How to Win Poppy vs Diana Counter Matchup Poppy is in the b tier of champions

Poppy vs Diana

How to Beat Diana as Poppy in LoL Diana is in the b tier of champions
Tank Fighter
Fighter Mage

How to Beat Diana as Poppy

based on 2,022 Poppy vs Diana matchups
Win Rate
46.6 %
K/D/A
2.41
Pick Rate
5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our matchup stats from the millions of rated LoL matches that we get from Riot Games each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Diana as Poppy came out of an analysis of 2022 ranked rounds where both champions engaged each other. This particular matchup is fairly uncommon. Poppy fights Diana in only 5.1% of her rounds.

Poppy vs Diana Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Poppy has done a terrible job of beating Diana. Typically, she wins a lowly 46.6% of matches the champions oppose each other in. In Poppy vs Diana games, Poppy’s side is 0.1% more expected to gain first blood. This implies that she probably will get first blood against Diana.

Best Poppy vs Diana Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionSteel Shoulderguards

Early Items

~5 Mins
SheenKindlegem

Core Poppy Items

~22 Mins
Divine SundererSterak's GageDead Man's Plate

Optional Items

Gargoyle StoneplateSpirit VisagePauldrons of WhiterockForce of Nature

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Poppy to level up q
>
Second ability for Poppy to level up e
>
Last skill for Poppy to max out w

Runes

Sorcery Phase Rush Nimbus CloakCelerityWaterwalking
Domination Cheap ShotRelentless Hunter
Attack Speed Adaptive Force Armor
Poppy's passive ability p
Poppy q ability q
Poppy w ability w
Poppy e ability e
Poppy's ultimate ability r
1
Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
E
9
Q
10
E
11
R
12
E
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E
14
W
15
W
16
R

Guide to Countering Diana as Poppy

Tips for Playing as Poppy against Diana

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

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

Advice to Win Against Diana

Pale Cascade orbs only last a few seconds. Avoid Diana and engage her after the shield dissipates.

Diana can play very aggressively if she uses Lunar Rush without Moonlight, but you can punish her by slowing or stunning her when she has no way to get back into position.

Dodge Crescent Strike, or move to safety if you are affected by Moonlight.

Poppy vs Diana Counter Stats

Poppy Image
Win Rate
46.6 %
VS
Win Rate
53.4 %
Diana Image
5.4
< Kills >
7.6
5.8
< Deaths >
6.3
8.6
< Assists >
7.2
1.21
< Killing Sprees >
1.7
62
< Minions Killed >
81
0.81
< Dragons Killed >
1.11
0.4
< Inhibitors >
0.5
13,074
< Physical Damage >
2,613
2,393
< Magic Damage >
18,158
1,110
< True Damage >
1,292
16,577
< Damage Dealt >
22,065
29,120
< Damage Taken >
26,498
10,420
< Gold Earned >
12,480
1.45
< Towers >
1.88
0.18
< Baron Takedowns >
0.3
3,116
< Total Healing >
2,256
13,062
< Experience >
14,346
23
< Vision Score >
21
9
< Wards Placed >
6
841
< Time Dealing CC >
154

How to Counter Diana with Poppy in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here underscore several important Poppy vs. Diana matchup statistics that may help us explain the distinctions between the pair. For instance, Poppy’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Diana’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Poppy may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Diana..

Poppy often has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than her counter does. Typically, she takes a similar amount of damage to Diana. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also imply that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Poppy and Diana

Damage Types Compared

Poppy
Diana
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Poppy
Diana

Who is Better, Poppy or Diana?

Both League champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Poppy usually loses when facing off against Diana, with a 46.6% win rate. Thus, Poppy makes a poor counter for Diana.

While Poppy does have a lower win rate than Diana, when facing one another, Poppy also has a greater difficulty level that makes her a more challenging champion to develop with. You may get destroyed when picking Poppy into Diana.

Moreover, Poppy has a great deal of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Diana. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

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

Poppy is a terribly counter to Diana. Focus your tactics on increasing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Poppy against Diana.

Other Champion Matchups Against Poppy

Poppy Loses Against

Dr. Mundo Dr. Mundo 41.3% winrate Malzahar Malzahar 42.2% winrate Heimerdinger Heimerdinger 42.4% winrate Rammus Rammus 42.6% winrate

Poppy Wins Against

LeBlanc LeBlanc 57% winrate Aurelion Sol Aurelion Sol 56.3% winrate Qiyana Qiyana 55.9% winrate Yuumi Yuumi 55% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

Nilah Nilah + 51.8% 784 Games Dr. Mundo Dr. Mundo + 52.9% 1866 Games Zac Zac + 53.4% 601 Games Heimerdinger Heimerdinger + 54.3% 1312 Games

Additional Information for Poppy Players

How We Calculated Our Poppy vs Diana Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Diana as Poppy, we analyzed 2,022 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 Diana 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

Poppy Build Diana Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Poppy in order to counter Diana during both the early game 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 listen to the build and suggestions presented here, you should increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Poppy most often accumulates a similar amount of CS relative to Diana. Champions who on average don't earn much CS typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values shown on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to have in your Poppy versus Diana build include Divine Sunderer, Sterak's Gage, and Dead Man's Plate. When Poppy incorporated at least these three pieces in her build, she performed a lot better versus Diana than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Poppy had an average win rate of 46.6% battling Diana with these items in her kit.

To have the best probability of vanquishing Diana as Poppy, Poppy players should equip the Phase Rush, Nimbus Cloak, Celerity, Waterwalking, Cheap Shot, and Relentless Hunter runes from the Sorcery and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players used for Poppy vs Diana face-offs, this mix of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 46.6% winrate overall.

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