Ekko vs Poppy
How to Beat Poppy as Ekko
based on 3,109 Ekko vs Poppy matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Ekko vs Poppy Matchup Summary
Best Ekko vs Poppy Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Poppy as Ekko
Tips for Playing as Ekko against Poppy
Chronobreak is a potent escape tool, but it can also be quite powerful when used offensively. Don't underestimate its damage potential.
If you can proc Z-Drive Resonance on an enemy champion, it's worth taking risks to do so. The bonus Move Speed makes it easy to escape.
Phase Dive's dash is a great tool for setting up Ekko's other abilities. Use it to get double hits with Timewinder or get into position to detonate Parallel Convergence.
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.
Ekko vs Poppy Counter Stats
How to Counter Poppy with Ekko in LoL
The stat comparisons shown on this page highlight some valuable Ekko vs. Poppy counter stats that may help us grasp the distinctions between this pair of champions. As an example, Ekko’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Poppy’s ratio of NaN, showing that Ekko may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Poppy..
Ekko usually has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his opponent does. Commonly, he receives a similar amount of damage to Poppy. This often reflects differing health capacities, but it can also show that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to escape additional damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Ekko and Poppy
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Who is Better, Ekko or Poppy?
Both LoL champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Ekko usually fairs equally well when facing off against Poppy, with a 50.3% win rate. Therefore, Ekko makes an ok counter for Poppy.
While Ekko does have a higher win rate than Poppy, when they face off with one another, Ekko also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more difficult champion to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Ekko into Poppyas his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.
Additionally, Ekko has some amount of CC and other utility, 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 is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Ekko vs Poppy matchups, Ekko is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.
Ekko is a decent counter to Poppy. Focus your gameplay on increasing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Ekko against Poppy.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Ekko in order to counter Poppy during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and tips presented above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Ekko on average gets a similar amount of CS as Poppy. Champions who typically don't acquire much CS often don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values displayed here to do well.
The top items to focus on in your Ekko versus Poppy build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Lich Bane, and Nashor's Tooth. When Ekko bought at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better against Poppy than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Ekko boasted an average winrate of 50.3% when playing against Poppy with these items in his kit.
To have the highest probability of beating Poppy as Ekko, Ekko players should use the Dark Harvest, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Magical Footwear, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Domination and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the runes players chose for Ekko vs Poppy LoL games, this mix of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 50.3% win rate overall.
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