Ekko vs Poppy JUNGLE Matchup Guide | LaneStomp

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Ekko vs Poppy

Updated Jun 4, 2026

Overview

Prioritize efficient full clears or five-camp clears into lanes with strong setup for (W) to maximize early pressure and safety.
Avoid early river fights that limit your passive procs or expose you to Poppy's strong anti-dash tools.
Use your high mobility and (R) to maintain invade resistance and scale into a mid-game burst threat.

Jungle Plan

Use full clears or five-camp clears into lanes with setup to maximize (W) stun potential and gank threat.
Fight for river control and Scuttle Crab only when your lanes have priority and can collapse to punish Poppy's limited mobility.
Track Poppy's first clear and pathing to counter-gank effectively and punish her early ganks or invades.

Danger windows

Respect (W) anti-dash field, especially early, to avoid being locked down during ganks or invades.
Avoid isolated river skirmishes near walls where Poppy can stun with (E) and deny your mobility.
Be cautious contesting objectives when (R) is available, as she can knock you away and reset fights.

Early game

Opt for a full clear or five-camp clear before looking to gank or contest Scuttle to ensure you hit level 6 safely.
Contest first Scuttle only if nearby lanes have priority and can assist, otherwise prioritize safe farming and vision control.
Avoid early invades unless you track Poppy's pathing and know (W) is on cooldown to reduce risk of being locked down.

Power spikes

Level 3 unlocks your (Q)-(W)-(E) combo, enabling strong burst trades; use it when minion positioning and cooldowns favor you.
Level 6 (R) is your key safety and reset tool; use it to commit to all-ins or escape Poppy's engage attempts.
After completing your first AP burst item, increase pressure on lanes and contest objectives aggressively before Poppy gains tank durability.

Win conditions

Use your superior clear speed and mobility to reach level 6 and first item power spikes before contesting objectives.
Leverage (W) stuns from fog or lane setup to create picks and snowball lanes with ganks.
Deny Poppy free farm and objective control by invading when lanes have priority and using (R) to escape or reset fights if caught.