Master Yi vs Poppy JUNGLE Matchup Guide | LaneStomp

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Master Yi vs Poppy

Updated Jun 4, 2026

Overview

Prioritize full clears to reach your first item spike before engaging Poppy in fights.
Avoid early river fights where Poppy's CC and anti-dash abilities dominate unless your lanes have priority.
This is a scaling carry versus tank matchup; focus on farming and reset cleanup over early skirmishes.

Jungle Plan

Prioritize farming and only contest camps cross-map when Poppy is spotted on the opposite side or after she uses key CC.
Fight for dragon and Rift Herald only when you have vision control and (R) is down to prevent her from denying smite.
Counter-gank lanes where Poppy commits her (W) or (E) to punish her cooldowns and secure resets with (R).

Danger windows

Respect Poppy's early invade threat when she uses walls to set up (E) stuns and (W) dash denial.
Avoid isolated river fights where Poppy can control terrain and force unfavorable skirmishes.
Be cautious contesting objectives when (R) is available, as she can knock you away or remove you from fights.

Early game

Start with a full clear to maximize camp tempo and item progress before contesting objectives.
Avoid fighting for first Scuttle unless nearby lanes have priority and can assist in counter-ganks.
Track Poppy's pathing to anticipate her early ganks and avoid overextending into her anti-dash zones.

Power spikes

At level 6, use (R) to chase down low-health targets after Poppy commits her CC, enabling reset chains.
First item spike boosts your sustained damage and objective speed; maintain high camp tempo to hit this power spike safely.
Respect Poppy's level 6 (R) knockaway and her first tank item spike by avoiding fights near walls or when she holds (W) for dash denial.

Win conditions

Convert full clears and item spikes into cleanups after enemy CC is used, using (Q) and (R) resets to snowball.
Use vision and tracking to counter-jungle safely when Poppy commits to ganks or invades.
Focus on scaling denial by punishing messy fights and objective contests where Poppy cannot chain her CC effectively.