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

Poppy vs Aurelion Sol

How to Beat Aurelion Sol as Poppy in LoLPoppy is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Aurelion Sol as Poppy

based on 958 Poppy vs Aurelion Sol matchups
Win Rate
46.5 %
K/D/A
2.43
Pick Rate
1.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our matchup stats from the millions of ranked League of Legends matches that we get from Riot Games every week. Our guide on how to beat Aurelion Sol as Poppy resulted from an analysis of 958 ranked rounds where both champs fought each other. This particular counter pairing is relatively rare. Poppy encounters Aurelion Sol in only 1.6% of her games.

Poppy vs Aurelion Sol Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Poppy does a pathetic job of countering Aurelion Sol. Normally, she wins a lowly 46.5% of games the champions battle one another in. In Poppy versus Aurelion Sol matches, Poppy’s side is 0.2% more likely to earn first blood. This implies that she most likely will get first blood versus Aurelion Sol.

Best Poppy vs Aurelion Sol Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsBami's Cinder

Core Poppy Items

~22 Mins
Unending DespairKaenic RookernSunfire Aegis

Optional Items

Force of NatureDead Man's PlateJak'Sho, The ProteanHollow Radiance

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

DominationDark HarvestCheap ShotEyeball CollectionRelentless Hunter
SorceryCelerityWaterwalking
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
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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E
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Guide to Countering Aurelion Sol as Poppy

Tips for Playing as Poppy against Aurelion Sol

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 Aurelion Sol

He gains speed while chasing in a straight line, but taking damage makes him lose that momentum.

Try to get inside his orbit, since his stars can't hurt you up close.

His stars disappear while stunned or silenced, giving you an easy opportunity to fight him.

His Starsurge ability can grow to cover a huge area - don't stay in the same place too long!

Poppy vs Aurelion Sol Counter Stats

Poppy Image
Win Rate
46.5 %
VS
Win Rate
53.5 %
Aurelion Sol Image
5.1
< Kills >
7
5.6
< Deaths >
5.8
8.5
< Assists >
8.2
1.2
< Killing Sprees >
1.58
84
< Minions Killed >
188
0.77
< Dragons Killed >
0.17
0.43
< Inhibitors >
0.43
13,630
< Physical Damage >
337
3,563
< Magic Damage >
23,720
949
< True Damage >
692
18,143
< Damage Dealt >
24,750
31,935
< Damage Taken >
21,378
10,851
< Gold Earned >
12,583
1.64
< Towers >
1.65
0.16
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
8,285
< Total Healing >
2,588
13,808
< Experience >
15,206
24
< Vision Score >
18
9
< Wards Placed >
9
652
< Time Dealing CC >
377

How to Counter Aurelion Sol with Poppy in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here highlight some significant Poppy against Aurelion Sol matchup stats that may help you interpret the differences between the pair. As an example, Poppy’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Aurelion Sol’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Poppy may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Aurelion Sol..

Poppy typically has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than her opponent does. On average, she takes more damage than Aurelion Sol. This commonly reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also show that the champ with higher HP has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Poppy and Aurelion Sol

Damage Types Compared

Poppy
Aurelion Sol
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Poppy
Aurelion Sol

Who is Better, Poppy or Aurelion Sol?

Both League champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Poppy usually loses when facing off against Aurelion Sol, with a 46.5% win rate. Thus, Poppy makes a bad counter to Aurelion Sol.

While Poppy does have a lower win rate than Aurelion Sol, when facing one another, Poppy also has a lower learning curve that makes her a less challenging character to pick up and master. You should be very concerned when picking Poppy into Aurelion Sol.

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

While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Poppy vs Aurelion Sol matchups, Aurelion Sol is the better champ with a much lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.

Poppy is a trash counter to Aurelion Sol. Focus your gameplay on keeping up your gold income and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Poppy against Aurelion Sol.

Additional Information for Poppy Players

How We Calculated Our Poppy vs Aurelion Sol Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Aurelion Sol as Poppy, we analyzed 958 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 Aurelion Sol 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Poppy in order to counter Aurelion Sol during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and tips shown here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Poppy often accumulates less CS as Aurelion Sol. Champions who typically don't take much CS typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well 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 case, try to surpass the values reported on this page to do well.

The ideal items to have in your Poppy versus Aurelion Sol build consist of Unending Despair, Kaenic Rookern, and Sunfire Aegis. When Poppy used at least these three items in her build, she performed much better vs. Aurelion Sol than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Poppy had an average winrate of 46.5% battling Aurelion Sol with this build.

To have the greatest chance of vanquishing Aurelion Sol as Poppy, you should use the Dark Harvest, Cheap Shot, Eyeball Collection, Relentless Hunter, Celerity, and Waterwalking runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune sets that we analyzed for Poppy vs Aurelion Sol fights, this mixture of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 46.5% winrate overall.

If you would like to view Poppy vs Aurelion Sol tips and matchup stats and build suggestions for a an individual skill level, feel free to choose one from the selection menu above. By default, the stats and strategies shown are computed using all rounds finished with both champs.