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How to Win Jax vs Poppy Counter MatchupJax is in the a tier of champions

Jax vs Poppy

How to Beat Poppy as Jax in LoLJax is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Poppy as Jax

based on 5,194 Jax vs Poppy matchups
Win Rate
49.6 %
K/D/A
1.71
Pick Rate
2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of ranked League of Legends games each week. Within our database, Jax battled Poppy in 5194 rounds. Including so many games with Jax versus Poppy gives us a lot of faith in our ability to produce informative data and a solid build to destroy your opponent. This particular champ matchup is somewhat rare. Jax is forced to battle against Poppy in only 2.0% of his matches.

Jax vs Poppy Matchup Summary

Jax does a ok job of beating Poppy. Typically, he wins a acceptable 49.6% of matches the champs face off with each other in. In Jax vs Poppy rounds, Jax’s team is 0.0% more likely to earn first blood. This indicates that he probably will get first blood against Poppy.

Best Jax vs Poppy Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalSheen

Core Jax Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageTrinity ForceTitanic Hydra

Optional Items

Guardian AngelSpear of ShojinFrozen HeartBlack Cleaver

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Jax to level upw
>
Second ability for Jax to level upe
>
Last skill for Jax to max outq

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
ResolveBone PlatingUnflinching
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Jax's passive ability p
Jax's q ability q
Jax's w ability w
Jax's e ability e
Jax's ultimate ability r
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E
2
Q
3
W
4
W
5
W
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R
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W
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Guide to Countering Poppy as Jax

Tips for Playing as Jax against Poppy

Jax benefits greatly from items that have both Ability Power and Attack Damage such as Guinsoo's Rageblade and Hextech Gunblade.

Jax can Leap Strike to friendly units, including wards. You can use them to plan your escape.

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.

Jax vs Poppy Counter Stats

Jax Image
Win Rate
49.6 %
VS
Win Rate
50.4 %
Poppy Image
5.9
< Kills >
5
6.6
< Deaths >
5.3
5.4
< Assists >
8.4
1.34
< Killing Sprees >
1.17
117
< Minions Killed >
95
0.65
< Dragons Killed >
0.65
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.45
11,179
< Physical Damage >
13,176
7,807
< Magic Damage >
3,986
639
< True Damage >
837
19,625
< Damage Dealt >
18,000
30,824
< Damage Taken >
30,001
11,747
< Gold Earned >
10,728
2.06
< Towers >
1.77
0.15
< Baron Takedowns >
0.15
8,892
< Total Healing >
7,464
14,227
< Experience >
13,742
20
< Vision Score >
23
9
< Wards Placed >
9
198
< Time Dealing CC >
680

How to Counter Poppy with Jax in LoL

The stats provided here feature some important Jax vs. Poppy counter statistics that may help us realize the distinctions between the two. As an example, Jax’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Poppy’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Jax may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Poppy..

Jax usually has a similar longest killing spree as his matchup does. Typically, he takes a similar amount of damage to Poppy. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also illustrate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Jax and Poppy

Damage Types Compared

Jax
Poppy
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Jax
Poppy

Who is Better, Jax or Poppy?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Jax usually fairs equally well when facing off against Poppy, with a 49.6% win rate. Therefore, Jax makes an ok counter to Poppy.

While Jax does have a lower winrate compared to Poppy, when they face off with one another, Jax also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less challenging champ to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Jax into Poppy.

Moreover, Jax 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 lot of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Jax vs Poppy matchups, Poppy is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.

Jax is a somewhat poor counter to Poppy. You will do well by focussing your tactics on maximizing your CS and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Jax against Poppy.

Other Champion Matchups Against Jax

Jax Loses Against

LilliaLillia44.8% winrateMiss FortuneMiss Fortune47.3% winrateSingedSinged47.4% winrateBrandBrand47.5% winrate

Jax Wins Against

YuumiYuumi58.4% winrateNidaleeNidalee55.7% winrateSejuaniSejuani55.3% winrateKalistaKalista55.1% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

TeemoTeemo+ 55.2% 13684 GamesLilliaLillia+ 55.4% 10633 GamesMordekaiserMordekaiser+ 55.8% 9036 GamesSingedSinged+ 55.8% 2797 Games

Additional Information for Jax Players

How We Calculated Our Jax vs Poppy Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Poppy as Jax, we analyzed 5,194 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 Jax 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

Jax Build Poppy Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Jax to counter Poppy during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats displayed here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Jax most often picks up a similar amount of CS relative to Poppy. Champs who on average don't get much CS usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The top items to use in your Jax versus Poppy build consist of Sterak's Gage, Trinity Force, and Titanic Hydra. When Jax incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better countering Poppy than with most other common item sets. In fact, Jax boasted an average winrate of 49.6% when countering Poppy with this counter build.

To have the greatest likelihood of coming out on top against Poppy as Jax, Jax players should use the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Bone Plating, and Unflinching runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune builds we have analyed for Jax vs Poppy matchups, this set of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 49.6% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Poppy as Jax are displayed for all ranked divisions. If you want to filter the statistics and builds to an individual player tier, you can use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.