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Keeper of the Hammer

Poppy Support build & stats

TankFighter A 2,122 games · patch 16.17
Win rate
52.5%
Pick rate
2.3%
Ban rate
7.4%
Division
Master
Build, runes, spells and skill order are from Master games only.

Recommended build

Chosen by win rate among builds with enough games, from ranked matches of high-elo players on patch 16.17

Solid sample

Start with

Health Potion
Health Potion
50 gold
Health Potion
Health Potion
50 gold
59.6% 89 games

Build in this order

Locket of the Iron Solari 1
Locket of the Iron Solari
2,200 gold
Dead Man's Plate 2
Dead Man's Plate
2,900 gold
Bandlepipes 3
Bandlepipes
2,300 gold
7,400 gold
70.6% WR 17 games

Boots

Ionian Boots of Lucidity
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
900 gold
65.2% 23 games

Runes

Resolve Resolve + Inspiration Inspiration
66.7% WR
33 games · 2% pick
Aftershock
Aftershock

After immobilizing an enemy champion gain defenses and later deal a burst of magic damage around you.

Resolve Resolve
Grasp of the Undying Aftershock Guardian
Shield Bash Demolish Font of Life
Conditioning Second Wind Bone Plating
Unflinching Overgrowth Revitalize
Inspiration Inspiration
Magical Footwear Hextech Flashtraption Cash Back
Triple Tonic Biscuit Delivery Time Warp Tonic
Jack Of All Trades Cosmic Insight Approach Velocity
Shards
Adaptive Force Attack Speed Ability Haste
Adaptive Force Move Speed Health Scaling
Health Tenacity and Slow Resist Health Scaling

Summoner spells

Exhaust Flash
58.7% 46 games

Max order

Hammer Shock Q Steadfast Presence W Heroic Charge E
87.5% 8 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 52.5% of games as Support on patch 16.17 (2,122 games).
  • Most common core: Bandlepipes → Locket of the Iron Solari → Dead Man's Plate — 75% win rate over 55 games.
  • Take Aftershock as keystone: picked in 44% of games with a 52% win rate.
  • Best matchup: Swain (75% over 8 games). Hardest: Zilean (29% over 21 games) — consider a ban or a different pick when you see it.

Items

Most common sets of three completed items

Core build

Bandlepipes
Bandlepipes
Locket of the Iron Solari
Locket of the Iron Solari
Dead Man's Plate
Dead Man's Plate
70.6% WR
17 games · 1% pick
Thornmail
Thornmail
Locket of the Iron Solari
Locket of the Iron Solari
Dead Man's Plate
Dead Man's Plate
71.4% WR
14 games · 1% pick
Protoplasm Harness
Protoplasm Harness
Knight's Vow
Knight's Vow
Locket of the Iron Solari
Locket of the Iron Solari
71.4% WR
14 games · 1% pick

Starting items

Health Potion
Health Potion
Health Potion
Health Potion
59.6% WR
89 games · 4% pick

Boots

Boots of Swiftness
Boots of Swiftness
53.5% WR
430 games · 20% pick
Plated Steelcaps
Plated Steelcaps
58.1% WR
124 games · 6% pick
Mercury's Treads
Mercury's Treads
49.0% WR
96 games · 5% pick

Legendary items by win rate

ItemWin ratePick
65.0% 1% (20)
63.6% 1% (11)
60.6% 6% (132)
60.0% 1% (25)
57.1% 18% (389)
56.4% 4% (78)
56.3% 2% (32)
55.8% 18% (382)
54.4% 3% (68)
53.6% 1% (28)
46.7% 4% (75)
41.7% 1% (12)

Runes

Most played full pages and keystone win rates

Resolve Resolve + Inspiration Inspiration
47.1% WR
102 games · 5% pick
Aftershock
Aftershock

After immobilizing an enemy champion gain defenses and later deal a burst of magic damage around you.

Resolve Resolve
Grasp of the Undying Aftershock Guardian
Shield Bash Demolish Font of Life
Conditioning Second Wind Bone Plating
Unflinching Overgrowth Revitalize
Inspiration Inspiration
Magical Footwear Hextech Flashtraption Cash Back
Triple Tonic Biscuit Delivery Time Warp Tonic
Jack Of All Trades Cosmic Insight Approach Velocity
Shards
Adaptive Force Attack Speed Ability Haste
Adaptive Force Move Speed Health Scaling
Health Tenacity and Slow Resist Health Scaling
Domination Domination + Inspiration Inspiration
49.4% WR
77 games · 4% pick
Hail of Blades Sudden Impact Sixth Sense Treasure Hunter Cosmic Insight Hextech Flashtraption
Domination Domination + Inspiration Inspiration
50.0% WR
38 games · 2% pick
Hail of Blades Sudden Impact Sixth Sense Relentless Hunter Hextech Flashtraption Cosmic Insight

Keystones

  • Aftershock Aftershock After immobilizing an enemy champion gain defenses and later deal a burst of magic damage around you. 52.6%18% pick
  • Hail of Blades 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%10% pick
  • Unsealed Spellbook 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. 51.3%2% pick
  • Electrocute Electrocute Hitting a champion with 3 separate attacks or abilities in 3s deals bonus adaptive damage. 60.0%0% pick

Summoner spells

  • Flash Ignite Flash + Ignite 53.0%16% pick
  • Flash Heal Flash + Heal 50.7%13% pick
  • Exhaust Flash Exhaust + Flash 58.7%2% pick

Abilities & skill order

Which ability to max first, from match timelines

Hammer Shock Q Heroic Charge E Steadfast Presence W 65.2%23 games
Hammer Shock Q Steadfast Presence W Heroic Charge E 87.5%8 games
Steadfast Presence W Hammer Shock Q Heroic Charge E 66.7%3 games

Most common first three levels: E → Q → W (48%), Q → E → W (73%), Q → W → E (60%).

  • PIron Ambassador

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

  • QHammer Shock

    Poppy swings her hammer, dealing damage and creating a zone that will slow enemies and explode after a delay.

  • 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...

  • EHeroic Charge

    Poppy dashes to the target and pushes it back. If the target is pushed into a wall, it is stunned.

  • RKeeper's Verdict

    Poppy channels a hammer strike that knocks enemies very far away.