Poppyvs Lee Sin
Poppy vs Lee Sin is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.7. Lee Sin wins with a 52.9% win rate (+5.9%) over Poppy based on 17 games. Lee Sin wins the early laning phase while Poppy scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Poppy build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Poppy vs Lee Sin 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.
Lee Sin(47.1%)Who Wins the Poppy vs Lee Sin Matchup?
Poppy vs Lee Sin Matchup Summary
The Poppy vs Lee Sin matchup is a moderate matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 17 recent matches analyzed, Lee Sin wins with a 52.9% win rate compared to Poppy's 47.1%, giving Lee Sin a 5.9 percentage point advantage. Game phase dynamics play a critical role here: Lee Sin controls the early laning stage, but Poppy outscales as the game goes longer. The matchup shifts dramatically depending on game length — Lee Sin needs to press advantages before Poppy reaches their power spikes, while Poppy should focus on safe farming and hitting key item breakpoints. The most significant statistical gap is in crowd control, where Poppy leads by 0.5s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. While Lee Sin is slightly favored, Poppy can absolutely win this lane through smart trading patterns and wave management. Focus on playing around your cooldowns, conceding CS only when necessary, and capitalizing on Lee Sin's mistakes. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.
Poppy vs Lee Sin Laning Phase Breakdown
Lee Sin is favored during the laning phase against Poppy, winning 4 out of 5 key stat categories. Lee Sin holds advantages in farming, damage, gold income and sustain, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.
Best Poppy Build Against Lee Sin
Mercury's Treads is the optimal boots choice against Lee Sin, providing the mobility and stats Poppy needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Poppy against Lee Sin are Sundered Sky, Force of Nature and Dead Man's Plate. This combination gives Poppy an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build achieves a solid 50.0% win rate across 4 games, proving it to be a reliable item path when facing Lee Sin. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Poppy vs Lee Sin matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
Poppy25.0%Lee Sin75.0%Poppy53.9%Lee Sin46.1%Lee Sin dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 75.0% win rate — a 50.0 percentage point lead over Poppy. This lopsided early game means Lee Sin can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.
Poppy is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 53.9% win rate — 7.7 points above Lee Sin. Extended games heavily favor Poppy, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.
This matchup features a dramatic power shift: Lee Sin must aggressively press their early advantage and close out the game before Poppy reaches their scaling breakpoints. If Poppy survives the laning phase without falling too far behind, the matchup flips in their favor. Dragon and Rift Herald control are pivotal — the team that secures early objectives can snowball or buy time to scale.
Best Poppy Runes Against Lee Sin
Resolve
Inspiration
The Resolve and Inspiration rune setup gives Poppy the best tools to compete against Lee Sin in this difficult matchup, compensating for the statistical disadvantages with optimal rune synergies.
Poppy matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.7. 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.
Opponent | Win Rate | Matches | CS/min | DMG/min | Gold/game | Early WR | Late WR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 47.37% | 57 | 1.2 | 523 | 10,061 | 22.2% | 59.0% | |
| 40.00% | 50 | 1.1 | 484 | 9,579 | 41.2% | 39.4% | |
| 40.82% | 49 | 1.2 | 495 | 9,068 | 37.5% | 44.0% | |
| 34.69% | 49 | 1.5 | 459 | 9,128 | 25.9% | 45.5% | |
| 62.50% | 40 | 1.2 | 531 | 10,241 | 66.7% | 57.9% | |
| 45.95% | 37 | 5.9 | 831 | 11,555 | 46.7% | 45.5% | |
| 55.56% | 36 | 1.6 | 508 | 10,046 | 53.9% | 56.5% | |
| 54.29% | 35 | 1.3 | 560 | 9,394 | 58.8% | 50.0% | |
| 64.29% | 28 | 2.1 | 595 | 10,216 | 63.6% | 64.7% | |
| 56.00% | 25 | 5.8 | 810 | 11,077 | 66.7% | 46.1% | |
| 40.00% | 25 | 1.4 | 488 | 9,047 | 30.8% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 24 | 1.2 | 503 | 9,382 | 53.9% | 45.5% | |
| 45.83% | 24 | 1.1 | 555 | 10,058 | 50.0% | 42.9% | |
| 50.00% | 24 | 1.4 | 610 | 10,627 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 56.52% | 23 | 1.2 | 462 | 9,046 | 64.3% | 44.4% | |
| 47.83% | 23 | 2.9 | 678 | 8,996 | 50.0% | 44.4% | |
| 52.17% | 23 | 1.2 | 402 | 8,614 | 30.8% | 80.0% | |
| 57.14% | 21 | 3.1 | 720 | 10,582 | 77.8% | 41.7% | |
| 60.00% | 20 | 4.6 | 876 | 10,847 | 62.5% | 58.3% | |
| 45.00% | 20 | 5.5 | 864 | 11,353 | 50.0% | 41.7% | |
| 35.00% | 20 | 1.7 | 526 | 9,353 | 36.4% | 33.3% | |
| 36.84% | 19 | 1.3 | 465 | 10,073 | 22.2% | 50.0% | |
| 52.63% | 19 | 1.2 | 464 | 9,144 | 55.6% | 50.0% | |
| 63.16% | 19 | 1.0 | 482 | 8,888 | 66.7% | 60.0% | |
| 50.00% | 18 | 2.2 | 731 | 11,751 | 66.7% | 41.7% | |
| 50.00% | 18 | 0.9 | 586 | 11,455 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 33.33% | 18 | 1.2 | 448 | 8,859 | 28.6% | 36.4% | |
| 55.56% | 18 | 4.6 | 724 | 10,582 | 55.6% | 55.6% | |
| 38.89% | 18 | 5.4 | 778 | 10,329 | 27.3% | 57.1% | |
| 50.00% | 18 | 4.3 | 1,040 | 11,660 | 75.0% | 30.0% | |
| 61.11% | 18 | 1.3 | 536 | 9,825 | 60.0% | 62.5% | |
| 50.00% | 18 | 3.7 | 657 | 11,423 | 28.6% | 63.6% | |
| 47.06% | 17 | 1.7 | 768 | 13,068 | 60.0% | 41.7% | |
| 35.29% | 17 | 1.6 | 624 | 11,463 | 44.4% | 25.0% | |
| 70.59% | 17 | 0.9 | 490 | 9,018 | 81.8% | 50.0% | |
| 47.06% | 17 | 0.8 | 659 | 12,924 | 25.0% | 53.9% | |
| 43.75% | 16 | 3.0 | 630 | 11,262 | 33.3% | 50.0% | |
| 80.00% | 15 | 4.5 | 791 | 11,560 | 75.0% | 85.7% | |
| 60.00% | 15 | 1.7 | 554 | 10,263 | 77.8% | 33.3% | |
| 33.33% | 15 | 5.8 | 1,028 | 11,445 | 44.4% | 16.7% | |
| 20.00% | 15 | 1.3 | 454 | 9,352 | 16.7% | 22.2% | |
| 73.33% | 15 | 6.0 | 871 | 9,742 | 62.5% | 85.7% | |
| 42.86% | 14 | 5.8 | 915 | 11,581 | 0.0% | 60.0% | |
| 50.00% | 14 | 5.9 | 774 | 12,090 | 71.4% | 28.6% | |
| 42.86% | 14 | 1.4 | 501 | 8,465 | 33.3% | 60.0% | |
| 35.71% | 14 | 5.4 | 861 | 9,157 | 25.0% | 50.0% | |
| 64.29% | 14 | 6.3 | 931 | 11,056 | 83.3% | 50.0% | |
| 42.86% | 14 | 1.1 | 514 | 9,686 | 33.3% | 50.0% | |
| 64.29% | 14 | 4.9 | 685 | 11,114 | 66.7% | 60.0% | |
| 46.15% | 13 | 2.1 | 531 | 10,569 | 62.5% | 20.0% | |
| 61.54% | 13 | 5.4 | 981 | 10,399 | 66.7% | 57.1% | |
| 46.15% | 13 | 5.8 | 737 | 9,707 | 40.0% | 50.0% | |
| 30.77% | 13 | 1.4 | 617 | 10,670 | 37.5% | 20.0% | |
| 30.77% | 13 | 1.3 | 594 | 10,843 | 0.0% | 36.4% | |
| 46.15% | 13 | 5.9 | 859 | 11,880 | 40.0% | 50.0% | |
| 38.46% | 13 | 0.9 | 539 | 12,023 | 66.7% | 30.0% | |
| 33.33% | 12 | 4.8 | 720 | 10,954 | 16.7% | 50.0% | |
| 41.67% | 12 | 6.2 | 833 | 10,382 | 28.6% | 60.0% | |
| 50.00% | 12 | 1.0 | 481 | 10,687 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 63.64% | 11 | 1.2 | 567 | 10,645 | 40.0% | 83.3% | |
| 45.45% | 11 | 4.8 | 687 | 8,586 | 55.6% | 0.0% | |
| 72.73% | 11 | 1.3 | 506 | 8,581 | 66.7% | 100.0% | |
| 45.45% | 11 | 0.8 | 635 | 12,160 | 0.0% | 62.5% | |
| 60.00% | 10 | 1.1 | 525 | 8,858 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 30.00% | 10 | 4.9 | 663 | 9,683 | 33.3% | 25.0% | |
| 33.33% | 9 | 0.9 | 569 | 12,423 | 50.0% | 28.6% | |
| 22.22% | 9 | 4.7 | 746 | 10,889 | 20.0% | 25.0% | |
| 44.44% | 9 | 1.6 | 533 | 11,855 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 62.50% | 8 | 4.5 | 653 | 11,382 | 60.0% | 66.7% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 0.9 | 561 | 14,065 | 100.0% | 42.9% | |
| 75.00% | 8 | 4.9 | 1,089 | 13,858 | 100.0% | 71.4% | |
| 62.50% | 8 | 1.3 | 520 | 10,946 | 66.7% | 60.0% | |
| 37.50% | 8 | 5.6 | 616 | 11,604 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
| 62.50% | 8 | 1.6 | 577 | 11,973 | 100.0% | 57.1% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 1.9 | 587 | 8,788 | 25.0% | 75.0% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 5.8 | 627 | 9,298 | 33.3% | 100.0% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 1.1 | 493 | 8,235 | 25.0% | 66.7% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 4.0 | 899 | 10,895 | 25.0% | 66.7% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 1.2 | 480 | 8,063 | 50.0% | 40.0% | |
| 28.57% | 7 | 0.9 | 479 | 10,102 | 50.0% | 20.0% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 1.3 | 611 | 10,315 | 100.0% | 20.0% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 0.6 | 602 | 11,864 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 1.4 | 587 | 11,284 | 50.0% | 75.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 0.9 | 573 | 12,069 | 50.0% | 25.0% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 2.9 | 579 | 11,657 | 0.0% | 66.7% | |
| 83.33% | 6 | 5.9 | 722 | 12,170 | 100.0% | 66.7% | |
| 16.67% | 6 | 6.1 | 877 | 9,876 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 3.0 | 531 | 11,275 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 4.9 | 801 | 8,903 | 60.0% | 0.0% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 5.8 | 729 | 10,397 | 50.0% | 75.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 0.4 | 466 | 11,148 | 66.7% | 33.3% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 6.2 | 865 | 12,563 | 0.0% | 60.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 2.0 | 541 | 9,982 | 33.3% | 100.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 5.8 | 659 | 11,776 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 5.5 | 827 | 7,520 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 0.8 | 525 | 11,833 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 5.7 | 648 | 9,232 | 25.0% | 0.0% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 2.3 | 532 | 10,787 | 0.0% | 33.3% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 3.6 | 703 | 9,476 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 5.9 | 684 | 7,588 | 75.0% | 100.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 2.4 | 512 | 8,223 | 50.0% | 100.0% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 1.3 | 605 | 11,678 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 0.8 | 548 | 10,752 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 2.0 | 479 | 8,223 | 25.0% | 100.0% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 0.9 | 729 | 11,930 | 100.0% | 66.7% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 1.0 | 397 | 10,677 | 33.3% | 100.0% | |
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Poppy vs Lee Sin - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Poppy do against Lee Sin in League of Legends?
Lee Sin wins the Poppy vs Lee Sin matchup with a 52.9% win rate compared to Poppy's 47.1%, a 5.9 percentage point difference. This data is based on 17 recent ranked games in patch 26.7.
How does Poppy do against Lee Sin in the early game?
In the early game, Lee Sin has the advantage against Poppy with a 75.0% win rate versus 25.0%. Lee Sin players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.
How does Poppy do against Lee Sin in the late game?
In the late game, Poppy takes over the Poppy vs Lee Sin matchup with a 53.9% win rate compared to 46.1%. Poppy scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Poppy vs Lee Sin matchup?
Lee Sin wins the matchup against Poppy with a 52.9% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.7. The 5.9 percentage point advantage means Lee Sin is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 17 games analyzed.
What is the best Poppy build against Lee Sin?
The best Poppy build against Lee Sin includes Sundered Sky, Force of Nature, Dead Man's Plate with Mercury's Treads. This build achieves a 50.0% win rate in the matchup. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.
What are the best Poppy runes against Lee Sin?
The best Poppy runes against Lee Sin use the Resolve primary tree with Inspiration secondary. This rune setup achieves a 100.0% win rate in the Poppy vs Lee Sin matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Poppy counter Lee Sin?
No, Poppy struggles against Lee Sin with only a 47.1% win rate. Lee Sin has the advantage in this matchup. Poppy players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Lee Sin's lead.
How do I play Poppy against Lee Sin?
When playing Poppy against Lee Sin, play cautiously and avoid Lee Sin's power spikes. Focus on safe farming — you outscale Lee Sin in the late game. Use the matchup-specific build and runes above to optimize your chances.