Poppy, League of Legends champion
Win Rate
48.8%
Pick Rate
0.4%
Ban Rate
1.6%

Poppy Top Build: Items & Boots

Poppy D TierTankFighter
Patch
26.19
Games
373
Lane
Top
Tier
All Tiers
Last Updated
Oct 5, 2026 UTC
Methodology
Data Methodology
Author
Dakota Chinnick

The most-played Patch 26.19 Poppy build is Plated Steelcaps, Sundered Sky, Fimbulwinter, Thornmail, Spirit Visage, Unending Despair, Oracle Lens: 3.55% of games, 70.59% win rate. Below are the boots, first items, starting items and summoner spells players pick most, each with its own win rate and game count.

Select a Poppy Build

Most Played
Most Popular Build
  • Sundered Sky - Poppy Most Popular Build core itemSundered Sky
  • Fimbulwinter - Poppy Most Popular Build core itemFimbulwinter
  • Thornmail - Poppy Most Popular Build core itemThornmail
Core Items
70.6%Win Rate
+21.8%WR Diff
3.5%Pick Rate
Alternative Build 1
  • Sundered Sky - Poppy Alternative Build 1 core itemSundered Sky
  • Fimbulwinter - Poppy Alternative Build 1 core itemFimbulwinter
  • Spirit Visage - Poppy Alternative Build 1 core itemSpirit Visage
Core Items
71.4%Win Rate
+22.6%WR Diff
2.9%Pick Rate
Alternative Build 2
  • Sundered Sky - Poppy Alternative Build 2 core itemSundered Sky
  • Thornmail - Poppy Alternative Build 2 core itemThornmail
  • Spirit Visage - Poppy Alternative Build 2 core itemSpirit Visage
Core Items
50.0%Win Rate
+1.2%WR Diff
2.1%Pick Rate
Alternative Build 3
  • Iceborn Gauntlet - Poppy Alternative Build 3 core itemIceborn Gauntlet
  • Fimbulwinter - Poppy Alternative Build 3 core itemFimbulwinter
  • Thornmail - Poppy Alternative Build 3 core itemThornmail
Core Items
50.0%Win Rate
+1.2%WR Diff
2.1%Pick Rate

Best Poppy Build - Highest Win Rate Items

Full Build

Early Build Order

Doran's Shield
Doran's Shield
Health Potion
Health Potion
Stealth Ward
Stealth Ward
Fimbulwinter
Fimbulwinter
Boots
Boots
Cloth Armor
Cloth Armor
Plated Steelcaps
Plated Steelcaps

Top Summoner Spells

  • FlashIgnite
    Flash + Ignite
    87.5%Win Rate47.1%Pick Rate
  • TeleportFlash
    Teleport + Flash
    50.0%Win Rate47.1%Pick Rate

Build Stats

70.59%Win Rate
+21.80%WR Diff
3.55%Pick Rate
17Matches

This Poppy build focuses on a balanced mix of offense and defense. Build the core items first for your power spike, then adapt with situational items based on enemy team composition.

The core items for this Poppy build are Sundered Sky, Fimbulwinter, and Thornmail. This item combination achieves a 70.6% win rate across 17 matches analyzed.

At full build, Poppy gains a total of 40 AD, 1900 Health, 150 Armor, and 50 MR, giving a strong power profile for physical damage.

Best Poppy Runes

Resolve primary rune treeResolve
  • Grasp of the Undying
  • Shield Bash
  • Bone Plating
  • Revitalize
Sorcery secondary rune treeSorcery
  • Manaflow Band
  • Scorch
  • Adaptive Force
  • Adaptive Force
  • Health Scaling
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Poppy Abilities

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Poppy build strength based on the items chosen in the build when compared to all builds across every champion. Strongest in: Physical Resistance, Health. Lower in: Gold Efficiency, Magic Damage.

The most popular starting items for Poppy are Doran's Helm, Health Potion with a 33.3% win rate and 17.6% pick rate.

Doran's Helm
Doran's Helm
Health Potion
Health Potion
33.3%Win Rate
17.6%Pick Rate
Doran's Shield
Doran's Shield
Health Potion
Health Potion
Stealth Ward
Stealth Ward
50.0%Win Rate
11.8%Pick Rate
These are Poppy's essential core items that you should build in nearly every game. Sundered Sky (53.3% WR, +4.5% WR diff, 41.3% pick rate) provides 400 Health, 40 AD. Fimbulwinter (53.7% WR, +5.0% WR diff, 39.4% pick rate) provides 550 Health, 1000 Mana. Thornmail (51.9% WR, +3.1% WR diff, 28.9% pick rate) provides 75 Armor, 150 Health. Rush these items first to reach your power spike and maximize your impact.
  • Sundered Sky S Tier
    Sundered Sky - 3,100 gold - Poppy core item

    Sundered Sky

    3,100 3,100
    53.25%Win Rate
    +4.46%WR Diff
    41.29%Pick Rate
  • Fimbulwinter S Tier
    Fimbulwinter - 2,400 gold - Poppy core item

    Fimbulwinter

    2,400 2,400
    53.74%Win Rate
    +4.95%WR Diff
    39.41%Pick Rate
  • Thornmail S Tier
    Thornmail - 2,450 gold - Poppy core item

    Thornmail

    2,450 2,450
    51.85%Win Rate
    +3.06%WR Diff
    28.95%Pick Rate
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Poppy players complete Sundered Sky first in 36% of games, winning 54.7% of them. The median first item is finished at 13:42 (25th to 75th percentile: 12:36 to 15:24).

First item

BuildWin RatePick RateDone atGames
Sundered Sky
54.7%36.5%13:42128
Iceborn Gauntlet
54.8%8.8%14:0631
Hollow Radiance
51.6%8.8%14:2431

First two items

BuildWin RatePick RateDone atGames
Sundered SkyWinter's Approach
60.0%21.0%20:1265
Sundered SkyIceborn Gauntlet
55.0%6.5%22:0020
Sunfire AegisWinter's Approach
52.6%6.1%20:2419

Three-item core

BuildWin RatePick RateDone atGames
Sundered SkyWinter's ApproachThornmail
77.8%8.5%25:3618
Sundered SkyWinter's ApproachIceborn Gauntlet
72.7%5.2%24:4811
Sundered SkyWinter's ApproachSpirit Visage
75.0%3.8%27:008

Stages keep purchase order, so "A then B" and "B then A" are counted separately. Completion time is the minute the last item of the stage was bought. Boots are tracked separately.

Small sampleBased on 351 matches. This is a small sample, so these numbers show a direction rather than a reliable figure.

Poppy players max Q > E > W in 93% of games, winning 48.2% of the 334 games that followed that order. The grid shows the most common ability at every level.

Skill priorityQ - Hammer ShockQE - Heroic ChargeEW - Steadfast PresenceW
Level123456789101112131415161718
Q12345
W12345
E12345
R123
  • Q > W > E: 7% of games, 56.0% win rate
Small sampleBased on 359 matches. This is a small sample, so these numbers show a direction rather than a reliable figure.
Top situational items for Poppy include Spirit Visage, Unending Despair. These can be swapped out depending on the enemy composition and team needs.
  • Spirit Visage S Tier
    Spirit Visage - 2,700 gold - Poppy situational item

    Spirit Visage

    2,700 2,700
    60.66%Win Rate
    +11.87%WR Diff
    16.35%Pick Rate
  • Unending Despair S Tier
    Unending Despair - 2,800 gold - Poppy situational item

    Unending Despair

    2,800 2,800
    52.17%Win Rate
    +3.38%WR Diff
    6.17%Pick Rate
The best boots for Poppy are Plated Steelcaps. Adjust based on enemy team comp.
  • Plated Steelcaps S Tier
    Plated Steelcaps - 1,200 gold - Poppy boots

    Plated Steelcaps

    1,200 1,200
    48.66%Win Rate
    -0.13%WR Diff
    60.05%Pick Rate
The recommended trinket for Poppy is Oracle Lens for vision control and map awareness.
  • Oracle Lens S Tier
    Oracle Lens - Poppy trinket for vision control

    Oracle Lens

    0 0
    54.29%Win Rate
    +5.50%WR Diff
    9.38%Pick Rate

Combined statistics from all items in this Poppy build.

  • Total armorArmor:150
  • Total movement speedMovement Speed:45
  • Total healthHealth:1900
  • Total attack damageAttack Damage:40
  • Total manaMana:1000
  • Total magic resistanceMagic Resistance:50

Build Comparison

Best WR
Most Played
Alt 1
Alt 2
Poppy armorArmor
75
150
100
150
Poppy movement speedSpeed
45
45
45
45
Poppy healthHealth
1900
1900
1900
1800
Poppy attack damageAD
40
40
40
40
Poppy manaMana
1000
1000
1000
1000
Poppy magic resistanceMR
110
50
90
80
When facing Poppy's top counters like Darius, Sett, Yone, consider adjusting your situational items to increase survivability and match their damage output. Focus on completing your core damage items before heavily investing in defensive situational items, as Poppy needs sufficient damage to remain a threat in counter matchups. Adapt your final build slots with items like Spirit Visage or Unending Despair based on which counter champions you're facing and their itemization patterns. Monitor enemy builds and adjust accordingly for optimal Poppy performance.
durable frontlinerFirst Power Spike3,100gSundered Sky at 13:42 (median)

This Poppy durable frontliner build is optimized for players looking to maximize their impact in League of Legends. Its 70.6% win rate comes from only 17 games, so treat it as an observation rather than a proven edge. The build's key strengths include strong physical damage mitigation and substantial health pool for survivability. This tanky Poppy build works best when your team lacks frontline presence. You can absorb damage and create opportunities for your carries to deal damage. The armor in this build makes it effective against AD-heavy enemy compositions with champions like assassins or marksmen. With a total gold cost of 14,650, this Poppy build scales into the late game. Focus on farming efficiently and reaching your Sundered Sky, Fimbulwinter, and Thornmail power spike before taking major fights. For optimal results with this Poppy build, focus on proper itemization timing, positioning in teamfights, and adapting your situational items based on the specific challenges each game presents.

Strengths

  • Strong physical damage mitigation
  • Substantial health pool for survivability

Poppy Top Boots, Starting Items & Summoner Spells (Patch 26.19)

822 games

Most Poppy Top players rush Sundered Sky first (33% of games), finished at a median of 14.1 minutes. Plated Steelcaps are the usual boots (59%). The standard summoner spells are Flash + Teleport (64%). The game usually starts with Doran's Shield + Health Potion.

Poppy boots

OptionPlayersWin RateGames
Plated SteelcapsPlated SteelcapsMost played59.5%46.8%489
Mercury's TreadsMercury's Treads27.7%49.1%228
Boots of SwiftnessBoots of Swiftness5.1%61.9%42

Poppy starting items

OptionPlayersWin RateGames
Doran's ShieldHealth PotionDoran's Shield + Health PotionMost played31.9%50.8%262
Doran's ShieldHealth PotionStealth WardDoran's Shield + Health Potion + Stealth Ward22.1%46.7%182
Doran's HelmHealth PotionDoran's Helm + Health Potion18.2%48.7%150
Doran's HelmHealth PotionStealth WardDoran's Helm + Health Potion + Stealth Ward10.7%47.7%88

Poppy summoner spells

OptionPlayersWin RateGames
FlashTeleportFlash + TeleportMost played64.5%49.6%530
FlashIgniteFlash + Ignite32.0%46.8%263

Every option is listed with its own pick rate, win rate and game count from ranked games this patch. Options under 40 games are left out.

Poppy First Item and Core Build Timing

Which item Poppy players finish first and which three-item core they build, with the median completion minute and the middle 50% of games — the timing to beat if you want to spike before your opponent.

First completed item

ItemsFinishedPlayersWin RateGames
Sundered Sky Sundered Sky14.1 min
12.6-16.2 min
32.7%52.9%263
Sunfire Aegis Sunfire Aegis14.0 min
12.3-16.1 min
22.6%42.3%182
Hollow Radiance Hollow Radiance13.3 min
11.9-15.0 min
8.8%54.9%71
Heartsteel Heartsteel13.8 min
12.0-15.8 min
6.1%51.0%49

Every Poppy Top Item by Win Rate

The completed items Poppy players build most this patch, with the share of games each one appears in and its win rate. Situational items sit low in pick rate for a reason — read the win rate next to the game count.

OptionPlayersWin RateGames
Sundered SkySundered SkyMost played40.3%54.7%331
FimbulwinterFimbulwinter35.9%53.9%295
ThornmailThornmail33.1%48.2%272
Iceborn GauntletIceborn Gauntlet29.7%51.6%244
Sunfire AegisSunfire Aegis26.5%43.1%218
Spirit VisageSpirit Visage15.2%56.0%125
Hollow RadianceHollow Radiance13.6%49.1%112
Jak'Sho, The ProteanJak'Sho, The Protean7.7%54.0%63
Kaenic RookernKaenic Rookern7.3%40.0%60
HeartsteelHeartsteel6.7%49.1%55
Randuin's OmenRanduin's Omen6.6%51.9%54
Unending DespairUnending Despair6.1%54.0%50

Poppy Build Planner

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Start from Poppy's most common core and swap items to see the total gold and stats. When your picks contain a three-item core players actually build, its recorded win rate shows up.

Poppy's most-built items
Your build (1/6)
Plated Steelcaps
Total gold1,200

No recorded three-item core in this build yet — it may be off-meta.

Total stats from items
Armor
25
Move Speed
45

See Also

Is Poppy Good?Poppy RunesPoppy Skill Order & CooldownsPoppy Base StatsPoppy CountersPoppy MatchupsPoppy SynergiesHow to Play PoppyPoppy ARAM StatsPoppy Arena StatsAll ItemsChampion Tier List