MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Poppy vs Darius
How often does Poppy beat Darius in Top?
Poppy into Darius in Top: 51% observed win rate across 445 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 Poppy behind by 848 gold.
Poppy at 15:00
- Gold: -848
- CS: -21
- XP: -479
Typical gap to Darius, from 442 games that reached 15:00.
Does Poppy counter Darius?
No counter here: Poppy sits at 51% over 445 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 Darius: the Poppy game plan
A gold lead at 10:00 puts Poppy at 62% across 126 games. Flip the lead and Poppy falls to 47% across 319.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 62% | 126 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 47% | 319 |
| First blood | 60% | 180 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 62% | 109 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 60% | 87 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 57% | 70 |
| 0 deaths at 15:00 | 50% | 42 |
Someone usually dies here around 4:41 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 5:45. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Poppy's Top build, with receipts
Into Darius specifically, Poppy finishes Sundered Sky first most often: 56.6% over 99 games of this matchup.
The most-finished Poppy core is Sundered Sky, Winter's Approach, Thornmail: 59.5% across 380 games when all three got done. All matchups, patches 26.1-26.12.
Most games start Doran's Shield + Health Potion; the first finished item is usually Sundered Sky (4,500 games).
Skill plan: Poppy players max Q first and take Q at level 1.