Graves vs Poppy
How to Beat Poppy as Graves
based on 2,843 Graves vs Poppy matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Graves vs Poppy Matchup Summary
Best Graves vs Poppy Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Poppy as Graves
Tips for Playing as Graves against Poppy
Smoke Screen can be used both to escape and to set up a kill.
Using Quickdraw to get into range and delivering a point blank Buckshot can do lots of damage.
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.
Graves vs Poppy Counter Stats
How to Counter Poppy with Graves in LoL
The stats shown here feature some critical Graves against Poppy matchup stats that can help us grasp the distinctions between the pair. Graves’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Poppy’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Graves may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Poppy..
Graves usually has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his matchup does. Typically, he takes a similar amount of damage to Poppy. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities; however, it can also hint that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from further damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Graves and Poppy
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Who is Better, Graves or Poppy?
Both LoL champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Graves usually fairs equally well when playing against Poppy, with a 50.0% win rate. Thus, Graves makes an ok counter for Poppy.
While Graves does have a higher win rate compared to Poppy, when they face off with one another, Graves also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less challenging character to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Graves into Poppy.
Furthermore, Graves also has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Poppy. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Graves vs Poppy matchups, Poppy is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.
Graves is a decent counter for Poppy. Make sure you focus your strategy on maximizing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Graves against Poppy.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Graves to counter Poppy during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips displayed here, you should grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Graves often picks up less CS compared to Poppy. Champs who on average don't get much CS usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values displayed on this page to do well.
The top items to use in your Graves versus Poppy build include Lord Dominik's Regards, Bloodthirster, and Youmuu's Ghostblade. When Graves incorporated at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better vs. Poppy than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Graves boasted an average winrate of 50.0% when countering Poppy with this build.
To have the highest chance of defeating Poppy as Graves, Graves players should take the Fleet Footwork, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Magical Footwear, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players used for Graves vs Poppy matchups, this combo of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 50.0% winrate overall.
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