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

Poppy vs Irelia

How to Beat Irelia as Poppy in LoLPoppy is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Irelia as Poppy

based on 1,716 Poppy vs Irelia matchups
Win Rate
51.7 %
K/D/A
2.71
Pick Rate
2.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of recently ranked League of Legends matches every week. In our dataset, Poppy did battle with Irelia 1716 times. With so many games with Poppy versus Irelia provides us confidence in our ability to prepare enlightening stats and a supported build to annihilate Irelia. This counter pairing is fairly rare. Poppy fights Irelia in only 2.8% of her games.

Poppy vs Irelia Matchup Summary

Poppy does a decent job of countering Irelia. Normally, she wins a acceptable 51.7% of matches the champs face one another in. In Poppy versus Irelia matches, Poppy’s team is 0.1% more expected to obtain first blood, implying that she most likely will get first blood versus Irelia.

Best Poppy vs Irelia Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsLong Sword

Core Poppy Items

~22 Mins
Kaenic RookernSunfire AegisThornmail

Optional Items

Iceborn GauntletFrozen HeartUnending DespairSundered 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

ResolveGrasp of the UndyingShield BashBone PlatingRevitalize
InspirationBiscuit DeliveryTime Warp Tonic
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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Guide to Countering Irelia as Poppy

Tips for Playing as Poppy against Irelia

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 Irelia

Pay attention to Ionian Fervor stacks and try to engage Irelia when it is down.

Minion waves greatly enhance Irelia's mobility, beware fighting her inside one.

Beware of wasting your high impact spells on Defiant Dance.

Poppy vs Irelia Counter Stats

Poppy Image
Win Rate
51.7 %
VS
Win Rate
48.3 %
Irelia Image
5.2
< Kills >
6.5
5.2
< Deaths >
7.2
8.9
< Assists >
5.2
1.18
< Killing Sprees >
1.49
88
< Minions Killed >
203
0.66
< Dragons Killed >
0.09
0.43
< Inhibitors >
0.45
13,056
< Physical Damage >
15,251
3,976
< Magic Damage >
5,990
962
< True Damage >
710
17,995
< Damage Dealt >
21,952
29,331
< Damage Taken >
31,477
10,660
< Gold Earned >
12,530
1.72
< Towers >
2.16
0.16
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
7,559
< Total Healing >
10,450
13,528
< Experience >
14,677
23
< Vision Score >
17
9
< Wards Placed >
8
663
< Time Dealing CC >
111

How to Counter Irelia with Poppy in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page highlight some critical Poppy versus Irelia counter statistics that can help you explain the differences between this pair of champions. For instance, Poppy’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Irelia’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Poppy may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Irelia..

Poppy usually has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than her opponent does. Typically, she receives a similar amount of damage to Irelia. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also show that the champ with more health has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Poppy and Irelia

Damage Types Compared

Poppy
Irelia
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Poppy
Irelia

Who is Better, Poppy or Irelia?

Both LoL champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Poppy usually wins when trying to fight Irelia, with a 51.7% win rate. As a result, Poppy makes a good counter to Irelia.

While Poppy does have a higher winrate compared to Irelia, when they face off with one another, Poppy also has a greater difficulty level that makes her a more difficult character to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Poppy into Irelia.

Moreover, Poppy has a lot of utility and CC, a similar amount to Irelia. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Poppy vs Irelia matchups, Poppy is the better champion with a higher 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 to Irelia. You will do well by focussing your strategy on maximizing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Poppy against Irelia.

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 Irelia Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Irelia as Poppy, we analyzed 1,716 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 Irelia 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 learn all of the intricacies of Poppy in order to counter Irelia during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips presented here, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Poppy most often racks up less CS as Irelia. Champs who typically don't get many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The most important items to use in your Poppy versus Irelia build include Kaenic Rookern, Sunfire Aegis, and Thornmail. When Poppy combined at least these three pieces in her build, she performed much better vs Irelia than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Poppy had an average winrate of 51.7% when playing against Irelia with these items in her kit.

To have the greatest chance of coming out on top against Irelia as Poppy, you should take the Grasp of the Undying, Shield Bash, Bone Plating, Revitalize, Biscuit Delivery, and Time Warp Tonic runes from the Resolve and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune sets we have analyed for Poppy vs Irelia fights, this combo of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 51.7% win rate overall.

If you would like to view Poppy vs Irelia tips and counter stats for a an individual division rank, please choose one from the selection menu above. At first, the stats and guides shown are calculated using all rounds played with these champs.