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How to Synergize Poppy with Taric on the Same TeamPoppy is in the b tier of champions

Poppy with Taric

How to Win With Poppy and Taric Paired TogetherPoppy is in the s tier of champions
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How to Synergize Poppy and Taric

based on 494 Poppy with Taric pairs
Win Rate
54.7 %
K/D/A
2.61
Pick Rate
0.8 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we download the stats from from millions of League of Legends matches directly from Riot Games each and every week. Poppy has fought alongside Taric in 494 recently played, competitive games. By amassing so much accurate data straight from the creators of League, we are totally sure that we can showcase high-quality, usable builds to help Poppy play with Taric. It is very rare for Poppy to play alongside Taric as teammates. This pairing has only occurred in approx. 0.8% of games with Poppy.

Poppy Taric Synergy Summary

Poppy has done a great job of fighting on the same side as Taric. Usually, she wins a fantastic 54.7% of rounds the champs fight alongside one another. If you want to win more matches as Poppy when playing with Taric by figuring out how to better synergize your tactics with him, then dig into the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Poppy vs Taric Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsCloth Armor

Core Poppy Items

~22 Mins
ThornmailIceborn GauntletJak'Sho, The Protean

Optional Items

Sundered SkyKaenic RookernSunfire AegisUnending Despair

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport 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

ResolveGrasp of the UndyingShield BashBone PlatingRevitalize
InspirationBiscuit DeliveryTime Warp Tonic
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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R
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Q
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Guide to Synergizing Poppy and Taric

Tips for Playing as Poppy with Taric

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 Taric Will Play

The cooldown reducing component of Bravado makes Cooldown Reduction items like Frozen Heart, Iceborn Gauntlet, and Spirit Visage exceptionally powerful on Taric.

Using Starlight's Touch at lower charges makes its healing less Mana efficient, but can greatly increase Taric's sustained damage via Bravado.

Rather than saving Cosmic Radiance for the last moment and risking someone dying during the delay, it can be more beneficial to cast it as soon as you know a teamfight is guaranteed to start.

Poppy Taric Synergy Stats

Poppy Image
Win Rate
54.7 %
VS
Win Rate
45.3 %
Taric Image
5.1
< Kills >
4.9
5.1
< Deaths >
5.5
8.2
< Assists >
8.6
1.19
< Killing Sprees >
1.12
95
< Minions Killed >
82
0.71
< Dragons Killed >
0.73
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.42
13,743
< Physical Damage >
13,113
4,076
< Magic Damage >
3,593
822
< True Damage >
907
18,642
< Damage Dealt >
17,614
29,758
< Damage Taken >
30,306
10,546
< Gold Earned >
10,571
1.76
< Towers >
1.63
0.18
< Baron Takedowns >
0.16
7,407
< Total Healing >
7,914
13,407
< Experience >
13,394
19
< Vision Score >
24
7
< Wards Placed >
9
675
< Time Dealing CC >
658

How to Play with Taric as Poppy in LoL

The Poppy Taric synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of her gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Taric, 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 Taric. His KDA decreased from NaN to NaN. This negative change shows that Taric helps Poppy perform worse in competitive League of Legends games. Yet, the small difference indicates that this performance change is only marginal.

When Poppy plays on the same team as Taric, she sees a little increase in her complete damage dealt. This may indicate that Taric supports by providing protection for her to dish out more damage or that his support also helps increase the match's duration. Similarly, when Poppy is played with Taric on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when she plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that she is worse when playing alongside Taric.

Moreover, when Poppy plays with Taric on the same team, she typically receives a little less damage than when she fights alone. Receiving not as much damage may mean that Taric does a decent job of covering Poppy in team fights.

Synergies between Poppy and Taric

Damage Types Compared

Poppy
Taric
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Poppy
Taric

Is Poppy better when played alongside Taric?

There is no perfect champion pairing for Poppy that will no matter what be her best teammate. However, overall, Taric is a fantastic ally for Poppy. By being on the same side as Poppy, he increases their win rate by 5.0% to 54.7%. This clearly indicates that there is a very real strategic relationship between Poppy and Taric that allows them to perform at the top of their game together than without each other.

Taric has a much lower diffuclty than Poppy. That means you don't need to be careful when arranging Taric comrades to go into battle on the same side as, as they will require a much lower level of skill to work well with you.

Working on the same side, Poppy players should see an overall large increase in your team’s ability to provide utility and CC for your side. Combined, these champs will help their other teammates secure a victory.

Although, by pairing Poppy and Taric together, you may not be giving your other allies a great deal of magic damage. Make sure to have other champions on your team that neutralizes this gap in this pairing's kit.

Regardless of your Taric ally's skill level, you should focus on maximizing your gold income, warding to avoid ambushes, and taking down objectives. If you do this, you will do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Poppy Players

How We Calculated Our Poppy Taric Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Poppy and Taric, we analyzed 494 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 Taric 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 learn all of the intricacies of Poppy to synergize with Taric during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends matches, you should continue reading to pick up additional lessons on this champion pairing. If you use the build and stats displayed here, you will increase your win rate by a lot.

The most important items to focus on in your Poppy and Taric synergy build consist of Thornmail, Iceborn Gauntlet, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When Poppy incorporated at least these three items in her build, she performed significantly better as an ally of Taric than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Poppy boasted an average win rate of 54.7% when synergizing her build and playstyle to Taric with these items in her kit.

To have the greatest likelihood of annihilating your oponents, Poppy players should take the Grasp of the Undying, Shield Bash, Bone Plating, Revitalize, Biscuit Delivery, and Time Warp Tonic runes from the Resolve and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players used for this team composition, this combo of runes yielded the top win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 54.7% winrate overall.

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