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How to Win Neeko vs Poppy Counter MatchupNeeko is in the a tier of champions

Neeko vs Poppy

How to Beat Poppy as Neeko in LoLNeeko is in the b tier of champions
MageSupport
TankFighter

How to Beat Poppy as Neeko

based on 1,683 Neeko vs Poppy matchups
Win Rate
50.7 %
K/D/A
2.38
Pick Rate
1.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of recently ranked League matches each week. Within our database, Neeko engaged Poppy in 1683 games. Having so many games with Neeko versus Poppy provides us faith in our capability to produce useful stats and a recommended build to suppress Poppy. This champion pairing is fairly rare. Neeko fights Poppy in only 1.5% of her matches.

Neeko vs Poppy Matchup Summary

Neeko does a average job of beating Poppy. On average, she wins a acceptable 50.7% of games the champions clash against one another in. In Neeko against Poppy games, Neeko’s team is 0.1% less probable to earn first blood. This implies that she probably won't get first blood versus Poppy.

Best Neeko vs Poppy Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeHextech Alternator

Core Neeko Items

~22 Mins
Zaz'Zak's RealmspikeShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Luden's CompanionRabadon's DeathcapCryptbloomLich Bane

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

SorceryArcane CometManaflow BandTranscendenceScorch
DominationCheap ShotUltimate Hunter
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Neeko's passive ability p
Neeko's q ability q
Neeko's w ability w
Neeko's e ability e
Neeko's ultimate ability r
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Q
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Guide to Countering Poppy as Neeko

Tips for Playing as Neeko against Poppy

You can set her passive to use hotkeys in the options menu. The default is Shift+F1~F5

Try to use Inherent Glamour sparingly, ineffective uses will put enemies on the alert.

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.

Neeko vs Poppy Counter Stats

Neeko Image
Win Rate
50.7 %
VS
Win Rate
49.3 %
Poppy Image
5.2
< Kills >
4.9
5.8
< Deaths >
5.5
8.6
< Assists >
8.4
1.17
< Killing Sprees >
1.09
110
< Minions Killed >
82
0.11
< Dragons Killed >
0.75
0.44
< Inhibitors >
0.42
1,381
< Physical Damage >
13,035
18,284
< Magic Damage >
3,654
800
< True Damage >
929
20,465
< Damage Dealt >
17,619
20,624
< Damage Taken >
30,446
10,485
< Gold Earned >
10,598
1.93
< Towers >
1.58
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.16
2,392
< Total Healing >
8,049
12,830
< Experience >
13,463
33
< Vision Score >
24
15
< Wards Placed >
9
188
< Time Dealing CC >
647

How to Counter Poppy with Neeko in LoL

The stats provided here clarify several valuable Neeko versus Poppy matchup stats that may help us explain the distinctions between the two. Neeko’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Poppy’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Neeko may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Poppy..

Neeko usually has a similar longest kill spree as her counter does. Commonly, she receives less damage than Poppy. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also imply that the champion with higher HP has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Neeko and Poppy

Damage Types Compared

Neeko
Poppy
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Neeko
Poppy

Who is Better, Neeko or Poppy?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Neeko usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Poppy, with a 50.7% win rate. Therefore, Neeko makes an ok counter for Poppy.

While Neeko does have a higher winrate compared to Poppy, when they face off with one another, Neeko also has a lower level of difficulty that makes her a less challenging champ to develop with. You should be careful when picking Neeko into Poppy.

Additionally, Neeko has some 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 ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Neeko vs Poppy matchups, Neeko is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Neeko is a decent counter for Poppy. You will do well by focussing your tactics on keeping up your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Neeko against Poppy.

Other Champion Matchups Against Neeko

Neeko Loses Against

LilliaLillia42.7% winrateZyraZyra44.7% winrateTaricTaric45.4% winrateMiss FortuneMiss Fortune45.6% winrate

Neeko Wins Against

YuumiYuumi56% winrateNidaleeNidalee54.8% winrateLee SinLee Sin54.4% winrateLuluLulu54.4% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

Miss FortuneMiss Fortune+ 52.7% 15655 GamesZileanZilean+ 53% 632 GamesUrgotUrgot+ 53% 2183 GamesLilliaLillia+ 53.4% 5346 Games

Additional Information for Neeko Players

How We Calculated Our Neeko vs Poppy Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Poppy as Neeko, we analyzed 1,683 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 Neeko 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

Neeko Build Poppy Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Neeko to counter Poppy during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions presented here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Neeko usually accumulates a similar amount of CS compared to Poppy. Champions who typically don't earn much CS often don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values displayed on this page to do well.

The ideal items to focus on in your Neeko versus Poppy build include Zaz'Zak's Realmspike, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Neeko used at least these three pieces in her build, she performed much better when fighting Poppy than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Neeko boasted an average win rate of 50.7% battling Poppy with these items in her kit.

To have the best chance of annihilating Poppy as Neeko, you should equip the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Cheap Shot, and Ultimate Hunter runes from the Sorcery and Domination rune sets. Of all the runes players chose for Neeko vs Poppy LoL games, this combo of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 50.7% win rate overall.

If you need to get Neeko versus Poppy tips and counter stats for a an individual player tier, feel free to select one from the selection menu displayed above. By default, the statistics and build suggestions displayed are computed using every game finished with these champs.