Poppy Support build & stats
- Win rate
- 52.0%
- Pick rate
- 3.1%
- Ban rate
- 15.8%
Recommended build
Chosen by win rate among builds with enough games, from ranked matches of high-elo players on patch 16.17
Start with
Build in this order
Boots
Runes
Resolve +
Inspiration 
After immobilizing an enemy champion gain defenses and later deal a burst of magic damage around you.
Font of Life
Bone Plating
Unflinching
Cosmic Insight
Hextech Flashtraption
Summoner spells
52.9%
289 games
Max order
Q
E
W
56.8%
37 games
Each line is the variant with the best win rate among those played enough times, not simply the most popular one. Win rates are smoothed so a lucky three-game build can't top the list. Sample sizes are shown next to every choice.
Tips for Poppy
Generated from this patch's numbers
- Poppy wins 52.0% of games as Support on patch 16.17 (560 games).
- Most common core: Bandlepipes → Locket of the Iron Solari → Dead Man's Plate — 67% win rate over 12 games.
- Take Aftershock as keystone: picked in 54% of games with a 52% win rate.
- Best matchup: Janna (88% over 8 games). Hardest: Zilean (10% over 10 games) — consider a ban or a different pick when you see it.
- Banned in 16% of games — have a backup pick ready.
Items
Core build in purchase order (from match timelines)
Core build
Starting items
Boots
Legendary items by win rate
| Item | Win rate | Pick |
|---|---|---|
| 78.6% | 3% (14) | |
| 64.3% | 3% (14) | |
| 60.7% | 11% (61) | |
| 58.9% | 19% (107) | |
| 58.0% | 16% (88) | |
| 56.4% | 7% (39) | |
| 54.7% | 60% (338) | |
| 53.8% | 7% (39) | |
| 52.0% | 44% (244) | |
| 50.0% | 4% (20) | |
| 37.5% | 3% (16) | |
| 37.5% | 1% (8) |
Runes
Most played full pages and keystone win rates
Resolve +
Inspiration
After immobilizing an enemy champion gain defenses and later deal a burst of magic damage around you.
Font of Life
Bone Plating
Unflinching
Cosmic Insight
Hextech Flashtraption
Resolve +
Inspiration
Domination +
Inspiration 
Keystones
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Aftershock
After immobilizing an enemy champion gain defenses and later deal a burst of magic damage around you.
51.8%54% pick
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Hail of Blades
Gain a large amount of Attack Speed and bonus true damage for the first 3 attacks made against enemy champions.
52.1%30% pick
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Unsealed Spellbook
Swap Summoner Spells while out of combat. Swapping to unique Summoner Spells will increase the rate at which you can make future swaps.
47.2%13% pick
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Electrocute
Hitting a champion with 3 separate attacks or abilities in 3s deals bonus adaptive damage.
72.7%2% pick
Summoner spells
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Flash + Heal
52.9%52% pick
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Flash + Ignite
50.6%42% pick
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Exhaust + Flash
52.8%6% pick
Abilities & skill order
Which ability to max first, from match timelines
Q
E
W
56.8%37 games
Q
W
E
55.6%9 games
E
Q
W
100.0%4 games
Most common first three levels: E → Q → W (45%), Q → E → W (62%), Q → W → E (60%).
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PIron AmbassadorPoppy throws her buckler that bounces off the target. Poppy can pick it up to gain a temporary shield.
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QHammer Shock
Poppy swings her hammer, dealing damage and creating a zone that will slow enemies and explode after a delay.
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WSteadfast Presence
Poppy passively gains Armor and Magic Resist. This bonus increases when she is low on Health. Poppy can activate Steadfast Presence to gain Move Speed and stop enemy dashes around her. If a dash is stopped, the enemy is...
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EHeroic Charge
Poppy dashes to the target and pushes it back. If the target is pushed into a wall, it is stunned.
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RKeeper's VerdictPoppy channels a hammer strike that knocks enemies very far away.