Yorick vs Poppy
How to Beat Poppy as Yorick
based on 1,204 Yorick vs Poppy matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Yorick vs Poppy Matchup Summary
Best Yorick vs Poppy Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Poppy as Yorick
Tips for Playing as Yorick against Poppy
You do not need to cast Awakening to regain the ability to cast Last Rites.
You can send the Maiden down a lane alone, be careful though, as she represents a large portion of your combat power.
The Maiden will attempt to assist you in a fight, so choose your targets well.
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.
Yorick vs Poppy Counter Stats
How to Counter Poppy with Yorick in LoL
The stat comparisons provided here highlight several critical Yorick against Poppy counter statistics that can help us understand the distinctions between the two. For instance, Yorick’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Poppy’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Yorick may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Poppy..
Yorick usually has a similar longest killing spree as his counter does. Commonly, he takes a similar amount of damage to Poppy. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities; however, it can also imply that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to escape additional harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Yorick and Poppy
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Who is Better, Yorick or Poppy?
Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Yorick usually wins when taking on Poppy, with a 52.0% win rate. As a result, Yorick makes a good counter for Poppy.
While Yorick does have a higher win rate compared to Poppy, when facing one another, Yorick also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more difficult champ to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Yorick into Poppy.
Moreover, Yorick also has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Poppy. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Yorick vs Poppy matchups, Yorick is the better champ with a higher win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.
Yorick is a decent counter to Poppy. Focus your strategy on maximizing your CS and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Yorick against Poppy.
Other Champion Matchups Against Yorick
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Yorick to counter Poppy during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions displayed here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Yorick on average picks up more CS relative to Poppy. Champions who typically don't earn many minion kills often don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers shown on this page to do well.
The most important items to use in your Yorick versus Poppy build include Black Cleaver, Trinity Force, and Hullbreaker. When Yorick included at least these three items in his build, he performed much better vs. Poppy than with most other typical builds. In fact, Yorick had an average win rate of 52.0% battling Poppy with these items in his kit.
To have the best chance of defeating Poppy as Yorick, you should use the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Bloodline, Last Stand, Bone Plating, and Demolish runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the runes players chose for Yorick vs Poppy fights, this set of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 52.0% winrate overall.
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