Garen vs Poppy in Top lane is a lane that swings with levels on patch 26.14. The one thing to respect: her E can carry you into a wall for a stun into her full R combo — a random solo kill. 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 · TOPGARENThe Might of Demacia

⇄ ChangeENEMY · TOPPOPPYKeeper of the Hammer

VS

Swings with levelsPre-6 HardPost-6 MediumTake Ignite

How to play it

✓ DO

Avoid wall stuns

Her E pins you to a wall or tower for a stun into her R combo — never sit at an angle where she can land it, or it's a free solo kill.

Easier after first back

After your first back and Triforce components it gets much easier — perma-split if you've built a lane lead.

Play safe early

She has a very strong early game and will cheese a level 3-4 kill — start W, stay high HP, and don't die.

✕ DON'T

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Never sit low under tower where Poppy can angle her E to push you into a wall — the stun into her R combo is an instant solo kill.

Runes

PRECISION

SORCERYuniversal page

SHARDS

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

Spells

FLASH

IGNITE

Items

Start

Core

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16.14 Emerald+ - 52% WR - 878 games

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

MAXE→Q→W

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