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

Poppy with Zyra

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

based on 2,387 Poppy with Zyra pairs
Win Rate
52.4 %
K/D/A
2.49
Pick Rate
3.9 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We take in data from from millions of League matches directly from Riot Games each week. Poppy has been on the same team as Zyra in 2387 recently played, ranked games. By gathering so much great data directly from the publishers of LoL, we have complete confidence that we can produce robust, usable builds to help Poppy play with Zyra. It is relatively rare for Poppy to play with Zyra on the same team. This pairing has only happened in approx. 3.9% of rounds with Poppy.

Poppy Zyra Synergy Summary

Poppy does a good job of playing alongside Zyra. On average, she wins a whopping 52.4% of games the champions fight together on the same side. If you want to win more matches as Poppy when playing alongside Zyra by figuring out how to better synergize your play style with her, then look into the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Poppy vs Zyra Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalCloth Armor

Core Poppy Items

~22 Mins
Unending DespairKaenic RookernSunfire Aegis

Optional Items

Iceborn GauntletJak'Sho, The ProteanDead Man's PlateThornmail

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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Q
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Guide to Synergizing Poppy and Zyra

Tips for Playing as Poppy with Zyra

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 Zyra Will Play

Seeds grant vision to your team.

Placing a seed in your spell's path after you have cast it gives you the best chance of having a seed in the proper spot.

Zyra is a great ambusher - look for opportunities to set a trap of seeds in brush, then lure enemies in.

Poppy Zyra Synergy Stats

Poppy Image
Win Rate
52.4 %
VS
Win Rate
47.6 %
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5.2
< Kills >
4.9
5.5
< Deaths >
5.5
8.5
< Assists >
8.6
1.23
< Killing Sprees >
1.12
87
< Minions Killed >
82
0.93
< Dragons Killed >
0.73
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.42
13,751
< Physical Damage >
13,113
3,858
< Magic Damage >
3,593
974
< True Damage >
907
18,583
< Damage Dealt >
17,614
32,354
< Damage Taken >
30,306
11,164
< Gold Earned >
10,571
1.69
< Towers >
1.63
0.2
< Baron Takedowns >
0.16
9,080
< Total Healing >
7,914
14,372
< Experience >
13,394
21
< Vision Score >
24
8
< Wards Placed >
9
719
< Time Dealing CC >
658

How to Play with Zyra as Poppy in LoL

The Poppy Zyra synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of her gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Zyra, 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 large worsening in her KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Zyra. His KDA worsened from NaN to NaN. This worsening shows that Zyra helps Poppy perform worse in ranked LoL matches. Yet, the small difference shows that this performance change is only marginal.

When Poppy tries to synergize with Zyra, she observes a small increase in her complete damage dealt. This change may signal that Zyra provides protection for her to deal more damage or that her allyship also helps extend the game's duration. Similarly, when Poppy is played together with Zyra on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when she plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that she is worse when playing synergisticly with Zyra.

Additionally, when Poppy plays with Zyra on the same team, she usually takes more damage than when she plays alone. Taking more damage could indicate that Zyra does a poor job of covering Poppy in teamfights.

Synergies between Poppy and Zyra

Damage Types Compared

Poppy
Zyra
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Poppy
Zyra

Is Poppy better when played alongside Zyra?

There is no perfect champion pairing for Poppy that will always be her #1 teammate. Yet, overall, Zyra is a decent teammate for Poppy. By playing on the same team as Poppy, she improves their win rate by 2.7% to 52.4%. This signals that there is a somewhat important bond between Poppy and Zyra that allows them to perform better together than alone.

Zyra has a greater difficulty than Poppy. That means you should be very careful when enlisting Zyra allies to go into battle on the same side as, as they will require a greater level of skill to fight well with you.

Fighting on the same side, Poppy players should observe an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to provide a lot of utility for your team. When paired, these champions should be able to manipulate the pace of team fights.

Conversely, by aligning Poppy and Zyra together, you may not be granting your side enough attack damage. Make sure to include other champions on your team that neutralizes this relative disparity in this pairing's kit.

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

Additional Information for Poppy Players

How We Calculated Our Poppy Zyra Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Poppy and Zyra, we analyzed 2,387 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 Zyra 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 Zyra during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends matches, you should keep reading to master some more lessons on this champion pairing. If you use the build and suggestions presented here, you should grow your win rate significantly.

The most important items to get in your Poppy and Zyra synergy build include Unending Despair, Kaenic Rookern, and Sunfire Aegis. When Poppy bought at least these three finished items in her build, she performed much better as an ally of Zyra than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Poppy had an average winrate of 52.4% when playing alongside Zyra with this build.

To have the greatest chance of defeating your oponents, Poppy players should use the Dark Harvest, Cheap Shot, Eyeball Collection, Relentless Hunter, Celerity, and Waterwalking runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune builds players chose for this team composition, this combo of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 52.4% winrate overall.

If you need to get Poppy and Zyra collaboration tips and builds for a a specific division, feel free to select one from the selection menu shown above. If viewing for the first time, the stats and guides shown are calculated using every match run with these champions.