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Poppy vs Ryze

What is Poppy's win rate vs Ryze?

In Top, Poppy wins 46% against Ryze across 74 observed 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 236 gold.

Poppy at 15:00

Typical gap to Ryze, from 74 games that reached 15:00.

Does Poppy counter Ryze?

Too close to call. Poppy sits at 46% over 74 games, so neither pick counters the other here. The lane goes to whoever wins the spots below, like the gold lead at 10:00 or staying alive until 15:00, so play for those and let the pick argument go.

How to beat Ryze as Poppy

The median first death in this lane comes at 7:17; the level 6 spike lands around 5:38. Respect the all-in window until your spike is online.

What does Poppy build in Top?

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.

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