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

Poppy vs Jayce

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

based on 853 Poppy vs Jayce matchups
Win Rate
52.2 %
K/D/A
2.56
Pick Rate
1.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our matchup stats from the millions of rated League matches that we analyze every week. Our guide on how to beat Jayce as Poppy came out of an examination of 853 ranked games where both champs faced one another. This champ pairing is relatively rare. Poppy is forced to battle against Jayce in only 1.4% of her rounds.

Poppy vs Jayce Matchup Summary

Poppy does a good job of beating Jayce. Typically, she wins a whopping 52.2% of the time the champs clash against each other in. In Poppy vs Jayce matches, Poppy’s team is 0.1% more probable to gain first blood. This indicates that she most likely will be able to get first blood against Jayce.

Best Poppy vs Jayce Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsBami's Cinder

Core Poppy Items

~22 Mins
Unending DespairKaenic RookernSunfire Aegis

Optional Items

Dead Man's PlateJak'Sho, The ProteanSundered SkyThornmail

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
>
Last skill for Poppy to max outw

Runes

ResolveGrasp of the UndyingShield BashBone PlatingRevitalize
InspirationBiscuit DeliveryTime Warp Tonic
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
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Q
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E
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Q
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E
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E
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Guide to Countering Jayce as Poppy

Tips for Playing as Poppy against Jayce

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 Jayce

Jayce is strong in the early game. If he gains the advantage, play defensively.

Jayce can attack in melee or at range. Pay attention to his stance and weapon color to know how he is going to attack.

If you see Jayce drop his Acceleration Gate, be careful, he is probably about to cast Shock Blast.

Poppy vs Jayce Counter Stats

Poppy Image
Win Rate
52.2 %
VS
Win Rate
47.8 %
Jayce Image
4.9
< Kills >
6.2
5.2
< Deaths >
6.7
8.4
< Assists >
6.2
1.12
< Killing Sprees >
1.4
92
< Minions Killed >
183
0.67
< Dragons Killed >
0.08
0.42
< Inhibitors >
0.5
12,526
< Physical Damage >
19,189
3,599
< Magic Damage >
4,164
791
< True Damage >
579
16,916
< Damage Dealt >
23,932
29,920
< Damage Taken >
21,814
10,594
< Gold Earned >
12,176
1.74
< Towers >
2.55
0.14
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
7,471
< Total Healing >
2,822
13,494
< Experience >
14,461
24
< Vision Score >
18
9
< Wards Placed >
9
656
< Time Dealing CC >
130

How to Counter Jayce with Poppy in LoL

The stats provided here underscore some important Poppy vs. Jayce counter stats that may help us explain the distinctions between the two. As an example, Poppy’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Jayce’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Poppy may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Jayce..

Poppy usually has a similar longest killing spree as her foe does. Commonly, she takes more damage than Jayce. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also show that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Poppy and Jayce

Damage Types Compared

Poppy
Jayce
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Poppy
Jayce

Who is Better, Poppy or Jayce?

Both LoL champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Poppy usually wins when playing against Jayce, with a 52.2% win rate. As a result, Poppy makes a good counter to Jayce.

While Poppy does have a higher winrate compared to Jayce, when they face off with one another, Poppy also has a lower learning curve that makes her a less challenging champ to pick up and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Poppy into Jayce.

Furthermore, Poppy also has a lot of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Jayce. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Poppy vs Jayce 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 team members during teamfights.

Poppy is a good counter for Jayce. Focus your tactics on increasing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Poppy against Jayce.

Additional Information for Poppy Players

How We Calculated Our Poppy vs Jayce Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Jayce as Poppy, we analyzed 853 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 Jayce 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

If you would like to truly master Poppy to counter Jayce during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions displayed here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Poppy usually gets less CS as Jayce. Champs who typically don't acquire much CS often don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers displayed here to do well.

The best items to focus on in your Poppy versus Jayce build consist of Unending Despair, Kaenic Rookern, and Sunfire Aegis. When Poppy bought at least these three items in her build, she did significantly better vs. Jayce than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Poppy had an average winrate of 52.2% when countering Jayce with this build.

To have the greatest probability of defeating Jayce 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. Of all the rune builds players chose for Poppy vs Jayce clashes, this mixture of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 52.2% win rate overall.

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