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

Poppy vs Rammus

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

based on 987 Poppy vs Rammus matchups
Win Rate
48.2 %
K/D/A
2.45
Pick Rate
1.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of ranked League games every week. In our dataset, Poppy did battle with Rammus 987 times. Including so many matchups for Poppy versus Rammus gives us faith in our ability to prepare informative data and a supported build to counter Rammus. This matchup is fairly rare. Poppy is forced to battle against Rammus in only 1.6% of her rounds.

Poppy vs Rammus Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Poppy has done a dismal job of countering Rammus. Normally, she wins a lowly 48.2% of games the champs battle one another in. In Poppy against Rammus games, Poppy’s side is 0.0% more probable to obtain first blood, indicating that she probably will get first blood against Rammus.

Best Poppy vs Rammus Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsCloth Armor

Core Poppy Items

~22 Mins
Unending DespairSunfire AegisThornmail

Optional Items

Jak'Sho, The ProteanKaenic RookernIceborn GauntletDead Man's Plate

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

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
2
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 Rammus as Poppy

Tips for Playing as Poppy against Rammus

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 Rammus

Rammus often stacks high Armor, leaving him especially vulnerable to caster damage while not in Defensive Ball Curl.

Pay particular attention to when his Defensive Ball Curl is off. Rammus has much lower stats than a normal tank when he's out of the stance.

Poppy vs Rammus Counter Stats

Poppy Image
Win Rate
48.2 %
VS
Win Rate
51.8 %
Rammus Image
4.8
< Kills >
3.9
5.6
< Deaths >
5.5
8.9
< Assists >
11.5
1.11
< Killing Sprees >
0.88
85
< Minions Killed >
34
0.7
< Dragons Killed >
1.19
0.39
< Inhibitors >
0.42
12,774
< Physical Damage >
2,394
4,075
< Magic Damage >
11,885
1,015
< True Damage >
758
17,865
< Damage Dealt >
15,039
30,950
< Damage Taken >
31,873
10,660
< Gold Earned >
10,679
1.64
< Towers >
1.15
0.15
< Baron Takedowns >
0.31
7,787
< Total Healing >
12,632
13,458
< Experience >
13,096
25
< Vision Score >
21
10
< Wards Placed >
7
648
< Time Dealing CC >
615

How to Counter Rammus with Poppy in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here underscore several significant Poppy versus Rammus matchup statistics that may help you explain the differences between the two. As an example, Poppy’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Rammus’s ratio of NaN, showing that Poppy may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Rammus..

Poppy normally has a similar longest killing spree as her enemy does. Commonly, she takes a similar amount of damage to Rammus. This typically indicates differing health capacities, but it can also indicate that the champion with increased HP has less agility and thus is unable to escape further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Poppy and Rammus

Damage Types Compared

Poppy
Rammus
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Poppy
Rammus

Who is Better, Poppy or Rammus?

Both LoL champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Poppy usually loses when playing against Rammus, with a 48.2% win rate. Therefore, Poppy makes a poor counter for Rammus.

While Poppy does have a lower winrate than Rammus, when they face off with one another, Poppy also has a greater learning curve that makes her a more difficult champion to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Poppy into Rammus.

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

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

Poppy is a somewhat poor counter to Rammus. Make sure you focus your play on increasing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Poppy against Rammus.

Additional Information for Poppy Players

How We Calculated Our Poppy vs Rammus Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Rammus as Poppy, we analyzed 987 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 Rammus 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Poppy to counter Rammus during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips shown above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Poppy typically picks up more CS compared to Rammus. Champs who on average don't get many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values displayed here to do well.

The top items to use in your Poppy versus Rammus build consist of Unending Despair, Sunfire Aegis, and Thornmail. When Poppy bought at least these three items in her build, she did significantly better when fighting Rammus than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Poppy boasted an average winrate of 48.2% battling Rammus with these items in her kit.

To have the greatest likelihood of beating Rammus 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 players picked for Poppy vs Rammus counter picks, this blending of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 48.2% winrate overall.

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