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How to Win Akali vs Poppy Counter MatchupAkali is in the a tier of champions

Akali vs Poppy

How to Beat Poppy as Akali in LoLAkali is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Poppy as Akali

based on 3,980 Akali vs Poppy matchups
Win Rate
48.1 %
K/D/A
2.26
Pick Rate
1.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our counter statistics from the millions of ranked LoL matches that we review each and every week. This guide on how to beat Poppy as Akali resulted from an evaluation of 3980 ranked rounds where both champs faced each other. This champion matchup is somewhat rare. Akali encounters Poppy in only 1.7% of her rounds.

Akali vs Poppy Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Akali has done a dismal job of countering Poppy. Normally, she wins a lowly 48.1% of the time the champions face each other in. In Akali vs Poppy rounds, Akali’s team is 0.1% less probable to get first blood. This indicates that she probably won't be able to get first blood against Poppy.

Best Akali vs Poppy Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeSorcerer's Shoes

Core Akali Items

~22 Mins
CryptbloomShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapLich BaneZhonya's HourglassVoid Staff

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Akali to level upq
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Second ability for Akali to level upe
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Last skill for Akali to max outw

Runes

PrecisionConquerorPresence of MindLegend: TenacityCoup de Grace
ResolveSecond WindOvergrowth
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Akali's passive ability p
Akali's q ability q
Akali's w ability w
Akali's e ability e
Akali's ultimate ability r
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W
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Countering Poppy as Akali

Tips for Playing as Akali against Poppy

Akali excels at killing fragile champions. Let your team initiate and then strike at the people in the back.

Twilight Shroud offers safety in even the most dangerous situations. Use that time to save up energy for a quick strike later.

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.

Akali vs Poppy Counter Stats

Akali Image
Win Rate
48.1 %
VS
Win Rate
51.9 %
Poppy Image
8.6
< Kills >
4.9
6.1
< Deaths >
5.5
5.2
< Assists >
8.9
1.96
< Killing Sprees >
1.12
155
< Minions Killed >
81
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.71
0.35
< Inhibitors >
0.44
1,349
< Physical Damage >
13,549
21,108
< Magic Damage >
3,783
758
< True Damage >
941
23,216
< Damage Dealt >
18,274
27,494
< Damage Taken >
30,483
11,669
< Gold Earned >
10,657
1.46
< Towers >
1.66
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.17
3,456
< Total Healing >
7,876
14,296
< Experience >
13,531
18
< Vision Score >
24
8
< Wards Placed >
9
76
< Time Dealing CC >
655

How to Counter Poppy with Akali in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here show several significant Akali versus Poppy counter statistics that may help you appreciate the differences and similarities between the pair. As an example, Akali’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Poppy’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Akali may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Poppy. This observation is in large part caused by the difference in kills.

Akali typically has a much larger longest killing spree than her opponent does. Commonly, she receives a similar amount of damage to Poppy. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also hint that the champ with higher health has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Akali and Poppy

Damage Types Compared

Akali
Poppy
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Akali
Poppy

Who is Better, Akali or Poppy?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Akali usually loses when facing off against Poppy, with a 48.1% win rate. Therefore, Akali makes a bad counter to Poppy.

While Akali does have a lower win rate compared to Poppy, when facing one another, Akali also has a greater level of difficulty that makes her a more time consuming character to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Akali into Poppyas her relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash her full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Akali has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Poppy. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Akali vs Poppy matchups, Poppy is the better champion with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.

Akali is a somewhat poor counter to Poppy. Make sure you focus your play on increasing your CS and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Akali against Poppy.

Other Champion Matchups Against Akali

Akali Loses Against

LilliaLillia45.1% winrateMiss FortuneMiss Fortune45.2% winrateTaricTaric45.7% winrateMaokaiMaokai45.8% winrate

Akali Wins Against

YuumiYuumi54.5% winrateHweiHwei53.7% winrateOriannaOrianna53.2% winrateLeBlancLeBlanc52.9% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

TaricTaric+ 52.5% 2290 GamesLilliaLillia+ 53.1% 10960 GamesTrundleTrundle+ 53.2% 13190 GamesMiss FortuneMiss Fortune+ 53.3% 30791 Games

Additional Information for Akali Players

How We Calculated Our Akali vs Poppy Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Poppy as Akali, we analyzed 3,980 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Poppy as Akali comes from real 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 the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

Other Useful Resources

Akali Build Poppy Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Akali in order to counter Poppy during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats presented here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Akali on average gets more CS compared to Poppy. Champions who on average don't take much CS typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values shown on this page to do well.

The most important items to focus on in your Akali versus Poppy build include Cryptbloom, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Akali incorporated at least these three pieces in her build, she performed significantly better vs Poppy than with most other common builds. In fact, Akali boasted an average winrate of 48.1% when playing against Poppy with this counter build.

To have the highest probability of crushing Poppy as Akali, Akali players should equip the Conqueror, Presence of Mind, Legend: Tenacity, Coup de Grace, Overgrowth, and Second Wind runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for Akali vs Poppy LoL games, this set of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 48.1% winrate overall.

If you need to get Akali versus Poppy tips and matchup stats and build suggestions for a a specific player tier, please choose one from the selection menu provided above. At first, the statistics and build suggestions displayed are calculated using all games finished with both champs.