Kayle vs Poppy
How to Beat Poppy as Kayle
based on 1,703 Kayle vs Poppy matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Kayle vs Poppy Matchup Summary
Best Kayle vs Poppy Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Poppy as Kayle
Tips for Playing as Kayle against Poppy
Kayle benefits greatly from Attack Damage and Ability Power, making hybrid items like Nashor's Tooth and Hextech Gunblade very effective on her.
Using Divine Judgment on a high-DPS ally can turn the tides of battle by giving your ally free reign to attack.
Kayle's attacks become incredibly powerful once she gains attack range from Divine Ascent. Play safe until then.
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.
Kayle vs Poppy Counter Stats
How to Counter Poppy with Kayle in LoL
The stats provided here show some critical Kayle versus Poppy matchup statistics that can help us grasp the distinctions between the pair. For instance, Kayle’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Poppy’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Kayle may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Poppy..
Kayle usually has a similar longest kill spree as her opponent does. Typically, she receives less damage than Poppy. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also show that the champ with increased HP has less agility and thus is unable to escape further harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Kayle and Poppy
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Who is Better, Kayle or Poppy?
Both League of Legends champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Kayle usually wins when playing against Poppy, with a 51.4% win rate. Therefore, Kayle makes a good counter to Poppy.
While Kayle does have a higher win rate than Poppy, when facing one another, Kayle also has a greater difficulty level that makes her a more challenging champ to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Kayle into Poppyas her relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash her full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Additionally, Kayle has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Poppy. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Kayle vs Poppy matchups, Kayle is the better champ with a higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.
Kayle is a decent counter for Poppy. You will do well by focussing your strategy on maximizing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Kayle against Poppy.
Other Champion Matchups Against Kayle
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How We Calculated Our Kayle vs Poppy Build and Stats
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Kayle 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 lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips displayed above, you should grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Kayle typically picks up more CS as Poppy. Champions who on average don't earn much CS usualy don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values reported here to do well.
The ideal items to use in your Kayle versus Poppy build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Nashor's Tooth, and Shadowflame. When Kayle used at least these three pieces in her build, she did much better against Poppy than with many other typical builds. In fact, Kayle had an average win rate of 51.4% battling Poppy with these items in her kit.
To have the greatest chance of coming out on top against Poppy as Kayle, you should use the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Bone Plating, and Overgrowth runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for Kayle vs Poppy clashes, this order of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 51.4% win rate overall.
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