Poppy - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
48.8%
Pick Rate
1.7%

PoppyBuild

DTankFighter
Patch26.7
Matches949,984
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedApr 20, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology
AuthorDakota Chinnick

The patch 26.7 Poppy build uses Mercury's Treads, Force of Nature, Dead Man's Plate, Thornmail, Sundered Sky, Locket of the Iron Solari, Farsight Alteration. This Poppy build has a 3.85% pick rate and a 49.26% win rate in LoL patch 26.7. Alternatively, check out some of the other ranked Poppy build choices below.

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Select a Poppy Build

Most Played
Most Popular Build
Core Build Items
  • Force of Nature - Poppy Most Popular Build core itemForce of Nature
  • Dead Man's Plate - Poppy Most Popular Build core itemDead Man's Plate
  • Thornmail - Poppy Most Popular Build core itemThornmail
49.3%Win Rate
+0.4%WR Diff
3.9%Pick Rate
Alternative Build 1
Core Build Items
  • Dead Man's Plate - Poppy Alternative Build 1 core itemDead Man's Plate
  • Locket of the Iron Solari - Poppy Alternative Build 1 core itemLocket of the Iron Solari
  • Thornmail - Poppy Alternative Build 1 core itemThornmail
45.8%Win Rate
-3.0%WR Diff
2.0%Pick Rate

Best Poppy Build - Highest Win Rate Items

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.

Full Build
45.83%Win Rate
-3.00%WR Diff
2.04%Pick Rate
72Build Matches

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

The most popular starting items for Poppy are Health Potion, Health Potion, Stealth Ward with a 37.1% win rate and 48.6% pick rate. Alternative options include Control Ward.

Health PotionHealth PotionHealth PotionHealth PotionStealth WardStealth Ward
37.1%Win Rate
48.6%Pick Rate
Control WardControl Ward
50.0%Win Rate
5.6%Pick Rate
These are Poppy's essential core items that you should build in nearly every game. Dead Man's Plate (50.3% WR, +1.5% WR diff, 45.9% pick rate) provides 55 Armor, 350 Health, 0.04% Speed. Locket of the Iron Solari (52.4% WR, +3.6% WR diff, 13.8% pick rate) provides 25 Armor, 200 Health, 25 MR. Thornmail (49.9% WR, +1.1% WR diff, 23.0% pick rate) provides 75 Armor, 150 Health. Rush these items first to reach your power spike and maximize your impact.
Top situational items for Poppy include Force of Nature, Protoplasm Harness. These can be swapped out depending on the enemy composition and team needs.
The best boots for Poppy are Plated Steelcaps. Adjust based on enemy team comp.
The recommended trinket for Poppy is Oracle Lens for vision control and map awareness.

Combined statistics from all items in this Poppy build.

  • Total armor Armor:180
  • Total movement speed Movement Speed:45
  • Total health Health:1700
  • Total movement speed Movement Speed:8%
  • Total magic resistance Magic Resistance:80
When facing Poppy's top counters like Irelia, Sona, Chogath, 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 Force of Nature or Protoplasm Harness based on which counter champions you're facing and their itemization patterns. Monitor enemy builds and adjust accordingly for optimal Poppy performance.

This Poppy durable frontliner build is optimized for players looking to maximize their impact in League of Legends. While showing a 45.8% win rate, this Poppy build requires proper execution and favorable game conditions to succeed. The build's key strengths include strong physical damage mitigation, 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 14,050, this Poppy build scales into the late game. Focus on farming efficiently and reaching your Dead Man's Plate, Locket of the Iron Solari, 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.

Champions that use similar core items to Poppy. These builds share at least 2 core items with the current poppy build and may have similar playstyles and power spikes.

Braum champion
Braum
Core Items
  • Locket of the Iron Solari - Braum core item
  • Knight's Vow - Braum core item
  • Thornmail - Braum core item
60.2%Win Rate
4.7%Pick Rate

See Also

Poppy OverviewPoppy RunesPoppy CountersAll Items