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

Poppy vs Wukong

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

based on 670 Poppy vs Wukong matchups
Win Rate
51.2 %
K/D/A
2.51
Pick Rate
1.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of recently ranked LoL rounds each and every week. Within our data, Poppy faced off against Wukong in 670 matches. With so many games with Poppy vs Wukong gives us faith in our ability to provide informative data and a solid build to annihilate Wukong. This champion pairing is somewhat rare. Poppy encounters Wukong in only 1.1% of her matches.

Poppy vs Wukong Matchup Summary

Poppy does a decent job of beating Wukong. On average, she wins a acceptable 51.2% of games the champions fight each other in. In Poppy versus Wukong rounds, Poppy’s team is 0.0% more likely to obtain first blood, implying that she most likely will be able to get first blood against Wukong.

Best Poppy vs Wukong Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsCloth Armor

Core Poppy Items

~22 Mins
Unending DespairSunfire AegisThornmail

Optional Items

Sundered SkyJak'Sho, The ProteanKaenic RookernIceborn Gauntlet

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
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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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Guide to Countering Wukong as Poppy

Tips for Playing as Poppy against Wukong

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 Wukong

Wukong becomes tougher to kill when surrounded by his enemies. Try to isolate him to gain an advantage.

Wukong will often use Decoy after Nimbus Strike. Try delaying your abilities by a short amount of time to ensure that you're hitting the real Wukong.

Poppy vs Wukong Counter Stats

Poppy Image
Win Rate
51.2 %
VS
Win Rate
48.8 %
Wukong Image
5
< Kills >
6.3
5.5
< Deaths >
6.2
8.8
< Assists >
6.8
1.15
< Killing Sprees >
1.5
88
< Minions Killed >
87
0.76
< Dragons Killed >
0.79
0.44
< Inhibitors >
0.48
13,274
< Physical Damage >
15,002
3,965
< Magic Damage >
2,330
917
< True Damage >
951
18,157
< Damage Dealt >
18,284
31,152
< Damage Taken >
31,808
10,822
< Gold Earned >
11,769
1.74
< Towers >
1.87
0.18
< Baron Takedowns >
0.19
8,104
< Total Healing >
10,074
13,669
< Experience >
13,888
24
< Vision Score >
21
9
< Wards Placed >
7
715
< Time Dealing CC >
129

How to Counter Wukong with Poppy in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here clarify some vital Poppy vs. Wukong counter stats that can help you figure out the differences between the two. For instance, Poppy’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Wukong’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Poppy may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Wukong..

Poppy normally has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than her enemy does. On average, she receives a similar amount of damage to Wukong. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also show that the champ with increased HP has less agility and thus is unable to escape additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Poppy and Wukong

Damage Types Compared

Poppy
Wukong
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Poppy
Wukong

Who is Better, Poppy or Wukong?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Poppy usually wins when playing against Wukong, with a 51.2% win rate. Therefore, Poppy makes a good counter to Wukong.

While Poppy does have a higher winrate compared to Wukong, when on opposite teams, Poppy also has a much greater learning curve that makes her a more time consuming champion to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Poppy into Wukong.

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

While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Poppy vs Wukong matchups, Poppy is the better champ with a higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Poppy is a decent counter for Wukong. Focus your play on maximizing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Poppy against Wukong.

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 Wukong Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Wukong as Poppy, we analyzed 670 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 Wukong 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 Wukong Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Poppy to counter Wukong during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and stats presented above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Poppy typically gets a similar amount of CS relative to Wukong. Champs who typically don't acquire many minion kills typically don't need 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, often have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values displayed on this page to do well.

The ideal items to focus on in your Poppy versus Wukong build include Unending Despair, Sunfire Aegis, and Thornmail. When Poppy included at least these three items in her build, she performed a lot better when fighting Wukong than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Poppy boasted an average winrate of 51.2% battling Wukong with this build.

To have the highest likelihood of beating Wukong as Poppy, you should equip 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 we have analyed for Poppy vs Wukong counterpicks, this mix of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 51.2% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Wukong as Poppy are presented for all skill levels combined. If you want to filter the stats and builds to a distinct player tier, you can use the selection menu at the top of this page.