Poppy Top Build

Poppy Champion Guide

Role: Tank

Lane: Toplane

The best build for Poppy Top includes Sundered Sky, Plated Steelcaps, Winter's Approach, Unending Despair, and Spirit Visage. The most effective rune setup consists of Grasp of the Undying, Shield Bash, Bone Plating, and Revitalize in the primary tree, along with Manaflow Band and Scorch in the secondary tree.

Poppy Champion Abilities

Iron Ambassador

Every 13 (10 at level 7 and 7 at level 13) seconds, Poppy's next attack throws her buckler, gaining 350 range and dealing an additional 20 - 180 (depending on level) magic damage. The buckler ricochets off the target, landing nearby. Poppy can pick it up to gain 11-20% shield (based on level), and enemies can step on it to destroy it.

The buckler automatically returns to Poppy if it kills the target. P

Hammer Shock

Poppy smashes the ground, dealing 30 / 55 / 80 / 105 / 130 (+1.0 per bonus attack damage) plus 9% max health as physical damage and making the ground unstable. The unstable area slows enemies by 20 / 25 / 30 / 35 / 40% and erupts after 1 second, dealing the same amount of damage again. Q

Steadfast Presence

Passive: Poppy gains 12% armor and magic resist. This bonus is doubled if Poppy is below 40% health.

Active: Poppy gains 40% movement speed and projects a field around her for 2 seconds that stops enemy dashes. Enemies who are stopped by the field are grounded and slowed by 25% for 2 seconds and take 70 / 110 / 150 / 190 / 230 (+70% of ability power) magic damage. W

Heroic Charge

Poppy tackles an enemy, dealing 40 / 60 / 80 / 100 / 120 (+60% bonus AD) physical damage and carrying them forward. If Poppy tackles them into terrain, the enemy is stunned for 1.6 / 1.7 / 1.8 / 1.9 / 2 seconds and take an additional 40 / 60 / 80 / 100 / 120 (+60% bonus AD) physical damage. E

Keeper's Verdict

Begin Casting: Poppy begins charging her hammer for up to 4 seconds, slowing herself by 15%.

Release: Poppy smashes the ground, creating a shockwave that deals 200 / 300 / 400 (+0.9 per bonus attack damage) physical damage to the first champion hit and surrounding enemies, knocks them back towards their Nexus, and makes them untargetable while they fly. The range and knock back distance increase with charge duration. An uncharged swing deals 100 / 150 / 200 (+0.45 per bonus attack damage) physical damage and knocks up for 0.75 seconds. R

Poppy Summoner Spells

Flash

Flash is a location-targeted summoner spell that causes your champion to blink to the location in range of your cursor.

Ignite

Ignite is a unit-targeted summoner spell that burns an enemy champion for a few seconds, dealing periodic true damage, applying healing reduction, and revealing the target over the duration.

Poppy Runes

Poppy Items

Poppy Ability Order

Poppy Matchups Overview

Strong against

Cassiopeia

Yasuo

Zac

Trundle

Wukong

Tryndamere

Weak against

Aurora

Warwick

Gangplank

Karma

Sett

Darius

Poppy Tips and Tricks

Pick up your Passive shield whenever it’s nearby, and then look to engage on the enemy while you have it to improve your chances of winning the trade. In team fights, use your Ultimate to knock away key targets, forcing them out of position. Once you’ve disrupted the enemy’s frontline or backline, collapse on the remaining enemies for an advantage. Keep a constant eye on the enemy laner’s positioning—if they’re near a wall, you could look to play aggressively and go for a trade.

The Best Poppy Builds, Runes and Items for Top

For Summoner Spells, Flash and Teleport are ideal, offering mobility and map presence. In terms of runes, Grasp of the Undying is the recommended keystone for additional sustain in trades, while Shield Bash provides extra damage after using your shield. Bone Plating helps reduce incoming damage, and Revitalize boosts the effectiveness of your healing. For the secondary tree, Manaflow Band offers more mana sustain, and Scorch provides extra poke in the early game.

For rune shards, Adaptive Force and Health Scaling are useful for dealing damage and surviving in lane, though you can adjust based on your matchup.

Regarding items, Sundered Sky should be your first core item, followed by Plated Steelcaps for durability. Winter's Approach provides mana sustain and scaling damage. Finish the build with Unending Despair, Spirit Visage for healing synergy, and Hollow Radiance for tankiness. For the skill order, you should focus on maxing Q first, followed by E, and then W.

Situational Poppy Runes and Items

When building for specific matchups or in response to the game state, you might need to adapt your items or runes. For instance, when you’re facing magic damage champions, swapping to Magic Resist in your rune shards or itemizing with Spirit Visage can help. Keep an eye on the needs of your team and enemy composition to tailor your build accordingly.