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How to Win Poppy vs Ahri Counter MatchupPoppy is in the b tier of champions

Poppy vs Ahri

How to Beat Ahri as Poppy in LoLPoppy is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Ahri as Poppy

based on 1,816 Poppy vs Ahri matchups
Win Rate
51.9 %
K/D/A
2.31
Pick Rate
2.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our matchup stats from the millions of recently ranked LoL rounds that we get from Riot Games each week. Our guide on how to beat Ahri as Poppy resulted from an analysis of 1816 ranked rounds where both champs engaged one another. This particular matchup is fairly rare. Poppy is forced to battle against Ahri in only 2.9% of her games.

Poppy vs Ahri Matchup Summary

Poppy does a decent job of beating Ahri. On average, she wins a acceptable 51.9% of games the champions oppose one another in. In Poppy versus Ahri rounds, Poppy’s side is 0.1% more likely to get first blood, indicating that she probably will be able to get first blood against Ahri.

Best Poppy vs Ahri Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordTunneler

Core Poppy Items

~22 Mins
Unending DespairSunfire AegisThornmail

Optional Items

Iceborn GauntletDead Man's PlateKaenic RookernHeartsteel

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Poppy to level upq
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Second ability for Poppy to level upe
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Last skill for Poppy to max outw

Runes

ResolveGrasp of the UndyingShield BashBone PlatingRevitalize
InspirationBiscuit DeliveryTime Warp Tonic
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Poppy's passive ability p
Poppy's q ability q
Poppy's w ability w
Poppy's e ability e
Poppy'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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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Ahri as Poppy

Tips for Playing as Poppy against Ahri

Keeper's Verdict can be released immediately to send the enemy straight up, take advantage of this in duels.

Iron Ambassador tends to land near walls, try to take advantage of this with Heroic Charge.

Advice to Win Against Ahri

Stay behind minions to make Charm difficult to land, this will reduce Ahri's damage potential significantly.

Ahri's survivability is dramatically reduced when her Ultimate, Spirit Rush, is down.

Poppy vs Ahri Counter Stats

Poppy Image
Win Rate
51.9 %
VS
Win Rate
48.1 %
Ahri Image
4.6
< Kills >
6.2
5.5
< Deaths >
5.7
8.1
< Assists >
7.5
1.08
< Killing Sprees >
1.43
80
< Minions Killed >
167
0.75
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.43
< Inhibitors >
0.44
12,465
< Physical Damage >
1,526
3,485
< Magic Damage >
14,973
865
< True Damage >
5,374
16,816
< Damage Dealt >
21,874
30,588
< Damage Taken >
20,345
10,504
< Gold Earned >
11,246
1.64
< Towers >
1.91
0.18
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
8,046
< Total Healing >
4,821
13,358
< Experience >
14,170
24
< Vision Score >
20
9
< Wards Placed >
10
642
< Time Dealing CC >
73

How to Counter Ahri with Poppy in LoL

The stats provided here underscore several critical Poppy vs. Ahri matchup stats that can help us appreciate the differences and similarities between the two. Poppy’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Ahri’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Poppy may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Ahri..

Poppy usually has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than her matchup does. Commonly, she takes more damage than Ahri. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, yet it can also indicate that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Poppy and Ahri

Damage Types Compared

Poppy
Ahri
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Poppy
Ahri

Who is Better, Poppy or Ahri?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Poppy usually wins when taking on Ahri, with a 51.9% win rate. Therefore, Poppy makes a good counter for Ahri.

While Poppy does have a higher win rate than Ahri, when on opposite teams, Poppy also has a greater level of difficulty that makes her a more challenging champ to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Poppy into Ahri.

Additionally, Poppy also has a very large amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Ahri. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Poppy vs Ahri matchups, Poppy is the better champ with a higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

Poppy is a decent counter for Ahri. You will do well by focussing your tactics on keeping up your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Poppy against Ahri.

Other Champion Matchups Against Poppy

Poppy Loses Against

LilliaLillia43.2% winrateAnnieAnnie44.1% winrateTahm KenchTahm Kench44.9% winrateViktorViktor45.3% winrate

Poppy Wins Against

KennenKennen57.1% winrateYuumiYuumi57.1% winrateLeBlancLeBlanc56.6% winrateAlistarAlistar56.3% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

TrundleTrundle+ 54.6% 2180 GamesTaricTaric+ 54.7% 494 GamesLilliaLillia+ 55.2% 2186 GamesOlafOlaf+ 57.3% 321 Games

Additional Information for Poppy Players

How We Calculated Our Poppy vs Ahri Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Ahri as Poppy, we analyzed 1,816 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 Ahri as Poppy 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

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Poppy to counter Ahri 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 pay attention to the build and suggestions presented here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Poppy often gets less CS relative to Ahri. Champs who typically don't earn much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values displayed here to do well.

The top items to use in your Poppy versus Ahri build include Unending Despair, Sunfire Aegis, and Thornmail. When Poppy included at least these three items in her build, she did much better when facing Ahri than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Poppy boasted an average win rate of 51.9% battling Ahri with this build.

To have the best likelihood of defeating Ahri as Poppy, Poppy players should take the Grasp of the Undying, Shield Bash, Bone Plating, Revitalize, Biscuit Delivery, and Time Warp Tonic runes from the Resolve and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the runes we have analyed for Poppy vs Ahri clashes, this set of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 51.9% winrate overall.

If you would like to see Poppy versus Ahri tips and counter builds for a a distinct division rank, feel free to choose one from the selection menu provided above. If viewing for the first time, the statistics and build suggestions given are computed using all matches with data with these champions.