Poppy Top, patch 16.11. Below you'll find Poppy's build, runes, toughest counters, strongest duos, and win conditions, every number measured from current-patch Emerald+ ranked games.
Poppy is an engage tank in the top, and on patch 16.11 they grade out as a solid mid-tier pick — a 52.4% win rate, 1.2% pick rate, 14,416 ranked games sampled. On the power curve, Poppy holds a fairly even power curve, staying relevant at every stage rather than relying on a single timing.
How Poppy wins: peeling and disengaging to grind out the extended fight, and grouped 5-v-5 teamfights, where Poppy tips the fight. The kit grades 8/10 disengage, 7/10 teamfighting. Play around where Poppy is thin, siege and mobility (3/10, 2/10), and the enemy loses their angle.
The most-played core build is Sundered Sky, Winter's Approach, Thornmail, which holds a 56.7% win rate across 630 games this patch. Set the enemy team at the top of the page to see how the path shifts against that comp.
The matchup to respect is Olaf, where Poppy sits at just 43.0%, the lane swings the other way into Sylas (59.9%), and on the team side, Poppy gains the most from a Ivern (+12.0% pair win rate).
The build Poppy Top players run most on patch 16.11, shown with its live win rate. Choose the enemy team up top to tailor it to the comp you are facing.
Poppy Top's worst matchups on patch 16.11, ranked by how often they win the lane. Ban these to smooth the game out.
The teammates that make Poppy Top stronger this patch, measured by how much the pair's win rate beats Poppy going solo.
Poppy is also played in these other roles this patch.
Drafting a whole team? The Team Builder coaches all 10 picks at once. Want Poppy's current standing? Open the Tier List.