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

Poppy vs Neeko

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

based on 1,683 Poppy vs Neeko matchups
Win Rate
49.3 %
K/D/A
2.42
Pick Rate
2.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our matchup stats from the millions of recently ranked LoL matches that we review every week. This guide on how to beat Neeko as Poppy resulted from an analysis of 1683 ranked matches where both champions battled one another. This particular champion pairing is relatively rare. Poppy encounters Neeko in only 2.7% of her rounds.

Poppy vs Neeko Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Poppy has done a poor job of beating Neeko. Normally, she wins a acceptable 49.3% of the time the champs oppose each other in. In Poppy versus Neeko matches, Poppy’s team is 0.1% more probable to get first blood. This implies that she probably will be able to get first blood against Neeko.

Best Poppy vs Neeko Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordTunneler

Core Poppy Items

~22 Mins
Unending DespairSunfire AegisThornmail

Optional Items

Iceborn GauntletJak'Sho, The ProteanSundered SkyForce of Nature

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
>
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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Guide to Countering Neeko as Poppy

Tips for Playing as Poppy against Neeko

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 Neeko

Pop Blossom's warning visuals are invisible if Neeko is disguised.

Standing behind minions against Neeko is very dangerous as Tangle-Barbs become stronger.

Poppy vs Neeko Counter Stats

Poppy Image
Win Rate
49.3 %
VS
Win Rate
50.7 %
Neeko Image
4.9
< Kills >
5.2
5.5
< Deaths >
5.8
8.4
< Assists >
8.6
1.09
< Killing Sprees >
1.17
82
< Minions Killed >
110
0.75
< Dragons Killed >
0.11
0.42
< Inhibitors >
0.44
13,035
< Physical Damage >
1,381
3,654
< Magic Damage >
18,284
929
< True Damage >
800
17,619
< Damage Dealt >
20,465
30,446
< Damage Taken >
20,624
10,598
< Gold Earned >
10,485
1.58
< Towers >
1.93
0.16
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
8,049
< Total Healing >
2,392
13,463
< Experience >
12,830
24
< Vision Score >
33
9
< Wards Placed >
15
647
< Time Dealing CC >
188

How to Counter Neeko with Poppy in LoL

The stats shown on this page highlight several influential Poppy against Neeko counter statistics that can help us understand the differences and similarities between the pair. As an example, Poppy’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Neeko’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Poppy may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Neeko..

Poppy often has a similar longest killing spree as her foe does. Commonly, she takes more damage than Neeko. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, but it can also hint that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Poppy and Neeko

Damage Types Compared

Poppy
Neeko
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Poppy
Neeko

Who is Better, Poppy or Neeko?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Poppy usually fairs equally well when playing against Neeko, with a 49.3% win rate. As a result, Poppy makes an ok counter to Neeko.

While Poppy does have a lower win rate than Neeko, when they face off with one another, Poppy also has a greater difficulty level that makes her a more complex champ to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Poppy into Neeko.

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

While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Poppy vs Neeko matchups, Neeko is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.

Poppy is a somewhat poor counter to Neeko. Focus your strategy on keeping up your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Poppy against Neeko.

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 Neeko Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Neeko as Poppy, we analyzed 1,683 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 Neeko 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

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Poppy in order to counter Neeko 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 pay attention to the build and tips presented here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Poppy on average gets a similar amount of CS as Neeko. Champions who on average don't acquire much CS typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The best items to focus on in your Poppy versus Neeko build consist of Unending Despair, Sunfire Aegis, and Thornmail. When Poppy bought at least these three pieces in her build, she did a lot better against Neeko than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Poppy had an average win rate of 49.3% battling Neeko with this build.

To have the highest probability of defeating Neeko 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 sets players used for Poppy vs Neeko battles, this composite of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 49.3% winrate overall.

If you want to get Poppy vs Neeko tips and matchup stats and build suggestions for a an individual player tier, please choose one from the selection menu displayed above. If viewing for the first time, the stats and strategies shown are computed using every game played with both champions.