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How to Win Hwei vs Poppy Counter MatchupHwei is in the b tier of champions

Hwei vs Poppy

How to Beat Poppy as Hwei in LoLHwei is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Poppy as Hwei

based on 2,708 Hwei vs Poppy matchups
Win Rate
47 %
K/D/A
2.37
Pick Rate
1.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our matchup statistics from the millions of recently ranked League matches that we get from Riot Games every week. Our guide on how to beat Poppy as Hwei resulted from an analysis of 2708 ranked rounds where both champs fought one another. This champ pairing is somewhat rare. Hwei encounters Poppy in only 1.5% of their rounds.

Hwei vs Poppy Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Hwei does a dismal job of beating Poppy. Typically, they wins a lowly 47.0% of games the champs battle each other in. In Hwei against Poppy rounds, Hwei’s side is 0.1% less probable to obtain first blood, indicating that they most likely won't be able to get first blood against Poppy.

Best Hwei vs Poppy Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsLost Chapter

Core Hwei Items

~22 Mins
MalignanceShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapHorizon FocusLiandry's TormentLuden's Companion

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Hwei to level upq
>
Second ability for Hwei to level upe
>
Last skill for Hwei to max outw

Runes

SorceryArcane CometManaflow BandTranscendenceScorch
InspirationBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Hwei's passive ability p
Hwei's q ability q
Hwei's w ability w
Hwei's e ability e
Hwei's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
W
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
E
9
Q
10
E
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R
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E
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W
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Guide to Countering Poppy as Hwei

Tips for Playing as Hwei against Poppy

Calm down, breathe, and focus.

Each stroke requires precision and intention.

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.

Hwei vs Poppy Counter Stats

Hwei Image
Win Rate
47 %
VS
Win Rate
53 %
Poppy Image
5.3
< Kills >
4.9
6
< Deaths >
5.4
8.9
< Assists >
8.3
1.22
< Killing Sprees >
1.14
140
< Minions Killed >
85
0.07
< Dragons Killed >
0.75
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.45
1,001
< Physical Damage >
12,966
22,356
< Magic Damage >
3,457
564
< True Damage >
874
23,921
< Damage Dealt >
17,298
18,690
< Damage Taken >
30,885
10,957
< Gold Earned >
10,707
1.88
< Towers >
1.73
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.17
1,705
< Total Healing >
8,071
13,488
< Experience >
13,669
28
< Vision Score >
25
13
< Wards Placed >
9
570
< Time Dealing CC >
661

How to Counter Poppy with Hwei in LoL

The stats shown here show some significant Hwei versus Poppy counter statistics that can help us understand the differences between this set of champions. As an example, Hwei’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Poppy’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Hwei may be more central to their team's team fighting effectiveness than Poppy..

Hwei often has a similar longest killing spree as their enemy does. On average, they receives less damage than Poppy. This often reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also hint that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to escape further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Hwei and Poppy

Damage Types Compared

Hwei
Poppy
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Hwei
Poppy

Who is Better, Hwei or Poppy?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Hwei usually loses when trying to fight Poppy, with a 47.0% win rate. Therefore, Hwei makes a bad counter for Poppy.

While Hwei does have a lower winrate than Poppy, when on opposite teams, Hwei also has a much greater learning curve that makes them a more complex champion to learn. You should be very concerned when picking Hwei into Poppyas their relative depth means you may not be able to unleash their full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Hwei also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Poppy. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Hwei vs Poppy matchups, Poppy is the better champion with a much lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.

Hwei is a bad counter for Poppy. Make sure you focus your strategy on keeping up your gold income and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Hwei against Poppy.

Other Champion Matchups Against Hwei

Hwei Loses Against

LilliaLillia41.5% winrateFizzFizz41.8% winrateZyraZyra42.4% winrateTeemoTeemo42.9% winrate

Hwei Wins Against

YuumiYuumi51.7% winrateSivirSivir50.9% winrateSejuaniSejuani50.6% winrateCorkiCorki50.3% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Hwei Players

How We Calculated Our Hwei vs Poppy Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Poppy as Hwei, we analyzed 2,708 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Poppy as Hwei comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

Other Useful Resources

Hwei Build Poppy Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Hwei in order to counter Poppy during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips shown here, you should grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Hwei often accumulates more CS as Poppy. Champions who on average don't acquire much CS usualy don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The top items to have in your Hwei versus Poppy build consist of Malignance, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Hwei bought at least these three pieces in their build, they performed a lot better versus Poppy than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Hwei boasted an average winrate of 47.0% battling Poppy with these items in their kit.

To have the greatest likelihood of crushing Poppy as Hwei, you should take the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune builds we have analyed for Hwei vs Poppy counterpicks, this sequence of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 47.0% winrate overall.

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