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How to Win Poppy vs Kog'Maw Counter MatchupPoppy is in the b tier of champions

Poppy vs Kog'Maw

How to Beat Kog'Maw as Poppy in LoLPoppy is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Kog'Maw as Poppy

based on 479 Poppy vs Kog'Maw matchups
Win Rate
48.2 %
K/D/A
2.31
Pick Rate
0.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of ranked League games every week. In our dataset, Poppy faced off against Kog'Maw 479 times. Including so many matchups for Poppy versus Kog'Maw gives us confidence in our capability to prepare useful statistics and a supported build to smash Kog'Maw. This pairing is somewhat rare. Poppy fights Kog'Maw in only 0.8% of her matches.

Poppy vs Kog'Maw Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Poppy does a below average job of countering Kog'Maw. On average, she wins a lowly 48.2% of games the champs fight each other in. In Poppy against Kog'Maw matches, Poppy’s team is 0.0% more probable to get first blood, indicating that she most likely will be able to get first blood against Kog'Maw.

Best Poppy vs Kog'Maw Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalBami's Cinder

Core Poppy Items

~22 Mins
ThornmailIceborn GauntletJak'Sho, The Protean

Optional Items

Kaenic RookernSunfire AegisUnending DespairForce of Nature

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
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Guide to Countering Kog'Maw as Poppy

Tips for Playing as Poppy against Kog'Maw

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 Kog'Maw

The range on Living Artillery increases each rank.

Run away from Kog'Maw after he dies!!!!

Kog'Maw doesn't have a good escape ability, so he is especially prone to ganks.

Bio-Arcane Barrage allows Kog'Maw to kill Baron Nashor extremely early. It can be valuable to ward Nashor when Kog'Maw completes his Blade of the Ruined King.

Poppy vs Kog'Maw Counter Stats

Poppy Image
Win Rate
48.2 %
VS
Win Rate
51.8 %
Kog'Maw Image
4.8
< Kills >
7.8
5.8
< Deaths >
6.8
8.6
< Assists >
7.2
1.1
< Killing Sprees >
1.84
80
< Minions Killed >
169
0.77
< Dragons Killed >
0.18
0.41
< Inhibitors >
0.49
12,996
< Physical Damage >
10,617
3,314
< Magic Damage >
14,030
928
< True Damage >
2,897
17,238
< Damage Dealt >
27,544
31,433
< Damage Taken >
22,166
10,723
< Gold Earned >
12,620
1.53
< Towers >
2.2
0.18
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
8,331
< Total Healing >
5,456
13,662
< Experience >
13,369
24
< Vision Score >
18
9
< Wards Placed >
9
669
< Time Dealing CC >
301

How to Counter Kog'Maw with Poppy in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page underscore several significant Poppy versus Kog'Maw counter stats that may help us explain the differences and similarities between the pair. For instance, Poppy’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Kog'Maw’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Poppy may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Kog'Maw..

Poppy typically has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than her opponent does. On average, she receives more damage than Kog'Maw. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also indicate that the champion with more HP has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Poppy and Kog'Maw

Damage Types Compared

Poppy
Kog'Maw
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Poppy
Kog'Maw

Who is Better, Poppy or Kog'Maw?

Both LoL champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Poppy usually loses when taking on Kog'Maw, with a 48.2% win rate. Therefore, Poppy makes a bad counter for Kog'Maw.

While Poppy does have a lower winrate compared to Kog'Maw, when facing one another, Poppy also has a greater learning curve that makes her a more difficult champ to develop with. You should be careful when picking Poppy into Kog'Maw.

Moreover, Poppy also has a very large amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Kog'Maw. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Poppy vs Kog'Maw matchups, Kog'Maw is the better champion with a lower win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.

Poppy is a somewhat poor counter for Kog'Maw. Focus your play on increasing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Poppy against Kog'Maw.

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 Kog'Maw Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kog'Maw as Poppy, we analyzed 479 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 Kog'Maw 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 Kog'Maw Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Poppy in order to counter Kog'Maw during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up 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 closer to League of Legends pro players.

Poppy usually accumulates less CS relative to Kog'Maw. Champions who typically don't take much CS usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers displayed here to do well.

The most important items to prioritize in your Poppy versus Kog'Maw build include Thornmail, Iceborn Gauntlet, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When Poppy used at least these three items in her build, she did significantly better vs. Kog'Maw than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Poppy boasted an average winrate of 48.2% battling Kog'Maw with this build.

To have the highest chance of defeating Kog'Maw 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 runes players used for Poppy vs Kog'Maw clashes, this composite of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 48.2% winrate overall.

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