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

Poppy vs Naafiri

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

based on 827 Poppy vs Naafiri matchups
Win Rate
51.3 %
K/D/A
2.64
Pick Rate
1.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our matchup stats from the millions of rated League rounds that we review each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Naafiri as Poppy resulted from an evaluation of 827 ranked games where both champions faced one another. This matchup is somewhat rare. Poppy fights Naafiri in only 1.3% of her games.

Poppy vs Naafiri Matchup Summary

Poppy has done a decent job of beating Naafiri. Typically, she wins a acceptable 51.3% of games the champs face off with one another in. In Poppy vs Naafiri games, Poppy’s side is 0.1% more likely to get first blood. This implies that she probably will get first blood versus Naafiri.

Best Poppy vs Naafiri Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalCloth Armor

Core Poppy Items

~22 Mins
Unending DespairSunfire AegisThornmail

Optional Items

Dead Man's PlateJak'Sho, The ProteanSundered SkyHollow Radiance

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite 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

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
8
E
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Guide to Countering Naafiri as Poppy

Tips for Playing as Poppy against Naafiri

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.

Poppy vs Naafiri Counter Stats

Poppy Image
Win Rate
51.3 %
VS
Win Rate
48.7 %
Naafiri Image
5.2
< Kills >
7.7
5.3
< Deaths >
7
8.8
< Assists >
5.9
1.19
< Killing Sprees >
1.82
78
< Minions Killed >
151
0.77
< Dragons Killed >
0.21
0.42
< Inhibitors >
0.33
13,146
< Physical Damage >
21,423
3,634
< Magic Damage >
97
906
< True Damage >
1,214
17,687
< Damage Dealt >
22,735
29,775
< Damage Taken >
25,988
10,619
< Gold Earned >
12,289
1.61
< Towers >
1.46
0.16
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
8,046
< Total Healing >
6,348
13,234
< Experience >
13,796
25
< Vision Score >
17
10
< Wards Placed >
8
735
< Time Dealing CC >
62

How to Counter Naafiri with Poppy in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page emphasize some vital Poppy versus Naafiri matchup statistics that may help you grasp the differences between the pair. Poppy’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Naafiri’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Poppy may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Naafiri..

Poppy normally has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than her enemy does. Commonly, she takes more damage than Naafiri. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also hint that the champion with higher health has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Poppy and Naafiri

Damage Types Compared

Poppy
Naafiri
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Poppy
Naafiri

Who is Better, Poppy or Naafiri?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Poppy usually wins when facing off against Naafiri, with a 51.3% win rate. As a result, Poppy makes a good counter for Naafiri.

While Poppy does have a higher win rate compared to Naafiri, when facing one another, Poppy also has a much greater learning curve that makes her a more time consuming character to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Poppy into Naafiri.

Additionally, Poppy has a lot of utility and CC, a similar amount to Naafiri. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Poppy vs Naafiri matchups, Poppy is the better champion with a higher 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 to Naafiri. Focus your actions on keeping up your gold income and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Poppy against Naafiri.

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 Naafiri Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Naafiri as Poppy, we analyzed 827 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 Naafiri 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 Naafiri Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Poppy to counter Naafiri during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions presented above, you should increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Poppy usually picks up less CS relative to Naafiri. Champs who typically don't take much CS often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers reported here to do well.

The most crucial items to focus on in your Poppy versus Naafiri build consist of Unending Despair, Sunfire Aegis, and Thornmail. When Poppy included at least these three pieces in her build, she did a lot better when facing Naafiri than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Poppy boasted an average win rate of 51.3% when countering Naafiri with this counter build.

To have the best probability of defeating Naafiri as Poppy, you should equip 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 runes we have analyed for Poppy vs Naafiri battles, this order of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 51.3% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Naafiri as Poppy are presented for all ranked divisions combined. If you would like to filter the statistics and builds to a particular player tier, you can use the selection menu at the top of this page.