Wukong vs Poppy
How to Beat Poppy as Wukong
based on 670 Wukong vs Poppy matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Wukong vs Poppy Matchup Summary
Best Wukong vs Poppy Counter Build
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Starter Items
Early Items
Core Wukong Items
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Guide to Countering Poppy as Wukong
Tips for Playing as Wukong against Poppy
Decoy and Nimbus Strike work well together to quickly strike your enemy and get out before they can retaliate.
Try using Decoy near brush to make an enemy overreact to your movement.
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.
Wukong vs Poppy Counter Stats
How to Counter Poppy with Wukong in LoL
The stat comparisons provided here clarify some vital Wukong against Poppy matchup statistics that may help us appreciate the differences and similarities between the two. For instance, Wukong’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Poppy’s ratio of NaN, showing that Wukong may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Poppy..
Wukong usually has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his matchup does. On average, he receives a similar amount of damage to Poppy. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also show that the champion with more health has less agility and thus is unable to flee from additional harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Wukong and Poppy
Damage Types Compared
Champion Playstyles Compared
Who is Better, Wukong or Poppy?
Both LoL champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Wukong usually loses when taking on Poppy, with a 48.8% win rate. Thus, Wukong makes a poor counter to Poppy.
While Wukong does have a lower winrate than Poppy, when facing one another, Wukong also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less complex character to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Wukong into Poppy.
Furthermore, Wukong also has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Poppy. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Wukong vs Poppy matchups, Poppy is the better champion with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.
Wukong is a somewhat poor counter to Poppy. You will do well by focussing your tactics on maximizing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Wukong against Poppy.
Other Champion Matchups Against Wukong
Additional Information for Wukong Players
How We Calculated Our Wukong vs Poppy Build and Stats
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Wukong in order 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 tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and tips displayed here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Wukong typically gets a similar amount of CS as Poppy. Champs who typically don't get many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions 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, typically require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers displayed on this page to do well.
The most important items to have in your Wukong versus Poppy build include Black Cleaver, Trinity Force, and Sundered Sky. When Wukong bought at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better countering Poppy than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Wukong boasted an average winrate of 48.8% when playing against Poppy with this counter build.
To have the greatest chance of annihilating Poppy as Wukong, you should take the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Cosmic Insight, and Magical Footwear runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the runes players used for Wukong vs Poppy clashes, this set of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 48.8% win rate overall.
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