Poppy, League of Legends champion
Win Rate
50.6%
Pick Rate
1.7%
Ban Rate
4.3%

Poppy vs Karma

Poppy C TierTankFighter
Patch
26.22
Games
3,298
Lane
All Lanes
Tier
All Tiers
Last Updated
Nov 14, 2026 UTC
Methodology
Data Methodology

Poppy vs Karma (Support): Poppy wins 43.0% of 79 ranked games over the last 2 patches (gold diff at 15: +9). Patch 26.22 build & runes.

Poppy – League of Legends champion iconPoppy43.0%
No clear favoriteLow confidence · 79 games · Patch 26.21–26.22
57.0%KarmaKarma – League of Legends champion icon

Current data slightly favors Karma, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Poppy wins 43.0% of 79 games (95% range 32.7–54.0%).

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.

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Poppy – League of Legends champion icon
Poppy
43.0%
VS
Karma
57.0%
Karma – League of Legends champion icon

Who wins Poppy vs Karma?

No clear favoriteLow confidence

Poppy wins 43.0% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 32.7% and 54.0% (95% range).

Expected
54.7%
From both champions' overall Support win rates
Matchup effect
−11.7 pts
Observed minus expected
Sample
79 games
Lane: Support · Patch 26.21–26.22
vs patch 26.21
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Not enough games on both patches

Lane: Support · Ranked Solo/Duo & Flex · North America server · All ranks · Patch 26.21–26.22 · Oct 27 – Nov 14

The headline win rate covers patches 26.21–26.22 (79 games). The lane, game-length, build and rune sections below use patch 26.22 only (49 games).

Key takeaways

  • Current data slightly favors Karma, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Poppy wins 43.0% of 79 games (95% range 32.7–54.0%).
  • That is 11.7 points worse for Poppy than both champions' overall Support win rates predict (54.7%), so the matchup itself works against this pick.
  • Neither side reliably wins the lane: the average gold difference at 15 minutes is 9, within the margin of error (49 games).
  • Poppy players pick Coup de Grace much less often against Karma: 14.0% 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 Poppy and Karma 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 Karma Laning Stats

PoppyKarma

At 15 minutes

Gold difference
+9
Within the margin of error
95% range −215 to +232
XP difference
−54
Within the margin of error
95% range −265 to +158
CS difference
+2.0
Poppy ahead
95% range +0.1 to +3.9
1.47
Kills before 15 min
1.06
2.84
Deaths before 15 min
2.78
0.06
Solo kills before 15 min
0.00
2.0%
First blood
2.0%

Whole-game averages

1.2
CS / min
1.1
403
DMG / min
397
9,034
Gold / game
9,010
161
Heal / min
232
1,196
DMG Mitigated / min
477
1.2
CC / min
1.2

Poppy vs Karma Win Rate by Game Length

Poppy's win rate against Karma 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.

Too few games
Under 20 min
6 games
Too few games
20–25 min
10 games
Too few games
25–30 min
11 games
Too few games
30–35 min
8 games
Too few games
35+ min
14 games
Poppy vs Karma95% rangePoppy usual (Support)

No game length stands out: Poppy's results against Karma in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.

Poppy vs Karma 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.

  1. Lane (15 min)EvenPoppy gold at 15: +9
  2. First itemInsufficient data
  3. Games under 20 minInsufficient data
  4. 20–30 min gamesInsufficient data
  5. 30+ min gamesInsufficient data

What Poppy Changes Against Karma

Choices Poppy players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Support games.

  • Coup de Grace – League of Legends rune
    Usually
    14.0%
    vs Karma
    under 2%
    −14.0 pts
  • Health Scaling (flex) – League of Legends rune
    Health Scaling (flex)Stat shard
    Usually
    3.9%
    vs Karma
    12.2%
    +8.4 pts
  • Deep Ward – League of Legends rune
    Usually
    6.0%
    vs Karma
    14.3%
    +8.3 pts
  • Tenacity and Slow Resist (defense) – League of Legends rune
    Tenacity and Slow Resist (defense)Stat shard
    Usually
    4.0%
    vs Karma
    10.2%
    +6.2 pts
  • Guardian – League of Legends rune
    GuardianKeystone
    Usually
    0.7%
    vs Karma
    6.1%
    +5.4 pts
  • Boots – League of Legends itemHealth Potion – League of Legends itemHealth Potion – League of Legends itemStealth Ward – League of Legends item
    Boots + Health Potion + Health Potion + Stealth WardStarting items
    Usually
    under 0.5%
    vs Karma
    4.2%
    +4.2 pts
  • Health Potion – League of Legends itemStealth Ward – League of Legends item
    Health Potion + Stealth WardStarting items
    Usually
    0.6%
    vs Karma
    4.2%
    +3.6 pts

Best Poppy Build vs Karma

Usual Poppy build (Support)

66.0% win rate · 47 games

Against Karma

Not enough matchup-specific build data: only 2 of 16 Poppy games against Karma carried a complete build, which is too few to recommend an item path from. Use Poppy's standard build instead.

  • Poppy usually completes Dead Man's Plate first, at 16.3 min (median of 23 games).
  • 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 Karma

Usual Poppy runes (Support)

Aftershock – League of Legends runeAftershock
Resolve
Font of Life – League of Legends runeBone Plating – League of Legends runeUnflinching – League of Legends rune
Inspiration
Hextech Flashtraption – League of Legends runeCosmic Insight – League of Legends rune
Adaptive Force (offense) – League of Legends runeMove Speed (flex) – League of Legends runeHealth (defense) – League of Legends rune

72.2% win rate · 18 games

Against Karma

Too few games for a matchup-specific rune page yet — use the usual page.

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Poppy matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.22. 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

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 Karma FAQ - Patch 26.21–26.22

Who wins Poppy vs Karma?

Current data slightly favors Karma, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Poppy wins 43.0% of 79 games (95% range 32.7–54.0%).

What is Poppy's win rate against Karma?

Poppy wins 43.0% of 79 Support games against Karma on patch 26.21–26.22 (95% range 32.7–54.0%). Based on both champions' overall Support win rates, 54.7% would be expected.

Does Poppy counter Karma?

Not clearly. Poppy wins 43.0% of 79 games against Karma, and the 95% range (32.7–54.0%) includes 50%, so neither champion reliably counters the other on current data.

Who wins lane, Poppy or Karma?

Neither side reliably wins the lane: the average gold difference at 15 minutes is 9, within the margin of error (49 games).

Does Poppy outscale Karma?

There are too few games of each length to tell yet.

When is Karma strongest against Poppy?

On current data there is no stage of the game where Karma is ahead of Poppy beyond the margin of error.

What should Poppy build against Karma?

There are not enough games for a matchup-specific core, so use Poppy's usual Support core: Dead Man's Plate, Locket of the Iron Solari, Knight's Vow. The biggest change against Karma: Boots + Health Potion + Health Potion + Stealth Ward (under 0.5% usually, 4.2% here).

What runes should Poppy use against Karma?

Use Poppy's usual Aftershock page (Resolve + Inspiration); there are too few games for a matchup-specific page. The biggest change against Karma: Coup de Grace (14.0% usually, under 2% here).