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How to Win Kai'Sa vs Poppy Counter MatchupKai'Sa is in the b tier of champions

Kai'Sa vs Poppy

How to Beat Poppy as Kai'Sa in LoLKai'Sa is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Poppy as Kai'Sa

based on 2,590 Kai'Sa vs Poppy matchups
Win Rate
46.8 %
K/D/A
2.21
Pick Rate
1.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of recently ranked League of Legends matches every week. In our database, Kai'Sa fought Poppy 2590 times. Having so many matchups for Kai'Sa vs Poppy gives us a lot of faith in our ability to produce enlightening data and a supported build to wreck Poppy. This pairing is relatively rare. Kai'Sa fights Poppy in only 1.6% of her rounds.

Kai'Sa vs Poppy Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Kai'Sa does a awful job of countering Poppy. On average, she wins a lowly 46.8% of matches the champions face off with each other in. In Kai'Sa vs Poppy games, Kai'Sa’s team is 0.0% more expected to gain first blood, implying that she probably will get first blood versus Poppy.

Best Kai'Sa vs Poppy Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Recurve BowNoonquiver

Core Kai'Sa Items

~22 Mins
BloodthirsterTerminusKraken Slayer

Optional Items

StormsurgeNashor's ToothThe CollectorGuinsoo's Rageblade

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Kai'Sa to level upq
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Second ability for Kai'Sa to level upe
>
Last skill for Kai'Sa to max outw

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoPresence of MindLegend: BloodlineCoup de Grace
InspirationMagical FootwearBiscuit Delivery
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Kai'Sa's passive ability p
Kai'Sa's q ability q
Kai'Sa's w ability w
Kai'Sa's e ability e
Kai'Sa's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
W
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Poppy as Kai'Sa

Tips for Playing as Kai'Sa against Poppy

Make sure to buy items that will evolve at least 1 or 2 of your spells.

Work with your teammates to set up your Ultimate and optimize damage with your passive.

Try to catch enemy carries alone to burst them with Icathian Rain.

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.

Kai'Sa vs Poppy Counter Stats

Kai'Sa Image
Win Rate
46.8 %
VS
Win Rate
53.2 %
Poppy Image
7.7
< Kills >
4.8
6.3
< Deaths >
5.4
6.2
< Assists >
8.8
1.78
< Killing Sprees >
1.12
182
< Minions Killed >
79
0.22
< Dragons Killed >
0.73
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.46
12,652
< Physical Damage >
12,693
8,256
< Magic Damage >
3,458
451
< True Damage >
883
21,359
< Damage Dealt >
17,035
20,182
< Damage Taken >
29,504
12,586
< Gold Earned >
10,539
2.12
< Towers >
1.69
0.07
< Baron Takedowns >
0.17
4,423
< Total Healing >
7,674
12,762
< Experience >
13,296
17
< Vision Score >
25
8
< Wards Placed >
10
49
< Time Dealing CC >
654

How to Counter Poppy with Kai'Sa in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here emphasize some significant Kai'Sa against Poppy counter stats that can help us distinguish the differences and similarities between the two. For instance, Kai'Sa’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Poppy’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Kai'Sa may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Poppy..

Kai'Sa typically has a slightly larger longest kill spree than her matchup does. Typically, she receives less damage than Poppy. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, but it can also illustrate that the champion with higher HP has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Kai'Sa and Poppy

Damage Types Compared

Kai'Sa
Poppy
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kai'Sa
Poppy

Who is Better, Kai'Sa or Poppy?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Kai'Sa usually loses when facing off against Poppy, with a 46.8% win rate. Thus, Kai'Sa makes a bad counter for Poppy.

While Kai'Sa does have a lower win rate than Poppy, when facing one another, Kai'Sa also has a greater learning curve that makes her a more complex champion to learn. You should be very concerned when picking Kai'Sa into Poppy.

Additionally, Kai'Sa also has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Poppy. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Kai'Sa vs Poppy matchups, Poppy is the better champ with a much lower win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Kai'Sa is a trash counter for Poppy. You will do well by focussing your tactics on increasing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Kai'Sa against Poppy.

Other Champion Matchups Against Kai'Sa

Kai'Sa Loses Against

LilliaLillia41.9% winrateLeonaLeona42.6% winrateNilahNilah42.8% winrateTeemoTeemo43.1% winrate

Kai'Sa Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee55.1% winrateYuumiYuumi53.6% winrateLeBlancLeBlanc52.6% winrateZeriZeri52.4% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

AniviaAnivia+ 49.8% 2069 GamesTrundleTrundle+ 49.9% 9592 GamesZyraZyra+ 49.9% 5766 GamesLilliaLillia+ 49.9% 8804 Games

Additional Information for Kai'Sa Players

How We Calculated Our Kai'Sa vs Poppy Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Poppy as Kai'Sa, we analyzed 2,590 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 Kai'Sa 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

Kai'Sa Build Poppy Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Kai'Sa 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 tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips presented here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kai'Sa typically racks up more CS as Poppy. Champs who typically don't get many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. 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, often have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values displayed here to do well.

The most crucial items to use in your Kai'Sa versus Poppy build consist of Bloodthirster, Terminus, and Kraken Slayer. When Kai'Sa bought at least these three pieces in her build, she performed much better when facing Poppy than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Kai'Sa boasted an average winrate of 46.8% when countering Poppy with this build.

To have the greatest probability of annihilating Poppy as Kai'Sa, you should take the Lethal Tempo, Presence of Mind, Legend: Bloodline, Coup de Grace, Biscuit Delivery, and Magical Footwear runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations we have analyed for Kai'Sa vs Poppy matchups, this set of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 46.8% win rate overall.

If you want to view Kai'Sa versus Poppy tips and counter builds for a an individual skill level, feel free to choose one from the selection menu provided above. If viewing for the first time, the stats and guides shown are calculated using every match finished with both champs.