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

Poppy vs Nilah

How to Beat Nilah as Poppy in LoLPoppy is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Nilah as Poppy

based on 974 Poppy vs Nilah matchups
Win Rate
49.6 %
K/D/A
2.62
Pick Rate
1.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our matchup statistics from the millions of recently rated League of Legends matches that we get from Riot Games each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Nilah as Poppy resulted from an analysis of 974 ranked games where both champs engaged each other. This champ pairing is somewhat rare. Poppy has to counter Nilah in only 1.6% of her matches.

Poppy vs Nilah Matchup Summary

Poppy does a ok job of countering Nilah. Typically, she wins a acceptable 49.6% of games the champions clash against each other in. In Poppy against Nilah games, Poppy’s team is 0.0% more probable to earn first blood. This indicates that she probably will be able to get first blood against Nilah.

Best Poppy vs Nilah Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsBami's Cinder

Core Poppy Items

~22 Mins
Unending DespairSunfire AegisThornmail

Optional Items

Jak'Sho, The ProteanSundered SkyDead Man's PlateHollow 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
7
Q
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E
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E
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Guide to Countering Nilah as Poppy

Tips for Playing as Poppy against Nilah

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 Nilah Counter Stats

Poppy Image
Win Rate
49.6 %
VS
Win Rate
50.4 %
Nilah Image
4.8
< Kills >
7.7
5.2
< Deaths >
6.8
8.8
< Assists >
5.9
1.09
< Killing Sprees >
1.75
85
< Minions Killed >
169
0.7
< Dragons Killed >
0.16
0.42
< Inhibitors >
0.53
13,178
< Physical Damage >
17,984
3,654
< Magic Damage >
169
837
< True Damage >
402
17,670
< Damage Dealt >
18,556
28,674
< Damage Taken >
23,982
10,316
< Gold Earned >
12,527
1.71
< Towers >
2.54
0.14
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
7,432
< Total Healing >
8,327
13,242
< Experience >
12,993
23
< Vision Score >
16
9
< Wards Placed >
8
631
< Time Dealing CC >
85

How to Counter Nilah with Poppy in LoL

The stats shown on this page emphasize some vital Poppy against Nilah counter stats that may help us grasp the differences between this pair of champions. For instance, Poppy’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Nilah’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Poppy may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Nilah..

Poppy usually has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than her enemy does. Typically, she takes more damage than Nilah. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, but it can also illustrate that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Poppy and Nilah

Damage Types Compared

Poppy
Nilah
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Poppy
Nilah

Who is Better, Poppy or Nilah?

Both League champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Poppy usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Nilah, with a 49.6% win rate. Therefore, Poppy makes an ok counter to Nilah.

While Poppy does have a lower winrate than Nilah, when they face off with one another, Poppy also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes her a less challenging champ to develop with. You should be careful when picking Poppy into Nilah.

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

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

Poppy is a somewhat poor counter for Nilah. Focus your actions on maximizing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Poppy against Nilah.

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 Nilah Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Nilah as Poppy, we analyzed 974 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 Nilah 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 to counter Nilah during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats shown here, you should grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Poppy often picks up less CS relative to Nilah. Champs who typically don't take much CS typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values shown here to do well.

The ideal items to have in your Poppy versus Nilah build include Unending Despair, Sunfire Aegis, and Thornmail. When Poppy combined at least these three items in her build, she did much better when facing Nilah than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Poppy boasted an average winrate of 49.6% when countering Nilah with these items in her kit.

To have the highest probability of defeating Nilah as Poppy, you should take 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 rune builds players picked for Poppy vs Nilah battles, this composite of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 49.6% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Nilah as Poppy are given for all ranked divisions. To scope the stats and builds to a particular player tier, you can use the selection menu at the top of this page.