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How to Win Lee Sin vs Poppy Counter MatchupLee Sin is in the b tier of champions

Lee Sin vs Poppy

How to Beat Poppy as Lee Sin in LoLLee Sin is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Poppy as Lee Sin

based on 2,283 Lee Sin vs Poppy matchups
Win Rate
45.6 %
K/D/A
2.39
Pick Rate
2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our matchup stats from the millions of recently rated LoL matches that we review each week. Our guide on how to beat Poppy as Lee Sin resulted from an analysis of 2283 ranked rounds where both champions engaged one another. This particular champion pairing is somewhat rare. Lee Sin encounters Poppy in only 2.0% of his rounds.

Lee Sin vs Poppy Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Lee Sin does a pathetic job of countering Poppy. Normally, he wins a lowly 45.6% of matches the champions face off with each other in. In Lee Sin against Poppy matches, Lee Sin’s team is 0.0% more likely to earn first blood, implying that he most likely will be able to get first blood against Poppy.

Best Lee Sin vs Poppy Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
TunnelerCaulfield's Warhammer

Core Lee Sin Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageDeath's DanceSundered Sky

Optional Items

Maw of MalmortiusProfane HydraEclipseTrinity Force

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Lee Sin to level upq
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Second ability for Lee Sin to level upw
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Last skill for Lee Sin to max oute

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: AlacrityCoup de Grace
InspirationMagical FootwearCosmic Insight
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Lee Sin's passive ability p
Lee Sin's q ability q
Lee Sin's w ability w
Lee Sin's e ability e
Lee Sin's ultimate ability r
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Q
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E
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W
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Countering Poppy as Lee Sin

Tips for Playing as Lee Sin against Poppy

Take advantage of Flurry by weaving in basic attacks between spell casts - this maximizes damage output and minimizes Energy loss.

Self-casting Safeguard and using Iron Will are powerful tools for killing neutral monsters (in the jungle).

Use Sonic Wave before Dragon's Rage so you can chase the target with Resonating Strike.

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.

Lee Sin vs Poppy Counter Stats

Lee Sin Image
Win Rate
45.6 %
VS
Win Rate
54.4 %
Poppy Image
6.9
< Kills >
5.1
6.4
< Deaths >
5.4
8.4
< Assists >
9.1
1.6
< Killing Sprees >
1.18
35
< Minions Killed >
77
1.41
< Dragons Killed >
0.84
0.4
< Inhibitors >
0.46
13,162
< Physical Damage >
13,616
2,876
< Magic Damage >
3,611
1,059
< True Damage >
959
17,097
< Damage Dealt >
18,187
36,892
< Damage Taken >
30,350
11,758
< Gold Earned >
10,771
1.29
< Towers >
1.71
0.31
< Baron Takedowns >
0.2
17,167
< Total Healing >
8,361
13,206
< Experience >
13,502
25
< Vision Score >
25
12
< Wards Placed >
9
453
< Time Dealing CC >
686

How to Counter Poppy with Lee Sin in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here show some valuable Lee Sin versus Poppy counter stats that may help you distinguish the distinctions between the two. Lee Sin’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Poppy’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Lee Sin may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Poppy..

Lee Sin often has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his counter does. On average, he receives more damage than Poppy. This often reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also indicate that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to flee from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Lee Sin and Poppy

Damage Types Compared

Lee Sin
Poppy
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Lee Sin
Poppy

Who is Better, Lee Sin or Poppy?

Both League champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Lee Sin usually loses when trying to fight Poppy, with a 45.6% win rate. As a result, Lee Sin makes a poor counter for Poppy.

While Lee Sin does have a much lower winrate compared to Poppy, when they face off with one another, Lee Sin also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more difficult character to develop with. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Lee Sin into Poppy.

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

While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Lee Sin vs Poppy matchups, Poppy is the better champion with a much lower win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.

Lee Sin is a terribly counter to Poppy. Make sure you focus your strategy on increasing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Lee Sin against Poppy.

Additional Information for Lee Sin Players

How We Calculated Our Lee Sin vs Poppy Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Poppy as Lee Sin, we analyzed 2,283 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 Lee Sin 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Lee Sin to counter Poppy during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and stats displayed here, you should increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Lee Sin usually gets less CS relative to Poppy. Champs who on average don't acquire many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need many items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to focus on in your Lee Sin versus Poppy build consist of Sterak's Gage, Death's Dance, and Sundered Sky. When Lee Sin combined at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better when fighting Poppy than with many other common item sets. In fact, Lee Sin had an average win rate of 45.6% battling Poppy with this counter build.

To have the highest probability of crushing Poppy as Lee Sin, you should use the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Cosmic Insight, and Magical Footwear runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players chose for Lee Sin vs Poppy fights, this sequence of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 45.6% win rate overall.

If you want to see Lee Sin versus Poppy tips and counter builds for a an individual rank, feel free to choose one from the selection menu above. By default, the statistics and build suggestions shown are computed using every round run with both champions.