Graves vs Poppy in Top lane is a skill matchup on patch 26.14. The one thing to respect: sidestep her Hammer Shock (Q) — it's her main way to grind you down. 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 · TOPGRAVESthe Outlaw

⇄ ChangeENEMY · TOPPOPPYKeeper of the Hammer

VS

Skill matchupPre-6 MediumPost-6 MediumTake Ignite

How to play it

✓ DO

Dodge her Q

Hammer Shock is her main poke — sidestep it so she can't chunk you for free.

Steelcaps still bite

She can still abuse Steelcaps (Tabi), one of the strongest items into your autos.

Punish her freely

Since Divine's removal she's much weaker into you — take trades when your kit is up.

✕ DON'T

⛔

Never burn your dash (E) while her W is up — she'll punish it.

Runes

PRECISION

INSPIRATIONuniversal 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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Graves flexes lethality and crit every game, but the constant is Bloodthirster first for the lifesteal and shield that keep him healthy in lane, then Youmuu's Ghostblade to snowball. Rush an early Cloth Armor or Hexdrinker into heavy AD/AP bursts, and grab Boots of Swiftness when you need to stick to a target.

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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