Blitzcrank vs Rakan Counter Pick
Matchup Summary
What the Data Means
Blitzcrank is a tank/support hybrid, Rakan a support, and they meet in the Support lane. Over 1,148 ranked games on patch 16.13.1, Blitzcrank closes out 45.9% of them. Sitting 4.1 points below the 50% line marks Rakan as a genuine problem pick for Blitzcrank.
The 300-versus-125 attack range gap means Rakan can contest the wave from outside Blitzcrank’s reach. The burden is on Blitzcrank: Rakan has no reason to walk into an even fight.
Blitzcrank and Rakan overlap on mixed damage, so itemisation converges rather than splits. Level-one bases: Blitzcrank 600 HP / 37 armour / 32 MR, Rakan 610 / 30 / 32. Early physical trades read in Blitzcrank’s favour thanks to 7 more armour. Level 18 armour lands at 117 for Blitzcrank and 113 for Rakan. Blitzcrank walks at 325 and Rakan at 335, so Rakan dodges skillshots a fraction easier.
Blitzcrank looks for Power Fist (E); Rakan answers with Gleaming Quill (Q). Static Field and The Quickness are the two buttons that end the exchange outright.
No hand-editing here — the Blitzcrank figures come straight from ranked play.
FAQ
No — current data marks this as a counter matchup: Rakan has the statistical edge. Blitzcrank wins 45.9% of the recorded games.
45.9% from Blitzcrank's perspective, measured on patch 16.13.1.
1,148 ranked games at Emerald rank and above, across all regions.
The current Blitzcrank build — items, runes and skill order from the same data set — is on the Blitzcrank build page.