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

Poppy vs Fiddlesticks

How to Beat Fiddlesticks as Poppy in LoLPoppy is in the a tier of champions
TankFighter
MageSupport

How to Beat Fiddlesticks as Poppy

based on 972 Poppy vs Fiddlesticks matchups
Win Rate
47.8 %
K/D/A
2.47
Pick Rate
1.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our counter stats from the millions of rated League matches that we analyze every week. Our guide on how to beat Fiddlesticks as Poppy came out of an examination of 972 ranked games where both champs faced each other. This counter pairing is somewhat rare. Poppy encounters Fiddlesticks in only 1.6% of her matches.

Poppy vs Fiddlesticks Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Poppy does a below average job of countering Fiddlesticks. On average, she wins a lowly 47.8% of games the champions battle each other in. In Poppy vs Fiddlesticks rounds, Poppy’s side is 0.1% more likely to gain first blood. This indicates that she most likely will be able to get first blood versus Fiddlesticks.

Best Poppy vs Fiddlesticks Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsLong Sword

Core Poppy Items

~22 Mins
Unending DespairKaenic RookernSunfire Aegis

Optional Items

Sundered SkyJak'Sho, The ProteanDead Man's PlateForce of Nature

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 ForceArmor
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
7
Q
8
E
9
Q
10
E
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R
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E
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W
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W
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R

Guide to Countering Fiddlesticks as Poppy

Tips for Playing as Poppy against Fiddlesticks

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.

Poppy vs Fiddlesticks Counter Stats

Poppy Image
Win Rate
47.8 %
VS
Win Rate
52.2 %
Fiddlesticks Image
5
< Kills >
5.3
5.5
< Deaths >
6.4
8.6
< Assists >
9.2
1.16
< Killing Sprees >
1.24
86
< Minions Killed >
39
0.73
< Dragons Killed >
1.18
0.41
< Inhibitors >
0.35
13,570
< Physical Damage >
309
3,730
< Magic Damage >
17,536
954
< True Damage >
1,209
18,255
< Damage Dealt >
19,055
31,567
< Damage Taken >
33,624
10,817
< Gold Earned >
11,203
1.69
< Towers >
1.1
0.14
< Baron Takedowns >
0.26
8,363
< Total Healing >
17,437
13,682
< Experience >
12,887
24
< Vision Score >
46
10
< Wards Placed >
4
663
< Time Dealing CC >
757

How to Counter Fiddlesticks with Poppy in LoL

The stats shown here feature some critical Poppy versus Fiddlesticks counter stats that may help you grasp the differences and similarities between these two champs. Poppy’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Fiddlesticks’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Poppy may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Fiddlesticks..

Poppy typically has a similar longest kill spree as her counter does. Commonly, she receives a similar amount of damage to Fiddlesticks. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also illustrate that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to escape further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Poppy and Fiddlesticks

Damage Types Compared

Poppy
Fiddlesticks
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Poppy
Fiddlesticks

Who is Better, Poppy or Fiddlesticks?

Both LoL champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Poppy usually loses when playing against Fiddlesticks, with a 47.8% win rate. Therefore, Poppy makes a bad counter to Fiddlesticks.

While Poppy does have a lower winrate than Fiddlesticks, when on opposite teams, Poppy also has a lower difficulty level that makes her a less complex champion to pick up and master. You may get destroyed when picking Poppy into Fiddlesticks.

Furthermore, Poppy has a great deal of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Fiddlesticks. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

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

Poppy is a garbage counter to Fiddlesticks. You will do well by focussing your tactics on maximizing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Poppy against Fiddlesticks.

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 Fiddlesticks Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Fiddlesticks as Poppy, we analyzed 972 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 Fiddlesticks 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

Poppy Build Fiddlesticks Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Poppy in order to counter Fiddlesticks 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 suggestions displayed above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Poppy typically accumulates more CS compared to Fiddlesticks. Champs who on average don't acquire many minion kills often don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers displayed here to do well.

The most important items to use in your Poppy versus Fiddlesticks build consist of Unending Despair, Kaenic Rookern, and Sunfire Aegis. When Poppy used at least these three items in her build, she did much better when fighting Fiddlesticks than with most other common builds. In fact, Poppy had an average win rate of 47.8% when playing against Fiddlesticks with this counter build.

To have the highest probability of defeating Fiddlesticks 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. Out of all the rune sets players used for Poppy vs Fiddlesticks battles, this combo of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 47.8% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Fiddlesticks as Poppy are given for all skill levels combined. If you would like to scope the stats and builds to a specific rank, you can use the selection menu above.