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How to Win Gragas vs Poppy Counter MatchupGragas is in the a tier of champions

Gragas vs Poppy

How to Beat Poppy as Gragas in LoLGragas is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Poppy as Gragas

based on 1,141 Gragas vs Poppy matchups
Win Rate
49.2 %
K/D/A
2.22
Pick Rate
1.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our counter stats from the millions of recently rated LoL rounds that we evaluate each week. Our guide on how to beat Poppy as Gragas came out of an analysis of 1141 ranked rounds where both champions opposed one another. This particular champion pairing is relatively rare. Gragas is forced to battle against Poppy in only 1.7% of his games.

Gragas vs Poppy Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Gragas does a dismal job of countering Poppy. On average, he wins a acceptable 49.2% of matches the champs face off with one another in. In Gragas versus Poppy rounds, Gragas’s team is 0.1% less expected to get first blood. This indicates that he probably won't be able to get first blood versus Poppy.

Best Gragas vs Poppy Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeLost Chapter

Core Gragas Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Seraph's EmbraceLuden's CompanionLich BaneZhonya's Hourglass

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

SorceryPhase RushManaflow BandTranscendenceScorch
InspirationBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Gragas's passive ability p
Gragas's q ability q
Gragas's w ability w
Gragas's e ability e
Gragas's ultimate ability r
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Q
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E
3
W
4
Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Poppy as Gragas

Tips for Playing as Gragas against Poppy

Try to knock enemies back into your towers with Explosive Cask.

Try to combo Body Slam with Explosive Cask to set up kills for your team.

The damage reduction from Drunken Rage is applied when you start drinking, try to use it when you see damage coming your way.

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.

Gragas vs Poppy Counter Stats

Gragas Image
Win Rate
49.2 %
VS
Win Rate
50.8 %
Poppy Image
5.7
< Kills >
4.9
5.9
< Deaths >
5.4
7.4
< Assists >
8.7
1.31
< Killing Sprees >
1.13
106
< Minions Killed >
79
0.57
< Dragons Killed >
0.74
0.37
< Inhibitors >
0.44
1,462
< Physical Damage >
13,241
17,987
< Magic Damage >
3,705
691
< True Damage >
935
20,140
< Damage Dealt >
17,882
30,146
< Damage Taken >
30,465
11,165
< Gold Earned >
10,552
1.47
< Towers >
1.69
0.12
< Baron Takedowns >
0.15
12,620
< Total Healing >
7,894
13,844
< Experience >
13,279
21
< Vision Score >
25
8
< Wards Placed >
10
414
< Time Dealing CC >
643

How to Counter Poppy with Gragas in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here emphasize some influential Gragas versus Poppy matchup statistics that may help us distinguish the differences between this pair of champs. Gragas’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Poppy’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Gragas may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Poppy..

Gragas often has a similar longest killing spree as his counter does. Commonly, he takes a similar amount of damage to Poppy. This typically indicates differing health capacities, but it can also hint that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Gragas and Poppy

Damage Types Compared

Gragas
Poppy
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Gragas
Poppy

Who is Better, Gragas or Poppy?

Both League champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Gragas usually fairs equally well when taking on Poppy, with a 49.2% win rate. Thus, Gragas makes an ok counter to Poppy.

While Gragas does have a lower win rate compared to Poppy, when facing one another, Gragas also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less difficult character to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Gragas into Poppy.

Furthermore, Gragas has a good 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 in League of Legends, in Gragas vs Poppy matchups, Poppy is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Gragas is a somewhat poor counter to Poppy. Make sure you focus your strategy on keeping up your gold income and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Gragas against Poppy.

Other Champion Matchups Against Gragas

Gragas Loses Against

SingedSinged43.2% winrateLeonaLeona43.5% winrateNilahNilah43.8% winrateTahm KenchTahm Kench43.9% winrate

Gragas Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee53.5% winrateYuumiYuumi53.3% winrateAkshanAkshan52.6% winrateKarthusKarthus52.5% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

Master YiMaster Yi+ 52.2% 2152 GamesDr. MundoDr. Mundo+ 52.4% 787 GamesTaricTaric+ 52.5% 602 GamesLilliaLillia+ 53.7% 2056 Games

Additional Information for Gragas Players

How We Calculated Our Gragas vs Poppy Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Poppy as Gragas, we analyzed 1,141 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 Gragas 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

Gragas Build Poppy Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Gragas in order to counter Poppy during both the early game 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 pay attention to the build and suggestions presented here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Gragas most often gets a similar amount of CS relative to Poppy. Champions who typically don't get much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values reported on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to prioritize in your Gragas versus Poppy build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Gragas used at least these three items in his build, he did much better vs Poppy than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Gragas had an average win rate of 49.2% battling Poppy with this build.

To have the highest likelihood of crushing Poppy as Gragas, Gragas players should use the Phase Rush, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players picked for Gragas vs Poppy clashes, this composite of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 49.2% win rate overall.

If you want to view Gragas x Poppy tips and counter builds for a a distinct skill level, feel free to select one from the selection menu above. If viewing for the first time, the statistics and build suggestions given are computed using all matches run with both champs.