- Win Rate
- 48.0%
- Pick Rate
- 2.8%
- Ban Rate
- 19.3%
Pyke vs Poppy
- Patch
- 26.20
- Games
- 3,671
- Lane
- All Lanes
- Tier
- All Tiers
- Last Updated
- Oct 13, 2026 UTC
- Methodology
- Data Methodology
- Author
- Dakota Chinnick
Pyke vs Poppy is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.20. Pyke wins with a 60.0% win rate (+20.0%) over Poppy based on 45 games. Poppy wins the early laning phase while Pyke scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Pyke build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Pyke vs Poppy matchup.
Pyke Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Pyke 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 Pyke vs Poppy?
Pyke wins 60.0% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 45.5% and 73.0% (95% range).
- Expected
- 50.6% From both champions' overall Support win rates
- Matchup effect
- +9.4 pts Observed minus expected
- Sample
- 45 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 9 – Oct 11
Key takeaways
- Current data slightly favors Pyke, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Pyke wins 60.0% of 45 games (95% range 45.5–73.0%).
- Both champions' overall Support win rates predict 50.6% for Pyke; the result is within the margin of error of that, so this matchup mostly reflects the two champions' general strength.
- Pyke usually wins the lane: 271 gold ahead of Poppy at 15 minutes on average (45 games with a 15-minute snapshot).
- Pyke players pick Youmuu's Ghostblade far more often against Poppy: 49.6% of their other Support games, 75.6% 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 Pyke and Poppy 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 Pyke'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.
Pyke vs Poppy Laning Stats
At 15 minutes
Whole-game averages
Pyke vs Poppy Win Rate by Game Length
Pyke's win rate against Poppy 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: Pyke's results against Poppy in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.
Pyke vs Poppy 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)PykePyke gold at 15: +271
- First itemPykePyke: 13.8 min · Poppy: 15.1 min
- Games under 20 minInsufficient data
- 20–30 min gamesInsufficient data
- 30+ min gamesInsufficient data
What Pyke Changes Against Poppy
Choices Pyke players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Support games.
Usually49.6%vs Poppy75.6%+26.0 pts61.8% WR here
Health Potion + Health PotionStarting itemsUsually27.6%vs Poppy9.3%−18.3 pts
Magical FootwearRuneUsually13.4%vs Poppyunder 2%−13.4 pts
Long Sword + Health Potion + Health Potion + Stealth WardStarting itemsUsually0.6%vs Poppy4.7%+4.1 pts
Death's DanceItemUsually1.0%vs Poppy4.4%+3.4 pts
Best Pyke Build vs Poppy
Against Poppy
Not enough matchup-specific build data: only 7 of 27 Pyke games against Poppy carried a complete build, which is too few to recommend an item path from. Use Pyke's standard build instead.
- Pyke usually completes Umbral Glaive first, at 13.8 min (median of 23 games).
- Poppy usually completes Dead Man's Plate first, at 15.1 min (median of 26 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 Pyke Runes vs Poppy
Usual Pyke runes (Support)
Hail of Blades
48.6% win rate · 1,442 games
Against Poppy
Hail of Blades70.0% win rate · 20 games
Plan your Pyke 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.
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Pyke matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.20. The table below shows Pyke'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 Pyke build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.
Other Pyke Matchups
Hardest for Pyke
Easiest for Pyke
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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Pyke vs Poppy FAQ - Patch 26.20
Who wins Pyke vs Poppy?
Current data slightly favors Pyke, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Pyke wins 60.0% of 45 games (95% range 45.5–73.0%).
What is Pyke's win rate against Poppy?
Pyke wins 60.0% of 45 Support games against Poppy on patch 26.20 (95% range 45.5–73.0%). Based on both champions' overall Support win rates, 50.6% would be expected.
Does Pyke counter Poppy?
Not clearly. Pyke wins 60.0% of 45 games against Poppy, and the 95% range (45.5–73.0%) includes 50%, so neither champion reliably counters the other on current data.
Who wins lane, Pyke or Poppy?
Pyke usually wins the lane: 271 gold ahead of Poppy at 15 minutes on average (45 games with a 15-minute snapshot).
Does Pyke outscale Poppy?
There are too few games of each length to tell yet.
When is Poppy strongest against Pyke?
On current data there is no stage of the game where Poppy is ahead of Pyke beyond the margin of error.
What should Pyke build against Poppy?
There are not enough games for a matchup-specific core, so use Pyke's usual Support core: Hubris, Axiom Arc, Umbral Glaive. The biggest change against Poppy: Youmuu's Ghostblade (49.6% usually, 75.6% here).
What runes should Pyke use against Poppy?
Hail of Blades with Domination and Resolve — 70.0% over 20 games against Poppy. The biggest change against Poppy: Magical Footwear (13.4% usually, under 2% here).