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How to Win Lux vs Poppy Counter MatchupLux is in the b tier of champions

Lux vs Poppy

How to Beat Poppy as Lux in LoLLux is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Poppy as Lux

based on 5,642 Lux vs Poppy matchups
Win Rate
51.6 %
K/D/A
2.69
Pick Rate
1.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our counter stats from the millions of rated League of Legends games that we get from Riot Games every week. Our guide on how to beat Poppy as Lux came out of an analysis of 5642 ranked rounds where both champions fought each other. This particular champion pairing is fairly rare. Lux fights Poppy in only 1.5% of her rounds.

Lux vs Poppy Matchup Summary

Lux has done a decent job of countering Poppy. Normally, she wins a acceptable 51.6% of games the champs clash against each other in. In Lux against Poppy matches, Lux’s side is 0.0% more probable to gain first blood. This implies that she most likely will be able to get first blood versus Poppy.

Best Lux vs Poppy Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsLost Chapter

Core Lux Items

~22 Mins
MalignanceStormsurgeLuden's Companion

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapHorizon FocusCryptbloomVoid Staff

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerbarrier summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

DominationDark HarvestCheap ShotEyeball CollectionUltimate Hunter
SorceryManaflow BandTranscendence
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Lux's passive ability p
Lux's q ability q
Lux's w ability w
Lux's e ability e
Lux's ultimate ability r
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E
2
Q
3
W
4
E
5
E
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R
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E
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Guide to Countering Poppy as Lux

Tips for Playing as Lux against Poppy

If you have trouble landing Prismatic Barrier, remember that it returns to you after it reaches max range. Try positioning yourself to hit your allies with its return trip.

Lux has great zone control abilities. Try to set up Lucent Singularity to prevent an enemy's advance or escape.

Lucent Singularity is a great scouting tool. Try throwing it into brush before walking into it to check for ambushes.

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.

Lux vs Poppy Counter Stats

Lux Image
Win Rate
51.6 %
VS
Win Rate
48.4 %
Poppy Image
5.1
< Kills >
4.9
5.8
< Deaths >
5.5
10.5
< Assists >
8.1
1.15
< Killing Sprees >
1.14
93
< Minions Killed >
82
0.09
< Dragons Killed >
0.76
0.5
< Inhibitors >
0.41
1,052
< Physical Damage >
12,882
19,146
< Magic Damage >
3,442
1,172
< True Damage >
902
21,372
< Damage Dealt >
17,227
15,787
< Damage Taken >
31,045
10,466
< Gold Earned >
10,709
1.96
< Towers >
1.58
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.17
1,331
< Total Healing >
8,112
12,357
< Experience >
13,639
44
< Vision Score >
25
19
< Wards Placed >
10
304
< Time Dealing CC >
657

How to Counter Poppy with Lux in LoL

The stats shown here emphasize several vital Lux versus Poppy matchup statistics that may help you figure out the distinctions between the pair. Lux’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Poppy’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Lux may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Poppy..

Lux typically has a similar longest kill spree as her foe does. On average, she receives less damage than Poppy. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also indicate that the champion with increased HP has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Lux and Poppy

Damage Types Compared

Lux
Poppy
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Lux
Poppy

Who is Better, Lux or Poppy?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Lux usually wins when trying to fight Poppy, with a 51.6% win rate. Therefore, Lux makes a good counter for Poppy.

While Lux does have a higher win rate than Poppy, when facing one another, Lux also has a lower difficulty level that makes her a less difficult champ to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Lux into Poppy.

Additionally, Lux has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Poppy. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Lux vs Poppy matchups, Lux is the better champion with a higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.

Lux is a decent counter for Poppy. Make sure you focus your strategy on keeping up your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Lux against Poppy.

Additional Information for Lux Players

How We Calculated Our Lux vs Poppy Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Poppy as Lux, we analyzed 5,642 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 Lux 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 Lux in order to counter Poppy during both the lane 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 pay attention to the build and tips presented here, you should grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Lux usually picks up a similar amount of CS compared to Poppy. Champs who typically don't get many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require many items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values displayed here to do well.

The most important items to have in your Lux versus Poppy build consist of Malignance, Stormsurge, and Luden's Companion. When Lux incorporated at least these three items in her build, she performed significantly better vs. Poppy than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Lux had an average win rate of 51.6% battling Poppy with these items in her kit.

To have the greatest likelihood of vanquishing Poppy as Lux, Lux players should equip the Dark Harvest, Cheap Shot, Eyeball Collection, Ultimate Hunter, Manaflow Band, and Transcendence runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune builds we have analyed for Lux vs Poppy counters, this composite of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 51.6% winrate overall.

If you want to see Lux vs Poppy tips and matchup stats and build suggestions for a a distinct player tier, feel free to choose one from the selection menu above. If viewing for the first time, the statistics and guides given are calculated using every match run with both champions.