Anti-entry tank build: Poppy does not win only because she tanks, but because she makes certain enemy paths absurd before the real engage even starts. The build must therefore reinforce her ability to shut access down, punish near walls, and stay present enough to replay control a second time.
Three builds, one right answer per draft. The advisor reads the five enemies (and your allies) and names who triggers what — the same rule as the Draft MVP sheet and Ask Nexus.
Best Poppy build (Baron Lane): Sunfire Aegis › Thornmail › Hollow Radiance › Heartsteel › Kaenic Rookern, boots Plated Steelcaps, keystone Grasp of the Undying. Three variants and when to pick each are below.
Standard build maximizing damage output. Use on neutral matchups or when ahead.
14,000 total cost
Nothing dominates on the other side: the standard build maximizes your damage.
Open this draft in the tool →Resistance build geared against physical damage (AD) compositions.
14,200 total cost +200g
Physical-damage enemy team: Darius, Lee Sin, Lucian.
Open this draft in the tool →Resistance build geared against magic damage (AP) compositions.
14,450 total cost +450g
Scores out of 10: where this champion sits against the whole roster, phase by phase. The strip shows its own power ramp level by level — it does not compare across champions.
Your hardest matchups in this role, and the item from your situational list that answers each one.
Dr. Mundo
Mantle of the Twelfth Hour
Physical damage
Heimerdinger
Gargoyle Stoneplate
Magic damage
Olaf
Mantle of the Twelfth Hour
Physical damage
Darius
Mantle of the Twelfth Hour
Physical damage
Best Poppy build (Jungle): Sunfire Aegis › Thornmail › Heartsteel › Kaenic Rookern › Dawnshroud, boots Plated Steelcaps, keystone Grasp of the Undying. Three variants and when to pick each are below.
Standard build maximizing damage output. Use on neutral matchups or when ahead.
13,900 total costNothing dominates on the other side: the standard build maximizes your damage.
Open this draft in the tool →Resistance build geared against physical damage (AD) compositions.
14,200 total cost +300gPhysical-damage enemy team: Darius, Lee Sin, Lucian.
Open this draft in the tool →Resistance build geared against magic damage (AP) compositions.
14,450 total cost +550g
Scores out of 10: where this champion sits against the whole roster, phase by phase. The strip shows its own power ramp level by level — it does not compare across champions.
Your hardest matchups in this role, and the item from your situational list that answers each one.
Dr. Mundo
Mantle of the Twelfth Hour
Physical damage
Shyvana
Mantle of the Twelfth Hour
Physical damage
Mordekaiser
Mantle of the Twelfth Hour
Physical damage
Olaf
Mantle of the Twelfth Hour
Physical damage
Best Poppy build (Support): Bulwark of the Mountain › Yordle Trap › Zeke's Convergence › Locket of the Iron Solari › Knight's Vow, boots Plated Steelcaps, keystone Grasp of the Undying. Three variants and when to pick each are below.
Standard build maximizing damage output. Use on neutral matchups or when ahead.
11,000 total costNothing dominates on the other side: the standard build maximizes your damage.
Open this draft in the tool →Protection build, prioritizes peel tools for your carry.
11,150 total cost +150gDefensive build against enemy dives/engages.
11,300 total cost +300gScores out of 10: where this champion sits against the whole roster, phase by phase. The strip shows its own power ramp level by level — it does not compare across champions.
Your hardest matchups in this role, and the item from your situational list that answers each one.
Morgana
Thornmail
Recurring healing
Lulu
Gargoyle Stoneplate
Magic damage
Lux
Gargoyle Stoneplate
Magic damage
Senna
Thornmail
Recurring healing
Same advisor in the Draft (the MVP sheet applies it to your real draft) and in Ask Nexus, which explains the choice. On counters pages: the variant to take against each counter-pick.
Foundational item core, without recent situational additions — kept as a base for understanding the kit. For the up-to-date build, see the section above.
Poppy wins fights by controlling tempo and denying enemy execution. The build maximizes her ability to survive initial impact and disrupt key targets.
Ruby Crystal
HP stacking in melee, Poppy is a tank engage with E wall
Passive damage, Poppy sticks to every target with E stun
Renvoi damage + anti-heal, Poppy tanke in première ligne
Plated Steelcaps
Mercurys Treads
trades courts with Q Hammer Shock activate Grasp to booster his HP progressively.
Lane sustain recover between each trade with his shield passive Valiant Fighter.
Accumulated HP to be a frontline indestructible in teamfights.
Takes advantage of durability to split-push effectively and destroy structures.
Spamming Q on clears and poke drains mana — the stacked pool keeps E-Q ready for every pick.
Amaranth's Twinguard
Randuin's Omen
Plated Steelcaps
Mercury's Treads
Plated Steelcaps
Mercury's Treads
Overgrowth
Perseverance
