Azir vs Poppy
How to Beat Poppy as Azir
based on 1,134 Azir vs Poppy matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Azir vs Poppy Matchup Summary
Best Azir vs Poppy Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Poppy as Azir
Tips for Playing as Azir against Poppy
Be a bird!
In the lane, try to position your soldiers between the enemy's minions and the enemy champion. This way you can use them both to last hit and to project threat onto your lane opponent.
Be careful about putting down both of the soldiers stored by Arise! Unless you're going all-in, always have a soldier in your back pocket if you need to escape over a wall or if you misposition your other soldier and need damage now.
Think of Emperor's Divide as a defensive ability first and foremost. Use it when the enemy engages on you or your allies. Remember that your team can walk through the soldiers summoned by Emperor's Divide and use this to your advantage when enemy melee champions engage on you.
Advice to Win Against Poppy
Poppy can stop nearby enemies from dashing with Steadfast Presence.
When Poppy starts to spin her hammer, she is charging Keeper's Verdict.
You can step on Poppy's shield to deny it from her.
Azir vs Poppy Counter Stats
How to Counter Poppy with Azir in LoL
The stat comparisons shown on this page underscore some important Azir against Poppy matchup statistics that may help us appreciate the differences between the two. Azir’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Poppy’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Azir may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Poppy..
Azir often has a similar longest killing spree as his opponent does. On average, he takes less damage than Poppy. This typically indicates differing health capacities; however, it can also indicate that the champ with higher health has less mobility and thus is unable to escape further harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Azir and Poppy
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Who is Better, Azir or Poppy?
Both League champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Azir usually loses when trying to fight Poppy, with a 48.3% win rate. Thus, Azir makes a bad counter for Poppy.
While Azir does have a lower win rate compared to Poppy, when on opposite teams, Azir also has a much greater learning curve that makes him a more challenging champ to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Azir into Poppyas his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Moreover, Azir has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Poppy. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Azir vs Poppy matchups, Poppy is the better champion with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.
Azir is a somewhat poor counter for Poppy. Make sure you focus your tactics on increasing your CS and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Azir against Poppy.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Azir in order to counter Poppy during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips presented here, you should increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Azir typically racks up more CS compared to Poppy. Champs who typically don't acquire much CS typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers shown on this page to do well.
The most crucial items to use in your Azir versus Poppy build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Lich Bane, and Nashor's Tooth. When Azir bought at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better vs. Poppy than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Azir had an average winrate of 48.3% when playing against Poppy with these items in his kit.
To have the greatest chance of crushing Poppy as Azir, Azir players should equip the Fleet Footwork, Presence of Mind, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Manaflow Band, and Scorch runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the runes players picked for Azir vs Poppy face-offs, this combo of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 48.3% win rate overall.
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