Dr. Mundo vs Poppy TOP Matchup Guide

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Dr. Mundo into Poppymedium

Overview

Prioritize safe farming with to build health and durability for late-game scaling.
Avoid giving Poppy free all-in windows by respecting her anti-dash and terrain stun threat.
This is a scaling lane where you must survive early pressure and outlast Poppy through health and healing.

Trade only when reliably lands to slow and control spacing, avoiding missed cleavers.
Avoid engaging when is available to block dashes and disrupt your approach.
Extend trades after level 6 using healing and movement to sustain through her burst and crowd control.

Be cautious when your passive crowd control block is down, as wall stun becomes more threatening.
Avoid extended trades before level 6 when your healing and durability are lower.
Watch for knockaway in fights; avoid positioning that allows her to isolate or disengage you.

Use to poke and farm safely while avoiding extended trades before level 6.
Respect anti-dash field by not committing dashes or engages near walls.
Focus on maintaining health and passive crowd control block to reduce Poppy's engage effectiveness.

At level 6, activate before Poppy's burst to survive and chase or disengage fights.
After first health item, pressure side waves to force Poppy to spend time cutting through your durability.
Respect Poppy's level 6 knockaway as it can reset fights or isolate you if mispositioned.

Survive early lane with safe farming and passive crowd control block to reach health scaling.
Use healing and movement to absorb damage and outlast Poppy in extended side-lane fights.
Pressure side waves post-health item to force Poppy to deal with your durability, limiting her control and scaling.

Tactical tip

For Dr. Mundo vs Poppy, read overview, trading pattern, and danger windows first for a fast Top lane check.