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

Poppy vs Udyr

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

based on 1,727 Poppy vs Udyr matchups
Win Rate
47.7 %
K/D/A
2.42
Pick Rate
2.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our counter statistics from the millions of recently rated League rounds that we analyze each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Udyr as Poppy resulted from an analysis of 1727 ranked rounds where both champions clashed against each other. This particular counter pairing is relatively rare. Poppy has to counter Udyr in only 2.8% of her games.

Poppy vs Udyr Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Poppy does a below average job of countering Udyr. On average, she wins a lowly 47.7% of games the champs fight one another in. In Poppy against Udyr games, Poppy’s team is 0.1% more expected to gain first blood. This implies that she probably will be able to get first blood versus Udyr.

Best Poppy vs Udyr Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalCloth Armor

Core Poppy Items

~22 Mins
Unending DespairSunfire AegisThornmail

Optional Items

Dead Man's PlateKaenic RookernIceborn GauntletSundered Sky

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
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
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E
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Q
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E
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R
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E
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E
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W
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R

Guide to Countering Udyr as Poppy

Tips for Playing as Poppy against Udyr

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 Udyr

After using the more powerful, Awakened version of an ability, Udyr cannot Awaken other abilities for some time.

Udyr has limited ranged options, try to keep distance.

Poppy vs Udyr Counter Stats

Poppy Image
Win Rate
47.7 %
VS
Win Rate
52.3 %
Udyr Image
4.5
< Kills >
4.9
5.3
< Deaths >
5.5
8.3
< Assists >
7.3
1.04
< Killing Sprees >
1.12
84
< Minions Killed >
84
0.7
< Dragons Killed >
1.02
0.4
< Inhibitors >
0.48
12,960
< Physical Damage >
7,248
3,563
< Magic Damage >
9,954
849
< True Damage >
785
17,372
< Damage Dealt >
17,988
29,853
< Damage Taken >
32,848
10,256
< Gold Earned >
11,341
1.55
< Towers >
1.85
0.15
< Baron Takedowns >
0.22
7,741
< Total Healing >
13,803
13,118
< Experience >
13,964
23
< Vision Score >
19
9
< Wards Placed >
6
651
< Time Dealing CC >
2,147

How to Counter Udyr with Poppy in LoL

The stats shown here highlight some significant Poppy versus Udyr matchup stats that may help us grasp the distinctions between these two champs. For instance, Poppy’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Udyr’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Poppy may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Udyr..

Poppy usually has a similar longest kill spree as her enemy does. On average, she takes a similar amount of damage to Udyr. This typically indicates differing health capacities, but it can also illustrate that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to escape further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Poppy and Udyr

Damage Types Compared

Poppy
Udyr
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Poppy
Udyr

Who is Better, Poppy or Udyr?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Poppy usually loses when taking on Udyr, with a 47.7% win rate. As a result, Poppy makes a bad counter for Udyr.

While Poppy does have a lower winrate than Udyr, when on opposite teams, Poppy also has a lower learning curve that makes her a less difficult champ to pick up and master. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Poppy into Udyr.

Moreover, Poppy has a lot of utility and CC, a similar amount to Udyr. This often 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 overall in League of Legends, in Poppy vs Udyr matchups, Udyr is the better champion with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.

Poppy is a trash counter for Udyr. Make sure you focus your strategy on increasing your CS and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Poppy against Udyr.

Additional Information for Poppy Players

How We Calculated Our Poppy vs Udyr Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Udyr as Poppy, we analyzed 1,727 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 Udyr 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

If you would like to truly master Poppy in order to counter Udyr during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips displayed here, you should increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Poppy usually gets a similar amount of CS as Udyr. Champions who on average don't get many minion kills usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions 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 a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values reported here to do well.

The ideal items to use in your Poppy versus Udyr build include Unending Despair, Sunfire Aegis, and Thornmail. When Poppy included at least these three items in her build, she did significantly better against Udyr than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Poppy boasted an average win rate of 47.7% when playing against Udyr with this build.

To have the greatest probability of beating Udyr as Poppy, you should use the Dark Harvest, Cheap Shot, Eyeball Collection, Relentless Hunter, Celerity, and Waterwalking runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players used for Poppy vs Udyr counter picks, this combo of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 47.7% win rate overall.

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