0% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 1.0 | 485 | 8,369 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 1.0 | 677 | 12,251 | 0.0% | 60.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 1.2 | 694 | 12,940 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 3.6 | 841 | 13,341 | 100.0% | 33.3% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 2.4 | 964 | 15,318 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 0.4 | 703 | 12,146 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
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Elise vs Rakan - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Elise do against Rakan in League of Legends?
Rakan wins the Elise vs Rakan matchup with a 60.0% win rate compared to Elise's 40.0%, a 20.0 percentage point difference. This data is based on 5 recent ranked games in patch 26.11.
How does Elise do against Rakan in the early game?
In the early game, Elise has the advantage against Rakan with a 100.0% win rate versus 0.0%. Elise players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.
How does Elise do against Rakan in the late game?
In the late game, Rakan takes over the Elise vs Rakan matchup with a 75.0% win rate compared to 25.0%. Rakan scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Elise vs Rakan matchup?
Rakan wins the matchup against Elise with a 60.0% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.11. The 20.0 percentage point advantage means Rakan is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 5 games analyzed.
What is the best Elise build against Rakan?
The best Elise build against Rakan includes Stormsurge, Shadowflame, Zhonya's Hourglass with Sorcerer's Shoes. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.
What are the best Elise runes against Rakan?
The best Elise runes against Rakan use the Domination primary tree with Precision secondary. This rune setup achieves a 100.0% win rate in the Elise vs Rakan matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Elise counter Rakan?
No, Elise struggles against Rakan with only a 40.0% win rate. Rakan has the advantage in this matchup. Elise players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Rakan's lead.
How do I play Elise against Rakan?
When playing Elise against Rakan, play cautiously and avoid Rakan's power spikes. Look for jungle assistance and team-dependent plays since Rakan has the statistical advantage at most stages. Use the matchup-specific build and runes above to optimize your chances.
