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

Poppy with Xin Zhao

How to Win With Poppy and Xin Zhao Paired TogetherPoppy is in the a tier of champions
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How to Synergize Poppy and Xin Zhao

based on 1,097 Poppy with Xin Zhao pairs
Win Rate
50.6 %
K/D/A
2.3
Pick Rate
1.8 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we pull data from from millions of LoL games directly from Riot Games each week. Poppy has gone into battle with Xin Zhao in 1097 recent, competitive matches. By pooling so much relevant data from the publishers of League of Legends, we feel confident that we can present to you high quality, insightful builds to help Poppy play with Xin Zhao. It is relatively rare for Poppy to play alongside Xin Zhao as teammates. This has only occurred in about 1.8% of games with Poppy.

Poppy Xin Zhao Synergy Summary

Poppy does a average job of teaming up with Xin Zhao. Normally, she wins an acceptable 50.6% of matches the champs appear on the same team. If you want to maximize your potential as Poppy when fighting on the same team as Xin Zhao by figuring out how to better synergize your play style with him, then check out the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Poppy vs Xin Zhao Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Cloth ArmorBami's Cinder

Core Poppy Items

~22 Mins
Sunfire AegisThornmailJak'Sho, The Protean

Optional Items

Force of NatureKaenic RookernHeartsteelIceborn Gauntlet

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
>
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
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Synergizing Poppy and Xin Zhao

Tips for Playing as Poppy with Xin Zhao

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 Xin Zhao Will Play

Try to position yourself so your ultimate's knockback is most effective.

Xin Zhao is a great initiator to combat. Lead the front to start a fight and use your ultimate to do the most damage possible.

Poppy Xin Zhao Synergy Stats

Poppy Image
Win Rate
50.6 %
VS
Win Rate
49.4 %
Xin Zhao Image
4.6
< Kills >
4.9
5.3
< Deaths >
5.5
7.6
< Assists >
8.6
1.04
< Killing Sprees >
1.12
129
< Minions Killed >
82
0.12
< Dragons Killed >
0.73
0.44
< Inhibitors >
0.42
13,687
< Physical Damage >
13,113
4,383
< Magic Damage >
3,593
688
< True Damage >
907
18,759
< Damage Dealt >
17,614
28,762
< Damage Taken >
30,306
10,331
< Gold Earned >
10,571
1.94
< Towers >
1.63
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.16
4,820
< Total Healing >
7,914
13,546
< Experience >
13,394
24
< Vision Score >
24
11
< Wards Placed >
9
622
< Time Dealing CC >
658

How to Play with Xin Zhao as Poppy in LoL

The Poppy Xin Zhao synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of her gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Xin Zhao, 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 Xin Zhao. His KDA decreased from NaN to NaN. This worsening shows that Xin Zhao helps Poppy perform not as well in ranked LoL matches. Yet, the small difference proves that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Poppy plays on the same team as Xin Zhao, she gets a little increase in her complete damage dealt. This change may signal that Xin Zhao helps provide cover for her to deal more damage or that his participation also helps extend the round's duration. Similarly, when Poppy is played alongside Xin Zhao on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when she plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that she is worse when playing alongside Xin Zhao.

Moreover, when Poppy plays with Xin Zhao on the same side, she usually receives less damage than when she fights alone. Receiving not as much damage could mean that Xin Zhao does a decent job of covering Poppy in teamfights.

Synergies between Poppy and Xin Zhao

Damage Types Compared

Poppy
Xin Zhao
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Poppy
Xin Zhao

Is Poppy better when played alongside Xin Zhao?

There is no universally accepted best synergy for Poppy that will always be her top synergy. However, Xin Zhao is a very typical teammate for Poppy. By locking into the same side as Poppy, he improves their win rate by 0.9% to 50.6%. This demonstrates that there is a weak synergy between Poppy and Xin Zhao that allows them to perform at the top of their game together than without each other.

Xin Zhao has a much lower diffuclty than Poppy. That means Poppy players don't need to be cautious when finding Xin Zhao allies to play with, as they will have to have a much lower level of skill to be able to play well with you.

Working alongside, you should see an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to dish out massive AD. When paired, these two should be able to take down targets with auto-attacks and other AD damage abilities.

Conversely, by grouping Poppy and Xin Zhao together, you will not be giving your other allies much AP. Make sure to pick other champs on your team that nullifies this relative disparity in their capabilities.

Regardless of the skill of your Xin Zhao ally, you need to focus on maximizing your gold income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and clearing objectives. If you do this, you will do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Poppy Players

How We Calculated Our Poppy Xin Zhao Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Poppy and Xin Zhao, we analyzed 1,097 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 Xin Zhao 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 to work well with Xin Zhao during both the early game and mid / late game phases of LoL, you should continue reading to gather some more tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you use the build and tips displayed here, you should increase your win rate by a lot.

The most crucial items to focus on in your Poppy and Xin Zhao synergy build include Sunfire Aegis, Thornmail, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When Poppy used at least these three finished items in her build, she did much better when paired up with Xin Zhao than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Poppy had an average winrate of 50.6% when synergizing her build and playstyle to Xin Zhao with these items in her kit.

To have the best likelihood of crushing your oponents, you 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 runes we have analyed for Poppy and Xin Zhao pairings, this combination of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 50.6% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to team up Xin Zhao with Poppy are given for all skill levels, merged. If you would like to scope the stats and builds to an individual rank, you should use the selection menu located earlier on the page.