Rakanvs Zilean
Rakan vs Zilean is a very close matchup in LoL patch 26.19. Rakan wins with a 50.0% win rate (+0.0%) over Zilean based on 14 games. Zilean 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 Zilean 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.
Who wins Rakan vs Zilean?
Rakan wins 38.7% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 23.7% and 56.2% (95% range).
- Expected
- 49.3% From both champions' overall Support win rates
- Matchup effect
- −10.6 pts Observed minus expected
- Sample
- 31 games Lane: Support
- vs patch 26.18
- — Not enough games on both patches
Lane: Support · Ranked Solo/Duo & Flex · North America server · All ranks · Patch 26.19 · Sep 24 – Sep 28
Key takeaways
- Current data slightly favors Zilean, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Rakan wins 38.7% of 31 games (95% range 23.7–56.2%).
- Both champions' overall Support win rates predict 49.3% for Rakan; the result is within the margin of error of that, so this matchup mostly reflects the two champions' general strength.
- Neither side reliably wins the lane: the average gold difference at 15 minutes is 257, within the margin of error (31 games).
- Rakan players pick Ability Haste (offense) far more often against Zilean: 26.2% of their other Support games, 45.2% 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 Zilean 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 Zilean Laning Stats
At 15 minutes
Whole-game averages
Rakan vs Zilean Win Rate by Game Length
Rakan's win rate against Zilean 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: Rakan's results against Zilean in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.
Rakan vs Zilean 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)EvenRakan gold at 15: −257
- First itemInsufficient data
- Games under 20 minInsufficient data
- 20–30 min gamesInsufficient data
- 30+ min gamesInsufficient data
What Rakan Changes Against Zilean
Choices Rakan players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Support games.
Ability Haste (offense)Stat shardUsually26.2%vs Zilean45.2%+18.9 pts- W > Q > Ethe W > Q > E skill orderSkill priorityUsually13.1%vs Zileanunder 2%−13.1 pts
Usually1.3%vs Zilean12.9%+11.6 pts
Health Potion + Refillable PotionStarting itemsUsuallyunder 0.5%vs Zilean3.2%+3.2 pts- Q > E > Wthe Q > E > W skill orderSkill priorityUsuallyunder 0.5%vs Zilean3.2%+3.2 pts
- E > W > Qthe E > W > Q skill orderSkill priorityUsuallyunder 0.5%vs Zilean3.2%+3.2 pts
Best Rakan Build vs Zilean
Usual Rakan build (Support)
64.6% win rate · 96 games
Against Zilean
Not enough matchup-specific build data: only 3 of 15 Rakan games against Zilean carried a complete build, which is too few to recommend an item path from. Use Rakan's standard build instead.
- 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 Zilean
Usual Rakan runes (Support)
Guardian
50.1% win rate · 545 games
Against Zilean
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 26.19. 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
Hardest for Rakan
Easiest for Rakan
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 Zilean FAQ - Patch 26.19
Who wins Rakan vs Zilean?
Current data slightly favors Zilean, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Rakan wins 38.7% of 31 games (95% range 23.7–56.2%).
What is Rakan's win rate against Zilean?
Rakan wins 38.7% of 31 Support games against Zilean on patch 26.19 (95% range 23.7–56.2%). Based on both champions' overall Support win rates, 49.3% would be expected.
Does Rakan counter Zilean?
Not clearly. Rakan wins 38.7% of 31 games against Zilean, and the 95% range (23.7–56.2%) includes 50%, so neither champion reliably counters the other on current data.
Who wins lane, Rakan or Zilean?
Neither side reliably wins the lane: the average gold difference at 15 minutes is 257, within the margin of error (31 games).
Does Rakan outscale Zilean?
There are too few games of each length to tell yet.
When is Zilean strongest against Rakan?
On current data there is no stage of the game where Zilean is ahead of Rakan beyond the margin of error.
What should Rakan build against Zilean?
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 Zilean: Health Potion + Refillable Potion (under 0.5% usually, 3.2% here).
What runes should Rakan use against Zilean?
Use Rakan's usual Guardian page (Resolve + Sorcery); there are too few games for a matchup-specific page. The biggest change against Zilean: Ability Haste (offense) (26.2% usually, 45.2% here).