- Win Rate
- 50.4%
- Pick Rate
- 1.6%
- Ban Rate
- 0.3%
Maokai vs Poppy
- Patch
- 26.21
- Games
- 3,112
- Lane
- All Lanes
- Tier
- All Tiers
- Last Updated
- Nov 3, 2026 UTC
- Author
- Dakota Chinnick
- Methodology
- Data Methodology
Maokai vs Poppy is a very close matchup in LoL patch 26.21. Maokai wins with a 50.0% win rate (+0.0%) over Poppy based on 26 games. Maokai holds the advantage in both the early and late game. Below you'll find the best Maokai build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Maokai vs Poppy matchup.
Maokai Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Maokai 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.
Who wins Maokai vs Poppy?
Maokai wins 52.0% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 33.5% and 70.0% (95% range).
- Expected
- 50.5% From both champions' overall Support win rates
- Matchup effect
- +1.5 pts Observed minus expected
- Sample
- 25 games Lane: Support
- vs patch 26.20
- — Not enough games on both patches
Lane: Support · Ranked Solo/Duo & Flex · North America server · All ranks · Patch 26.21 · Oct 27 – Nov 2
Key takeaways
- Current data slightly favors Maokai, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Maokai wins 52.0% of 25 games (95% range 33.5–70.0%).
- Both champions' overall Support win rates predict 50.5% for Maokai; the result is within the margin of error of that, so this matchup mostly reflects the two champions' general strength.
- Maokai players pick Mercury's Treads much less often against Poppy: 15.0% of their other Support games, under 2% here.
How we calculate this
Games: ranked Solo/Duo and Flex games on the North America server from the patch shown. Remakes (games under 5 minutes) are excluded.
A game only counts when Maokai and Poppy played the same position on opposite teams, so roaming, lane swaps within a team or a champion merely being in the same game never count as this matchup.
The 95% range is a Wilson score interval. Confidence comes from how wide that range is: within ±3 points is very high, ±5 high, ±8 moderate, anything wider low. Below 20 games a matchup is not classified at all.
Expected win rate combines both champions’ win rates in this lane (same games and filters) with the log5 formula: E = A(1−B) / (A(1−B) + B(1−A)). Matchup effect = observed − expected.
"What changes" compares Maokai's choices in this matchup with the same champion's other games in the same lane, and lists a change only when it is at least 3 points and statistically significant (two-proportion z-test, |z| ≥ 2, 20+ games).
Results are not split by rank: the sample per rank is too small for honest per-rank matchup numbers.
Maokai vs Poppy Laning Stats
Only 25 games have a 15-minute snapshot so far — the lane-phase numbers appear from 30.
Whole-game averages
Maokai vs Poppy Win Rate by Game Length
Maokai's win rate against Poppy by game length. The dot is the win rate, the bar its 95% range and the dashed line the champion's usual win rate at that length. Lengths with fewer than 25 games are left blank.
No game length stands out: Maokai's results against Poppy in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.
Maokai vs Poppy Power Spikes
Who is ahead at each stage, measured from these games. A stage reads "Even" when the difference is inside the margin of error, and "Insufficient data" when there are too few games to tell.
- Lane (15 min)Insufficient data
- First itemInsufficient data
- Games under 20 minInsufficient data
- 20–30 min gamesInsufficient data
- 30+ min gamesInsufficient data
What Maokai Changes Against Poppy
Choices Maokai players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Support games.
Mercury's TreadsBootsUsually15.0%vs Poppyunder 2%−15.0 pts
Usuallyunder 0.5%vs Poppy12.0%+12.0 pts
Move Speed (flex)Stat shardUsually8.5%vs Poppy20.0%+11.5 pts
Rod of AgesItemUsuallyunder 0.5%vs Poppy4.0%+4.0 pts
Boots + Health Potion + Health Potion + Refillable Potion + Stealth WardStarting itemsUsuallyunder 0.5%vs Poppy4.0%+4.0 pts
Health Potion + Health Potion + Health Potion + Control Ward + Stealth Ward + Oracle LensStarting itemsUsuallyunder 0.5%vs Poppy4.0%+4.0 pts- Health Potion + Health Potion + Health Potion + Stealth WardStarting itemsUsuallyunder 0.5%vs Poppy4.0%+4.0 pts
Best Maokai Build vs Poppy
Usual Maokai build (Support)
74.2% win rate · 31 games
Against Poppy
Not enough matchup-specific build data: only 2 of 12 Maokai games against Poppy carried a complete build, which is too few to recommend an item path from. Use Maokai's standard build instead.
- Skill priority: Q > W > E — the same as usual.
Builds are ranked by the lower edge of their win rate range, not the raw win rate, so a build seen in a handful of wins never outranks a proven one.
Best Maokai Runes vs Poppy
Usual Maokai runes (Support)
Aftershock
51.1% win rate · 613 games
Against Poppy
Too few games for a matchup-specific rune page yet — use the usual page.
Plan your Maokai draft in Draft Lab
Draft Lab lays out both teams lane by lane with live matchup win rates, damage profiles and game-phase lean, and suggests picks and bans from current meta data.
- Full 5v5 draft board
- Lane matchup win rates
- Pick and ban suggestions
Maokai matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.21. The table below shows Maokai'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 Maokai build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.
Other Maokai Matchups
Hardest for Maokai
Easiest for Maokai
Win rate and games for each matchup. Lists are ranked by the edge of the 95% range so small samples cannot top them; matchups with at least 50 games only.
Help us maintain accuracy! If you notice incorrect stats, missing data, or any issues, your feedback directly improves the quality of our data for the entire community.
Maokai vs Poppy FAQ - Patch 26.21
Who wins Maokai vs Poppy?
Current data slightly favors Maokai, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Maokai wins 52.0% of 25 games (95% range 33.5–70.0%).
What is Maokai's win rate against Poppy?
Maokai wins 52.0% of 25 Support games against Poppy on patch 26.21 (95% range 33.5–70.0%). Based on both champions' overall Support win rates, 50.5% would be expected.
Does Maokai counter Poppy?
Not clearly. Maokai wins 52.0% of 25 games against Poppy, and the 95% range (33.5–70.0%) includes 50%, so neither champion reliably counters the other on current data.
Who wins lane, Maokai or Poppy?
There are not enough games with a 15-minute snapshot yet (25) to say who wins lane.
Does Maokai outscale Poppy?
There are too few games of each length to tell yet.
When is Poppy strongest against Maokai?
On current data there is no stage of the game where Poppy is ahead of Maokai beyond the margin of error.
What should Maokai build against Poppy?
There are not enough games for a matchup-specific core, so use Maokai's usual Support core: Locket of the Iron Solari, Knight's Vow, Bandlepipes. The biggest change against Poppy: Mercury's Treads (15.0% usually, under 2% here).
What runes should Maokai use against Poppy?
Use Maokai's usual Aftershock page (Resolve + Precision); there are too few games for a matchup-specific page. The biggest change against Poppy: Move Speed (flex) (8.5% usually, 20.0% here).