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

Poppy vs Xayah

How to Beat Xayah as Poppy in LoLPoppy is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Xayah as Poppy

based on 938 Poppy vs Xayah matchups
Win Rate
54.9 %
K/D/A
2.58
Pick Rate
1.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of ranked LoL rounds every week. In our dataset, Poppy battled Xayah in 938 games. Including so many matchups for Poppy vs Xayah gives us confidence in our capacity to provide actionable stats and a recommended build to defeat Xayah. This champion matchup is somewhat rare. Poppy has to counter Xayah in only 1.5% of her matches.

Poppy vs Xayah Matchup Summary

Poppy does a great job of beating Xayah. On average, she wins a fantastic 54.9% of games the champions face off with one another in. In Poppy versus Xayah games, Poppy’s team is 0.0% more likely to obtain first blood, implying that she probably will be able to get first blood versus Xayah.

Best Poppy vs Xayah Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsRuby Crystal

Core Poppy Items

~22 Mins
Unending DespairSunfire AegisThornmail

Optional Items

Jak'Sho, The ProteanHollow RadianceForce of NatureKaenic Rookern

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
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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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Guide to Countering Xayah as Poppy

Tips for Playing as Poppy against Xayah

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 Xayah

Xayah's Bladecaller will only root targets hit by 3 or more returning Feathers.

Long fights in the same area with Xayah will allow her to drop a lot of Feathers. Try to stay on the move!

Make sure you are ready when you go for the kill. Untargetability from Featherstorm can quickly turn an ambush in Xayah's favor.

Poppy vs Xayah Counter Stats

Poppy Image
Win Rate
54.9 %
VS
Win Rate
45.1 %
Xayah Image
4.9
< Kills >
6.7
5.3
< Deaths >
6.2
8.8
< Assists >
6.6
1.12
< Killing Sprees >
1.52
82
< Minions Killed >
183
0.74
< Dragons Killed >
0.28
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.5
12,900
< Physical Damage >
20,982
3,606
< Magic Damage >
391
865
< True Damage >
415
17,372
< Damage Dealt >
21,789
30,131
< Damage Taken >
20,794
10,662
< Gold Earned >
12,111
1.74
< Towers >
2.32
0.19
< Baron Takedowns >
0.1
7,927
< Total Healing >
4,820
13,503
< Experience >
12,740
23
< Vision Score >
18
9
< Wards Placed >
9
655
< Time Dealing CC >
57

How to Counter Xayah with Poppy in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page feature some critical Poppy versus Xayah matchup statistics that may help us appreciate the differences between these two champions. Poppy’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Xayah’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Poppy may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Xayah..

Poppy normally has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than her foe does. Commonly, she takes more damage than Xayah. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also illustrate that the champ with higher health has less mobility and thus is not able to escape further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Poppy and Xayah

Damage Types Compared

Poppy
Xayah
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Poppy
Xayah

Who is Better, Poppy or Xayah?

Both League champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Poppy usually wins when playing against Xayah, with a 54.9% win rate. Therefore, Poppy makes a great counter to Xayah.

While Poppy does have a much higher win rate than Xayah, when they face off with one another, Poppy also has a greater difficulty level that makes her a more challenging champ to pick up and master. You should be be fine when picking Poppy into Xayah.

Furthermore, Poppy has a lot of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Xayah. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, 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 Xayah matchups, Poppy is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.

Poppy is a great counter to Xayah. Focus your play on maximizing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Poppy against Xayah.

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 Xayah Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Xayah as Poppy, we analyzed 938 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 Xayah 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

Poppy Build Xayah Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Poppy in order to counter Xayah 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 suggestions presented above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Poppy on average gets less CS compared to Xayah. Champs who typically don't earn much CS typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values displayed here to do well.

The top items to use in your Poppy versus Xayah build consist of Unending Despair, Sunfire Aegis, and Thornmail. When Poppy incorporated at least these three pieces in her build, she did much better vs Xayah than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Poppy boasted an average win rate of 54.9% when playing against Xayah with this counter build.

To have the greatest chance of crushing Xayah as Poppy, Poppy players should use the Dark Harvest, Cheap Shot, Eyeball Collection, Relentless Hunter, Celerity, and Waterwalking runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players picked for Poppy vs Xayah matchups, this blending of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 54.9% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Xayah as Poppy are given for all ranked divisions combined. If you want to filter the stats and builds to an individual rank, you may use the selection menu above.