Darius vs Poppy in Top lane is a favourable lane on patch 26.17. The one thing to respect: a good Poppy uses her E to gap-close away from your engage — track it before you commit to the all-in. Below is the exact page the OTP runs — runes, skill max order, summoner spells, item build and the four tips that decide the lane, plus a quick quiz before you lock in.

⇄ ChangeYOU · TOPDARIUSthe Hand of Noxus

⇄ ChangeENEMY · TOPPOPPYKeeper of the Hammer

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Favors youPre-6 EasyPost-6 EasyTake Ghost

How to play it

✓ DO

Respect her E escape

A good Poppy uses Heroic Charge (E) to gap-close away from you the instant you commit — track it before you all-in or she just escapes.

Run her down

Wait for her to waste her passive shield, then poke with Q — and run her down if she gets close to minions without her E escape up.

You win every stage

This lane comes down to short trades that barely matter — you beat her in every stage of the game, with or without a lead.

✕ DON'T

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Never assume the all-in is free — a good Poppy always keeps her E up to escape your engage, so time your commitment around it.

Runes

PRECISION

SORCERYuniversal page

SHARDS

No rune change for this matchup — run the universal page, our every-game default.

Spells

FLASH

GHOST

Items

Start

Core

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Skill order

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
	Q			Q	Q		Q	Q
			W											W	W		W	W
		E							E	E		E	E
						R					R					R

MAXQ→E→W

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