Matchup

Warwick
Warwick
75%
25%

vs

56.2%

over 105 games

Poppy
Poppy
75%
25%
Very tankyHeavy CCStrong engageHeavy AD damage

Favorable matchup

Build vs Poppy

Build adapted to this matchup

Starting items

Doran's Blade
Health Potion

Core build

Ravenous Hydra
1DPS
Blade of The Ruined King
2DPS
Spirit Visage
3vs AP

Standard

Boots of Swiftness
4vs Slow
Stridebreaker
5Bruiser

Summoner spells

42191%
6215%

Anti AD

Plated Steelcaps
4vs AD
Death's Dance
5vs AD
Randuin's Omen
vs AD
Guardian Angel
vs AD

Anti Heal

Thornmail
6vs Hybride

Anti AP

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC
Jak'Sho, The Protean
5vs Hybride

Anti Tank

Black Cleaver
5vs Tank
Terminus
vs Tank

DPS

Stridebreaker
Bruiser
Kraken Slayer
DPS
Dusk and Dawn
Mage tank
Experimental Hexplate
Bruiser
Hullbreaker
Bruiser
Titanic Hydra
Bruiser
Statikk Shiv
DPS

Other options

Zeke's Convergence
Tank
Sterak's Gage
Survival
100.0% WR1 games
PrecisionPrecision
Lethal TempoLethal Tempo
Presence of MindPresence of Mind
Legend: AlacrityLegend: Alacrity
Last StandLast Stand
ResolveResolve
Second WindSecond Wind
RevitalizeRevitalize
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

Early (0-15)
Mid (15-30)
Late (30+)
WarwickWarwick
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 8, 2026