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

Poppy vs Diana

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

based on 2,603 Poppy vs Diana matchups
Win Rate
49.8 %
K/D/A
2.62
Pick Rate
4.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our matchup statistics from the millions of recently ranked League matches that we analyze each and every week. This guide on how to beat Diana as Poppy resulted from an evaluation of 2603 ranked rounds where both champions opposed one another. This particular matchup is fairly uncommon. Poppy encounters Diana in only 4.2% of her rounds.

Poppy vs Diana Matchup Summary

Poppy does a ok job of countering Diana. On average, she wins a acceptable 49.8% of the time the champions clash against each other in. In Poppy versus Diana games, Poppy’s side is 0.1% more probable to obtain first blood. This implies that she probably will be able to get first blood versus Diana.

Best Poppy vs Diana Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsBami's Cinder

Core Poppy Items

~22 Mins
ThornmailHollow RadianceJak'Sho, The Protean

Optional Items

Iceborn GauntletRanduin's OmenSpirit VisageFrozen Heart

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

DominationDark HarvestCheap ShotEyeball CollectionRelentless Hunter
SorceryCelerityWaterwalking
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
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E
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W
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Q
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Q
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R
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Guide to Countering Diana as Poppy

Tips for Playing as Poppy against Diana

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 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
49.8 %
VS
Win Rate
50.2 %
Diana Image
4.9
< Kills >
7.4
5.3
< Deaths >
6.8
9
< Assists >
6.7
1.11
< Killing Sprees >
1.72
79
< Minions Killed >
98
0.74
< Dragons Killed >
0.85
0.42
< Inhibitors >
0.43
12,692
< Physical Damage >
2,063
3,453
< Magic Damage >
18,675
827
< True Damage >
1,032
16,972
< Damage Dealt >
21,771
29,988
< Damage Taken >
24,901
10,565
< Gold Earned >
12,309
1.6
< Towers >
1.67
0.17
< Baron Takedowns >
0.22
8,037
< Total Healing >
6,120
13,375
< Experience >
14,188
24
< Vision Score >
20
9
< Wards Placed >
7
661
< Time Dealing CC >
137

How to Counter Diana with Poppy in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here feature several significant Poppy against Diana matchup statistics that can help us understand the differences between this set of champions. Poppy’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Diana’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Poppy may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Diana..

Poppy often has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than her counter does. On average, she receives more damage than Diana. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, but it can also show that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to escape additional harm when poked or engaged.

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 LoL champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Poppy usually fairs equally well when facing off against Diana, with a 49.8% win rate. As a result, Poppy makes an ok counter for Diana.

While Poppy does have a lower win rate than Diana, when facing one another, Poppy also has a greater learning curve that makes her a more challenging champ to learn. You should be careful when picking Poppy into Diana.

Furthermore, Poppy also has a very large amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Diana. 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 for every situation in League of Legends, in Poppy vs Diana matchups, Diana is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

Poppy is a somewhat poor counter to Diana. Focus your play on keeping up your CS and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Poppy against Diana.

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 Diana Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Diana as Poppy, we analyzed 2,603 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

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Poppy in order to counter Diana during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and tips shown here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Poppy often picks up a similar amount of CS relative to Diana. Champions who on average don't take many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The top items to prioritize in your Poppy versus Diana build include Thornmail, Hollow Radiance, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When Poppy bought at least these three items in her build, she performed much better when facing Diana than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Poppy had an average winrate of 49.8% when playing against Diana with this counter build.

To have the highest chance of defeating Diana as Poppy, Poppy players should take the Dark Harvest, Cheap Shot, Eyeball Collection, Relentless Hunter, Celerity, and Waterwalking runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune combinations we have analyed for Poppy vs Diana fights, this order of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 49.8% winrate overall.

If you want to view Poppy versus Diana tips and matchup stats and build suggestions for a an individual division rank, feel free to select one from the selection menu above. If viewing for the first time, the statistics and build suggestions shown are calculated using all matches with data with these champs.