- Win Rate
- 48.2%
- Pick Rate
- 1.4%
- Ban Rate
- 1.4%
Poppy vs Alistar
- Patch
- 26.20
- Games
- 1,802
- Lane
- All Lanes
- Tier
- All Tiers
- Last Updated
- Oct 13, 2026 UTC
- Methodology
- Data Methodology
- Author
- Dakota Chinnick
Poppy vs Alistar is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.20. Alistar wins with a 57.1% win rate (+14.3%) over Poppy based on 35 games. Alistar holds the advantage in both the early and late game. Below you'll find the best Poppy build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Poppy vs Alistar matchup.
Poppy Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Poppy 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 Poppy vs Alistar?
Poppy wins 39.4% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 24.7% and 56.3% (95% range).
- Expected
- 46.0% From both champions' overall Support win rates
- Matchup effect
- −6.6 pts Observed minus expected
- Sample
- 33 games Lane: Support
- vs patch 26.19
- — Not enough games on both patches
Lane: Support · Ranked Solo/Duo & Flex · North America server · All ranks · Patch 26.20 · Oct 10 – Oct 11
Key takeaways
- Current data slightly favors Alistar, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Poppy wins 39.4% of 33 games (95% range 24.7–56.3%).
- Both champions' overall Support win rates predict 46.0% for Poppy; the result is within the margin of error of that, so this matchup mostly reflects the two champions' general strength.
- Neither side reliably wins the lane: the average gold difference at 15 minutes is 16, within the margin of error (33 games).
- Poppy players pick Aftershock far more often against Alistar: 49.8% of their other Support games, 75.8% 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 Poppy and Alistar 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 Poppy'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.
Poppy vs Alistar Laning Stats
At 15 minutes
Whole-game averages
Poppy vs Alistar Win Rate by Game Length
Poppy's win rate against Alistar 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: Poppy's results against Alistar in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.
Poppy vs Alistar 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)EvenPoppy gold at 15: −16
- First itemInsufficient data
- Games under 20 minInsufficient data
- 20–30 min gamesInsufficient data
- 30+ min gamesInsufficient data
What Poppy Changes Against Alistar
Choices Poppy players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Support games.
AftershockKeystoneUsually49.8%vs Alistar75.8%+25.9 pts40.0% WR here
Treasure HunterRuneUsually37.6%vs Alistar12.1%−25.5 pts
Sixth SenseRuneUsually39.1%vs Alistar15.2%−23.9 pts
Sudden ImpactRuneUsually44.9%vs Alistar21.2%−23.7 pts
Flash + IgniteSummoner spellsUsually74.4%vs Alistar54.5%−19.9 pts
Hail of BladesKeystoneUsually40.2%vs Alistar21.2%−19.0 pts
Health Scaling (defense)Stat shardUsually85.9%vs Alistar72.7%−13.1 pts33.3% WR here
Adaptive Force (flex)Stat shardUsually85.5%vs Alistar72.7%−12.8 pts37.5% WR here
Best Poppy Build vs Alistar
Usual Poppy build (Support)
60.8% win rate · 51 games
Against Alistar
Not enough matchup-specific build data: only 1 of 8 Poppy games against Alistar carried a complete build, which is too few to recommend an item path from. Use Poppy's standard build instead.
- Skill priority: Q > E > W — 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 Poppy Runes vs Alistar
Usual Poppy runes (Support)
Hail of Blades
51.9% win rate · 158 games
Against Alistar
Too few games for a matchup-specific rune page yet — use the usual page.
Plan your Poppy 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
Poppy matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.20. The table below shows Poppy'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 Poppy build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.
Other Poppy Matchups
Hardest for Poppy
Easiest for Poppy
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.
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Poppy vs Alistar FAQ - Patch 26.20
Who wins Poppy vs Alistar?
Current data slightly favors Alistar, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Poppy wins 39.4% of 33 games (95% range 24.7–56.3%).
What is Poppy's win rate against Alistar?
Poppy wins 39.4% of 33 Support games against Alistar on patch 26.20 (95% range 24.7–56.3%). Based on both champions' overall Support win rates, 46.0% would be expected.
Does Poppy counter Alistar?
Not clearly. Poppy wins 39.4% of 33 games against Alistar, and the 95% range (24.7–56.3%) includes 50%, so neither champion reliably counters the other on current data.
Who wins lane, Poppy or Alistar?
Neither side reliably wins the lane: the average gold difference at 15 minutes is 16, within the margin of error (33 games).
Does Poppy outscale Alistar?
There are too few games of each length to tell yet.
When is Alistar strongest against Poppy?
On current data there is no stage of the game where Alistar is ahead of Poppy beyond the margin of error.
What should Poppy build against Alistar?
There are not enough games for a matchup-specific core, so use Poppy's usual Support core: Force of Nature, Dead Man's Plate, Thornmail.
What runes should Poppy use against Alistar?
Use Poppy's usual Hail of Blades page (Domination + Precision); there are too few games for a matchup-specific page. The biggest change against Alistar: Aftershock (49.8% usually, 75.8% here).