LoL Champion Build Guides: Poppy

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Poppy Build & Runes

If you're looking for the best rune build for Poppy we've got you covered. Below you can find the best items and runes to build for Poppy, as determined by LeagueSpy's calculations of thousands of Plat+ League of Legends games. If you are already familiar with how to play Poppy this is a great resource to quickly get a good rune selection for Patch 11.21. However, if you are a new Poppy player we highly recommend reading through some of the guides above to learn why this build is strong on Poppy!

Patch 11.21: 52187 matches scanned * Each section of the build is rated independently of the others

Domination

Sorcery

Second Best

60%

Win Rate 141 Games

Domination

Sorcery

Third Best

54%

Win Rate 125 Games

Domination

Sorcery

More Poppy Runes

Second Best

56%

Win Rate 463 Games

Third Best

51%

Win Rate 77 Games

Second Best

48%

Win Rate 1316 Games

Third Best

49%

Win Rate 1078 Games

Second Best

48%

Win Rate 3023 Games

Third Best

48%

Win Rate 176 Games

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Passive Ability

Second Best

69%

Win Rate 64 Games

Passive Ability

Third Best

61%

Win Rate 62 Games

Passive Ability

Patch 11.21: 52210 matches scanned * Each section of the build is rated independently of the others

Resolve

Inspiration

Second Best

58%

Win Rate 55 Games

Resolve

Inspiration

Third Best

58%

Win Rate 90 Games

Resolve

Inspiration

More Poppy Runes

Second Best

52%

Win Rate 345 Games

Third Best

51%

Win Rate 71 Games

Second Best

48%

Win Rate 870 Games

Second Best

51%

Win Rate 858 Games

Third Best

48%

Win Rate 656 Games

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Passive Ability

Second Best

63%

Win Rate 307 Games

Passive Ability

Patch 11.21: 52223 matches scanned * Each section of the build is rated independently of the others

Resolve

Inspiration

Second Best

Win Rate Games

Third Best

Win Rate Games

More Poppy Runes

Second Best

47%

Win Rate 201 Games

Second Best

40%

Win Rate 93 Games

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! Small Sample Size Warning * There is either not a lot of games played on this champion or the builds vary greatly, we have provided the top build but it does not have a high confidence rating so use your own discretion.

Passive Ability

Second Best

100%

Win Rate 6 Games

Passive Ability

Third Best

50%

Win Rate 2 Games

Passive Ability

Poppy Counters

Learn 's counters and discover matchups where they have an advantage! When you're starting a game of League of Legends you should always keep in mind if you'll be at an advantage or disadvantage against your opponent, so you can know whether to bully them or play safe. You can find detailed breakdowns of each matchup on CounterStats, and you can also check out some Poppy guides to see how to build and play against other champions you may find yourself up against!

This counter data is for Poppy Jungle in Plat+ games. The percent shown is the enemy champion's counter rating against Poppy. Counter rating is our own statistic that factors in counter kills, overall kills, early lead ratio, comeback ratio, and win percent to give the whole picture of that champion's effectiveness as a counter pick.

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CR is Counter Rating, which is a combination of multiple counter factors. Counters shown are for Poppy Poppy Jungle

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Poppy Skins

Find Poppy's skins and when they were last on sale. Never miss a sale for your favorite skin by using our Wish List feature! You can also find all Poppy skins and chromas on Poppy's skins page.

Skin Release Wishlist Popularity Cost

Bewitching Poppy

Special Events

October 7, 2021

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Astronaut Poppy

May 28, 2020

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Hextech Poppy

Hextech Crafting

July 23, 2018

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Snow Fawn Poppy

Special Events

December 12, 2017

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Star Guardian Poppy

October 6, 2016

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Scarlet Hammer Poppy

February 1, 2012

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Battle Regalia Poppy

March 14, 2011

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520

Ragdoll Poppy

Special Events

December 14, 2010

+ Wishlist

Lollipoppy

Special Events

October 18, 2010

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Blacksmith Poppy

Legacy

August 24, 2010

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Noxus Poppy

Legacy

February 2, 2010

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520

Classic Poppy

Original

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Poppy's Abilities

Iron Ambassador Poppy's Passive

475

Poppy periodically throws her buckler with her next basic attack, which then falls near her target, where it remains for up to 4 seconds. If the buckler kills its target, it bounces back to Poppy automatically. Enemies can step on the buckler to destroy it.

The buckler grants 425 range and 20-180 (based on level) bonus magic damage. When Poppy picks up the buckler, she shields herself for 15 / 17.5 / 20% maximum health for 3 seconds.

The cooldown of Iron Ambassador lowers at levels 7 and 13.

Hammer Shock Poppy's Q Ability

430

35 / 40 / 45 / 50 / 55

8 / 7 / 6 / 5 / 4

Poppy smashes the ground in front of her, dealing 40 / 60 / 80 / 100 / 120 (+0.9 per bonus attack damage) (+8% of target's maximum Health) physical damage to all enemies hit. Against monsters, the damage based on their maximum health is capped at 50 / 80 / 110 / 140 / 170.

The impacted ground becomes unstable, slowing enemies that are standing on it by 20 / 25 / 30 / 35 / 40% before erupting after 1 second, dealing the same physical damage to all enemies hit.

Steadfast Presence Poppy's W Ability

400

24 / 22 / 20 / 18 / 16

Passive: Poppy's total armor and magic resistance are increased by 10%. This effect is doubled to 20% while Poppy is below 40% of her maximum Health.

Active: Poppy gains 40% bonus movement speed for 2 seconds and generates a barrier around her for the duration, causing all enemies who dash within to be knocked down, take 70 / 110 / 150 / 190 / 230 (+70% of ability power) magic damage and be grounded and slowed by 25% for 2 seconds. This can only happen once per enemy champion.

Heroic Charge Poppy's E Ability

475

14 / 13 / 12 / 11 / 10

Poppy dashes to the target enemy, dealing 60 / 80 / 100 / 120 / 140 (+0.5 per bonus attack damage) physical damage to them and carrying them along with her.

If they collide with terrain, she deals the same amount of physical damage to them again and stuns them for 1.6 / 1.7 / 1.8 / 1.9 / 2 seconds.

Keeper's Verdict Poppy's Ultimate (R) Ability

500

100

140 / 120 / 100 / 100 / 100

First cast: Poppy channels for up to 4 seconds, retaining the ability to move but slowing herself by 15% for the duration. Keeper's Verdict's cooldown is reduced by 75% if its channel is canceled.

Second cast: Poppy smashes the ground, sending out a shockwave. When it hits an enemy champion, a massive hammer erupts from the ground, dealing 200 / 300 / 400 (+0.9 per bonus attack damage) physical damage to all enemies around it and knocking them a large distance toward their Summoning Platform.

Poppy has sight of airborne enemies and they are rendered untargetable for the duration, with the distance increasing based on how long Keeper's Verdict was channeled. Releasing the ability instantly cancels the channel and knocks up all enemies around Poppy for 0.75 seconds instead, but only dealing 50% damage. The knockup does not make enemies untargetable.

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