- Win Rate
- 49.0%
- Pick Rate
- 1.4%
- Ban Rate
- 1.5%
Poppy vs Rakan
- Patch
- 26.20
- Games
- 2,837
- Lane
- All Lanes
- Tier
- All Tiers
- Last Updated
- Oct 24, 2026 UTC
- Methodology
- Data Methodology
- Author
- Dakota Chinnick
Poppy vs Rakan is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.20. Poppy wins with a 52.5% win rate (+5.0%) over Rakan based on 40 games. Poppy wins the early laning phase while Rakan scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Poppy build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Poppy vs Rakan matchup.
Poppy Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Poppy 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 Poppy vs Rakan?
Poppy wins 51.3% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 36.2% and 66.1% (95% range).
- Expected
- 49.7% From both champions' overall Support win rates
- Matchup effect
- +1.6 pts Observed minus expected
- Sample
- 39 games Lane: Support
- vs patch 26.19
- — Not enough games on both patches
Lane: Support · Ranked Solo/Duo & Flex · North America server · All ranks · Patch 26.20 · Oct 10 – Oct 19
Key takeaways
- Poppy vs Rakan is an even matchup: Poppy wins 51.3% of 39 games, and the 95% range (36.2–66.1%) comfortably includes 50%.
- Both champions' overall Support win rates predict 49.7% for Poppy; the result is within the margin of error of that, so this matchup mostly reflects the two champions' general strength.
- Poppy usually wins the lane: 354 gold ahead of Rakan at 15 minutes on average (39 games with a 15-minute snapshot).
- Poppy players pick the W > Q > E skill order far more often against Rakan: under 0.5% of their other Support games, 5.1% here.
How we calculate this
Games: ranked Solo/Duo and Flex games on the North America server from the patch shown. Remakes (games under 5 minutes) are excluded.
A game only counts when Poppy and Rakan played the same position on opposite teams, so roaming, lane swaps within a team or a champion merely being in the same game never count as this matchup.
The 95% range is a Wilson score interval. Confidence comes from how wide that range is: within ±3 points is very high, ±5 high, ±8 moderate, anything wider low. Below 20 games a matchup is not classified at all.
Expected win rate combines both champions’ win rates in this lane (same games and filters) with the log5 formula: E = A(1−B) / (A(1−B) + B(1−A)). Matchup effect = observed − expected.
"What changes" compares Poppy's choices in this matchup with the same champion's other games in the same lane, and lists a change only when it is at least 3 points and statistically significant (two-proportion z-test, |z| ≥ 2, 20+ games).
Results are not split by rank: the sample per rank is too small for honest per-rank matchup numbers.
Poppy vs Rakan Laning Stats
At 15 minutes
Whole-game averages
Poppy vs Rakan Win Rate by Game Length
Poppy's win rate against Rakan by game length. The dot is the win rate, the bar its 95% range and the dashed line the champion's usual win rate at that length. Lengths with fewer than 25 games are left blank.
No game length stands out: Poppy's results against Rakan in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.
Poppy vs Rakan Power Spikes
Who is ahead at each stage, measured from these games. A stage reads "Even" when the difference is inside the margin of error, and "Insufficient data" when there are too few games to tell.
- Lane (15 min)PoppyPoppy gold at 15: +354
- First itemRakanPoppy: 15.1 min · Rakan: 13.1 min
- Games under 20 minInsufficient data
- 20–30 min gamesInsufficient data
- 30+ min gamesInsufficient data
What Poppy Changes Against Rakan
Choices Poppy players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Support games.
- W > Q > Ethe W > Q > E skill orderSkill priorityUsuallyunder 0.5%vs Rakan5.1%+5.1 pts
Boots + Health Potion + Health Potion + Stealth WardStarting itemsUsually0.6%vs Rakan5.1%+4.5 pts
Best Poppy Build vs Rakan
Usual Poppy build (Support)
69.2% win rate · 26 games
Against Rakan
Not enough matchup-specific build data: only 3 of 13 Poppy games against Rakan carried a complete build, which is too few to recommend an item path from. Use Poppy's standard build instead.
- Poppy usually completes Dead Man's Plate first, at 15.1 min (median of 21 games).
- Rakan usually completes Locket of the Iron Solari first, at 13.1 min (median of 22 games).
- Skill priority: Q > E > W — the same as usual.
Builds are ranked by the lower edge of their win rate range, not the raw win rate, so a build seen in a handful of wins never outranks a proven one.
Best Poppy Runes vs Rakan
Usual Poppy runes (Support)
Hail of Blades
55.6% win rate · 284 games
Against Rakan
Too few games for a matchup-specific rune page yet — use the usual page.
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Poppy matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.20. The table below shows Poppy'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 Poppy build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.
Other Poppy Matchups
Hardest for Poppy
Easiest for Poppy
Win rate and games for each matchup. Lists are ranked by the edge of the 95% range so small samples cannot top them; matchups with at least 50 games only.
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Poppy vs Rakan FAQ - Patch 26.20
Who wins Poppy vs Rakan?
Poppy vs Rakan is an even matchup: Poppy wins 51.3% of 39 games, and the 95% range (36.2–66.1%) comfortably includes 50%.
What is Poppy's win rate against Rakan?
Poppy wins 51.3% of 39 Support games against Rakan on patch 26.20 (95% range 36.2–66.1%). Based on both champions' overall Support win rates, 49.7% would be expected.
Does Poppy counter Rakan?
Not clearly. Poppy wins 51.3% of 39 games against Rakan, and the 95% range (36.2–66.1%) includes 50%, so neither champion reliably counters the other on current data.
Who wins lane, Poppy or Rakan?
Poppy usually wins the lane: 354 gold ahead of Rakan at 15 minutes on average (39 games with a 15-minute snapshot).
Does Poppy outscale Rakan?
There are too few games of each length to tell yet.
When is Rakan strongest against Poppy?
Rakan is measurably ahead in: First item.
What should Poppy build against Rakan?
There are not enough games for a matchup-specific core, so use Poppy's usual Support core: Dead Man's Plate, Locket of the Iron Solari, Bandlepipes. The biggest change against Rakan: Boots + Health Potion + Health Potion + Stealth Ward (0.6% usually, 5.1% here).
What runes should Poppy use against Rakan?
Use Poppy's usual Hail of Blades page (Domination + Precision); there are too few games for a matchup-specific page.