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How to Win Vi vs Poppy Counter MatchupVi is in the s tier of champions

Vi vs Poppy

How to Beat Poppy as Vi in LoLVi is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Poppy as Vi

based on 1,877 Vi vs Poppy matchups
Win Rate
53.4 %
K/D/A
2.26
Pick Rate
1.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of ranked League of Legends matches each week. Within our data, Vi did battle with Poppy in 1877 rounds. Including so many games with Vi vs Poppy provides us faith in our capacity to provide informative statistics and a recommended build to shatter your enemy. This pairing is fairly rare. Vi fights Poppy in only 1.7% of her games.

Vi vs Poppy Matchup Summary

Vi has done a good job of countering Poppy. On average, she wins a terrific 53.4% of matches the champions fight each other in. In Vi versus Poppy games, Vi’s team is 0.1% less probable to obtain first blood, implying that she probably won't get first blood versus Poppy.

Best Vi vs Poppy Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordCaulfield's Warhammer

Core Vi Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageBlack CleaverSundered Sky

Optional Items

Guardian AngelSpear of ShojinTitanic HydraThe Collector

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Vi to level upq
>
Second ability for Vi to level upe
>
Last skill for Vi to max outw

Runes

DominationHail of BladesSudden ImpactEyeball CollectionRelentless Hunter
PrecisionTriumphLegend: Alacrity
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Vi's passive ability p
Vi's q ability q
Vi's w ability w
Vi's e ability e
Vi's ultimate ability r
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W
2
E
3
Q
4
Q
5
Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Poppy as Vi

Tips for Playing as Vi against Poppy

A fully charged Vault Breaker will deal double damage. It's great for catching and finishing off fleeing enemies.

Relentless Force does full damage to anyone caught in the shockwave. Use it on minions in lane to hit enemies hiding behind them.

Cease and Desist is a powerful initiation tool, just remember not to get too far ahead of the rest of your team.

Advice to Win Against Poppy

Poppy can stop nearby enemies from dashing with Steadfast Presence.

When Poppy starts to spin her hammer, she is charging Keeper's Verdict.

You can step on Poppy's shield to deny it from her.

Vi vs Poppy Counter Stats

Vi Image
Win Rate
53.4 %
VS
Win Rate
46.6 %
Poppy Image
6
< Kills >
4.8
6.2
< Deaths >
5.5
8
< Assists >
8.8
1.39
< Killing Sprees >
1.13
33
< Minions Killed >
78
1.63
< Dragons Killed >
0.72
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.41
15,495
< Physical Damage >
12,956
87
< Magic Damage >
3,533
865
< True Damage >
905
16,448
< Damage Dealt >
17,394
30,583
< Damage Taken >
30,376
11,618
< Gold Earned >
10,568
1.38
< Towers >
1.58
0.34
< Baron Takedowns >
0.17
11,550
< Total Healing >
7,990
13,509
< Experience >
13,377
23
< Vision Score >
24
6
< Wards Placed >
9
288
< Time Dealing CC >
676

How to Counter Poppy with Vi in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page show some significant Vi vs. Poppy counter statistics that can help us realize the distinctions between this set of champs. As an example, Vi’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Poppy’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Vi may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Poppy..

Vi typically has a similar longest kill spree as her enemy does. Commonly, she receives a similar amount of damage to Poppy. This commonly reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also show that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Vi and Poppy

Damage Types Compared

Vi
Poppy
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Vi
Poppy

Who is Better, Vi or Poppy?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Vi usually wins when trying to fight Poppy, with a 53.4% win rate. As a result, Vi makes a great counter for Poppy.

While Vi does have a higher winrate than Poppy, when facing one another, Vi also has a lower difficulty level that makes her a less complex champion to learn. You should be be fine when picking Vi into Poppy.

Additionally, Vi has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Poppy. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

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

Vi is a great counter for Poppy. You will do well by focussing your play on maximizing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Vi against Poppy.

Other Champion Matchups Against Vi

Vi Loses Against

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Vi Wins Against

YuumiYuumi59.8% winrateZeriZeri57.8% winrateNidaleeNidalee57.6% winrateRek'SaiRek'Sai57.1% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Vi Players

How We Calculated Our Vi vs Poppy Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Poppy as Vi, we analyzed 1,877 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 Poppy as Vi 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 learn all of the intricacies of Vi in order to counter Poppy during both the early game 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 here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Vi on average gets less CS as Poppy. Champions who typically don't take much CS often don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers reported here to do well.

The top items to prioritize in your Vi versus Poppy build include Sterak's Gage, Black Cleaver, and Sundered Sky. When Vi incorporated at least these three items in her build, she performed much better vs Poppy than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Vi boasted an average win rate of 53.4% battling Poppy with this build.

To have the highest probability of crushing Poppy as Vi, Vi players should equip the Hail of Blades, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Relentless Hunter, Legend: Alacrity, and Triumph runes from the Domination and Precision rune sets. Out of all the rune builds that we analyzed for Vi vs Poppy matchups, this sequence of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 53.4% win rate overall.

If you would like to get Vi x Poppy tips and counter stats for a a specific division, please choose one from the selection menu displayed above. At first, the statistics and guides shown are computed using all matches run with both champs.