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

Poppy vs Shen

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

based on 1,007 Poppy vs Shen matchups
Win Rate
48.4 %
K/D/A
2.28
Pick Rate
1.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our matchup statistics from the millions of ranked League rounds that we get from Riot Games every week. Our guide on how to beat Shen as Poppy came out of an examination of 1007 ranked rounds where both champs faced one another. This counter matchup is relatively rare. Poppy is forced to battle against Shen in only 1.6% of her rounds.

Poppy vs Shen Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Poppy has done a poor job of countering Shen. On average, she wins a lowly 48.4% of matches the champions battle one another in. In Poppy vs Shen games, Poppy’s team is 0.1% more likely to get first blood. This indicates that she probably will be able to get first blood versus Shen.

Best Poppy vs Shen Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsLong Sword

Core Poppy Items

~22 Mins
Unending DespairSunfire AegisThornmail

Optional Items

Sundered SkyJak'Sho, The ProteanForce of NatureDead 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

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
8
E
9
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E
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Guide to Countering Shen as Poppy

Tips for Playing as Poppy against Shen

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 Shen

Be ready to dodge Shen's taunt and punish him if he misses.

Once Shen reaches level 6, watch out for his global-range ultimate, which can turn fights quickly.

Poppy vs Shen Counter Stats

Poppy Image
Win Rate
48.4 %
VS
Win Rate
51.6 %
Shen Image
4.5
< Kills >
3.9
5.7
< Deaths >
5.2
8.5
< Assists >
10.5
1.06
< Killing Sprees >
0.88
78
< Minions Killed >
124
0.71
< Dragons Killed >
0.14
0.41
< Inhibitors >
0.5
13,233
< Physical Damage >
7,714
3,504
< Magic Damage >
7,131
906
< True Damage >
1,106
17,643
< Damage Dealt >
15,953
30,746
< Damage Taken >
30,741
10,502
< Gold Earned >
10,067
1.63
< Towers >
1.8
0.17
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
8,010
< Total Healing >
4,176
13,089
< Experience >
13,887
25
< Vision Score >
21
10
< Wards Placed >
10
659
< Time Dealing CC >
346

How to Counter Shen with Poppy in LoL

The stats shown here show several significant Poppy vs. Shen matchup stats that may help you interpret the differences between the two. For instance, Poppy’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Shen’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Poppy may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Shen..

Poppy often has a similar longest kill spree as her foe does. On average, she receives a similar amount of damage to Shen. This commonly reflects differing health capacities; however, 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 Shen

Damage Types Compared

Poppy
Shen
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Poppy
Shen

Who is Better, Poppy or Shen?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Poppy usually loses when trying to fight Shen, with a 48.4% win rate. Therefore, Poppy makes a bad counter for Shen.

While Poppy does have a lower win rate than Shen, when facing one another, Poppy also has a greater learning curve that makes her a more complex champion to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Poppy into Shen.

Furthermore, Poppy also has a great deal of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Shen. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Poppy vs Shen matchups, Shen is the better champion with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.

Poppy is a somewhat poor counter for Shen. Focus your tactics on keeping up your CS and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Poppy against Shen.

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 Shen Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Shen as Poppy, we analyzed 1,007 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 Shen 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 Shen during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and stats shown here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Poppy typically racks up less CS as Shen. Champions who on average don't take many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values reported on this page to do well.

The most important items to focus on in your Poppy versus Shen build consist of Unending Despair, Sunfire Aegis, and Thornmail. When Poppy incorporated at least these three items in her build, she did a lot better countering Shen than with many other typical builds. In fact, Poppy had an average winrate of 48.4% when playing against Shen with this counter build.

To have the highest chance of defeating Shen as Poppy, you 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 rune sets that we analyzed for Poppy vs Shen counter picks, this combination of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 48.4% winrate overall.

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