Smoldervs Poppy
Smolder vs Poppy is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.10. Smolder wins with a 60.0% win rate (+20.0%) over Poppy based on 5 games. Poppy wins the early laning phase while Smolder scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Smolder build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Smolder vs Poppy matchup.
Smolder Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Smolder 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.
Poppy(60.0%)Who Wins the Smolder vs Poppy Matchup?
Smolder vs Poppy Matchup Summary
The Smolder vs Poppy matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 5 recent matches analyzed, Smolder wins with a 60.0% win rate compared to Poppy's 40.0%, giving Smolder a 20.0 percentage point advantage. Game phase dynamics play a critical role here: Poppy controls the early laning stage, but Smolder outscales as the game goes longer. The matchup shifts dramatically depending on game length — Poppy needs to press advantages before Smolder reaches their power spikes, while Smolder should focus on safe farming and hitting key item breakpoints. The most significant statistical gap is in sustain, where Poppy leads by 1,296 HP/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Smolder players can confidently pick into Poppy and play aggressively from level 1. Look to establish lane dominance early through favorable trades and zone Poppy away from CS whenever possible. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.
Smolder vs Poppy Laning Phase Breakdown
Smolder is favored during the laning phase against Poppy, winning 3 out of 5 key stat categories. Smolder holds advantages in farming, damage and gold income, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.
Best Smolder Build Against Poppy
Immortal Path is the optimal boots choice against Poppy, providing the mobility and stats Smolder needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Smolder against Poppy are Essence Reaver, Spear of Shojin and Black Cleaver. This combination gives Smolder an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Smolder vs Poppy matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
Smolder0.0%Poppy100.0%Smolder75.0%Poppy25.0%Poppy dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 100.0% win rate — a 100.0 percentage point lead over Smolder. This lopsided early game means Poppy can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.
Smolder is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 75.0% win rate — 50.0 points above Poppy. Extended games heavily favor Smolder, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.
This matchup features a dramatic power shift: Poppy must aggressively press their early advantage and close out the game before Smolder reaches their scaling breakpoints. If Smolder 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 Smolder Runes Against Poppy
Sorcery
Inspiration
Running Sorcery primary with Inspiration secondary allows Smolder to press their advantage against Poppy, amplifying the strengths that make this a favorable matchup.
Smolder matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.10. The table below shows Smolder'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 Smolder 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 54.09% | 2,198 | 6.8 | 946 | 13,130 | 53.5% | 54.5% | |
| 53.57% | 1,919 | 6.9 | 976 | 13,679 | 47.6% | 57.5% | |
| 53.00% | 1,664 | 6.7 | 961 | 13,356 | 50.7% | 54.5% | |
| 57.02% | 1,582 | 6.9 | 964 | 13,490 | 53.4% | 59.5% | |
| 53.23% | 1,580 | 7.0 | 985 | 13,431 | 51.8% | 54.3% | |
| 57.25% | 1,083 | 7.0 | 1,029 | 13,793 | 54.6% | 58.9% | |
| 56.69% | 822 | 7.0 | 1,021 | 14,077 | 53.8% | 58.5% | |
| 57.32% | 806 | 6.9 | 1,035 | 13,964 | 57.1% | 57.5% | |
| 51.00% | 749 | 6.7 | 888 | 13,145 | 52.2% | 50.1% | |
| 51.23% | 609 | 6.7 | 983 | 13,441 | 49.3% | 52.8% | |
| 54.81% | 551 | 6.7 | 947 | 13,431 | 54.6% | 55.0% | |
| 55.60% | 545 | 6.9 | 971 | 13,457 | 48.2% | 60.7% | |
| 54.34% | 519 | 6.8 | 964 | 13,171 | 55.1% | 53.7% | |
| 52.32% | 474 | 6.9 | 1,012 | 13,472 | 54.4% | 50.9% | |
| 54.96% | 464 | 6.9 | 980 | 13,437 | 54.2% | 55.6% | |
| 45.38% | 390 | 6.9 | 1,012 | 13,698 | 41.7% | 47.4% | |
| 53.17% | 363 | 6.8 | 911 | 12,984 | 45.1% | 59.0% | |
| 52.62% | 345 | 7.2 | 1,017 | 13,840 | 47.0% | 56.2% | |
| 55.39% | 343 | 7.1 | 990 | 13,842 | 60.0% | 52.4% | |
| 55.21% | 317 | 7.0 | 980 | 13,582 | 53.9% | 56.0% | |
| 59.11% | 269 | 6.9 | 1,016 | 13,388 | 56.1% | 61.1% | |
| 51.81% | 249 | 6.9 | 921 | 13,401 | 47.4% | 54.6% | |
| 49.35% | 231 | 6.9 | 1,023 | 13,838 | 39.0% | 57.3% | |
| 52.83% | 212 | 7.3 | 1,030 | 13,969 | 47.1% | 56.7% | |
| 49.75% | 197 | 7.0 | 930 | 13,700 | 49.3% | 50.0% | |
| 57.92% | 183 | 7.1 | 969 | 13,184 | 49.4% | 64.7% | |
| 49.33% | 150 | 6.6 | 867 | 13,048 | 48.3% | 50.0% | |
| 59.86% | 147 | 7.5 | 1,022 | 13,823 | 57.4% | 61.3% | |
| 55.15% | 136 | 6.8 | 1,057 | 13,962 | 37.3% | 65.9% | |
| 47.06% | 136 | 7.1 | 1,033 | 13,613 | 53.3% | 42.1% | |
| 54.26% | 129 | 7.0 | 891 | 13,107 | 45.6% | 59.0% | |
| 53.72% | 121 | 6.9 | 917 | 13,674 | 44.4% | 59.2% | |
| 61.54% | 117 | 6.9 | 1,027 | 14,306 | 61.4% | 61.6% | |
| 50.91% | 110 | 6.7 | 878 | 12,953 | 47.7% | 53.0% | |
| 54.64% | 97 | 7.2 | 1,077 | 13,926 | 64.7% | 49.2% | |
| 52.33% | 86 | 6.8 | 984 | 13,249 | 48.6% | 54.9% | |
| 47.44% | 78 | 6.5 | 1,234 | 13,120 | 40.5% | 53.7% | |
| 35.06% | 77 | 6.9 | 834 | 12,393 | 25.0% | 40.8% | |
| 64.79% | 71 | 6.9 | 842 | 12,931 | 62.9% | 66.7% | |
| 48.57% | 70 | 7.1 | 1,115 | 15,483 | 52.0% | 46.7% | |
| 57.97% | 69 | 7.2 | 1,132 | 13,205 | 55.2% | 60.0% | |
| 38.60% | 57 | 6.7 | 981 | 11,229 | 31.8% | 42.9% | |
| 42.86% | 56 | 7.4 | 1,036 | 13,283 | 40.0% | 45.2% | |
| 51.92% | 52 | 7.0 | 1,010 | 12,994 | 47.6% | 54.8% | |
| 46.67% | 45 | 6.6 | 888 | 13,543 | 35.7% | 51.6% | |
| 34.09% | 44 | 7.0 | 1,009 | 12,610 | 41.2% | 29.6% | |
| 57.50% | 40 | 7.3 | 1,050 | 13,329 | 50.0% | 62.5% | |
| 58.97% | 39 | 6.8 | 1,463 | 15,532 | 40.0% | 65.5% | |
| 55.26% | 38 | 7.5 | 1,112 | 15,395 | 80.0% | 46.4% | |
| 59.46% | 37 | 6.6 | 867 | 12,063 | 38.5% | 70.8% | |
| 24.32% | 37 | 7.2 | 815 | 12,623 | 26.7% | 22.7% | |
| 43.24% | 37 | 6.6 | 1,061 | 12,375 | 31.6% | 55.6% | |
| 54.29% | 35 | 6.7 | 1,051 | 13,479 | 42.9% | 61.9% | |
| 50.00% | 34 | 7.2 | 856 | 11,433 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 47.06% | 34 | 6.8 | 872 | 11,908 | 46.1% | 47.6% | |
| 42.42% | 33 | 6.7 | 981 | 13,476 | 46.1% | 40.0% | |
| 45.16% | 31 | 6.7 | 920 | 11,921 | 56.3% | 33.3% | |
| 60.00% | 30 | 7.3 | 1,109 | 12,979 | 54.5% | 63.2% | |
| 58.62% | 29 | 6.9 | 784 | 10,180 | 52.9% | 66.7% | |
| 59.26% | 27 | 7.1 | 886 | 12,618 | 45.5% | 68.8% | |
| 50.00% | 26 | 6.8 | 937 | 10,322 | 40.0% | 63.6% | |
| 57.69% | 26 | 6.7 | 1,170 | 14,385 | 57.1% | 57.9% | |
| 53.85% | 26 | 7.2 | 920 | 11,713 | 50.0% | 57.1% | |
| 52.00% | 25 | 7.2 | 1,151 | 13,799 | 75.0% | 41.2% | |
| 58.33% | 24 | 7.5 | 1,087 | 13,373 | 45.5% | 69.2% | |
| 54.17% | 24 | 7.3 | 994 | 14,695 | 71.4% | 47.1% | |
| 52.17% | 23 | 5.9 | 1,103 | 12,850 | 50.0% | 53.3% | |
| 59.09% | 22 | 6.9 | 970 | 11,669 | 40.0% | 75.0% | |
| 57.14% | 21 | 7.3 | 908 | 11,856 | 55.6% | 58.3% | |
| 57.14% | 21 | 7.5 | 1,061 | 14,189 | 40.0% | 72.7% | |
| 47.62% | 21 | 7.2 | 919 | 12,675 | 54.5% | 40.0% | |
| 52.38% | 21 | 6.8 | 905 | 11,508 | 44.4% | 58.3% | |
| 61.90% | 21 | 7.3 | 1,521 | 12,256 | 70.0% | 54.5% | |
| 61.90% | 21 | 6.7 | 1,001 | 12,537 | 80.0% | 45.5% | |
| 66.67% | 21 | 7.7 | 1,129 | 14,768 | 71.4% | 64.3% | |
| 47.37% | 19 | 6.3 | 976 | 12,852 | 28.6% | 58.3% | |
| 36.84% | 19 | 7.2 | 1,084 | 13,652 | 50.0% | 30.8% | |
| 42.11% | 19 | 7.2 | 1,016 | 13,279 | 60.0% | 35.7% | |
| 66.67% | 18 | 7.5 | 876 | 12,767 | 62.5% | 70.0% | |
| 29.41% | 17 | 7.0 | 1,034 | 13,408 | 16.7% | 36.4% | |
| 41.18% | 17 | 6.6 | 806 | 12,250 | 42.9% | 40.0% | |
| 47.06% | 17 | 7.6 | 1,065 | 13,180 | 33.3% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 16 | 6.7 | 943 | 12,039 | 42.9% | 55.6% | |
| 50.00% | 16 | 6.7 | 938 | 11,929 | 16.7% | 70.0% | |
| 43.75% | 16 | 7.0 | 928 | 11,562 | 37.5% | 50.0% | |
| 31.25% | 16 | 7.1 | 1,059 | 10,760 | 42.9% | 22.2% | |
| 43.75% | 16 | 7.1 | 1,281 | 12,385 | 33.3% | 50.0% | |
| 56.25% | 16 | 6.9 | 896 | 10,823 | 60.0% | 50.0% | |
| 53.33% | 15 | 6.5 | 1,066 | 12,416 | 42.9% | 62.5% | |
| 33.33% | 15 | 7.2 | 938 | 13,073 | 20.0% | 40.0% | |
| 46.67% | 15 | 7.4 | 833 | 10,256 | 14.3% | 75.0% | |
| 50.00% | 14 | 6.5 | 1,143 | 14,906 | 60.0% | 44.4% | |
| 71.43% | 14 | 6.2 | 1,154 | 12,158 | 20.0% | 100.0% | |
| 57.14% | 14 | 6.8 | 1,232 | 13,763 | 80.0% | 44.4% | |
| 46.15% | 13 | 6.3 | 816 | 13,114 | 50.0% | 45.5% | |
| 61.54% | 13 | 7.8 | 962 | 15,017 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 38.46% | 13 | 6.8 | 1,018 | 11,464 | 37.5% | 40.0% | |
| 41.67% | 12 | 7.0 | 895 | 12,479 | 25.0% | 50.0% | |
| 45.45% | 11 | 7.1 | 1,050 | 12,484 | 40.0% | 50.0% | |
| 40.00% | 10 | 6.3 | 931 | 11,934 | 33.3% | 42.9% | |
| 40.00% | 10 | 6.2 | 880 | 12,526 | 40.0% | 40.0% | |
| 50.00% | 10 | 7.7 | 1,021 | 11,189 | 60.0% | 40.0% | |
| 50.00% | 10 | 7.0 | 889 | 12,233 | 25.0% | 66.7% | |
| 44.44% | 9 | 6.9 | 849 | 12,612 | 66.7% | 33.3% | |
| 55.56% | 9 | 7.0 | 1,069 | 13,184 | 50.0% | 57.1% | |
| 66.67% | 9 | 7.2 | 1,366 | 14,299 | 66.7% | 66.7% | |
| 75.00% | 8 | 7.4 | 746 | 11,087 | 83.3% | 50.0% | |
| 62.50% | 8 | 6.5 | 785 | 10,816 | 100.0% | 25.0% | |
| 12.50% | 8 | 5.7 | 964 | 12,711 | 25.0% | 0.0% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 6.8 | 793 | 11,585 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 62.50% | 8 | 6.0 | 983 | 12,770 | 66.7% | 60.0% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 7.9 | 738 | 13,300 | 0.0% | 66.7% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 6.8 | 830 | 11,860 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 71.43% | 7 | 7.2 | 976 | 16,322 | 100.0% | 66.7% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 6.8 | 1,083 | 15,852 | 50.0% | 40.0% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 7.6 | 1,273 | 15,117 | 33.3% | 50.0% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 6.9 | 1,050 | 15,107 | 50.0% | 60.0% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 7.6 | 1,028 | 11,186 | 25.0% | 100.0% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 6.7 | 1,024 | 12,250 | 33.3% | 75.0% | |
| 83.33% | 6 | 5.5 | 796 | 10,610 | 50.0% | 100.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 6.9 | 936 | 11,294 | 66.7% | 33.3% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 6.5 | 756 | 12,986 | 100.0% | 40.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 5.8 | 842 | 12,806 | 50.0% | 25.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 5.8 | 779 | 10,061 | 33.3% | 66.7% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 5.7 | 977 | 9,294 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 6.6 | 1,235 | 12,146 | 0.0% | 75.0% | |
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Smolder vs Poppy - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Smolder do against Poppy in League of Legends?
Smolder wins the Smolder vs Poppy matchup with a 60.0% win rate compared to Poppy's 40.0%, a 20.0 percentage point difference. This data is based on 5 recent ranked games in patch 26.10.
How does Smolder do against Poppy in the early game?
In the early game, Poppy has the advantage against Smolder with a 100.0% win rate versus 0.0%. Poppy players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.
How does Smolder do against Poppy in the late game?
In the late game, Smolder takes over the Smolder vs Poppy matchup with a 75.0% win rate compared to 25.0%. Smolder scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Smolder vs Poppy matchup?
Smolder wins the matchup against Poppy with a 60.0% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.10. The 20.0 percentage point advantage means Smolder is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 5 games analyzed.
What is the best Smolder build against Poppy?
The best Smolder build against Poppy includes Essence Reaver, Spear of Shojin, Black Cleaver with Immortal Path. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.
What are the best Smolder runes against Poppy?
The best Smolder runes against Poppy use the Sorcery primary tree with Inspiration secondary. This rune setup achieves a 100.0% win rate in the Smolder vs Poppy matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Smolder counter Poppy?
Yes, Smolder has a favorable matchup against Poppy with a 60.0% win rate. Smolder strongly counters Poppy in lane based on current patch 26.10 data.
How do I play Smolder against Poppy?
When playing Smolder against Poppy, leverage your statistical advantages by trading aggressively during favorable windows. Play safe early and scale into your power spikes where you outperform Poppy. Build the recommended items and runes for this specific matchup for the best results.