Lucian vs Poppy
How to Beat Poppy as Lucian
based on 4,053 Lucian vs Poppy matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Lucian vs Poppy Matchup Summary
Best Lucian vs Poppy Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Poppy as Lucian
Tips for Playing as Lucian against Poppy
For optimal burst, try to combine Relentless Pursuit into Piercing Light.
Ardent Blaze actually explodes in a star pattern. Try to line it up so the spokes hit enemy champions.
Because of Lightslinger, Lucian benefits more from Attack Damage than he does from Attack Speed.
Once you have chosen an angle for The Culling, you cannot change it. Pick your moment well!
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.
Lucian vs Poppy Counter Stats
How to Counter Poppy with Lucian in LoL
The stats provided here clarify several strategic Lucian against Poppy matchup stats that can help you distinguish the differences and similarities between the pair. Lucian’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Poppy’s ratio of NaN, showing that Lucian may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Poppy..
Lucian typically has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his opponent does. Typically, he receives less damage than Poppy. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also hint that the champion with increased health has less agility and thus is unable to flee from additional damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Lucian and Poppy
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Who is Better, Lucian or Poppy?
Both League champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Lucian usually loses when trying to fight Poppy, with a 47.2% win rate. As a result, Lucian makes a poor counter to Poppy.
While Lucian does have a lower winrate than Poppy, when facing one another, Lucian also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more difficult character to pick up and master. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Lucian into Poppy.
Additionally, Lucian 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 facing champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Lucian vs Poppy matchups, Poppy is the better champ with a lower win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.
Lucian is a trash counter to Poppy. Focus your tactics on maximizing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Lucian against Poppy.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Lucian in order to counter Poppy during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions presented here, you should increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Lucian on average racks up more CS as Poppy. Champs who on average don't get much CS often don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers shown here to do well.
The most crucial items to use in your Lucian versus Poppy build consist of Rapid Firecannon, Navori Quickblades, and Voltaic Cyclosword. When Lucian included at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better vs Poppy than with most other common item sets. In fact, Lucian had an average winrate of 47.2% when countering Poppy with these items in his kit.
To have the greatest likelihood of coming out on top against Poppy as Lucian, you should equip the Press the Attack, Presence of Mind, Legend: Bloodline, Coup de Grace, Magical Footwear, and Biscuit Delivery runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players chose for Lucian vs Poppy face-offs, this set of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 47.2% winrate overall.
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