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

Poppy vs Kennen

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

based on 639 Poppy vs Kennen matchups
Win Rate
57.1 %
K/D/A
2.52
Pick Rate
1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our matchup statistics from the millions of recently rated LoL matches that we review each and every week. This guide on how to beat Kennen as Poppy came out of an examination of 639 ranked matches where both champions battled one another. This champion matchup is somewhat rare. Poppy fights Kennen in only 1.0% of her games.

Poppy vs Kennen Matchup Summary

Poppy does a great job of countering Kennen. Typically, she wins a fantastic 57.1% of games the champions face off with one another in. In Poppy vs Kennen rounds, Poppy’s team is 0.1% more expected to earn first blood, indicating that she most likely will be able to get first blood against Kennen.

Best Poppy vs Kennen Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsBami's Cinder

Core Poppy Items

~22 Mins
ThornmailIceborn GauntletJak'Sho, The Protean

Optional Items

Force of NatureKaenic RookernSundered SkySunfire Aegis

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
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
2
E
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W
4
Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Kennen as Poppy

Tips for Playing as Poppy against Kennen

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 Kennen

Consider playing a bit more cautiously around Kennen when you have a Mark of the Storm debuff. If he hits you with 3 Marks of the Storm, you will get stunned.

Kennen is flimsy by nature - turn and attack him if he gets careless with Lightning Rush.

Poppy vs Kennen Counter Stats

Poppy Image
Win Rate
57.1 %
VS
Win Rate
42.9 %
Kennen Image
4.8
< Kills >
6
5.4
< Deaths >
6.4
8.8
< Assists >
6.3
1.11
< Killing Sprees >
1.41
79
< Minions Killed >
161
0.75
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.48
< Inhibitors >
0.38
12,246
< Physical Damage >
2,236
3,306
< Magic Damage >
20,621
875
< True Damage >
654
16,428
< Damage Dealt >
23,511
30,583
< Damage Taken >
22,473
10,628
< Gold Earned >
11,376
1.65
< Towers >
1.85
0.21
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
8,089
< Total Healing >
3,030
13,576
< Experience >
14,349
26
< Vision Score >
19
10
< Wards Placed >
9
618
< Time Dealing CC >
75

How to Counter Kennen with Poppy in LoL

The stats shown on this page highlight several significant Poppy versus Kennen counter stats that may help us understand the differences and similarities between the two. As an example, Poppy’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Kennen’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Poppy may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Kennen..

Poppy often has a similar longest killing spree as her counter does. Typically, she receives more damage than Kennen. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, but it can also illustrate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Poppy and Kennen

Damage Types Compared

Poppy
Kennen
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Poppy
Kennen

Who is Better, Poppy or Kennen?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Poppy usually wins when taking on Kennen, with a 57.1% win rate. As a result, Poppy makes a fantastic counter for Kennen.

While Poppy does have a much higher winrate compared to Kennen, when they face off with one another, Poppy also has a greater learning curve that makes her a more complex champ to develop with. You should be be fine when picking Poppy into Kennen.

Moreover, Poppy also has a great amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Kennen. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Poppy vs Kennen matchups, Poppy is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.

Poppy is a great counter to Kennen. Focus your actions on maximizing your CS and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Poppy against Kennen.

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 Kennen Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kennen as Poppy, we analyzed 639 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 Kennen 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 to counter Kennen during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips presented above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Poppy most often picks up less CS as Kennen. Champions who on average don't get many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to use in your Poppy versus Kennen build include Thornmail, Iceborn Gauntlet, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When Poppy combined at least these three pieces in her build, she performed a lot better countering Kennen than with many other typical builds. In fact, Poppy had an average win rate of 57.1% when countering Kennen with this counter build.

To have the highest probability of annihilating Kennen as Poppy, Poppy players 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 sets that we analyzed for Poppy vs Kennen fights, this mixture of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 57.1% win rate overall.

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