Matchup

Very tankyHeavy CCStrong engageHeavy AD damage

Build vs Poppy

Build adapted to this matchup

Starting items

Mosstomper Seedling
Health Potion

Core build

Sunfire Aegis
1vs AD
Protoplasm Harness
2Survival
Jak'Sho, The Protean
3vs Hybride

Standard

Boots of Swiftness
4vs Slow
Heartsteel
5Survival

Summoner spells

411100%

Anti AD

Plated Steelcaps
4vs AD
Thornmail
5vs Hybride
Unending Despair
vs AD
Frozen Heart
vs AD
Randuin's Omen
vs AD
Dead Man's Plate
vs AD

Anti AP

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC
Kaenic Rookern
5vs AP
Hollow Radiance
vs AP

DPS

Dusk and Dawn
Mage tank

Other options

Heartsteel
Survival
Zeke's Convergence
Tank
100.0% WR1 games
ResolveResolve
AftershockAftershock
Font of LifeFont of Life
ConditioningConditioning
OvergrowthOvergrowth
PrecisionPrecision
Legend: AlacrityLegend: Alacrity
TriumphTriumph
Attack SpeedHealth ScalingHealth Scaling

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

Early (0-15)
Mid (15-30)
Late (30+)
SejuaniSejuani
PoppyPoppy
Neutral
Neutral
Neutral

Poppy's abilities

Passive, spells and ultimate

Iron Ambassador (P)

Poppy throws her buckler that bounces off the target. Poppy can pick it up to gain a temporary shield.

Cooldowns

Cooldowns by spell rank

LevelQWER
38s20s14s
66s20s14s2m20
94s18s14s2m20
114s16s14s2m
164s12s12s1m40
184s12s10s1m40

Playing against Poppy

How to counter and exploit weaknesses

1

Do NOT dash when Poppy's W is active: all dashes are cancelled and you get grounded.

2

Avoid fighting near walls: her E only stuns if you're pushed against a wall.

3

Her charged R can be interrupted by CC — stun her during the channel.

4

Champions without dashes are unaffected by her W — that's an advantage against her.

Source: op.gg + LTL Engine · Patch 16.9.1 · May 9, 2026