Poppy vs Singed Counter Pick

Poppy’s 38.7% win rate over 155 games on patch 16.13.1 is one of the clearer losing marks a tank can post in the top position, and the Hard rating is earned by a champion who never has to stand still. Noxious Slipstream gives Singed a burst of move speed whenever he drafts past a champion, and both start at 345 move speed, so Poppy cannot dictate the chase.

Poison Trail does the work. It is a persistent magic-damage field left behind him rather than a skillshot, which means 35 armor at level 1 and 120 at level 18 contribute nothing to surviving it. Her 32 base magic resist is the only relevant defensive number, and 2,480 health drains steadily while she tries to reach him. Mega Adhesive slows and grounds, and Fling throws her backward before rooting her if she lands in that adhesive, undoing the positioning Heroic Charge was meant to create.

What remains is discipline. The slow zone from Hammer Shock and its delayed explosion can pin him against terrain, and Keeper’s Verdict answers a dive on an ally, yet neither converts on its own. Insanity Potion grants combat stats and makes the poison apply Grievous Wounds, cutting her healing during the exchange she is already losing. Singed is rated 5 for difficulty against her 6, so this is not lost to execution; it is lost to how badly a melee frontliner trades against a proximity damage source she cannot outrun.