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How to Synergize Poppy with K'Sante on the Same TeamPoppy is in the b tier of champions

Poppy with K'Sante

How to Win With Poppy and K'Sante Paired TogetherPoppy is in the a tier of champions
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How to Synergize Poppy and K'Sante

based on 511 Poppy with K'Sante pairs
Win Rate
45.2 %
K/D/A
2.41
Pick Rate
0.8 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We download data from from millions of League of Legends matches directly from Riot Games each and every week. Poppy has fought alongside K'Sante in 511 recently played, competitive matches. By gathering so much relevant data directly from the makers of League, we have complete confidence that we can give you robust, accurate builds to help Poppy play with K'Sante. It is very rare for Poppy to play alongside K'Sante on the same team. This has only taken place in approx. 0.8% of rounds with Poppy.

Poppy K'Sante Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Poppy does a pathetic job of fighting on the same side as K'Sante. On average, she wins a poor 45.2% of the time the champs try and synergize their gameplay. If you want to do better as Poppy when fighting on the same team as K'Sante by figuring out how to better synergize your strategy with them, then check out the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Poppy vs K'Sante Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsLong Sword

Core Poppy Items

~22 Mins
ThornmailIceborn GauntletJak'Sho, The Protean

Optional Items

Dead Man's PlateSundered SkyUnending DespairSunfire Aegis

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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Q
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E
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W
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Synergizing Poppy and K'Sante

Tips for Playing as Poppy with K'Sante

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 Understand How K'Sante Will Play

Take advantage of Flurry by weaving in basic attacks between spell casts - this maximizes damage output and minimizes Energy loss.

Use Sonic Wave before Dragon's Rage so you can chase the target with Resonating Strike.

Self-casting Safeguard and using Iron Will are powerful tools for killing neutral monsters (in the jungle).

Poppy K'Sante Synergy Stats

Poppy Image
Win Rate
45.2 %
VS
Win Rate
54.8 %
K'Sante Image
4.8
< Kills >
4.9
5.9
< Deaths >
5.5
9.4
< Assists >
8.6
1.11
< Killing Sprees >
1.12
40
< Minions Killed >
82
1.02
< Dragons Killed >
0.73
0.43
< Inhibitors >
0.42
12,547
< Physical Damage >
13,113
2,582
< Magic Damage >
3,593
1,067
< True Damage >
907
16,197
< Damage Dealt >
17,614
30,439
< Damage Taken >
30,306
10,383
< Gold Earned >
10,571
1.35
< Towers >
1.63
0.23
< Baron Takedowns >
0.16
9,501
< Total Healing >
7,914
12,492
< Experience >
13,394
31
< Vision Score >
24
11
< Wards Placed >
9
655
< Time Dealing CC >
658

How to Play with K'Sante as Poppy in LoL

The Poppy K'Sante synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of her gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with K'Sante, compared to her overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how her gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.

Overall, Poppy sees a very large drop in her KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with K'Sante. His KDA worsened from NaN to NaN. This decrease shows that K'Sante helps Poppy perform not as well in ranked LoL rounds. Yet, the small difference indicates that this performance change is only marginal.

When Poppy is an ally to K'Sante, she observes a moderate decrease in her total damage dealt. This change may signal that K'Sante does not help protection for her to dish out more damage or that their allyship also helps extend the round's duration. Similarly, when Poppy is played with K'Sante on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when she plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that she is worse when playing synergisticly with K'Sante.

Additionally, when Poppy plays with K'Sante on the same team, she often receives a little more damage than when she plays alone. Receiving more damage could mean that K'Sante does a poor job of protecting Poppy in team fights.

Synergies between Poppy and K'Sante

Damage Types Compared

Poppy
K'Sante
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Poppy
K'Sante

Is Poppy better when played alongside K'Sante?

There is no one best ally for Poppy that will always be her top synergy. However, overall, K'Sante is a very bad companion for Poppy. By being on the same team as Poppy, they lowers their win rate by -4.5% to 45.2%. This proves that there is a very bad synergy between Poppy and K'Sante that results in them performing worse together than alone.

K'Sante has a greater difficulty than Poppy. That means Poppy players must be careful when finding K'Sante comrades to play with, as they will require a greater level of skill to play well with you.

Playing cooperatively, Poppy players should witness an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to soak up damage. When paired, these champions might be able to provide enough cover for their team's carries.

In contrast, by pairing Poppy and K'Sante together, you probably will not be granting your other teammates much magic damage. We recommend you include other champions on your team that nullifies this hole in this pairing's capabilities.

Regardless of your K'Sante ally's skill level, you need to focus on increasing your income, warding to avoid ambushes, and clearing objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you should do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Poppy Players

How We Calculated Our Poppy K'Sante Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Poppy and K'Sante, we analyzed 511 ranked and recent League of Legends matches. We perform advanced data cleaning and statistical methods to guarantee that our team synergy stats are accurate and reliable. You can be confident that our recommended build to pair Poppy with K'Sante comes from actual 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 your division's most relevant stats and build.

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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing

To truly master Poppy in order to work well with K'Sante during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League, you should continue reading to gather additional lessons on this champion pairing. If you listen to the build and suggestions displayed above, you should grow your win rate significantly.

The top items to prioritize in your Poppy and K'Sante synergy build include Thornmail, Iceborn Gauntlet, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When Poppy included at least these three finished items in her build, she did much better when paired up with K'Sante than with most other common builds. In fact, Poppy boasted an average winrate of 45.2% when synergizing her build and playstyle to K'Sante with this build.

To have the best likelihood of defeating your oponents, you should take the Dark Harvest, Cheap Shot, Eyeball Collection, Relentless Hunter, Celerity, and Waterwalking runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players picked for this team composition, this order of runes resulted in the top win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 45.2% win rate overall.

If you want to view Poppy with K'Sante cooperations tips and builds for a an individual player tier, feel free to choose one from the selection menu shown above. If viewing for the first time, the stats and build suggestions shown are computed using all rounds completed with both champs.