Gragas - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
47.1%
Pick Rate
1.3%

Gragasvs Rakan

FFighterMage
Patch26.10
Matches900,877
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedMay 18, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology

Gragas vs Rakan is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.10. Rakan wins with a 60.0% win rate (+20.0%) over Gragas based on 5 games. Gragas wins the early laning phase while Rakan scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Gragas build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Gragas vs Rakan matchup.

Gragas Matchup Breakdown

Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Gragas 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.

Compare against an opponent
Rakan - 40.0% win rateRakan(40.0%)
Gragas - 40.0% win rate in this matchup
Gragas
40.0% WR
VS
Rakan vs Gragas matchup - 60.0% win rate
Rakan
60.0% WR

Who Wins the Gragas vs Rakan Matchup?

Rakan wins the Gragas vs Rakan matchup
Winner
Rakan
Matches: 5
40.0%
Win Rate
60.0%
1.5
CS / min
1.1
586
DMG / min
299
8,507
Gold / game
8,868
224
Heal / min
304
576
DMG Mitigated / min
1,016
1.7
CC / min
1.4
66.7%
Early Game WR
33.3%
0.0%
Late Game WR
100.0%

Gragas vs Rakan Matchup Summary

The Gragas 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 Gragas's 40.0%, giving Rakan a 20.0 percentage point advantage. Game phase dynamics play a critical role here: Gragas controls the early laning stage, but Rakan outscales as the game goes longer. The matchup shifts dramatically depending on game length — Gragas 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 Gragas leads by 287 DMG/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Rakan has a strong advantage in this matchup. Gragas 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.

Gragas vs Rakan Laning Phase Breakdown

Gragas wins the laning phase against Rakan in League of Legends

Gragas is favored during the laning phase against Rakan, winning 3 out of 5 key stat categories. Gragas holds advantages in farming, damage and crowd control, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.

Farming
1.5Gragas
1.1Rakan
Gragas edges out Rakan by 0.5 CS per minute — a moderate farming advantage that adds up to roughly 7 CS over a 15-minute laning phase. This translates to earlier component purchases and slightly faster power spikes for Gragas.
Damage
586Gragas
299Rakan
Gragas heavily out-damages Rakan by 287 DMG/min, dominating both short trades and all-in fights. Rakan should avoid extended combat and instead focus on burst trade patterns — short engages followed by immediate disengagement — to avoid letting Gragas's sustained damage advantage take over.
Economy
8,507Gragas
8,868Rakan
Rakan earns 361 more gold per game than Gragas, equivalent to roughly one additional component item. This economic edge comes from a combination of better farming, kill participation, and objective control, giving Rakan slightly faster item completions.
Utility
1.7Gragas
1.4Rakan
Both Gragas and Rakan provide similar amounts of crowd control (0.2s/min difference), meaning neither has a significant advantage in locking down opponents for ganks or team fights. Lane ganks are equally effective for both sides.
Sustain
800Gragas
1,320Rakan
Rakan vastly out-sustains Gragas, healing and mitigating 521 more damage per minute. This massive durability gap means Rakan can absorb significant punishment and remain in lane while Gragas is forced to recall. Building grievous wounds early is essential for Gragas, and focusing on burst trade patterns rather than sustained fights is critical.

Best Gragas Build Against Rakan

Sorcerer's Shoes is the optimal boots choice against Rakan, providing the mobility and stats Gragas needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Gragas against Rakan are Luden's Echo, Cosmic Drive and Locket of the Iron Solari. This combination gives Gragas 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 Gragas vs Rakan matchup.

Early Game vs Late Game

Early Game
Gragas
66.7%
+33.3% advantage
Gragas early game win rateGragas66.7%
Rakan early game win rateRakan33.3%
Late Game
Rakan
100.0%
+100.0% advantage
Gragas late game win rateGragas0.0%
Rakan late game win rateRakan100.0%

Gragas dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 66.7% win rate — a 33.3 percentage point lead over Rakan. This lopsided early game means Gragas 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 100.0% win rate — 100.0 points above Gragas. 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: Gragas 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 Gragas Runes Against Rakan

Sorcery rune tree - Gragas primary runes vs RakanSorcery
Arcane Comet - best Gragas rune vs RakanManaflow Band - best Gragas rune vs RakanTranscendence - best Gragas rune vs RakanGathering Storm - best Gragas rune vs Rakan
Resolve rune tree - Gragas secondary runes vs RakanResolve
Unflinching - best Gragas rune vs RakanConditioning - best Gragas rune vs Rakan
100.0% WR

The Sorcery and Resolve rune setup gives Gragas the best tools to compete against Rakan in this difficult matchup, compensating for the statistical disadvantages with optimal rune synergies.


Gragas matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.10. The table below shows Gragas'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 Gragas build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.

Gragas matchup win rates and stats in League of Legends patch 26.10
Opponent
Win Rate
Matches
CS/min
DMG/min
Gold/game
Early WR
Late WR
44.16%776.175210,96338.7%47.8%
49.33%755.870511,64955.2%45.6%
55.93%595.773910,12853.6%58.1%
58.62%585.977711,64162.5%55.9%
38.46%526.484210,98650.0%30.0%
36.96%465.172510,32742.9%32.0%
48.89%455.775610,70852.6%46.1%
45.24%425.51,05711,29355.6%37.5%
31.71%416.176910,43043.8%24.0%
47.22%365.87479,39246.7%47.6%
41.18%345.789710,74046.1%38.1%
61.76%346.475611,56686.7%42.1%
60.61%334.076411,00064.7%56.3%
36.36%331.777312,14745.5%31.8%
42.42%336.383410,34929.4%56.3%
50.00%325.979910,27756.3%43.8%
41.94%315.876010,46650.0%35.3%
50.00%305.889711,21133.3%61.1%
55.17%296.187211,37953.9%56.3%
58.62%293.27339,38646.7%71.4%
34.48%295.66368,81925.0%46.1%
53.57%285.877112,16550.0%57.1%
48.15%276.785911,37047.4%50.0%
57.69%263.761810,56625.0%72.2%
50.00%265.777911,10226.7%81.8%
44.00%251.05789,70938.5%50.0%
52.00%252.481713,39475.0%41.2%
56.00%255.795410,24663.6%50.0%
48.00%256.186311,48463.6%35.7%
54.17%246.477711,94077.8%40.0%
33.33%246.280912,14637.5%31.3%
47.83%235.975710,45725.0%60.0%
65.22%235.476812,93366.7%64.7%
34.78%231.477612,05238.5%30.0%
47.83%236.280011,48333.3%63.6%
54.55%225.37019,70954.5%54.5%
36.36%224.482911,39240.0%33.3%
31.82%225.983710,24118.2%45.5%
33.33%211.365712,23028.6%35.7%
57.14%215.389311,19283.3%46.7%
38.10%214.064210,84450.0%22.2%
60.00%206.272410,49962.5%58.3%
47.37%195.282112,30520.0%57.1%
42.11%196.16639,10030.8%66.7%
68.42%191.570512,33277.8%60.0%
36.84%194.769110,45220.0%55.6%
42.11%195.380610,58942.9%41.7%
44.44%185.785712,13342.9%45.5%
55.56%185.978112,10837.5%70.0%
52.94%174.571611,33750.0%57.1%
64.71%172.481712,21066.7%63.6%
29.41%175.883511,99237.5%22.2%
52.94%176.48429,81045.5%66.7%
52.94%171.679712,37357.1%50.0%
47.06%176.175510,52857.1%40.0%
70.59%172.47029,99766.7%75.0%
37.50%161.075613,10037.5%37.5%
56.25%164.994112,39340.0%63.6%
50.00%164.188111,68362.5%37.5%
33.33%153.770511,34028.6%37.5%
53.33%156.168711,36950.0%53.9%
40.00%151.875712,64128.6%50.0%
57.14%141.35708,60628.6%85.7%
35.71%144.884611,21642.9%28.6%
57.14%146.074111,11660.0%55.6%
78.57%143.678412,24757.1%100.0%
78.57%143.581012,96166.7%87.5%
38.46%137.481312,66133.3%40.0%
76.92%135.789311,45980.0%75.0%
66.67%124.881610,72580.0%57.1%
36.36%112.183213,13840.0%33.3%
54.55%110.868711,43550.0%60.0%
45.45%115.665110,91733.3%60.0%
80.00%105.41,02113,805100.0%77.8%
70.00%102.367511,12740.0%100.0%
10.00%102.06388,73016.7%0.0%
20.00%102.56328,51620.0%20.0%
40.00%106.675710,52360.0%20.0%
30.00%105.784910,88625.0%33.3%
66.67%95.291213,0330.0%75.0%
55.56%94.667711,01440.0%75.0%
44.44%94.484711,5380.0%44.4%
66.67%95.17389,66950.0%80.0%
33.33%91.55298,96850.0%20.0%
33.33%91.16019,90266.7%16.7%
77.78%92.65598,54583.3%66.7%
87.50%86.169711,276100.0%80.0%
62.50%86.383011,71140.0%100.0%
37.50%86.767111,45266.7%20.0%
50.00%81.662010,72742.9%100.0%
37.50%84.980012,65550.0%33.3%
50.00%87.090210,52960.0%33.3%
62.50%81.861510,32366.7%60.0%
25.00%82.554710,52433.3%20.0%
37.50%86.371511,905100.0%16.7%
28.57%70.863211,87566.7%0.0%
57.14%72.575313,107100.0%50.0%
42.86%74.188913,8810.0%50.0%
42.86%71.958811,65150.0%33.3%
57.14%72.45029,80766.7%50.0%
57.14%71.48078,77660.0%50.0%
57.14%71.44519,54166.7%50.0%
14.29%76.160310,29550.0%0.0%
42.86%75.89579,83233.3%50.0%
83.33%65.79778,13380.0%100.0%
16.67%65.875710,0720.0%50.0%
83.33%61.775413,47150.0%100.0%
50.00%64.977910,25566.7%33.3%
66.67%61.651010,783100.0%60.0%
50.00%61.74467,93350.0%50.0%
83.33%62.359710,369100.0%66.7%
50.00%66.381711,43666.7%33.3%
50.00%63.070212,01450.0%50.0%
66.67%66.164011,67650.0%75.0%
33.33%66.176811,18150.0%25.0%
80.00%50.871814,655100.0%66.7%
60.00%56.188310,29875.0%0.0%
20.00%55.476213,4830.0%25.0%
40.00%51.55868,50766.7%0.0%
40.00%52.26356,57140.0%0.0%
60.00%51.53958,58850.0%66.7%
20.00%51.74388,98533.3%0.0%
40.00%54.373210,7820.0%50.0%
40.00%51.176512,59250.0%33.3%
60.00%54.71,02712,54050.0%66.7%
40.00%54.16979,67633.3%50.0%
40.00%51.078113,38450.0%33.3%
40.00%50.85328,92725.0%100.0%

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Gragas vs Rakan - Frequently Asked Questions

How does Gragas do against Rakan in League of Legends?

Rakan wins the Gragas vs Rakan matchup with a 60.0% win rate compared to Gragas's 40.0%, a 20.0 percentage point difference. This data is based on 5 recent ranked games in patch 26.10.

How does Gragas do against Rakan in the early game?

In the early game, Gragas has the advantage against Rakan with a 66.7% win rate versus 33.3%. Gragas players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.

How does Gragas do against Rakan in the late game?

In the late game, Rakan takes over the Gragas vs Rakan matchup with a 100.0% win rate compared to 0.0%. Rakan scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.

Who wins the Gragas vs Rakan matchup?

Rakan wins the matchup against Gragas with a 60.0% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.10. The 20.0 percentage point advantage means Rakan is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 5 games analyzed.

What is the best Gragas build against Rakan?

The best Gragas build against Rakan includes Luden's Echo, Cosmic Drive, Locket of the Iron Solari with Sorcerer's Shoes. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.

What are the best Gragas runes against Rakan?

The best Gragas runes against Rakan use the Sorcery primary tree with Resolve secondary. This rune setup achieves a 100.0% win rate in the Gragas vs Rakan matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.

Does Gragas counter Rakan?

No, Gragas struggles against Rakan with only a 40.0% win rate. Rakan has the advantage in this matchup. Gragas players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Rakan's lead.

How do I play Gragas against Rakan?

When playing Gragas 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.