Caitlyn vs Poppy
How to Beat Poppy as Caitlyn
based on 5,865 Caitlyn vs Poppy matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Caitlyn vs Poppy Matchup Summary
Best Caitlyn vs Poppy Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Poppy as Caitlyn
Tips for Playing as Caitlyn against Poppy
Fire 90 Caliber Net away from the opponent to close the gap or hop over walls.
Avoid using Ace in the Hole in large team melees as it might be blocked by the wrong target.
Make use of her Yordle Snap Traps by placing them pre-emptively to ensure that you'll have one off of cooldown during combat.
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.
Caitlyn vs Poppy Counter Stats
How to Counter Poppy with Caitlyn in LoL
The stats shown on this page highlight some valuable Caitlyn against Poppy counter stats that can help us grasp the distinctions between these two champs. For instance, Caitlyn’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Poppy’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Caitlyn may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Poppy..
Caitlyn often has a slightly larger longest kill spree than her opponent does. Commonly, she takes less damage than Poppy. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, but it can also show that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to escape additional damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Caitlyn and Poppy
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Who is Better, Caitlyn or Poppy?
Both LoL champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Caitlyn usually loses when trying to fight Poppy, with a 48.8% win rate. Therefore, Caitlyn makes a bad counter to Poppy.
While Caitlyn does have a lower win rate compared to Poppy, when on opposite teams, Caitlyn also has a greater level of difficulty that makes her a more complex champion to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Caitlyn into Poppy.
Additionally, Caitlyn has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Poppy. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Caitlyn vs Poppy matchups, Poppy is the better champ with a lower win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.
Caitlyn is a somewhat poor counter to Poppy. Make sure you focus your gameplay on maximizing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Caitlyn against Poppy.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Caitlyn to counter Poppy during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and tips presented above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Caitlyn usually gets more CS as Poppy. Champions who on average don't acquire many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values displayed on this page to do well.
The best items to focus on in your Caitlyn versus Poppy build include Lord Dominik's Regards, Stormrazor, and The Collector. When Caitlyn incorporated at least these three pieces in her build, she performed much better when fighting Poppy than with many other common builds. In fact, Caitlyn had an average winrate of 48.8% battling Poppy with these items in her kit.
To have the best chance of beating Poppy as Caitlyn, you should equip the Fleet Footwork, Presence of Mind, Legend: Bloodline, Coup de Grace, Absolute Focus, and Gathering Storm runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the runes that we analyzed for Caitlyn vs Poppy clashes, this order of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 48.8% win rate overall.
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