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

Poppy vs Jinx

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

based on 3,091 Poppy vs Jinx matchups
Win Rate
48.7 %
K/D/A
2.39
Pick Rate
5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our matchup statistics from the millions of recently rated LoL matches that we get from Riot Games each week. This guide on how to beat Jinx as Poppy came out of an evaluation of 3091 ranked matches where both champs engaged each other. This particular matchup is relatively uncommon. Poppy encounters Jinx in only 5.0% of her rounds.

Poppy vs Jinx Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Poppy has done a below average job of countering Jinx. On average, she wins a acceptable 48.7% of the time the champs oppose one another in. In Poppy versus Jinx games, Poppy’s side is 0.1% more probable to gain first blood, indicating that she probably will be able to get first blood against Jinx.

Best Poppy vs Jinx Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsLong Sword

Core Poppy Items

~22 Mins
Sunfire AegisThornmailForce of Nature

Optional Items

BloodsongRanduin's OmenIceborn GauntletDead Man's Plate

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

DominationDark HarvestCheap ShotEyeball CollectionRelentless Hunter
SorceryCelerityWaterwalking
Attack SpeedAdaptive 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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W
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Q
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Q
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R
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Guide to Countering Jinx as Poppy

Tips for Playing as Poppy against Jinx

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 Jinx

Jinx's ultimate does less damage the closer you are to her.

Jinx's minigun takes time to ramp up. If you see her poking with rockets try to jump on her and burst her down.

Jinx's snare grenades have a long cooldown and are her primary means of protecting herself. If she misses with them she will have a hard time escaping if engaged upon.

Poppy vs Jinx Counter Stats

Poppy Image
Win Rate
48.7 %
VS
Win Rate
51.3 %
Jinx Image
4.7
< Kills >
6.9
5.4
< Deaths >
6.2
8.2
< Assists >
7.3
1.08
< Killing Sprees >
1.61
76
< Minions Killed >
175
0.78
< Dragons Killed >
0.26
0.42
< Inhibitors >
0.53
12,495
< Physical Damage >
19,812
3,406
< Magic Damage >
1,039
892
< True Damage >
456
16,794
< Damage Dealt >
21,308
29,629
< Damage Taken >
19,784
10,411
< Gold Earned >
12,067
1.58
< Towers >
2.55
0.19
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
7,921
< Total Healing >
4,959
13,144
< Experience >
12,483
24
< Vision Score >
17
9
< Wards Placed >
8
639
< Time Dealing CC >
97

How to Counter Jinx with Poppy in LoL

The stats provided here emphasize several valuable Poppy versus Jinx matchup statistics that may help you figure out the differences and similarities between this set of champs. As an example, Poppy’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Jinx’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Poppy may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Jinx..

Poppy often has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than her matchup does. Commonly, she takes more damage than Jinx. This often reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also show that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Poppy and Jinx

Damage Types Compared

Poppy
Jinx
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Poppy
Jinx

Who is Better, Poppy or Jinx?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Poppy usually loses when taking on Jinx, with a 48.7% win rate. Therefore, Poppy makes a poor counter for Jinx.

While Poppy does have a lower win rate compared to Jinx, when they face off with one another, Poppy also has a greater learning curve that makes her a more time consuming character to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Poppy into Jinx.

Furthermore, Poppy has a great amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Jinx. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Poppy vs Jinx matchups, Jinx is the better champ with a lower win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.

Poppy is a somewhat poor counter for Jinx. Focus your actions on maximizing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Poppy against Jinx.

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 Jinx Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Jinx as Poppy, we analyzed 3,091 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 Jinx 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 Jinx Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Poppy in order to counter Jinx 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 tips shown here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Poppy typically gets less CS as Jinx. Champions who on average don't take many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The top items to prioritize in your Poppy versus Jinx build include Sunfire Aegis, Thornmail, and Force of Nature. When Poppy combined at least these three items in her build, she performed significantly better vs Jinx than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Poppy boasted an average winrate of 48.7% when playing against Jinx with this counter build.

To have the greatest probability of defeating Jinx as Poppy, Poppy players should equip the Dark Harvest, Cheap Shot, Eyeball Collection, Relentless Hunter, Celerity, and Waterwalking runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the runes we have analyed for Poppy vs Jinx LoL games, this blending of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 48.7% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Jinx as Poppy are given for all skill levels combined. To narrow the stats and builds to a specific division, you should use the selection menu above.