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How to Win Lulu vs Poppy Counter MatchupLulu is in the b tier of champions

Lulu vs Poppy

How to Beat Poppy as Lulu in LoLLulu is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Poppy as Lulu

based on 932 Lulu vs Poppy matchups
Win Rate
45.4 %
K/D/A
3.02
Pick Rate
1.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our counter stats from the millions of ranked League matches that we review each week. This guide on how to beat Poppy as Lulu came out of an examination of 932 ranked rounds where both champs battled each other. This champion pairing is somewhat rare. Lulu encounters Poppy in only 1.6% of her matches.

Lulu vs Poppy Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Lulu does a terrible job of countering Poppy. On average, she wins a lowly 45.4% of the time the champions clash against each other in. In Lulu vs Poppy games, Lulu’s team is 0.0% more probable to earn first blood, indicating that she probably will be able to get first blood versus Poppy.

Best Lulu vs Poppy Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsAmplifying Tome

Core Lulu Items

~22 Mins
Ardent CenserDream MakerMoonstone Renewer

Optional Items

RedemptionMikael's BlessingShurelya's BattlesongStaff of Flowing Water

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Lulu to level upe
>
Second ability for Lulu to level upw
>
Last skill for Lulu to max outq

Runes

SorcerySummon AeryManaflow BandTranscendenceScorch
InspirationBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
Ability HasteAdaptive ForceArmor
Lulu's passive ability p
Lulu's q ability q
Lulu's w ability w
Lulu's e ability e
Lulu's ultimate ability r
1
E
2
W
3
Q
4
E
5
E
6
R
7
E
8
W
9
E
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W
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R
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W
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W
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Q
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Q
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R

Guide to Countering Poppy as Lulu

Tips for Playing as Lulu against Poppy

Glitterlance can be fired at odd angles depending on where your cursor is - Moving your cursor closer to Pix and Lulu will change your area of effect size considerably.

Consider casting Help, Pix! on ranged attackers for the Pix boost and Wild Growth on Tanks or Fighters for the added initiation power.

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.

Lulu vs Poppy Counter Stats

Lulu Image
Win Rate
45.4 %
VS
Win Rate
54.6 %
Poppy Image
1.6
< Kills >
4.7
5.4
< Deaths >
5.3
14.7
< Assists >
8.2
0.28
< Killing Sprees >
1.07
30
< Minions Killed >
84
0.04
< Dragons Killed >
0.83
0.5
< Inhibitors >
0.48
1,132
< Physical Damage >
12,770
5,984
< Magic Damage >
3,494
621
< True Damage >
845
7,738
< Damage Dealt >
17,110
17,021
< Damage Taken >
30,019
8,535
< Gold Earned >
10,707
2.08
< Towers >
1.81
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.19
2,369
< Total Healing >
8,078
10,872
< Experience >
13,648
60
< Vision Score >
25
26
< Wards Placed >
10
265
< Time Dealing CC >
654

How to Counter Poppy with Lulu in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here show some valuable Lulu vs. Poppy matchup statistics that may help you distinguish the distinctions between the two. Lulu’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Poppy’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Lulu may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Poppy. This observation is in large part caused by the differences in assists.

Lulu often has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than her counter does. On average, she receives less damage than Poppy. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, but it can also show that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Lulu and Poppy

Damage Types Compared

Lulu
Poppy
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Lulu
Poppy

Who is Better, Lulu or Poppy?

Both League champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Lulu usually loses when playing against Poppy, with a 45.4% win rate. Thus, Lulu makes a bad counter for Poppy.

While Lulu does have a much lower win rate compared to Poppy, when they face off with one another, Lulu also has a lower difficulty level that makes her a less complex character to pick up and master. You may get destroyed when picking Lulu into Poppy.

Furthermore, Lulu also has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Poppy. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Lulu vs Poppy matchups, Poppy is the better champion with a much lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.

Lulu is a garbage counter to Poppy. Make sure you focus your actions on increasing your CS and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Lulu against Poppy.

Additional Information for Lulu Players

How We Calculated Our Lulu vs Poppy Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Poppy as Lulu, we analyzed 932 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 Lulu 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Lulu in order to counter Poppy during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions presented here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Lulu most often racks up less CS as Poppy. Champions who typically don't acquire many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to have in your Lulu versus Poppy build include Ardent Censer, Dream Maker, and Moonstone Renewer. When Lulu combined at least these three pieces in her build, she performed much better when fighting Poppy than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Lulu had an average winrate of 45.4% when countering Poppy with this build.

To have the greatest chance of beating Poppy as Lulu, you should use the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune builds players used for Lulu vs Poppy counter picks, this composite of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 45.4% win rate overall.

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