Rakan, League of Legends champion
Win Rate
50.0%
Pick Rate
1.7%
Ban Rate
0.3%

Rakan vs Poppy

Rakan C TierSupport
Patch
26.20
Games
3,394
Lane
All Lanes
Tier
All Tiers
Last Updated
Oct 24, 2026 UTC
Methodology
Data Methodology

Rakan vs Poppy 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 Rakan build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Rakan vs Poppy matchup.

Rakan Matchup Breakdown

Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Rakan 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
Rakan
48.7%
VS
Poppy
51.3%
Poppy

Who wins Rakan vs Poppy?

Even matchupLow confidence

Rakan wins 48.7% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 33.9% and 63.8% (95% range).

Expected
50.3%
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

  • Rakan vs Poppy is an even matchup: Rakan wins 48.7% of 39 games, and the 95% range (33.9–63.8%) comfortably includes 50%.
  • Both champions' overall Support win rates predict 50.3% for Rakan; 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).
  • Rakan players pick the W > Q > E skill order much less often against Poppy: 12.1% of their other Support games, under 2% 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 Rakan and Poppy 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 Rakan'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.

Rakan vs Poppy Laning Stats

RakanPoppy

At 15 minutes

Gold difference
−354
Poppy ahead
95% range −583 to −125
XP difference
−88
Within the margin of error
95% range −304 to +127
CS difference
−0.6
Within the margin of error
95% range −3.1 to +2.0
0.59
Kills before 15 min
1.79
2.54
Deaths before 15 min
2.67
0.00
Solo kills before 15 min
0.03
5.1%
First blood
7.7%

Whole-game averages

1.0
CS / min
1.4
259
DMG / min
499
8,830
Gold / game
9,773
262
Heal / min
130
1,069
DMG Mitigated / min
1,277
1.3
CC / min
1.6

Rakan vs Poppy Win Rate by Game Length

Rakan's win rate against Poppy 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.

Too few games
Under 20 min
4 games
Too few games
20–25 min
5 games
Too few games
25–30 min
9 games
Too few games
30–35 min
12 games
Too few games
35+ min
9 games
Rakan vs Poppy95% rangeRakan usual (Support)

No game length stands out: Rakan's results against Poppy in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.

Rakan vs Poppy 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.

  1. Lane (15 min)PoppyRakan gold at 15: −354
  2. First itemRakanRakan: 13.1 min · Poppy: 15.1 min
  3. Games under 20 minInsufficient data
  4. 20–30 min gamesInsufficient data
  5. 30+ min gamesInsufficient data

What Rakan Changes Against Poppy

Choices Rakan players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Support games.

  • W > Q > E
    the W > Q > E skill orderSkill priority
    Usually
    12.1%
    vs Poppy
    under 2%
    −12.1 pts
  • Q > E > W
    the Q > E > W skill orderSkill priority
    Usually
    under 0.5%
    vs Poppy
    5.1%
    +5.1 pts
  • Abyssal Mask
    Usually
    0.8%
    vs Poppy
    5.1%
    +4.3 pts
  • Health PotionHealth PotionControl WardStealth Ward
    Health Potion + Health Potion + Control Ward + Stealth WardStarting items
    Usually
    0.9%
    vs Poppy
    5.1%
    +4.2 pts

Best Rakan Build vs Poppy

Usual Rakan build (Support)

61.2% win rate · 103 games

Against Poppy

Not enough matchup-specific build data: only 6 of 19 Rakan games against Poppy carried a complete build, which is too few to recommend an item path from. Use Rakan's standard build instead.

  • Rakan usually completes Locket of the Iron Solari first, at 13.1 min (median of 22 games).
  • Poppy usually completes Dead Man's Plate first, at 15.1 min (median of 21 games).
  • Skill priority: W > E > Q — 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 Rakan Runes vs Poppy

Usual Rakan runes (Support)

GuardianGuardian
Resolve
Font of LifeBone PlatingUnflinching
Domination
Sixth SenseUltimate Hunter
Adaptive Force (offense)Adaptive Force (flex)Health Scaling (defense)

50.8% win rate · 1,060 games

Against Poppy

Too few games for a matchup-specific rune page yet — use the usual page.

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Rakan matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.20. The table below shows Rakan'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 Rakan build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.

Other Rakan Matchups

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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Rakan vs Poppy FAQ - Patch 26.20

Who wins Rakan vs Poppy?

Rakan vs Poppy is an even matchup: Rakan wins 48.7% of 39 games, and the 95% range (33.9–63.8%) comfortably includes 50%.

What is Rakan's win rate against Poppy?

Rakan wins 48.7% of 39 Support games against Poppy on patch 26.20 (95% range 33.9–63.8%). Based on both champions' overall Support win rates, 50.3% would be expected.

Does Rakan counter Poppy?

Not clearly. Rakan wins 48.7% of 39 games against Poppy, and the 95% range (33.9–63.8%) includes 50%, so neither champion reliably counters the other on current data.

Who wins lane, Rakan or Poppy?

Poppy usually wins the lane: 354 gold ahead of Rakan at 15 minutes on average (39 games with a 15-minute snapshot).

Does Rakan outscale Poppy?

There are too few games of each length to tell yet.

When is Poppy strongest against Rakan?

Poppy is measurably ahead in: Lane (15 min).

What should Rakan build against Poppy?

There are not enough games for a matchup-specific core, so use Rakan's usual Support core: Locket of the Iron Solari, Zeke's Convergence, Bandlepipes. The biggest change against Poppy: Abyssal Mask (0.8% usually, 5.1% here).

What runes should Rakan use against Poppy?

Use Rakan's usual Guardian page (Resolve + Domination); there are too few games for a matchup-specific page.