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

Poppy vs Gragas

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

based on 1,141 Poppy vs Gragas matchups
Win Rate
50.8 %
K/D/A
2.52
Pick Rate
1.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of ranked League of Legends rounds each week. Within our dataset, Poppy faced off against Gragas in 1141 matches. With so many games with Poppy versus Gragas provides us a lot of faith in our ability to produce actionable data and a solid build to obliterate Gragas. This particular champion matchup is relatively rare. Poppy is forced to battle against Gragas in only 1.9% of her rounds.

Poppy vs Gragas Matchup Summary

Poppy does a ok job of beating Gragas. Typically, she wins a acceptable 50.8% of the time the champs face each other in. In Poppy versus Gragas games, Poppy’s side is 0.1% more likely to gain first blood. This indicates that she probably will get first blood versus Gragas.

Best Poppy vs Gragas Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Cloth ArmorBami's Cinder

Core Poppy Items

~22 Mins
Kaenic RookernSunfire AegisThornmail

Optional Items

HeartsteelJak'Sho, The ProteanSundered SkyUnending Despair

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Poppy to level upq
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Second ability for Poppy to level upe
>
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
2
E
3
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 Gragas as Poppy

Tips for Playing as Poppy against Gragas

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 Gragas

Body Slam is on a very low cooldown, making it difficult to pursue Gragas. Don't overextend yourself chasing him.

Gragas can knock everybody away with his ultimate. Be careful that you don't get knocked into him or, worse, an enemy tower.

Poppy vs Gragas Counter Stats

Poppy Image
Win Rate
50.8 %
VS
Win Rate
49.2 %
Gragas Image
4.9
< Kills >
5.7
5.4
< Deaths >
5.9
8.7
< Assists >
7.4
1.13
< Killing Sprees >
1.31
79
< Minions Killed >
106
0.74
< Dragons Killed >
0.57
0.44
< Inhibitors >
0.37
13,241
< Physical Damage >
1,462
3,705
< Magic Damage >
17,987
935
< True Damage >
691
17,882
< Damage Dealt >
20,140
30,465
< Damage Taken >
30,146
10,552
< Gold Earned >
11,165
1.69
< Towers >
1.47
0.15
< Baron Takedowns >
0.12
7,894
< Total Healing >
12,620
13,279
< Experience >
13,844
25
< Vision Score >
21
10
< Wards Placed >
8
643
< Time Dealing CC >
414

How to Counter Gragas with Poppy in LoL

The stats shown here feature several vital Poppy versus Gragas matchup statistics that may help you grasp the differences and similarities between the pair. For instance, Poppy’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Gragas’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Poppy may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Gragas..

Poppy normally has a similar longest killing spree as her opponent does. On average, she takes a similar amount of damage to Gragas. This typically indicates differing health capacities, yet it can also indicate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Poppy and Gragas

Damage Types Compared

Poppy
Gragas
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Poppy
Gragas

Who is Better, Poppy or Gragas?

Both LoL champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Poppy usually fairs equally well when playing against Gragas, with a 50.8% win rate. Thus, Poppy makes an ok counter for Gragas.

While Poppy does have a higher win rate compared to Gragas, when on opposite teams, Poppy also has a greater level of difficulty that makes her a more complex champion to learn. You should be careful when picking Poppy into Gragas.

Furthermore, Poppy has a very large amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Gragas. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

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

Poppy is a decent counter for Gragas. You will do well by focussing your tactics on increasing your CS and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Poppy against Gragas.

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 Gragas Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Gragas as Poppy, we analyzed 1,141 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 Gragas 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 Gragas Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Poppy in order to counter Gragas during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions displayed here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Poppy on average racks up a similar amount of CS as Gragas. Champions who typically don't get much CS typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are able to scale well off of their abilities 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 exceed the numbers reported here to do well.

The most crucial items to use in your Poppy versus Gragas build include Kaenic Rookern, Sunfire Aegis, and Thornmail. When Poppy included at least these three items in her build, she performed significantly better vs Gragas than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Poppy boasted an average win rate of 50.8% battling Gragas with this build.

To have the highest chance of beating Gragas as Poppy, you 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. Of all the rune sets players picked for Poppy vs Gragas matchups, this sequence of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 50.8% winrate overall.

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