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

Poppy vs Senna

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

based on 4,200 Poppy vs Senna matchups
Win Rate
47.6 %
K/D/A
2.33
Pick Rate
6.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of ranked LoL games each week. In our database, Poppy faced Senna in 4200 matches. Including so many games with Poppy versus Senna gives us a lot of faith in our capacity to produce actionable data and a pro build to wreck your opposition. This champ matchup is relatively uncommon. Poppy has to counter Senna in only 6.8% of her games.

Poppy vs Senna Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Poppy has done a poor job of beating Senna. On average, she wins a lowly 47.6% of the time the champs fight each other in. In Poppy versus Senna matches, Poppy’s team is 0.1% more likely to get first blood, indicating that she most likely will get first blood versus Senna.

Best Poppy vs Senna Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordCaulfield's Warhammer

Core Poppy Items

~22 Mins
Unending DespairSunfire AegisThornmail

Optional Items

BloodsongDead Man's PlateSpirit VisageJak'Sho, The Protean

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

ResolveGrasp of the UndyingShield BashBone PlatingRevitalize
InspirationBiscuit DeliveryTime Warp Tonic
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
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
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E
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E
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E
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Guide to Countering Senna as Poppy

Tips for Playing as Poppy against Senna

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 Senna Counter Stats

Poppy Image
Win Rate
47.6 %
VS
Win Rate
52.4 %
Senna Image
4.7
< Kills >
4.9
5.4
< Deaths >
6.1
7.9
< Assists >
11.9
1.09
< Killing Sprees >
1.11
84
< Minions Killed >
62
0.73
< Dragons Killed >
0.14
0.41
< Inhibitors >
0.57
12,739
< Physical Damage >
18,413
3,456
< Magic Damage >
319
857
< True Damage >
559
17,052
< Damage Dealt >
19,292
30,080
< Damage Taken >
19,168
10,461
< Gold Earned >
10,704
1.58
< Towers >
2.38
0.16
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
7,823
< Total Healing >
10,204
13,325
< Experience >
11,586
23
< Vision Score >
50
9
< Wards Placed >
20
663
< Time Dealing CC >
218

How to Counter Senna with Poppy in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here underscore some vital Poppy against Senna matchup statistics that can help us explain the differences and similarities between these two champs. As an example, Poppy’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Senna’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Poppy may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Senna..

Poppy normally has a similar longest killing spree as her matchup does. Commonly, she takes more damage than Senna. This often reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also show that the champion with higher health has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Poppy and Senna

Damage Types Compared

Poppy
Senna
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Poppy
Senna

Who is Better, Poppy or Senna?

Both LoL champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Poppy usually loses when trying to fight Senna, with a 47.6% win rate. Therefore, Poppy makes a poor counter to Senna.

While Poppy does have a lower win rate than Senna, when facing one another, Poppy also has a lower difficulty level that makes her a less complex champion to pick up and master. You should be very concerned when picking Poppy into Senna.

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

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

Poppy is a trash counter to Senna. Make sure you focus your actions on increasing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Poppy against Senna.

Additional Information for Poppy Players

How We Calculated Our Poppy vs Senna Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Senna as Poppy, we analyzed 4,200 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 Senna 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 Senna during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and tips presented above, you should increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Poppy on average racks up a similar amount of CS as Senna. Champions who on average don't take much CS typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers shown here to do well.

The best items to have in your Poppy versus Senna build include Unending Despair, Sunfire Aegis, and Thornmail. When Poppy bought at least these three pieces in her build, she did a lot better countering Senna than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Poppy boasted an average win rate of 47.6% when playing against Senna with this build.

To have the best likelihood of beating Senna as Poppy, Poppy players 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. Out of all the runes we have analyed for Poppy vs Senna counterpicks, this combo of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 47.6% win rate overall.

If you would like to get Poppy versus Senna tips and counter builds for a a particular rank, feel free to select one from the selection menu above. At first, the stats and guides shown are calculated using every game run with these champions.