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

Xayah vs Poppy

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

based on 938 Xayah vs Poppy matchups
Win Rate
45.1 %
K/D/A
2.15
Pick Rate
1.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of recently ranked LoL rounds every week. Within our data, Xayah faced off against Poppy 938 times. Having so many games with Xayah vs Poppy provides us a lot of confidence in our capability to prepare informative stats and a recommended build to obliterate your opposition. This particular champion matchup is somewhat rare. Xayah has to counter Poppy in only 1.6% of her rounds.

Xayah vs Poppy Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Xayah has done a awful job of beating Poppy. On average, she wins a lowly 45.1% of the time the champions fight one another in. In Xayah against Poppy matches, Xayah’s side is 0.0% more likely to get first blood. This implies that she probably will get first blood against Poppy.

Best Xayah vs Poppy Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordRecurve Bow

Core Xayah Items

~22 Mins
Lord Dominik's RegardsBloodthirsterNavori Quickblades

Optional Items

Phantom DancerKraken SlayerStormrazor

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Xayah to level upe
>
Second ability for Xayah to level upw
>
Last skill for Xayah to max outq

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoPresence of MindLegend: BloodlineCoup de Grace
InspirationMagical FootwearBiscuit Delivery
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Xayah's passive ability p
Xayah's q ability q
Xayah's w ability w
Xayah's e ability e
Xayah's ultimate ability r
1
Q
2
E
3
W
4
E
5
E
6
R
7
E
8
W
9
E
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W
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R
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W
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W
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Q
15
Q
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R

Guide to Countering Poppy as Xayah

Tips for Playing as Xayah against Poppy

Xayah's attacks and abilities leave Feathers on the ground that she can later recall for massive area damage and control.

Xayah can use Featherstorm to dodge almost any ability while also creating a ton of Feathers. Try to utilize the offensive and defensive aspects of this ability.

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.

Xayah vs Poppy Counter Stats

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

How to Counter Poppy with Xayah in LoL

The stats shown on this page underscore some critical Xayah against Poppy counter statistics that may help us figure out the differences between this set of champs. For instance, Xayah’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Poppy’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Xayah may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Poppy..

Xayah typically has a slightly larger longest kill spree than her counter does. Commonly, she receives less damage than Poppy. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also imply that the champ with increased health has less mobility and thus is unable to escape further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Xayah and Poppy

Damage Types Compared

Xayah
Poppy
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Xayah
Poppy

Who is Better, Xayah or Poppy?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Xayah usually loses when taking on Poppy, with a 45.1% win rate. As a result, Xayah makes a poor counter to Poppy.

While Xayah does have a much lower win rate compared to Poppy, when on opposite teams, Xayah also has a lower difficulty level that makes her a less difficult character to pick up and master. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Xayah into Poppy.

Additionally, Xayah also has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Poppy. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Xayah vs Poppy matchups, Poppy is the better champion with a much lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Xayah is a terribly counter to Poppy. Focus your tactics on keeping up your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Xayah against Poppy.

Other Champion Matchups Against Xayah

Xayah Loses Against

LilliaLillia41.5% winrateSwainSwain42.8% winrateTeemoTeemo43.4% winrateCassiopeiaCassiopeia43.6% winrate

Xayah Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee55% winrateYuumiYuumi54% winrateSivirSivir53.6% winrateRek'SaiRek'Sai52.9% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

Dr. MundoDr. Mundo+ 51.3% 1179 GamesZacZac+ 51.5% 1254 GamesSingedSinged+ 52.2% 1447 GamesLilliaLillia+ 52.4% 3635 Games

Additional Information for Xayah Players

How We Calculated Our Xayah vs Poppy Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Poppy as Xayah, 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 Poppy as Xayah 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

Xayah Build Poppy Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Xayah in order to counter Poppy during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and stats presented here, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Xayah typically picks up more CS compared to Poppy. Champs who on average don't get much CS usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values reported here to do well.

The top items to use in your Xayah versus Poppy build include Lord Dominik's Regards, Bloodthirster, and Navori Quickblades. When Xayah used at least these three items in her build, she performed significantly better vs Poppy than with many other typical builds. In fact, Xayah boasted an average win rate of 45.1% when playing against Poppy with this build.

To have the best chance of defeating Poppy as Xayah, you should take the Lethal Tempo, Presence of Mind, Legend: Bloodline, Coup de Grace, Biscuit Delivery, and Magical Footwear runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune builds we have analyed for Xayah vs Poppy LoL games, this order of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 45.1% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Poppy as Xayah are presented for all skill levels combined. If you would like to filter the stats and builds to a distinct player tier, you can use the selection menu located at the top of this page.