Xerath vs Poppy
How to Beat Poppy as Xerath
based on 2,281 Xerath vs Poppy matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Xerath vs Poppy Matchup Summary
Best Xerath vs Poppy Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Poppy as Xerath
Tips for Playing as Xerath against Poppy
If you stun an enemy with Shocking Orb, follow up with a guaranteed center hit on Eye of Destruction.
It's easier to land Arcanopulse on an enemy when they're moving toward or away from you, rather than side to side.
Eye of Destruction will make landing Arcanopulse easier as the target will be slowed.
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.
Xerath vs Poppy Counter Stats
How to Counter Poppy with Xerath in LoL
The stats shown on this page underscore some significant Xerath against Poppy matchup statistics that may help you interpret the differences and similarities between the pair. Xerath’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Poppy’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Xerath may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Poppy..
Xerath often has a similar longest killing spree as his enemy does. Typically, he takes less damage than Poppy. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also indicate that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from additional harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Xerath and Poppy
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Who is Better, Xerath or Poppy?
Both LoL champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Xerath usually wins when facing off against Poppy, with a 52.0% win rate. Therefore, Xerath makes a good counter for Poppy.
While Xerath does have a higher win rate compared to Poppy, when they face off with one another, Xerath also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more challenging character to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Xerath into Poppyas his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Moreover, Xerath has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Poppy. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Xerath vs Poppy matchups, Xerath is the better champ with a higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.
Xerath is a decent counter for Poppy. Focus your gameplay on maximizing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Xerath against Poppy.
Other Champion Matchups Against Xerath
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Xerath in order to counter Poppy during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips presented here, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Xerath on average picks up a similar amount of CS compared to Poppy. Champs who typically don't get many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values reported on this page to do well.
The best items to prioritize in your Xerath versus Poppy build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Xerath included at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better when fighting Poppy than with most other common item sets. In fact, Xerath boasted an average winrate of 52.0% when playing against Poppy with this counter build.
To have the best likelihood of annihilating Poppy as Xerath, Xerath players should use the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Manaflow Band, and Scorch runes from the Inspiration and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the runes players used for Xerath vs Poppy counterpicks, this combination of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 52.0% winrate overall.
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