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Malphite vs Poppy

How often does Malphite beat Poppy in Jungle?

Malphite into Poppy in Jungle: 55% observed win rate across 47 ranked games.

Global ranked sample: games from every region and every rank pooled together, not one server's stats. Data runs through patch 26.12; curves updated 2026-08-07.

By 15 minutes the median game has Malphite behind by 10 gold.

Malphite at 15:00

Typical gap to Poppy, from 46 games that reached 15:00.

Does Malphite counter Poppy?

No counter here: Malphite sits at 55% over 47 games. The swing lives in the spots below, so play the side you know better and chase the row that moves the number the most in this lane, then hold that lead through the first back.

Beating Poppy: the Malphite game plan

Someone usually dies here around 6:45 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 7:01. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.

Malphite's Jungle build, with receipts

The most-finished Malphite core is Sunfire Aegis, Thornmail, Kaenic Rookern: 50.7% across 822 games when all three got done. All matchups, patches 26.1-26.12.

Most games start Gustwalker Hatchling + Health Potion; the first finished item is usually Sunfire Aegis (5,230 games).

Skill plan: Malphite players max W first and take W at level 1.

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