How to win lane as Poppy against Nami · 53.13% win rate over 1,709 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Nami | Nami's E empower and Q bubble threat out-poke you at level 1. |
| Level 2 | Nami | At level 2 her empowered-auto slows out-trade your step-ups. |
| Level 3 | Nami | Level 3 W Ebb and Flow sustain wins the poke war. |
| Levels 4-5 | Nami | Through 4-5 her Q stun and heals keep you off the wave. |
| Level 6 | Nami | At 6 your charged R knocks her off the ADC and flips the fight. |
| First item | Poppy | With first item you can eat a missed Q and E her into a wall. |
| Two+ items | Nami | Scaling, her R Tidal Wave and team empower out-value your single engage. |
Nami wins levels 1-2: E Tidecaller's Blessing makes her ADC's autos slow and sting, and the constant Q Aqua Prison threat keeps you from closing E range safely.
The full Poppy vs Nami report continues with the mid-game plan, the late-game and teamfight plan, every power spike to play around, and the win conditions for both sides — plus cooldown tracking and the live enemy-jungle tracker inside the app.
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