By GamGem ResearchLast updated 18 Oct 2026
Keeper of the Hammer
Patch 26.20 · Stats from the 26.18 Master+ sample (3,078 games).
Poppy, Keeper of the Hammer, stuns anyone Heroic Charge pushes into a wall, and Steadfast Presence stops enemy dashes around her. Most of her counted Master+ games were support games and the rest Top, on Aftershock or Grasp of the Undying, and Locket of the Iron Solari leads her best-winning path. Thresh, Pantheon and Pyke were the supports who beat her most often.
TankFighter
Patch 26.18 · Support · Ranked Solo/Duo · Master+ · EUW · KR · NA · 3,078 games · Preview sample
3,078
Games
High
Confidence
Win rate by lane
43.5%Win Rate
Flash
Heal66.7%Win Rate
FlashHeal
This exact page: taken in 15.3% of games·48.1% win rate over 472 games.
After immobilizing an enemy champion gain defenses and later deal a burst of magic damage around you.
Impairing the movement of an enemy champion heals nearby allied champions.
After taking damage from an enemy champion, the next 3 spells or attacks you receive from them deal 30-60 (based on level) less damage. Duration: 1.5s Cooldown: 55s
Gain Armor and Magic Resist when receiving crowd control.
+18 Summoner Spell Haste+10 Item Haste
While Flash is on cooldown it is replaced by Hexflash. Hexflash: Channel, then blink to a new location.
Grasp of the Undying24.4% taken · 52.5% win752 games
Hail of Blades18.6% taken · 49.9% win571 games
Unsealed Spellbook7.4% taken · 48.7% win228 gamesResolve + Inspiration38.1% taken · 50.9% win1,174 games
Domination + Inspiration17.4% taken · 51.2% win535 games
Resolve + Precision12.9% taken · 57.2% win397 gamesWhich ability to max first, and the level each point goes in — Poppy's most common path.
QPoppy swings her hammer, dealing damage and creating a zone that will slow enemies and explode after a delay.
Cooldown 8/7/6/5/4s · 35/40/45/50/55 Mana
WPoppy passively gains Armor and Magic Resist.
Cooldown 20/18/16/14/12s · 50 Mana
EPoppy dashes to the target and pushes it back.
Cooldown 14/13/12/11/10s · 70 Mana
RPoppy channels a hammer strike that knocks enemies very far away.
Cooldown 140/120/100s · 100 ManaMax Q first, then E, then W. Take R whenever available (6 / 11 / 16).
| Ability | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QHammer Shock | Q | Q | Q | Q | Q | |||||||||||||
| WSteadfast Presence | W | W | W | W | W | |||||||||||||
| EHeroic Charge | E | E | E | E | E | |||||||||||||
| RKeeper's Verdict | R | R | R |
How Poppy performs against enemy support laners
Recommended items by enemy team composition
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Build percentage damage — flat penetration falls off against the stats it stacks
Avoid extended fights — its sustain grows with every trade it survives
Punish the cooldown — Poppy is exposed while its rotation is down
Ward the flank — vision is what turns its best opening into a worse one
Respect the spike — Riot rates the kit 6/10, so a practised player gets more out of it than the average
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Poppy throws her buckler that bounces off the target. Poppy can pick it up to gain a temporary shield.
Passive — never cast
QHammer Shock
Poppy swings her hammer, dealing damage and creating a zone that will slow enemies and explode after a delay.
Cost 35/40/45/50/55 ManaCooldown 8/7/6/5/4sRange 430
WSteadfast Presence
Poppy passively gains Armor and Magic Resist. This bonus increases when she is low on Health. Poppy can activate Steadfast Presence to gain Move Speed and stop enemy dashes around her. If a dash is stopped, the enemy is slowed and grounded.
Cost 50 ManaCooldown 20/18/16/14/12sRange 400
EHeroic Charge
Poppy dashes to the target and pushes it back. If the target is pushed into a wall, it is stunned.
Cost 70 ManaCooldown 14/13/12/11/10sRange 475
RKeeper's Verdict
Poppy channels a hammer strike that knocks enemies very far away.
Cost 100 ManaCooldown 140/120/100sRange 500
Riot's notes from patch 25.S1.1 to 26.20 change Poppy in 6 patches. The latest is patch 26.19, published 2026-09-22.
QHammer Shock
Poppy's flex potential and jungle presence has been a bit problematic, suppressing many champions across the board as a strong counterpick. For this change, we're targeting her flexibility by reverting a previous buff to jungle clear.
Base Stats
QHammer Shock
WSteadfast Presence
Poppy is meant to be a tank whose gameplay has leaned too far into early game snowball fighter, to the point she's choosing Hail of Blades and Sundered Sky over more tank runes and items. We're looking to shift power out of her early game AD fighter pattern and enable her tank pattern by significantly increasing her scaling with durability and giving her enough mana growth that sustained combat doesn't immediately run her out of resources.
QHammer Shock
Jungle class diversity has been dominated almost exclusively by fighters for a while now, and we think Poppy is a good pick for a tankier counter option into many of the fighter junglers at the top of the meta. This buff is aimed at her jungle clear and gank windows while minimizing top and support impact.
QHammer Shock
RKeeper’s Verdict
Poppy finally has a relatively equivalent win rate spread across her roles, but is overall a little too strong in all three. She’s also near the top jungle spot in pro play and we’d like to create more room for other junglers to get play.
QHammer Shock
Poppy's received a lot of changes recently and while her top and support are both in acceptable states, her ability to jungle has suffered. This patch we're looking to give her some specific jungle power without affecting her other roles much.
Base Stats
PIron Ambassador
EHeroic Charge
Poppy lost quite a bit in top lane off of the recent tank item nerfs, her jungle is a bit weak, and her support is still quite strong overall. We're looking to deliver another adjustment aimed at making her stronger in top and jungle while bringing down her support power. We're doing this by lowering some of her low-investment burst damage and making her more level reliant.
Riot's data lists 14 looks for Poppy with their own art, the base skin included and 37 chroma variants.
Best ARAM build
This champion’s win rate on each patch the preview sample spans, over its own games there. What actually changed each patch is in Riot’s own notes.
| Stat | Poppy | Rank | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base health | 610 | =98th | 620 |
| Health per level | 110 | =25th | 104 |
| Base armor | 35 | =31st | 30 |
| Armor per level | 5 | =18th | 4.6 |
| Base magic resist | 32 | =32nd | 32 |
| Magic resist per level | 2.05 | =4th | 1.55 |
| Base attack damage | 56 | =113th | 59 |
| Base attack speed | 0.658 | =54th | 0.656 |
| Attack speed per level | 2.5% | =75th | 2.5% |
| Move speed | 345 | =9th | 335 |
| Attack range | 125 | =129th | 175 |
| Stat | Level 1 | Per level | Level 18 | Rank at 18 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health | 610 | +110 | 2480 | 43rd of 173 |
| Mana | 300 | +45 | 1065 | =71st of 145 |
| Armor | 35 | +5 | 120 | =19th of 173 |
| Magic resist | 32 | +2.05 | 66.85 | =5th of 173 |
Riot Data Dragon 16.20.1. Growth curve: League of Legends Wiki — Champion statistic.
Poppy, Keeper of the Hammer, is a Tank and Fighter champion in League of Legends. Riot rates the kit 6/10 for difficulty, 6/10 for attack, 7/10 for defense and 2/10 for magic. Poppy spends Mana and has 14 skins with their own art.
Runeterra has no shortage of valiant champions, but few are as tenacious as Poppy. Bearing the legendary hammer of Orlon, a weapon twice her size, this determined yordle has spent untold years searching in secret for the fabled “Hero of Demacia,” said to be its rightful wielder. Until then, she dutifully charges into battle, pushing back the kingdom's enemies with every whirling strike.
Published by League of Legends on YouTube, 7 December 2015.
10 years old. League of Legends has been patched since, so watch it for how the kit plays, not for numbers — the rest of this page is written for the current patch.
It plays in YouTube’s own player once you press play. Nothing is downloaded or re-hosted here, and nothing loads from YouTube until then.
