Poppy

Arena changes

• Q: Damage health ratio changed to 8% of target's maximum health.
• W: Increased resistances changed to 8%.
• W: Increased resistances while below 40% maximum health changed to 16%.
• W: Cooldown changed to 26 to 16 seconds.
• E: Cooldown changed to 21 to 15 seconds.²

Target Maximum Health Ratio changed to 9% in patch 26.16 (was 8%)³

Increased Resistances changed to 12%-24% in patch 26.16 (was 8%-16%)³

Cooldown changed to 20-12 in patch 26.16 (was 26-16)³

• Mirage is recommended for a Poppy build with Reverb and Moonflair because its cooldown reduction helps with Heroic Charge’s long base cooldown in Arena.⁴
• Choosing Poppy when there is no specific prismatic item in mind lets the build use the items offered and adjust around them.⁵
• Poppy can help start a build early.⁶
• A second prismatic can help fix a build when the augments are poor or the champion scales poorly, instead of losing before reaching a third prismatic.⁷

• Poppy can be a choice for early power spikes and item-reliant champions.⁸
• When facing a champion that could benefit from Reverb and Mystic Punch, staying clear of Poppy and Ornn Guest of Honor picks can reduce that champion’s chances of getting the combination.⁹
• Poppy Guest of Honor gives one prismatic item, one anvil, and one augment.¹⁰¹¹
• Poppy's Guest of Honor is Rightful Wielder.¹²
• Poppy Guest of Honor can give two prismatic items while still allowing a player to obtain Shardblade.¹³¹⁴
• To obtain Shardholder or Shardblade, a player cannot buy items or boots or obtain items through quests. The free prismatic item on round 2 and another prismatic item from Poppy Guest of Honor are allowed.¹⁵
• Poppy accelerates games and is a gamble: she helps some champions more than others and makes everyone stronger earlier, which is not always beneficial.¹⁶

Earlier formats

• Poppy was included among tanks that could repeatedly crowd-control opponents and withstand most of their combo damage.¹⁷ 8x2 duos