Poppy vs Nami — Support Matchup Guide

How to win lane as Poppy against Nami · 53.13% win rate over 1,709 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27

Verdict: Winnable despite the lane — Nami owns 6 of the 7 game windows to Poppy's 1, yet the win rate favours Poppy: survive their windows and the game is yours. Poppy wins 53.13% of games vs Nami in support (1,709 Emerald+ games analysed).

Favour timeline — who owns each window

StageFavouredWhy
Level 1NamiNami's E empower and Q bubble threat out-poke you at level 1.
Level 2NamiAt level 2 her empowered-auto slows out-trade your step-ups.
Level 3NamiLevel 3 W Ebb and Flow sustain wins the poke war.
Levels 4-5NamiThrough 4-5 her Q stun and heals keep you off the wave.
Level 6NamiAt 6 your charged R knocks her off the ADC and flips the fight.
First itemPoppyWith first item you can eat a missed Q and E her into a wall.
Two+ itemsNamiScaling, her R Tidal Wave and team empower out-value your single engage.

Early game (levels 1–5)

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.

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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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