How to win lane as Poppy against Soraka · 53.44% win rate over 887 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Poppy | Poppy owns level 1: Soraka self-costs HP to heal and fears the walk-up E. |
| Level 2 | Poppy | Poppy hits 2 first and the E-into-wall combo punishes her paper-thin HP. |
| Level 3 | Poppy | Through 3 Poppy keeps picking a zero-mobility Soraka with guaranteed E. |
| Levels 4-5 | Poppy | At 4-5 Poppy still walks her down before Wish is available. |
| Level 6 | Soraka | At 6 Soraka's global Wish resets Poppy's all-in and swings the fight. |
| First item | Poppy | With first item Poppy's burst outpaces a single Q-heal and re-takes tempo. |
| Two+ items | Soraka | At 2+ items Soraka's stacked infinite healing and repeat Wishes out-sustain lone Poppy. |
Levels 1-2 are yours: Soraka pays her own health to heal, so relentless Q pokes and the threat of a walk-up Heroic Charge force her to choose between healing her ADC and staying alive. Hit 2 first and look to E her into terrain the moment she steps up for a Q-heal.
The full Poppy vs Soraka 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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