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Poppy·Top Build

Iron AmbassadorP
Hammer ShockQ
Steadfast PresenceW
Heroic ChargeE
Keeper's VerdictR
Win rate51.0%
Pick rate2.1%
Ban rate5.3%
Matches45 507-
Poppy Top has a 51.0% win rate with 2.1% pick rate in Emerald + and is currently ranked A tier. Based on our analysis of 45 507 matches in patch 14.12 the best build for Poppy is Sunfire Aegis, Plated Steelcaps, Winter's Approach, Thornmail, and Kaenic Rookern. Most picked runes for Poppy Top are Grasp of the Undying, Shield Bash, Bone Plating, and Revitalize for primary tree, as well as Manaflow Band, and Scorch for secondary tree.
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Poppy Build

Top Top  Patch 14.12

Most Popular

Win Rate 54.5% based on 10 285 matches

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Recommended builds

Build
WR
Grasp of the UndyingSorcery
Sunfire Aegis

Most Popular

54.5%
Grasp of the UndyingSorcery
Hollow Radiance

2nd Most Popular

54.5%
Grasp of the UndyingSorcery
Sundered Sky

Alternative

53.2%
Grasp of the UndyingSorcery
Eclipse

Off-Meta

51.3%

Top Players
ALL

Player name
WR

BOBtimer Pro

75.0%
iconRankName

No Backing Down OTP

78.6%
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새하얀 thigh OTP

62.1%

Matchup Specific

vs Champion
WR

Aatrox

56.2%

Jax

57.0%

runes

Resolve
Resolve
Grasp of the UndyingAftershockGuardian
Demolish
Font of Life
Shield Bash
Conditioning
Second Wind
Bone Plating
Overgrowth
Revitalize
Unflinching
Sorcery
Sorcery
Nullifying Orb
Manaflow Band
Nimbus Cloak
Transcendence
Celerity
Absolute Focus
Scorch
Waterwalking
Gathering Storm
Adaptive Force
Attack Speed
Ability Haste
Adaptive Force
Move Speed
Health Scaling
Health
Tenacity and Slow Resist
Health Scaling

spells

SummonerFlash

D

SummonerTeleport

F

items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's Shield
Health Potion
Stealth Ward

@ 14 sec

Early Items

Tear of the Goddess
Boots

@ 3 min

Core Items

Sunfire Aegis
Plated Steelcaps
Winter's Approach

@ 19 min

Full Build

Sunfire Aegis
Plated Steelcaps
Winter's Approach
Thornmail
Kaenic Rookern
Jak'Sho, The Protean

ability order

Max:

Q

right arrow

E

right arrow

W

right arrow

Skills

Iron Ambassador
Hammer Shock
Steadfast Presence
Heroic Charge
Keeper's Verdict
1
Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
E
9
Q
10
E
11
R
12
E
13
E
14
W
15
W
16
R
17
W
18
W

situational items

Iceborn Gauntlet
Frozen Heart
Randuin's Omen
Sundered Sky
Spirit Visage
Force of Nature

Poppy Matchups Overview

Poppy General information

Poppy tips and tricks

Pick up your Passive shield whenever it lands nearby. Then look to engage on to the enemy while you have it to increase your chances of coming out ahead.

Use your Ultimate Keeper's VerdictR to knock away key targets in a team fight and then collapse on the enemies who are left behind. Sometimes, you may need to knock away the frontline and in others, you’ll need to knock away the backline.

Keep a constant eye on the enemy laners positioning. If they’re close to a wall, you could look to play aggressive and go for a trade.

Poppy combos

Every combo you need to master the champion!

The Best Poppy Builds, Runes and Items for Top in Emerald +

Most Popular

If you want to use the most popular Poppy Top build, you should take Flash and Teleport as your Summoner Spells. For runes, you should pick Grasp of the Undying as your keystone, followed by Shield Bash, Bone Plating and Revitalize in the primary tree, as well as Manaflow Band and Scorch in the secondary tree. For rune shards, you want Adaptive Force in offense, Adaptive Force in flex and Health Scaling in defense, though it depends on the matchup. Finally, for your items, you should build Sunfire Aegis as your first item, followed by Plated Steelcaps and Winter's Approach. For your last 3 items, you should build Thornmail, Kaenic Rookern and finish with Jak'Sho, The Protean. For the skill order, you want to stick with Q - E - W. Right now, this build has 54.5% winrate over 10 285 matches played.

Optional

Your second option for Poppy Top build would be to take Flash and Teleport as your Summoner Spells. The runes that this build takes advantage of are Grasp of the Undying as your keystone, Shield Bash, Bone Plating and Revitalize in the primary tree, and Manaflow Band with Scorch in the secondary tree. The shards used in this build are Adaptive Force in offense, Adaptive Force in flex and Health Scaling in defense. The items for the build are Hollow Radiance, which you should build first, followed by Mercury's Treads as your second item and Winter's Approach as your third item. The rest of the items in order are Iceborn Gauntlet, Thornmail and Kaenic Rookern. The skill order for this build is Q - E - W. In the current patch, this build has a 54.5% win rate over 2 561 matches.

Alternative

If you're looking for alternatives, you can use Flash and Teleport as your Summoner Spells, with runes being Grasp of the Undying as your keystone, Shield Bash, Bone Plating and Revitalize in the primary tree, and Manaflow Band with Scorch in the secondary tree, as well as Adaptive Force, Adaptive Force, and Health Scaling as your rune shards. The items that this build incorporates are Sundered Sky as your first item, then Plated Steelcaps as a second item and Winter's Approach as a third item. You want to finish the build with Iceborn Gauntlet, Thornmail and Spirit Visage. As far as ability max order goes, you want to keep it Q - E - W. This build is currently sitting at a 53.2% win rate across 1 831 matches played.

Off-Meta

If you want to try an Off-Meta Poppy Top build in the current patch, try Flash and Teleport as your Summoner Spells, Grasp of the Undying, Shield Bash, Bone Plating and Revitalize as your primary rune tree, and Manaflow Band with Scorch as your secondary tree. Use Adaptive Force, Adaptive Force and Health Scaling as your shards. For items in this build, you want to complete Eclipse as your first item, then finish Plated Steelcaps as your second item, and Winter's Approach as third item. The last 3 options are Sundered Sky, Thornmail and Jak'Sho, The Protean. The ability order for this build is Q - E - W. As of the current patch, this build has a 51.3% win rate over 950 matches played.

Situational Poppy Runes and Items

Depending on the context of your game, your matchup, and enemy champions, you might want to consider building some situational items or take specific runes. Carefully examine your team, enemy team, game state , and your matchup to plan your Poppy build accordingly! For example, when it comes to rune shards, you might want to take either Armor or Magic Resist, depending on which champion you are about to lane against.

Furthermore, if you want a more detailed breakdown, you should also check out Poppy runes page.

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Poppy Counters - Best and Worst Matchups for Top in Emerald +

Best Matchups

In Patch 14.13 the best possible matchups for Poppy Top are:

Consider picking Poppy into these matches to increase your chance to win a game. These are the most popular Top matchups that currently are in favor of Poppy.

Worst Matchups

We highly recommend avoiding picking Poppy in the current patch into the following Top matchups:

These champions are considered as Poppy counters in the current patch, and playing such a matchup will decrease your chances of winning a game.

Additional Notes

If you want to find out more about best and worst matchups, as well as specific matchup statistics, we highly encourage you to check our Poppy counters page. Keep in mind that while the champion may counter or be countered, it also comes down to your individual skill, the skill of your opponent, your team, and enemy team compositions.