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

Poppy vs Briar

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

based on 2,745 Poppy vs Briar matchups
Win Rate
51.1 %
K/D/A
2.57
Pick Rate
4.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our matchup statistics from the millions of recently rated LoL rounds that we review each week. Our guide on how to beat Briar as Poppy resulted from an evaluation of 2745 ranked games where both champs faced off against each other. This champion pairing is fairly uncommon. Poppy fights Briar in only 4.5% of her rounds.

Poppy vs Briar Matchup Summary

Poppy has done a decent job of beating Briar. Normally, she wins a acceptable 51.1% of the time the champs face one another in. In Poppy against Briar matches, Poppy’s team is 0.1% more likely to obtain first blood, indicating that she probably will get first blood versus Briar.

Best Poppy vs Briar Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Chain VestBami's Cinder

Core Poppy Items

~22 Mins
Unending DespairSunfire AegisJak'Sho, The Protean

Optional Items

Iceborn GauntletDead Man's PlateForce of NatureSundered Sky

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite 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

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
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
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R
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Q
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E
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Guide to Countering Briar as Poppy

Tips for Playing as Poppy against Briar

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.

Poppy vs Briar Counter Stats

Poppy Image
Win Rate
51.1 %
VS
Win Rate
48.9 %
Briar Image
5.4
< Kills >
8.6
5.8
< Deaths >
8
9.5
< Assists >
6.9
1.23
< Killing Sprees >
1.96
78
< Minions Killed >
38
0.82
< Dragons Killed >
1.43
0.44
< Inhibitors >
0.3
13,804
< Physical Damage >
17,890
3,814
< Magic Damage >
3,227
1,005
< True Damage >
1,010
18,623
< Damage Dealt >
22,128
31,042
< Damage Taken >
36,622
10,865
< Gold Earned >
12,622
1.59
< Towers >
1.01
0.18
< Baron Takedowns >
0.32
8,207
< Total Healing >
30,703
13,756
< Experience >
13,948
24
< Vision Score >
20
9
< Wards Placed >
6
669
< Time Dealing CC >
262

How to Counter Briar with Poppy in LoL

The stats shown on this page highlight several vital Poppy against Briar counter stats that can help us understand the differences and similarities between the two. Poppy’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Briar’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Poppy may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Briar..

Poppy normally has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than her counter does. On average, she receives less damage than Briar. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also show that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Poppy and Briar

Damage Types Compared

Poppy
Briar
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Poppy
Briar

Who is Better, Poppy or Briar?

Both LoL champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Poppy usually wins when facing off against Briar, with a 51.1% win rate. Thus, Poppy makes a good counter for Briar.

While Poppy does have a higher win rate than Briar, when on opposite teams, Poppy also has a much greater learning curve that makes her a more difficult character to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Poppy into Briar.

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

While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Poppy vs Briar matchups, Poppy is the better champion with a higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.

Poppy is a decent counter to Briar. Make sure you focus your play on increasing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Poppy against Briar.

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 Briar Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Briar as Poppy, we analyzed 2,745 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 Briar 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 in order to counter Briar during both the laning 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 presented above, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Poppy on average gets more CS as Briar. Champs who typically don't get much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The most important items to use in your Poppy versus Briar build include Unending Despair, Sunfire Aegis, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When Poppy incorporated at least these three pieces in her build, she performed much better vs Briar than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Poppy boasted an average winrate of 51.1% when countering Briar with these items in her kit.

To have the highest chance of beating Briar as Poppy, you should take 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 builds that we analyzed for Poppy vs Briar fights, this combination of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 51.1% winrate overall.

If you want to view Poppy versus Briar tips and counter stats for a a distinct division rank, feel free to select one from the selection menu provided above. At first, the statistics and strategies displayed are calculated using all rounds with data with these champs.