Naafiri vs Poppy
How to Beat Poppy as Naafiri
based on 827 Naafiri vs Poppy matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Naafiri vs Poppy Matchup Summary
Best Naafiri vs Poppy Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Poppy as Naafiri
Tips for Playing as Naafiri against Poppy
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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.
Naafiri vs Poppy Counter Stats
How to Counter Poppy with Naafiri in LoL
The stats provided here highlight several valuable Naafiri vs. Poppy counter stats that can help us distinguish the differences and similarities between the two. For instance, Naafiri’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Poppy’s ratio of NaN, showing that Naafiri may be more central to their team's team fighting potential than Poppy..
Naafiri often has a slightly larger longest killing spree than their counter does. Typically, they takes less damage than Poppy. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also indicate that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to escape further damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Naafiri and Poppy
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Who is Better, Naafiri or Poppy?
Both League of Legends champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Naafiri usually loses when facing off against Poppy, with a 48.7% win rate. Thus, Naafiri makes a bad counter for Poppy.
While Naafiri does have a lower win rate than Poppy, when on opposite teams, Naafiri also has a much lower learning curve that makes them a less complex character to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Naafiri into Poppy.
Furthermore, Naafiri also has some 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 lot of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Naafiri vs Poppy matchups, Poppy is the better champ with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.
Naafiri is a somewhat poor counter for Poppy. You will do well by focussing your tactics on maximizing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Naafiri against Poppy.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Naafiri 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 lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions shown here, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Naafiri often racks up more CS compared to Poppy. Champs who on average don't earn many minion kills often don't require much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers shown on this page to do well.
The best items to focus on in your Naafiri versus Poppy build consist of Edge of Night, Serylda's Grudge, and Opportunity. When Naafiri used at least these three pieces in their build, they performed significantly better countering Poppy than with many other typical builds. In fact, Naafiri boasted an average win rate of 48.7% when playing against Poppy with this counter build.
To have the best probability of vanquishing Poppy as Naafiri, Naafiri players should take the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Sudden Impact, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Inspiration and Domination rune sets. Out of all the runes that we analyzed for Naafiri vs Poppy clashes, this composite of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 48.7% win rate overall.
By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Poppy as Naafiri are shown for every ranked division. If you want to narrow the statistics and builds to a particular rank, you should use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.