Poppy vs Rek'Sai JUNGLE Matchup Guide | LaneStomp

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Poppy vs Rek'Sai

Updated Jun 5, 2026

Overview

Prioritize controlling river terrain to leverage Poppy's wall stun and dash denial against Rek'Sai's tunnel ganks.
Focus on disrupting Rek'Sai's early tempo by invading when nearby lanes can collapse and denying her fast clears.
This is a tempo and objective control matchup where Poppy must use terrain and crowd control to counter Rek'Sai's early aggression.

Jungle Plan

Use three-camp into gank or invade pathing focused on lanes with terrain to maximize (E) wall stun threat.
Fight for first Scuttle only if nearby lanes have priority to support river control and deny Rek'Sai vision and access.
Track Rek'Sai's tunnels and pathing to set up counter-ganks and objective control, using (R) to disrupt her presence at Dragon and Herald.

Danger windows

Rek'Sai's early invade and tunnel gank windows before Poppy's level 6 are high risk; avoid isolated fights without lane priority.
Be cautious contesting Scuttle or objectives if Rek'Sai's nearby lanes have priority and can collapse first.
Avoid low-health clears near river entrances where Rek'Sai can punish with knockup and chase (R).

Early game

Start with a three-camp clear into early river Scuttle to contest Rek'Sai's first move and establish vision.
Avoid extended fights away from walls where Rek'Sai's mobility and knockup are strongest.
Be ready to counter-invade or counter-gank when Rek'Sai commits to early aggressive paths, especially near terrain.

Power spikes

Level 6: Use (R) to isolate or remove Rek'Sai from objective fights or skirmishes, forcing her to respect your engage.
First tank item spike: Hold (W) to deny Rek'Sai's dash engages and increase your durability in river fights.
Rek'Sai is strongest early with fast clears and tunnel ganks; respect her early level 3 pressure and avoid isolated river fights without vision.

Win conditions

Convert terrain control and (E) wall stuns into successful counter-ganks and skirmishes around river objectives.
Use (R) to reset or disengage bad objective fights, denying Rek'Sai's early numbers advantage.
Deny Rek'Sai free farm by invading with lane priority and force her into unfavorable fights before she can snowball early tempo.