Gangplank vs Poppy
How to Beat Poppy as Gangplank
based on 924 Gangplank vs Poppy matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Gangplank vs Poppy Matchup Summary
Best Gangplank vs Poppy Counter Build
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Core Gangplank Items
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Guide to Countering Poppy as Gangplank
Tips for Playing as Gangplank against Poppy
Try placing Cannon Barrage on the path of escape to cut off fleeing enemies.
Parrrley applies On Hit effects like Frozen Mallet or Black Cleaver.
Paying attention to low-health enemies on the map can land you a surprise kill with Cannon Barrage.
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.
Gangplank vs Poppy Counter Stats
How to Counter Poppy with Gangplank in LoL
The stat comparisons shown here underscore some strategic Gangplank versus Poppy counter stats that may help us interpret the differences and similarities between the two. As an example, Gangplank’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Poppy’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Gangplank may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Poppy..
Gangplank usually has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his counter does. On average, he takes less damage than Poppy. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also show that the champ with higher health has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from additional harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Gangplank and Poppy
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Who is Better, Gangplank or Poppy?
Both League champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Gangplank usually fairs equally well when taking on Poppy, with a 50.8% win rate. Thus, Gangplank makes an ok counter to Poppy.
While Gangplank does have a higher winrate compared to Poppy, when they face off with one another, Gangplank also has a much greater difficulty level that makes him a more difficult character to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Gangplank into Poppyas his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Furthermore, Gangplank also has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Poppy. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Gangplank vs Poppy matchups, Gangplank is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.
Gangplank is a decent counter to Poppy. Focus your actions on maximizing your CS and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Gangplank against Poppy.
Other Champion Matchups Against Gangplank
Additional Information for Gangplank Players
How We Calculated Our Gangplank vs Poppy Build and Stats
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Gangplank in order to counter Poppy during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips displayed here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Gangplank usually accumulates more CS as Poppy. Champs who typically don't earn much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They 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, usually require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers reported on this page to do well.
The most crucial items to focus on in your Gangplank versus Poppy build consist of Bloodthirster, Essence Reaver, and The Collector. When Gangplank bought at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better versus Poppy than with many other common item sets. In fact, Gangplank boasted an average win rate of 50.8% when playing against Poppy with this build.
To have the best chance of defeating Poppy as Gangplank, you should use the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Future's Market, Cosmic Insight, Bone Plating, and Overgrowth runes from the Inspiration and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for Gangplank vs Poppy counter picks, this order of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 50.8% win rate overall.
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