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

Poppy vs Gnar

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

based on 685 Poppy vs Gnar matchups
Win Rate
53.9 %
K/D/A
2.53
Pick Rate
1.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our matchup stats from the millions of recently rated League of Legends rounds that we analyze every week. This guide on how to beat Gnar as Poppy came out of an analysis of 685 ranked matches where both champions faced one another. This particular champion matchup is somewhat rare. Poppy encounters Gnar in only 1.1% of her games.

Poppy vs Gnar Matchup Summary

Poppy does a good job of countering Gnar. Normally, she wins a terrific 53.9% of games the champions battle each other in. In Poppy against Gnar matches, Poppy’s side is 0.2% more likely to earn first blood. This implies that she most likely will be able to get first blood versus Gnar.

Best Poppy vs Gnar Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsCloth Armor

Core Poppy Items

~22 Mins
Unending DespairSunfire AegisThornmail

Optional Items

Sundered SkyIceborn GauntletKaenic RookernJak'Sho, The Protean

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport 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
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Q
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R
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Q
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E
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Guide to Countering Gnar as Poppy

Tips for Playing as Poppy against Gnar

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 Gnar

Gnar's ultimate stuns if he hits you into a wall. Be careful when fighting him near one.

Gnar's animations and resource bar change as he gets closer to transforming.

Gnar can't gain Rage for 15 seconds after he turns from big to little. Use this chance to engage on his team.

Poppy vs Gnar Counter Stats

Poppy Image
Win Rate
53.9 %
VS
Win Rate
46.1 %
Gnar Image
4.9
< Kills >
4.7
5.3
< Deaths >
6.1
8.5
< Assists >
6
1.1
< Killing Sprees >
1.08
88
< Minions Killed >
164
0.68
< Dragons Killed >
0.09
0.44
< Inhibitors >
0.43
12,940
< Physical Damage >
17,370
3,621
< Magic Damage >
3,455
878
< True Damage >
497
17,440
< Damage Dealt >
21,322
30,237
< Damage Taken >
29,948
10,567
< Gold Earned >
11,212
1.76
< Towers >
2.29
0.16
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
7,604
< Total Healing >
6,157
13,478
< Experience >
14,595
23
< Vision Score >
19
9
< Wards Placed >
9
668
< Time Dealing CC >
421

How to Counter Gnar with Poppy in LoL

The stats shown on this page clarify several valuable Poppy versus Gnar matchup statistics that may help you explain the differences between these two champions. As an example, Poppy’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Gnar’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Poppy may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Gnar..

Poppy typically has a similar longest kill spree as her counter does. Commonly, she receives a similar amount of damage to Gnar. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also illustrate that the champion with more HP has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Poppy and Gnar

Damage Types Compared

Poppy
Gnar
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Poppy
Gnar

Who is Better, Poppy or Gnar?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Poppy usually wins when taking on Gnar, with a 53.9% win rate. Thus, Poppy makes a great counter to Gnar.

While Poppy does have a higher win rate compared to Gnar, when facing one another, Poppy also has a lower level of difficulty that makes her a less time consuming character to pick up and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Poppy into Gnar.

Furthermore, Poppy also has a great deal of utility and CC, a similar amount to Gnar. 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 a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Poppy vs Gnar matchups, Poppy is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Poppy is a great counter for Gnar. Focus your play on increasing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Poppy against Gnar.

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 Gnar Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Gnar as Poppy, we analyzed 685 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 Gnar 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 Gnar Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Poppy to counter Gnar during both the early game 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 pay attention to the build and stats displayed here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Poppy on average racks up less CS as Gnar. Champs who on average don't take many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require many items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values reported on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to prioritize in your Poppy versus Gnar build include Unending Despair, Sunfire Aegis, and Thornmail. When Poppy used at least these three items in her build, she did much better countering Gnar than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Poppy had an average win rate of 53.9% when playing against Gnar with this build.

To have the best chance of vanquishing Gnar as Poppy, Poppy players 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 that we analyzed for Poppy vs Gnar counters, this set of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 53.9% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Gnar as Poppy are given for every ranked division. If you would like to filter the stats and builds to a particular player tier, you should use the selection menu at the top of this page.