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How to Win Maokai vs Poppy Counter MatchupMaokai is in the s tier of champions

Maokai vs Poppy

How to Beat Poppy as Maokai in LoLMaokai is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Poppy as Maokai

based on 2,560 Maokai vs Poppy matchups
Win Rate
52.2 %
K/D/A
2.72
Pick Rate
1.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion analyze millions of recently ranked League of Legends matches each and every week. In our database, Maokai engaged Poppy in 2560 games. With so many games with Maokai versus Poppy gives us confidence in our capacity to produce useful statistics and a pro build to counter Poppy. This particular counter matchup is somewhat rare. Maokai has to counter Poppy in only 1.6% of his rounds.

Maokai vs Poppy Matchup Summary

Maokai does a good job of countering Poppy. Normally, he wins a fantastic 52.2% of games the champions face one another in. In Maokai versus Poppy rounds, Maokai’s side is 0.0% more likely to obtain first blood, indicating that he probably will be able to get first blood versus Poppy.

Best Maokai vs Poppy Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalCloth Armor

Core Maokai Items

~22 Mins
TrailblazerKnight's VowLocket of the Iron Solari

Optional Items

Kaenic RookernSolstice SleighJak'Sho, The ProteanIceborn Gauntlet

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Maokai to level upq
>
Second ability for Maokai to level upw
>
Last skill for Maokai to max oute

Runes

ResolveAftershockFont of LifeConditioningOvergrowth
PrecisionTriumphLegend: Tenacity
Ability HasteArmorHealth Scaling
Maokai's passive ability p
Maokai's q ability q
Maokai's w ability w
Maokai's e ability e
Maokai's ultimate ability r
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W
2
Q
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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W
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Q
10
W
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W
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E
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E
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R

Guide to Countering Poppy as Maokai

Tips for Playing as Maokai against Poppy

Maokai's passive makes him extremely durable against focus fire from spells - so long as he can still basic attack something.

Try looking for flanks or other situations where Nature's Grasp is unavoidable or takes enemies by surprise.

Saplings can be tossed into brush for empowered effect - but don't stack 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.

Maokai vs Poppy Counter Stats

Maokai Image
Win Rate
52.2 %
VS
Win Rate
47.8 %
Poppy Image
2.9
< Kills >
4.7
5.8
< Deaths >
5.6
12.9
< Assists >
8.8
0.6
< Killing Sprees >
1.1
49
< Minions Killed >
84
0.29
< Dragons Killed >
0.67
0.44
< Inhibitors >
0.39
1,741
< Physical Damage >
13,709
11,667
< Magic Damage >
3,793
1,030
< True Damage >
969
14,438
< Damage Dealt >
18,471
29,584
< Damage Taken >
30,631
9,367
< Gold Earned >
10,540
1.44
< Towers >
1.57
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.15
9,667
< Total Healing >
7,872
11,382
< Experience >
13,334
47
< Vision Score >
24
19
< Wards Placed >
10
435
< Time Dealing CC >
658

How to Counter Poppy with Maokai in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here clarify some influential Maokai vs. Poppy matchup statistics that may help you interpret the differences between the two. As an example, Maokai’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Poppy’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Maokai may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Poppy. This observation is largely caused by the differences in assists.

Maokai often has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his foe does. Commonly, he receives a similar amount of damage to Poppy. This often reflects differing health capacities, but it can also hint that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Maokai and Poppy

Damage Types Compared

Maokai
Poppy
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Maokai
Poppy

Who is Better, Maokai or Poppy?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Maokai usually wins when trying to fight Poppy, with a 52.2% win rate. Therefore, Maokai makes a good counter for Poppy.

While Maokai does have a higher winrate than Poppy, when on opposite teams, Maokai also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less complex champ to learn and master. You should be be fine when picking Maokai into Poppy.

Furthermore, Maokai also has a great deal of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Poppy. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Maokai vs Poppy matchups, Maokai is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.

Maokai is a good counter for Poppy. Make sure you focus your strategy on maximizing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Maokai against Poppy.

Other Champion Matchups Against Maokai

Maokai Loses Against

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Maokai Wins Against

ZeriZeri59.4% winrateNidaleeNidalee59.1% winrateLeBlancLeBlanc57.8% winrateYuumiYuumi57.7% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Maokai Players

How We Calculated Our Maokai vs Poppy Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Poppy as Maokai, we analyzed 2,560 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 Maokai 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

Maokai Build Poppy Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Maokai 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 mind the build and suggestions presented here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Maokai often racks up less CS compared to Poppy. Champions who on average don't earn many minion kills usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values reported on this page to do well.

The ideal items to have in your Maokai versus Poppy build include Trailblazer, Knight's Vow, and Locket of the Iron Solari. When Maokai combined at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better countering Poppy than with most other common builds. In fact, Maokai boasted an average win rate of 52.2% when playing against Poppy with this build.

To have the best likelihood of beating Poppy as Maokai, you should use the Aftershock, Font of Life, Conditioning, Overgrowth, Legend: Tenacity, and Triumph runes from the Resolve and Precision rune sets. Of all the rune builds that we analyzed for Maokai vs Poppy battles, this blending of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 52.2% winrate overall.

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