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

Poppy vs Nami

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

based on 1,813 Poppy vs Nami matchups
Win Rate
49.4 %
K/D/A
2.34
Pick Rate
2.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our counter statistics from the millions of rated League of Legends games that we evaluate every week. Our guide on how to beat Nami as Poppy came out of an examination of 1813 ranked rounds where both champions faced one another. This champ matchup is somewhat rare. Poppy is forced to battle against Nami in only 2.9% of her games.

Poppy vs Nami Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Poppy does a below average job of countering Nami. On average, she wins a acceptable 49.4% of games the champs clash against each other in. In Poppy versus Nami rounds, Poppy’s side is 0.1% more likely to get first blood, implying that she most likely will get first blood against Nami.

Best Poppy vs Nami Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsLong Sword

Core Poppy Items

~22 Mins
Unending DespairKaenic RookernSunfire Aegis

Optional Items

Jak'Sho, The ProteanFrozen HeartDead Man's PlateSundered Sky

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
Attack SpeedAdaptive 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 Nami as Poppy

Tips for Playing as Poppy against Nami

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 Nami

Aqua Prison is a very powerful ability with a long cooldown, take advantage of the situation if Nami misses this ability.

Tidal Wave has a very long range but travels slowly, be aware of when it is coming your way as you can move out of its path.

Try to avoid fighting an opponent affected by Tidecaller's Blessing, it lasts a short duration so waiting it out can help you greatly.

Poppy vs Nami Counter Stats

Poppy Image
Win Rate
49.4 %
VS
Win Rate
50.6 %
Nami Image
4.6
< Kills >
1.8
5.3
< Deaths >
5.2
7.8
< Assists >
15.5
1.07
< Killing Sprees >
0.31
86
< Minions Killed >
23
0.72
< Dragons Killed >
0.03
0.42
< Inhibitors >
0.57
12,936
< Physical Damage >
896
3,514
< Magic Damage >
8,631
844
< True Damage >
585
17,295
< Damage Dealt >
10,113
29,921
< Damage Taken >
16,202
10,486
< Gold Earned >
8,506
1.66
< Towers >
2.3
0.16
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
7,847
< Total Healing >
10,507
13,297
< Experience >
10,659
24
< Vision Score >
59
9
< Wards Placed >
26
657
< Time Dealing CC >
201

How to Counter Nami with Poppy in LoL

The stats shown here highlight some influential Poppy versus Nami counter statistics that can help you realize the differences between this pair of champs. As an example, Poppy’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Nami’s ratio of NaN, showing that Poppy may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Nami..

Poppy typically has a slightly larger longest kill spree than her counter does. Commonly, she takes more damage than Nami. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, yet it can also hint that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to escape additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Poppy and Nami

Damage Types Compared

Poppy
Nami
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Poppy
Nami

Who is Better, Poppy or Nami?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Poppy usually fairs equally well when facing off against Nami, with a 49.4% win rate. As a result, Poppy makes an ok counter to Nami.

While Poppy does have a lower win rate compared to Nami, when on opposite teams, Poppy also has a greater level of difficulty that makes her a more challenging character to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Poppy into Nami.

Furthermore, Poppy has a great amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Nami. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

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

Poppy is a somewhat poor counter to Nami. Make sure you focus your actions on increasing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Poppy against Nami.

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 Nami Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Nami as Poppy, we analyzed 1,813 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 Nami 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 Nami Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Poppy to counter Nami during both the laning 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 mind the build and stats presented above, you should increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Poppy most often accumulates much more CS as Nami. Champs who typically don't acquire much CS usualy don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, 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 exceed the numbers shown here to do well.

The ideal items to prioritize in your Poppy versus Nami build include Unending Despair, Kaenic Rookern, and Sunfire Aegis. When Poppy included at least these three pieces in her build, she did a lot better vs. Nami than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Poppy boasted an average winrate of 49.4% when countering Nami with these items in her kit.

To have the greatest probability of vanquishing Nami 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. Of all the rune builds we have analyed for Poppy vs Nami counters, this combination of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 49.4% winrate overall.

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