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

Poppy vs Katarina

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

based on 2,118 Poppy vs Katarina matchups
Win Rate
50.8 %
K/D/A
2.41
Pick Rate
3.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our counter stats from the millions of rated League matches that we evaluate each week. Our guide on how to beat Katarina as Poppy resulted from an examination of 2118 ranked games where both champions clashed against each other. This particular champion pairing is somewhat rare. Poppy has to counter Katarina in only 3.4% of her matches.

Poppy vs Katarina Matchup Summary

Poppy has done a average job of countering Katarina. On average, she wins a acceptable 50.8% of matches the champions clash against each other in. In Poppy versus Katarina rounds, Poppy’s side is 0.1% more probable to earn first blood. This implies that she probably will be able to get first blood against Katarina.

Best Poppy vs Katarina Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalCloth Armor

Core Poppy Items

~22 Mins
Unending DespairKaenic RookernSunfire Aegis

Optional Items

Frozen HeartJak'Sho, The ProteanDead Man's PlateForce of Nature

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
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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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Q
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Guide to Countering Katarina as Poppy

Tips for Playing as Poppy against Katarina

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 Katarina

Katarina's abilities deal magic damage, so even if she's building Attack Damage items, get magic resistance to counter her.

Try to save a disable for when Katarina uses her Death Lotus.

Poppy vs Katarina Counter Stats

Poppy Image
Win Rate
50.8 %
VS
Win Rate
49.2 %
Katarina Image
4.9
< Kills >
9.7
5.6
< Deaths >
6.9
8.6
< Assists >
5.9
1.12
< Killing Sprees >
2.16
82
< Minions Killed >
157
0.75
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.36
13,242
< Physical Damage >
2,201
3,521
< Magic Damage >
21,773
918
< True Damage >
1,033
17,682
< Damage Dealt >
25,008
30,013
< Damage Taken >
25,336
10,587
< Gold Earned >
12,370
1.64
< Towers >
1.52
0.17
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
7,632
< Total Healing >
3,544
13,372
< Experience >
14,181
24
< Vision Score >
17
9
< Wards Placed >
8
644
< Time Dealing CC >
39

How to Counter Katarina with Poppy in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page feature several important Poppy versus Katarina counter stats that can help us grasp the distinctions between the two. For instance, Poppy’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Katarina’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Poppy may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Katarina..

Poppy usually has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than her opponent does. On average, she receives more damage than Katarina. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also imply that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to flee from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Poppy and Katarina

Damage Types Compared

Poppy
Katarina
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Poppy
Katarina

Who is Better, Poppy or Katarina?

Both League champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Poppy usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Katarina, with a 50.8% win rate. As a result, Poppy makes an ok counter to Katarina.

While Poppy does have a higher win rate compared to Katarina, when facing one another, Poppy also has a lower level of difficulty that makes her a less difficult character to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Poppy into Katarina.

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

While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Poppy vs Katarina matchups, Poppy is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.

Poppy is a decent counter for Katarina. You will do well by focussing your play on keeping up your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Poppy against Katarina.

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 Katarina Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Katarina as Poppy, we analyzed 2,118 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 Katarina 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 Katarina Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Poppy to counter Katarina during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and tips displayed above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Poppy typically racks up less CS as Katarina. Champions who on average don't take many minion kills often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values shown on this page to do well.

The best items to use in your Poppy versus Katarina build include Unending Despair, Kaenic Rookern, and Sunfire Aegis. When Poppy combined at least these three pieces in her build, she performed a lot better vs Katarina than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Poppy had an average winrate of 50.8% battling Katarina with this build.

To have the best probability of beating Katarina 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 builds that we analyzed for Poppy vs Katarina fights, this composite of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 50.8% win rate overall.

If you want to view Poppy vs Katarina tips and builds for a a distinct division rank, feel free to choose one from the selection menu provided above. By default, the statistics and build suggestions displayed are computed using every game played with these champions.