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How to Win Poppy vs Aatrox Counter MatchupPoppy is in the b tier of champions

Poppy vs Aatrox

How to Beat Aatrox as Poppy in LoLPoppy is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Aatrox as Poppy

based on 3,128 Poppy vs Aatrox matchups
Win Rate
50.9 %
K/D/A
2.38
Pick Rate
5.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion analyze millions of recently ranked League of Legends games every week. Within our dataset, Poppy fought Aatrox 3128 times. With so many matchups for Poppy versus Aatrox provides us faith in our capability to provide useful statistics and a solid build to destroy Aatrox. This particular counter matchup is somewhat uncommon. Poppy encounters Aatrox in only 5.1% of her games.

Poppy vs Aatrox Matchup Summary

Poppy has done a ok job of beating Aatrox. Typically, she wins a acceptable 50.9% of the time the champs face one another in. In Poppy against Aatrox rounds, Poppy’s team is 0.1% more expected to earn first blood, implying that she probably will be able to get first blood versus Aatrox.

Best Poppy vs Aatrox Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalLong Sword

Core Poppy Items

~22 Mins
Sunfire AegisThornmailFrozen Heart

Optional Items

HeartsteelDead Man's PlateJak'Sho, The ProteanKaenic Rookern

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

ResolveGrasp of the UndyingShield BashBone PlatingRevitalize
InspirationBiscuit DeliveryTime Warp Tonic
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Poppy's passive ability p
Poppy's q ability q
Poppy's w ability w
Poppy's e ability e
Poppy's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Aatrox as Poppy

Tips for Playing as Poppy against Aatrox

Keeper's Verdict can be released immediately to send the enemy straight up, take advantage of this in duels.

Iron Ambassador tends to land near walls, try to take advantage of this with Heroic Charge.

Advice to Win Against Aatrox

Aatrox's Infernal Chains are easier to exit when running towards the sides or at Aatrox.

Aatrox's attacks are very telegraphed, so use the time to dodge the hit zones.

Keep your distance when Aatrox uses his Ultimate to prevent him from reviving.

Poppy vs Aatrox Counter Stats

Poppy Image
Win Rate
50.9 %
VS
Win Rate
49.1 %
Aatrox Image
4.6
< Kills >
5.5
5.5
< Deaths >
6
8.5
< Assists >
5.6
1.05
< Killing Sprees >
1.22
82
< Minions Killed >
164
0.67
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.41
< Inhibitors >
0.4
13,851
< Physical Damage >
18,089
3,836
< Magic Damage >
3,945
895
< True Damage >
416
18,583
< Damage Dealt >
22,451
29,414
< Damage Taken >
37,107
10,269
< Gold Earned >
11,166
1.65
< Towers >
2.03
0.15
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
7,477
< Total Healing >
14,588
13,096
< Experience >
14,403
24
< Vision Score >
16
9
< Wards Placed >
8
625
< Time Dealing CC >
238

How to Counter Aatrox with Poppy in LoL

The stats provided here clarify some important Poppy against Aatrox matchup statistics that can help us interpret the differences between the two. As an example, Poppy’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Aatrox’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Poppy may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Aatrox..

Poppy typically has a similar longest kill spree as her opponent does. On average, she takes less damage than Aatrox. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, but it can also imply that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Poppy and Aatrox

Damage Types Compared

Poppy
Aatrox
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Poppy
Aatrox

Who is Better, Poppy or Aatrox?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Poppy usually fairs equally well when facing off against Aatrox, with a 50.9% win rate. Thus, Poppy makes an ok counter for Aatrox.

While Poppy does have a higher winrate than Aatrox, when on opposite teams, Poppy also has a greater learning curve that makes her a more complex champ to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Poppy into Aatrox.

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

While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Poppy vs Aatrox matchups, Poppy is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.

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

Other Champion Matchups Against Poppy

Poppy Loses Against

LilliaLillia43.2% winrateAnnieAnnie44.1% winrateTahm KenchTahm Kench44.9% winrateViktorViktor45.3% winrate

Poppy Wins Against

KennenKennen57.1% winrateYuumiYuumi57.1% winrateLeBlancLeBlanc56.6% winrateAlistarAlistar56.3% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

TrundleTrundle+ 54.6% 2180 GamesTaricTaric+ 54.7% 494 GamesLilliaLillia+ 55.2% 2186 GamesOlafOlaf+ 57.3% 321 Games

Additional Information for Poppy Players

How We Calculated Our Poppy vs Aatrox Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Aatrox as Poppy, we analyzed 3,128 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 Aatrox as Poppy 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

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Poppy to counter Aatrox during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions shown here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Poppy often picks up less CS as Aatrox. Champs who typically don't take much CS usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values displayed here to do well.

The most important items to have in your Poppy versus Aatrox build include Sunfire Aegis, Thornmail, and Frozen Heart. When Poppy incorporated at least these three items in her build, she performed much better vs. Aatrox than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Poppy boasted an average win rate of 50.9% when playing against Aatrox with this build.

To have the greatest likelihood of annihilating Aatrox as Poppy, Poppy players should use the Grasp of the Undying, Shield Bash, Bone Plating, Revitalize, Biscuit Delivery, and Time Warp Tonic runes from the Resolve and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the runes players picked for Poppy vs Aatrox counterpicks, this combination of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 50.9% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Aatrox as Poppy are displayed for all skill levels combined. If you would like to scope the statistics and builds to an individual skill level, you should use the selection menu earlier on the page.