Fiddlesticksvs Poppy
Fiddlesticks vs Poppy is a moderate matchup in LoL patch 26.3. Poppy wins with a 52.4% win rate (+4.8%) over Fiddlesticks based on 21 games. Poppy wins the early laning phase while Fiddlesticks scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Fiddlesticks build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Fiddlesticks vs Poppy matchup.
Fiddlesticks Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Fiddlesticks performs against them. You'll get head-to-head win rates, laning stats, the best build and runes for the matchup, and early vs late game analysis — all based on real ranked data.
Poppy(47.6%)Who Wins the Fiddlesticks vs Poppy Matchup?
Fiddlesticks vs Poppy Matchup Summary
The Fiddlesticks vs Poppy matchup is a moderate matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 21 recent matches analyzed, Poppy wins with a 52.4% win rate compared to Fiddlesticks's 47.6%, giving Poppy a 4.8 percentage point advantage. Game phase dynamics play a critical role here: Poppy controls the early laning stage, but Fiddlesticks outscales as the game goes longer. The matchup shifts dramatically depending on game length — Poppy needs to press advantages before Fiddlesticks reaches their power spikes, while Fiddlesticks should focus on safe farming and hitting key item breakpoints. The most significant statistical gap is in crowd control, where Fiddlesticks leads by 0.8s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. While Poppy is slightly favored, Fiddlesticks can absolutely win this lane through smart trading patterns and wave management. Focus on playing around your cooldowns, conceding CS only when necessary, and capitalizing on Poppy's mistakes. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.
Fiddlesticks vs Poppy Laning Phase Breakdown
Fiddlesticks is favored during the laning phase against Poppy, winning 4 out of 5 key stat categories. Fiddlesticks holds advantages in farming, damage, gold income and crowd control, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.
Best Fiddlesticks Build Against Poppy
Sorcerer's Shoes is the optimal boots choice against Poppy, providing the mobility and stats Fiddlesticks needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Fiddlesticks against Poppy are Shadowflame, Zhonya's Hourglass and Malignance. This combination gives Fiddlesticks an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Fiddlesticks vs Poppy matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
Fiddlesticks25.0%Poppy75.0%Fiddlesticks77.8%Poppy22.2%Poppy dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 75.0% win rate — a 50.0 percentage point lead over Fiddlesticks. This lopsided early game means Poppy can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.
Fiddlesticks is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 77.8% win rate — 55.6 points above Poppy. Extended games heavily favor Fiddlesticks, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.
This matchup features a dramatic power shift: Poppy must aggressively press their early advantage and close out the game before Fiddlesticks reaches their scaling breakpoints. If Fiddlesticks survives the laning phase without falling too far behind, the matchup flips in their favor. Dragon and Rift Herald control are pivotal — the team that secures early objectives can snowball or buy time to scale.
Best Fiddlesticks Runes Against Poppy
Resolve
Domination
The Resolve and Domination rune setup gives Fiddlesticks the best tools to compete against Poppy in this difficult matchup, compensating for the statistical disadvantages with optimal rune synergies.
Fiddlesticks matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.3. The table below shows Fiddlesticks's win rate, gold difference, and performance stats against every champion in the current meta. Click any champion name to see a detailed head-to-head breakdown including the best Fiddlesticks build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.
Opponent | Win Rate | Matches | CS/min | DMG/min | Gold/game | Early WR | Late WR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 55.41% | 157 | 1.1 | 736 | 12,223 | 49.3% | 60.5% | |
| 56.52% | 92 | 1.3 | 735 | 12,880 | 61.1% | 53.6% | |
| 50.00% | 88 | 1.2 | 743 | 11,994 | 57.9% | 44.0% | |
| 45.45% | 88 | 1.0 | 799 | 12,628 | 37.8% | 51.0% | |
| 48.78% | 82 | 1.2 | 751 | 12,191 | 50.0% | 47.7% | |
| 50.62% | 81 | 1.2 | 802 | 13,003 | 53.9% | 49.1% | |
| 48.65% | 74 | 1.0 | 687 | 12,831 | 64.7% | 35.0% | |
| 40.54% | 74 | 1.1 | 720 | 11,776 | 30.3% | 48.8% | |
| 44.59% | 74 | 1.3 | 698 | 12,230 | 41.9% | 46.5% | |
| 54.41% | 68 | 1.2 | 776 | 12,820 | 41.4% | 64.1% | |
| 53.03% | 66 | 1.0 | 746 | 12,389 | 47.8% | 55.8% | |
| 52.38% | 63 | 1.6 | 950 | 12,474 | 59.3% | 47.2% | |
| 46.55% | 58 | 1.7 | 717 | 10,498 | 42.4% | 52.0% | |
| 48.21% | 56 | 1.4 | 736 | 13,183 | 47.1% | 48.7% | |
| 60.38% | 53 | 1.0 | 724 | 11,981 | 73.1% | 48.1% | |
| 33.96% | 53 | 1.1 | 798 | 12,226 | 28.0% | 39.3% | |
| 54.17% | 48 | 1.2 | 719 | 11,506 | 50.0% | 57.1% | |
| 51.11% | 45 | 1.2 | 858 | 13,715 | 50.0% | 51.6% | |
| 64.44% | 45 | 1.1 | 671 | 12,212 | 56.3% | 69.0% | |
| 60.98% | 41 | 2.0 | 762 | 12,215 | 50.0% | 65.5% | |
| 55.00% | 40 | 0.9 | 723 | 10,801 | 52.2% | 58.8% | |
| 54.05% | 37 | 0.9 | 691 | 13,018 | 50.0% | 56.5% | |
| 35.14% | 37 | 1.1 | 766 | 13,007 | 33.3% | 36.0% | |
| 54.05% | 37 | 1.1 | 771 | 13,157 | 53.9% | 54.2% | |
| 50.00% | 36 | 1.2 | 865 | 13,480 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 36 | 1.1 | 774 | 13,083 | 57.1% | 45.5% | |
| 52.78% | 36 | 1.1 | 862 | 11,869 | 52.9% | 52.6% | |
| 41.67% | 36 | 0.9 | 742 | 10,926 | 42.1% | 41.2% | |
| 48.48% | 33 | 1.8 | 757 | 11,566 | 60.0% | 43.5% | |
| 45.16% | 31 | 1.1 | 737 | 12,978 | 45.5% | 45.0% | |
| 34.48% | 29 | 1.7 | 808 | 12,299 | 40.0% | 28.6% | |
| 42.86% | 28 | 1.2 | 903 | 12,562 | 33.3% | 47.4% | |
| 59.26% | 27 | 1.2 | 721 | 12,405 | 54.5% | 62.5% | |
| 59.26% | 27 | 1.6 | 760 | 11,464 | 75.0% | 46.7% | |
| 57.69% | 26 | 1.0 | 654 | 11,050 | 75.0% | 30.0% | |
| 34.62% | 26 | 1.4 | 849 | 13,232 | 25.0% | 38.9% | |
| 52.00% | 25 | 3.0 | 772 | 11,230 | 50.0% | 53.9% | |
| 43.48% | 23 | 1.5 | 705 | 11,735 | 45.5% | 41.7% | |
| 40.91% | 22 | 2.4 | 701 | 10,553 | 46.1% | 33.3% | |
| 40.91% | 22 | 1.6 | 764 | 11,161 | 30.0% | 50.0% | |
| 63.64% | 22 | 1.6 | 805 | 10,577 | 66.7% | 61.5% | |
| 66.67% | 21 | 0.9 | 756 | 13,348 | 66.7% | 66.7% | |
| 61.90% | 21 | 1.1 | 768 | 13,308 | 60.0% | 63.6% | |
| 47.62% | 21 | 2.1 | 687 | 10,423 | 25.0% | 77.8% | |
| 50.00% | 20 | 1.5 | 938 | 15,400 | 60.0% | 46.7% | |
| 55.00% | 20 | 1.4 | 746 | 11,448 | 55.6% | 54.5% | |
| 60.00% | 20 | 2.0 | 736 | 11,217 | 42.9% | 69.2% | |
| 50.00% | 20 | 1.2 | 787 | 12,942 | 62.5% | 41.7% | |
| 33.33% | 18 | 1.5 | 598 | 8,666 | 30.0% | 37.5% | |
| 77.78% | 18 | 1.0 | 839 | 12,496 | 71.4% | 81.8% | |
| 52.94% | 17 | 1.9 | 733 | 10,318 | 40.0% | 71.4% | |
| 70.59% | 17 | 1.2 | 867 | 14,460 | 80.0% | 66.7% | |
| 47.06% | 17 | 4.8 | 947 | 11,593 | 62.5% | 33.3% | |
| 58.82% | 17 | 3.2 | 798 | 10,630 | 44.4% | 75.0% | |
| 50.00% | 16 | 2.6 | 830 | 12,985 | 40.0% | 54.5% | |
| 31.25% | 16 | 1.6 | 663 | 9,819 | 33.3% | 30.0% | |
| 43.75% | 16 | 1.2 | 703 | 11,740 | 42.9% | 44.4% | |
| 37.50% | 16 | 2.3 | 736 | 11,142 | 37.5% | 37.5% | |
| 53.33% | 15 | 1.0 | 682 | 11,749 | 57.1% | 50.0% | |
| 35.71% | 14 | 1.6 | 795 | 14,248 | 0.0% | 41.7% | |
| 50.00% | 14 | 0.9 | 730 | 13,113 | 100.0% | 41.7% | |
| 42.86% | 14 | 2.1 | 573 | 8,377 | 22.2% | 80.0% | |
| 50.00% | 14 | 1.3 | 766 | 13,074 | 16.7% | 75.0% | |
| 53.85% | 13 | 3.0 | 924 | 11,563 | 50.0% | 57.1% | |
| 66.67% | 12 | 1.4 | 589 | 7,622 | 77.8% | 33.3% | |
| 50.00% | 12 | 1.5 | 660 | 9,954 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 12 | 1.9 | 772 | 11,262 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 54.55% | 11 | 3.3 | 963 | 13,033 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 27.27% | 11 | 2.3 | 731 | 9,251 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 54.55% | 11 | 4.2 | 1,043 | 13,035 | 75.0% | 42.9% | |
| 36.36% | 11 | 4.1 | 1,042 | 12,344 | 20.0% | 50.0% | |
| 36.36% | 11 | 1.3 | 933 | 14,252 | 33.3% | 37.5% | |
| 63.64% | 11 | 2.0 | 738 | 9,976 | 71.4% | 50.0% | |
| 36.36% | 11 | 2.4 | 622 | 10,882 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
| 54.55% | 11 | 2.3 | 757 | 13,073 | 40.0% | 66.7% | |
| 54.55% | 11 | 2.2 | 636 | 10,047 | 50.0% | 57.1% | |
| 50.00% | 10 | 4.9 | 1,011 | 11,051 | 60.0% | 40.0% | |
| 50.00% | 10 | 1.4 | 581 | 9,007 | 80.0% | 20.0% | |
| 60.00% | 10 | 1.4 | 654 | 8,518 | 42.9% | 100.0% | |
| 20.00% | 10 | 4.6 | 747 | 10,430 | 20.0% | 20.0% | |
| 40.00% | 10 | 1.9 | 824 | 11,897 | 80.0% | 0.0% | |
| 50.00% | 10 | 1.5 | 804 | 9,814 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 30.00% | 10 | 4.7 | 893 | 10,742 | 50.0% | 0.0% | |
| 50.00% | 10 | 2.7 | 977 | 14,227 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 70.00% | 10 | 2.7 | 780 | 10,010 | 71.4% | 66.7% | |
| 70.00% | 10 | 1.5 | 587 | 7,540 | 71.4% | 66.7% | |
| 70.00% | 10 | 1.4 | 605 | 6,293 | 83.3% | 50.0% | |
| 60.00% | 10 | 1.6 | 785 | 9,785 | 80.0% | 40.0% | |
| 70.00% | 10 | 1.4 | 644 | 10,560 | 75.0% | 66.7% | |
| 44.44% | 9 | 1.6 | 464 | 8,456 | 33.3% | 66.7% | |
| 55.56% | 9 | 5.1 | 813 | 10,176 | 75.0% | 40.0% | |
| 33.33% | 9 | 2.2 | 408 | 6,724 | 25.0% | 100.0% | |
| 25.00% | 8 | 5.3 | 926 | 13,163 | 0.0% | 33.3% | |
| 75.00% | 8 | 3.3 | 798 | 11,900 | 100.0% | 66.7% | |
| 62.50% | 8 | 2.0 | 897 | 9,383 | 80.0% | 33.3% | |
| 25.00% | 8 | 3.5 | 756 | 11,348 | 66.7% | 0.0% | |
| 14.29% | 7 | 3.4 | 850 | 10,193 | 20.0% | 0.0% | |
| 28.57% | 7 | 1.5 | 829 | 12,142 | 33.3% | 25.0% | |
| 28.57% | 7 | 3.9 | 960 | 10,105 | 33.3% | 25.0% | |
| 71.43% | 7 | 3.1 | 848 | 12,560 | 50.0% | 80.0% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 1.5 | 726 | 11,465 | 0.0% | 80.0% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 4.7 | 895 | 12,080 | 50.0% | 60.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 4.6 | 996 | 14,327 | 100.0% | 20.0% | |
| 83.33% | 6 | 1.6 | 665 | 10,770 | 66.7% | 100.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 4.6 | 607 | 8,716 | 33.3% | 66.7% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 6.3 | 1,018 | 11,435 | 60.0% | 0.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 5.2 | 694 | 8,396 | 40.0% | 100.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 6.5 | 1,051 | 10,723 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 5.0 | 940 | 12,800 | 0.0% | 66.7% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 5.0 | 824 | 11,250 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 2.6 | 735 | 10,474 | 33.3% | 0.0% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 1.6 | 590 | 10,183 | 0.0% | 25.0% | |
| 0.00% | 5 | 3.0 | 687 | 10,483 | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 3.8 | 1,245 | 12,437 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
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Fiddlesticks vs Poppy - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Fiddlesticks do against Poppy in League of Legends?
Poppy wins the Fiddlesticks vs Poppy matchup with a 52.4% win rate compared to Fiddlesticks's 47.6%, a 4.8 percentage point difference. This data is based on 21 recent ranked games in patch 26.3.
How does Fiddlesticks do against Poppy in the early game?
In the early game, Poppy has the advantage against Fiddlesticks with a 75.0% win rate versus 25.0%. Poppy players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.
How does Fiddlesticks do against Poppy in the late game?
In the late game, Fiddlesticks takes over the Fiddlesticks vs Poppy matchup with a 77.8% win rate compared to 22.2%. Fiddlesticks scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Fiddlesticks vs Poppy matchup?
Poppy wins the matchup against Fiddlesticks with a 52.4% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.3. The 4.8 percentage point advantage means Poppy is moderately favored in this lane matchup based on 21 games analyzed.
What is the best Fiddlesticks build against Poppy?
The best Fiddlesticks build against Poppy includes Shadowflame, Zhonya's Hourglass, Malignance with Sorcerer's Shoes. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.
What are the best Fiddlesticks runes against Poppy?
The best Fiddlesticks runes against Poppy use the Resolve primary tree with Domination secondary. This rune setup achieves a 100.0% win rate in the Fiddlesticks vs Poppy matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Fiddlesticks counter Poppy?
No, Fiddlesticks struggles against Poppy with only a 47.6% win rate. Poppy has the advantage in this matchup. Fiddlesticks players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Poppy's lead.
How do I play Fiddlesticks against Poppy?
When playing Fiddlesticks against Poppy, play cautiously and avoid Poppy's power spikes. Focus on safe farming — you outscale Poppy in the late game. Use the matchup-specific build and runes above to optimize your chances.