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

Poppy vs Janna

How to Beat Janna as Poppy in LoLPoppy is in the s tier of champions
TankFighter
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How to Beat Janna as Poppy

based on 1,587 Poppy vs Janna matchups
Win Rate
49.3 %
K/D/A
2.31
Pick Rate
2.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our counter stats from the millions of recently ranked LoL matches that we analyze each week. Our guide on how to beat Janna as Poppy resulted from an examination of 1587 ranked games where both champs fought each other. This particular pairing is fairly rare. Poppy has to counter Janna in only 2.6% of her rounds.

Poppy vs Janna Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Poppy does a dismal job of countering Janna. Normally, she wins a acceptable 49.3% of matches the champs clash against one another in. In Poppy against Janna games, Poppy’s side is 0.1% more likely to gain first blood. This indicates that she most likely will be able to get first blood versus Janna.

Best Poppy vs Janna Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Cloth ArmorBami's Cinder

Core Poppy Items

~22 Mins
Unending DespairSunfire AegisThornmail

Optional Items

Frozen HeartDead Man's PlateIceborn GauntletJak'Sho, The Protean

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
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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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E
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W
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Q
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R
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Guide to Countering Janna as Poppy

Tips for Playing as Poppy against Janna

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 Janna

Janna's at her strongest when buffing another ally. If you can harass her ally, it will weaken her ability to fight you.

Save an interrupt ability for when Janna uses her ultimate.

Listen for the charge up sound on Howling Gale in case Janna is trying to hit you with it from off screen or from brush.

Poppy vs Janna Counter Stats

Poppy Image
Win Rate
49.3 %
VS
Win Rate
50.7 %
Janna Image
4.4
< Kills >
1.5
5.2
< Deaths >
4.9
7.6
< Assists >
14.3
1.03
< Killing Sprees >
0.27
89
< Minions Killed >
27
0.7
< Dragons Killed >
0.04
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.52
12,517
< Physical Damage >
1,015
3,377
< Magic Damage >
6,460
775
< True Damage >
481
16,671
< Damage Dealt >
7,958
29,098
< Damage Taken >
17,113
10,281
< Gold Earned >
8,268
1.69
< Towers >
2.11
0.17
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
7,490
< Total Healing >
7,748
13,081
< Experience >
10,378
25
< Vision Score >
61
10
< Wards Placed >
27
657
< Time Dealing CC >
188

How to Counter Janna with Poppy in LoL

The stats provided here emphasize several vital Poppy against Janna matchup statistics that may help you figure out the differences and similarities between the two. For instance, Poppy’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Janna’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Poppy may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Janna..

Poppy often has a slightly larger longest killing spree than her enemy does. Typically, she takes more damage than Janna. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, but it can also show that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Poppy and Janna

Damage Types Compared

Poppy
Janna
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Poppy
Janna

Who is Better, Poppy or Janna?

Both League champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Poppy usually fairs equally well when playing against Janna, with a 49.3% win rate. Therefore, Poppy makes an ok counter for Janna.

While Poppy does have a lower win rate than Janna, when facing one another, Poppy also has a lower learning curve that makes her a less time consuming champ to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Poppy into Janna.

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

While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Poppy vs Janna matchups, Janna is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.

Poppy is a somewhat poor counter for Janna. Make sure you focus your gameplay on maximizing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Poppy against Janna.

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 Janna Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Janna as Poppy, we analyzed 1,587 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 Janna 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 Janna Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Poppy in order to counter Janna during both the early game 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 listen to the build and suggestions displayed above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Poppy usually accumulates much more CS compared to Janna. Champs who typically don't get much CS typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The most important items to focus on in your Poppy versus Janna build consist of Unending Despair, Sunfire Aegis, and Thornmail. When Poppy used at least these three pieces in her build, she performed significantly better vs Janna than with many other common item sets. In fact, Poppy had an average winrate of 49.3% battling Janna with these items in her kit.

To have the best likelihood of coming out on top against Janna 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 builds that we analyzed for Poppy vs Janna LoL games, this order of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 49.3% winrate overall.

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