Nami vs Poppy
How to Beat Poppy as Nami
based on 1,813 Nami vs Poppy matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Nami vs Poppy Matchup Summary
Best Nami vs Poppy Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Poppy as Nami
Tips for Playing as Nami against Poppy
Nami's ultimate can come in very handy for initiating on enemies who are far away.
Using Ebb and Flow during an engagement with enemy champions will help sway the battle in your favor.
Aqua Prison has a long cooldown, make sure to use it at the right moment.
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.
Nami vs Poppy Counter Stats
How to Counter Poppy with Nami in LoL
The stat comparisons provided here underscore several influential Nami vs. Poppy matchup statistics that may help us understand the differences between these two champs. For instance, Nami’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Poppy’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Nami may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Poppy. This observation is in large part fueled by the differences in assists.
Nami often has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than her foe does. On average, she takes less damage than Poppy. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also show that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from further harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Nami and Poppy
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Champion Playstyles Compared
Who is Better, Nami or Poppy?
Both League of Legends champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Nami usually fairs equally well when facing off against Poppy, with a 50.6% win rate. Thus, Nami makes an ok counter for Poppy.
While Nami does have a higher win rate compared to Poppy, when facing one another, Nami also has a lower difficulty level that makes her a less difficult champ to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Nami into Poppy.
Moreover, Nami also has a very large amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Poppy. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Nami vs Poppy matchups, Nami is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.
Nami is a decent counter for Poppy. You will do well by focussing your play on increasing your CS and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Nami against Poppy.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Nami in order to counter Poppy during both the laning 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 pay attention to the build and stats shown here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Nami most often racks up a lot less CS compared to Poppy. Champs who on average don't get much CS typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers shown here to do well.
The top items to have in your Nami versus Poppy build include Ardent Censer, Dream Maker, and Staff of Flowing Water. When Nami bought at least these three items in her build, she did a lot better when facing Poppy than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Nami boasted an average win rate of 50.6% battling Poppy with these items in her kit.
To have the best probability of crushing Poppy as Nami, you should take the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the runes players chose for Nami vs Poppy counter picks, this mixture of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 50.6% win rate overall.
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