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How to Win Dr. Mundo vs Poppy Counter MatchupDr. Mundo is in the a tier of champions

Dr. Mundo vs Poppy

How to Beat Poppy as Dr. Mundo in LoLDr. Mundo is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Poppy as Dr. Mundo

based on 1,159 Dr. Mundo vs Poppy matchups
Win Rate
52.6 %
K/D/A
2.02
Pick Rate
1.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of recently ranked LoL rounds each week. Within our dataset, Dr. Mundo fought Poppy in 1159 games. Having so many matchups for Dr. Mundo vs Poppy gives us faith in our capacity to provide useful data and a solid build to shatter your opposition. This champ matchup is fairly rare. Dr. Mundo fights Poppy in only 1.5% of his matches.

Dr. Mundo vs Poppy Matchup Summary

Dr. Mundo does a good job of countering Poppy. On average, he wins a fantastic 52.6% of games the champions face off with each other in. In Dr. Mundo against Poppy rounds, Dr. Mundo’s team is 0.1% less expected to gain first blood, indicating that he most likely won't be able to get first blood versus Poppy.

Best Dr. Mundo vs Poppy Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Giant's BeltCrystalline Bracer

Core Dr. Mundo Items

~22 Mins
Spirit VisageThornmailHeartsteel

Optional Items

Titanic HydraUnending DespairHollow RadianceSunfire Aegis

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Dr. Mundo to level upq
>
Second ability for Dr. Mundo to level upe
>
Last skill for Dr. Mundo to max outw

Runes

ResolveGrasp of the UndyingDemolishSecond WindOvergrowth
InspirationMagical FootwearApproach Velocity
Attack SpeedArmorHealth Scaling
Dr. Mundo's passive ability p
Dr. Mundo's q ability q
Dr. Mundo's w ability w
Dr. Mundo's e ability e
Dr. Mundo's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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E
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R
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E
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R

Guide to Countering Poppy as Dr. Mundo

Tips for Playing as Dr. Mundo against Poppy

Cleavers are a powerful tool for killing neutral monsters. Instead of returning to base, farm neutral monsters until your ultimate can heal you.

A well-timed Sadism can bait enemy champions into attacking you even when they lack the damage to finish you.

Spirit Visage will increase the healing done by your ultimate and lower cooldowns on all of your abilities.

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.

Dr. Mundo vs Poppy Counter Stats

Dr. Mundo Image
Win Rate
52.6 %
VS
Win Rate
47.4 %
Poppy Image
4.6
< Kills >
5
5.5
< Deaths >
5.2
6.5
< Assists >
8.6
1.05
< Killing Sprees >
1.14
171
< Minions Killed >
78
0.2
< Dragons Killed >
0.8
0.56
< Inhibitors >
0.42
9,467
< Physical Damage >
16,080
15,122
< Magic Damage >
4,016
536
< True Damage >
1,074
25,125
< Damage Dealt >
21,171
50,151
< Damage Taken >
31,939
11,770
< Gold Earned >
10,693
2.83
< Towers >
1.56
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.19
16,365
< Total Healing >
8,992
15,073
< Experience >
13,499
17
< Vision Score >
24
8
< Wards Placed >
9
264
< Time Dealing CC >
639

How to Counter Poppy with Dr. Mundo in LoL

The stats provided here highlight some important Dr. Mundo vs. Poppy matchup statistics that can help you figure out the distinctions between the pair. For instance, Dr. Mundo’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Poppy’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Dr. Mundo may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Poppy..

Dr. Mundo usually has a similar longest killing spree as his enemy does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Poppy. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also indicate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Dr. Mundo and Poppy

Damage Types Compared

Dr. Mundo
Poppy
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Dr. Mundo
Poppy

Who is Better, Dr. Mundo or Poppy?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Dr. Mundo usually wins when trying to fight Poppy, with a 52.6% win rate. As a result, Dr. Mundo makes a good counter to Poppy.

While Dr. Mundo does have a higher win rate compared to Poppy, when facing one another, Dr. Mundo also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less challenging champion to learn and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Dr. Mundo into Poppy.

Furthermore, Dr. Mundo also has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Poppy. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Dr. Mundo vs Poppy matchups, Dr. Mundo is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.

Dr. Mundo is an above average counter to Poppy. Make sure you focus your actions on increasing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Dr. Mundo against Poppy.

Additional Information for Dr. Mundo Players

How We Calculated Our Dr. Mundo vs Poppy Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Poppy as Dr. Mundo, we analyzed 1,159 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 Dr. Mundo 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Dr. Mundo in order to counter Poppy during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats shown here, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Dr. Mundo on average gets more CS relative to Poppy. Champions who typically don't earn much CS often 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, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values reported here to do well.

The most important items to use in your Dr. Mundo versus Poppy build consist of Spirit Visage, Thornmail, and Heartsteel. When Dr. Mundo bought at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better when fighting Poppy than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Dr. Mundo boasted an average winrate of 52.6% when countering Poppy with this counter build.

To have the greatest chance of crushing Poppy as Dr. Mundo, Dr. Mundo players should equip the Grasp of the Undying, Demolish, Second Wind, Overgrowth, Magical Footwear, and Approach Velocity runes from the Resolve and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the runes that we analyzed for Dr. Mundo vs Poppy LoL games, this mix of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 52.6% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Poppy as Dr. Mundo are presented for all skill levels combined. If you would like to scope the stats and builds to a particular division, you should use the selection menu at the top of this page.