Poppyvs Darius
Poppy vs Darius is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.19. Darius wins with a 75.0% win rate (+50.0%) over Poppy based on 8 games. Darius 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 Darius 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 Darius?
Poppy wins 38.5% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 22.4% and 57.5% (95% range).
- Expected
- 50.2% From both champions' overall Top win rates
- Matchup effect
- −11.8 pts Observed minus expected
- Sample
- 26 games Lane: Top
- vs patch 26.18
- — Not enough games on both patches
Lane: Top · Ranked Solo/Duo & Flex · North America server · All ranks · Patch 26.19 · Sep 24 – Sep 28
Key takeaways
- Current data slightly favors Darius, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Poppy wins 38.5% of 26 games (95% range 22.4–57.5%).
- Both champions' overall Top win rates predict 50.2% for Poppy; the result is within the margin of error of that, so this matchup mostly reflects the two champions' general strength.
- Poppy players pick Mercury's Treads much less often against Darius: 28.4% of their other Top games, 7.7% 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 Darius 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 Darius Laning Stats
Only 25 games have a 15-minute snapshot so far — the lane-phase numbers appear from 30.
Whole-game averages
Poppy vs Darius Win Rate by Game Length
Poppy's win rate against Darius 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 Darius in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.
Poppy vs Darius 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 Poppy Changes Against Darius
Choices Poppy players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Top games.
Mercury's TreadsBootsUsually28.4%vs Darius7.7%−20.7 pts
Flash + IgniteSummoner spellsUsually31.4%vs Darius50.0%+18.6 pts
Hollow RadianceItemUsually14.1%vs Dariusunder 2%−14.1 pts
Doran's Blade + Health Potion + Stealth WardStarting itemsUsually2.6%vs Darius11.5%+8.9 pts
ResolveSecondary treeUsually1.4%vs Darius7.7%+6.3 pts
Sudden ImpactRuneUsually1.6%vs Darius7.7%+6.1 pts
Doran's Helm + Health Potion + Stealth Ward + Stealth WardStarting itemsUsuallyunder 0.5%vs Darius3.8%+3.8 pts
Cloth Armor + Doran's Shield + Health Potion + Stealth WardStarting itemsUsuallyunder 0.5%vs Darius3.8%+3.8 pts
Best Poppy Build vs Darius
Usual Poppy build (Top)
80.0% win rate · 10 games
Against Darius
Not enough matchup-specific build data: only 1 of 6 Poppy games against Darius 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 Darius
Usual Poppy runes (Top)
Grasp of the Undying
54.9% win rate · 144 games
Against Darius
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 26.19. 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 Darius FAQ - Patch 26.19
Who wins Poppy vs Darius?
Current data slightly favors Darius, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Poppy wins 38.5% of 26 games (95% range 22.4–57.5%).
What is Poppy's win rate against Darius?
Poppy wins 38.5% of 26 Top games against Darius on patch 26.19 (95% range 22.4–57.5%). Based on both champions' overall Top win rates, 50.2% would be expected.
Does Poppy counter Darius?
Not clearly. Poppy wins 38.5% of 26 games against Darius, and the 95% range (22.4–57.5%) includes 50%, so neither champion reliably counters the other on current data.
Who wins lane, Poppy or Darius?
There are not enough games with a 15-minute snapshot yet (25) to say who wins lane.
Does Poppy outscale Darius?
There are too few games of each length to tell yet.
When is Darius strongest against Poppy?
On current data there is no stage of the game where Darius is ahead of Poppy beyond the margin of error.
What should Poppy build against Darius?
There are not enough games for a matchup-specific core, so use Poppy's usual Top core: Sundered Sky, Fimbulwinter, Spirit Visage. The biggest change against Darius: Mercury's Treads (28.4% usually, 7.7% here).
What runes should Poppy use against Darius?
Use Poppy's usual Grasp of the Undying page (Resolve + Sorcery); there are too few games for a matchup-specific page. The biggest change against Darius: Flash + Ignite (31.4% usually, 50.0% here).