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

Poppy vs Jhin

How to Beat Jhin as Poppy in LoLPoppy is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Jhin as Poppy

based on 6,620 Poppy vs Jhin matchups
Win Rate
48.4 %
K/D/A
2.32
Pick Rate
10.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of ranked LoL matches every week. In our dataset, Poppy engaged Jhin in 6620 matches. With so many matchups for Poppy versus Jhin provides us a lot of faith in our capacity to prepare useful data and a solid build to suppress Jhin. This champ pairing is fairly common. Poppy has to counter Jhin in 10.7% of her matches.

Poppy vs Jhin Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Poppy has done a dismal job of countering Jhin. Typically, she wins a lowly 48.4% of matches the champions fight one another in. In Poppy versus Jhin rounds, Poppy’s team is 0.0% more likely to obtain first blood, indicating that she probably will get first blood against Jhin.

Best Poppy vs Jhin Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Chain VestBami's Cinder

Core Poppy Items

~22 Mins
Unending DespairThornmailJak'Sho, The Protean

Optional Items

Solstice SleighDead Man's PlateIceborn GauntletKaenic Rookern

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
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Last skill for Poppy to max outw

Runes

SorceryPhase RushNimbus CloakCelerityWaterwalking
InspirationHextech FlashtraptionCosmic Insight
Adaptive ForceArmorArmor
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
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E
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W
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Q
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Q
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R
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Guide to Countering Jhin as Poppy

Tips for Playing as Poppy against Jhin

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 Jhin

Jhin places invisible traps around the map. Watch where you step!

Jhin's attacks are quite potent, but he runs out of ammo after the 4th shot. Use this window to jump him and burst him down.

Deadly Flourish only roots those hit by one of Jhin's basic attacks, traps, or allies within the last 4 seconds.

Poppy vs Jhin Counter Stats

Poppy Image
Win Rate
48.4 %
VS
Win Rate
51.6 %
Jhin Image
4.8
< Kills >
7.8
5.6
< Deaths >
5.4
8.2
< Assists >
8
1.11
< Killing Sprees >
1.79
83
< Minions Killed >
174
0.74
< Dragons Killed >
0.21
0.42
< Inhibitors >
0.49
13,197
< Physical Damage >
20,057
3,608
< Magic Damage >
1,139
911
< True Damage >
434
17,717
< Damage Dealt >
21,630
30,939
< Damage Taken >
19,339
10,624
< Gold Earned >
12,443
1.6
< Towers >
2.26
0.16
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
7,986
< Total Healing >
5,212
13,477
< Experience >
12,945
25
< Vision Score >
17
10
< Wards Placed >
9
660
< Time Dealing CC >
152

How to Counter Jhin with Poppy in LoL

The stats shown here clarify several influential Poppy vs. Jhin counter stats that can help us explain the differences between this pair of champs. Poppy’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Jhin’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Poppy may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Jhin..

Poppy typically has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than her counter does. Typically, she receives more damage than Jhin. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, but it can also indicate that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to escape additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Poppy and Jhin

Damage Types Compared

Poppy
Jhin
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Poppy
Jhin

Who is Better, Poppy or Jhin?

Both League champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Poppy usually loses when playing against Jhin, with a 48.4% win rate. As a result, Poppy makes a poor counter to Jhin.

While Poppy does have a lower winrate than Jhin, when on opposite teams, Poppy also has a greater level of difficulty that makes her a more challenging character to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Poppy into Jhin.

Moreover, Poppy has a great deal of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Jhin. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Poppy vs Jhin matchups, Jhin is the better champion with a lower win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.

Poppy is a somewhat poor counter for Jhin. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on maximizing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Poppy against Jhin.

Additional Information for Poppy Players

How We Calculated Our Poppy vs Jhin Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Jhin as Poppy, we analyzed 6,620 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 Jhin 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 to counter Jhin during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and tips shown above, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Poppy often racks up less CS compared to Jhin. Champions who on average don't get much CS typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to have in your Poppy versus Jhin build include Unending Despair, Thornmail, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When Poppy incorporated at least these three items in her build, she performed a lot better vs Jhin than with most other common builds. In fact, Poppy boasted an average winrate of 48.4% when countering Jhin with these items in her kit.

To have the highest chance of crushing Jhin as Poppy, you should use the Phase Rush, Nimbus Cloak, Celerity, Waterwalking, Cosmic Insight, and Hextech Flashtraption runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune builds players used for Poppy vs Jhin battles, this mix of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 48.4% winrate overall.

If you need to view Poppy versus Jhin tips and builds for a a specific division, feel free to select one from the selection menu above. By default, the stats and build suggestions displayed are computed using every match with data with both champions.