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

Poppy vs Braum

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

based on 753 Poppy vs Braum matchups
Win Rate
50.7 %
K/D/A
2.58
Pick Rate
1.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of ranked LoL games each week. In our database, Poppy battled Braum in 753 games. Having so many games with Poppy versus Braum provides us faith in our ability to provide actionable statistics and a pro build to crush Braum. This counter matchup is fairly rare. Poppy is forced to battle against Braum in only 1.2% of her rounds.

Poppy vs Braum Matchup Summary

Poppy does a average job of beating Braum. On average, she wins a acceptable 50.7% of games the champions oppose each other in. In Poppy versus Braum games, Poppy’s side is 0.0% more probable to gain first blood, indicating that she probably will get first blood versus Braum.

Best Poppy vs Braum Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsCloth Armor

Core Poppy Items

~22 Mins
Unending DespairSunfire AegisThornmail

Optional Items

Dead Man's PlateJak'Sho, The ProteanKaenic RookernSundered Sky

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

DominationDark HarvestCheap ShotEyeball CollectionRelentless Hunter
SorceryCelerityWaterwalking
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
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
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E
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Q
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Q
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R
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Guide to Countering Braum as Poppy

Tips for Playing as Poppy against Braum

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 Braum

Unbreakable gives Braum extremely strong directional defense, either wait until it is down or outposition the ability.

Braum must land Winter's Bite or a basic attack to start Concussive Blows. If you get marked, exit combat range before getting hit 3 more times to avoid the stun.

Braum's ultimate has a long cast time, use that extra time to dodge. Walking over the frozen ground left behind will slow you, position so that you don't need to cross it.

Poppy vs Braum Counter Stats

Poppy Image
Win Rate
50.7 %
VS
Win Rate
49.3 %
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4.7
< Kills >
1.6
5.3
< Deaths >
5.4
9
< Assists >
14.8
1.08
< Killing Sprees >
0.25
79
< Minions Killed >
27
0.73
< Dragons Killed >
0.04
0.48
< Inhibitors >
0.46
12,928
< Physical Damage >
1,501
3,593
< Magic Damage >
6,513
950
< True Damage >
734
17,472
< Damage Dealt >
8,748
29,449
< Damage Taken >
23,006
10,416
< Gold Earned >
8,364
1.76
< Towers >
1.82
0.18
< Baron Takedowns >
0
7,815
< Total Healing >
3,412
13,074
< Experience >
10,306
23
< Vision Score >
56
9
< Wards Placed >
24
672
< Time Dealing CC >
312

How to Counter Braum with Poppy in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page underscore some vital Poppy against Braum matchup statistics that can help us grasp the distinctions between this pair of champs. Poppy’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Braum’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Poppy may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Braum. This observation is in large part a result of the difference in kills.

Poppy often has a much larger longest killing spree than her counter does. Typically, she receives more damage than Braum. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, but it can also illustrate that the champion with increased HP has less agility and thus is unable to flee from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Poppy and Braum

Damage Types Compared

Poppy
Braum
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Poppy
Braum

Who is Better, Poppy or Braum?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Poppy usually fairs equally well when taking on Braum, with a 50.7% win rate. Therefore, Poppy makes an ok counter for Braum.

While Poppy does have a higher winrate compared to Braum, when facing one another, Poppy also has a much greater learning curve that makes her a more complex champ to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Poppy into Braum.

Additionally, Poppy has a great amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Braum. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Poppy vs Braum 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 late stage team fights.

Poppy is a decent counter for Braum. Make sure you focus your tactics on maximizing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Poppy against Braum.

Additional Information for Poppy Players

How We Calculated Our Poppy vs Braum Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Braum as Poppy, we analyzed 753 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 Braum 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Poppy in order to counter Braum during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips displayed here, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Poppy most often picks up more CS compared to Braum. Champs who on average don't take many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values displayed on this page to do well.

The most important items to have in your Poppy versus Braum build consist of Unending Despair, Sunfire Aegis, and Thornmail. When Poppy bought at least these three pieces in her build, she performed a lot better versus Braum than with many other common item sets. In fact, Poppy had an average win rate of 50.7% battling Braum with this build.

To have the highest chance of beating Braum as Poppy, you should use the Dark Harvest, Cheap Shot, Eyeball Collection, Relentless Hunter, Celerity, and Waterwalking runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players picked for Poppy vs Braum battles, this composite of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 50.7% winrate overall.

If you want to see Poppy vs Braum tips and counter stats for a a specific player tier, feel free to select one from the selection menu above. By default, the stats and strategies given are computed using every round finished with these champs.