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

Poppy vs Nidalee

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

based on 435 Poppy vs Nidalee matchups
Win Rate
52.4 %
K/D/A
2.41
Pick Rate
0.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our matchup stats from the millions of recently ranked League of Legends matches that we analyze every week. This guide on how to beat Nidalee as Poppy came out of an examination of 435 ranked matches where both champs clashed against one another. This particular pairing is relatively rare. Poppy fights Nidalee in only 0.7% of her rounds.

Poppy vs Nidalee Matchup Summary

Poppy does a good job of countering Nidalee. Typically, she wins a terrific 52.4% of matches the champions clash against each other in. In Poppy versus Nidalee games, Poppy’s team is 0.0% more likely to gain first blood. This indicates that she probably will get first blood against Nidalee.

Best Poppy vs Nidalee Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsRuby Crystal

Core Poppy Items

~22 Mins
ThornmailIceborn GauntletJak'Sho, The Protean

Optional Items

Unending DespairSundered SkyHollow RadianceKaenic Rookern

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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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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Q
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Guide to Countering Nidalee as Poppy

Tips for Playing as Poppy against Nidalee

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 Nidalee

Nidalee's Javelin Toss deals more damage the farther she is. If she is far away, it's imperative to dodge it.

Nidalee's Takedown deals extreme damage to Hunted targets, but she has to get close to use it. Save your crowd control or defensive abilities for when she goes in for the kill.

Nidalee's Hunt debuff is only applied with Javelin Toss and Bushwhack. Avoiding being hit by these abilities will impair her ability to deal follow-up damage.

Poppy vs Nidalee Counter Stats

Poppy Image
Win Rate
52.4 %
VS
Win Rate
47.6 %
Nidalee Image
4.9
< Kills >
6.9
5.6
< Deaths >
6.7
8.6
< Assists >
8
1.14
< Killing Sprees >
1.56
83
< Minions Killed >
44
0.77
< Dragons Killed >
1.04
0.42
< Inhibitors >
0.47
13,783
< Physical Damage >
1,451
3,709
< Magic Damage >
16,855
939
< True Damage >
1,122
18,432
< Damage Dealt >
19,429
31,129
< Damage Taken >
32,195
10,719
< Gold Earned >
11,681
1.59
< Towers >
1.51
0.16
< Baron Takedowns >
0.27
8,043
< Total Healing >
16,360
13,704
< Experience >
13,163
24
< Vision Score >
27
10
< Wards Placed >
8
676
< Time Dealing CC >
171

How to Counter Nidalee with Poppy in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page underscore several valuable Poppy versus Nidalee counter statistics that can help us appreciate the differences and similarities between this pair of champions. Poppy’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Nidalee’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Poppy may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Nidalee..

Poppy usually has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than her counter does. On average, she receives a similar amount of damage to Nidalee. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also illustrate that the champion with increased health has less agility and thus is not able to flee from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Poppy and Nidalee

Damage Types Compared

Poppy
Nidalee
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Poppy
Nidalee

Who is Better, Poppy or Nidalee?

Both LoL champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Poppy usually wins when taking on Nidalee, with a 52.4% win rate. As a result, Poppy makes a good counter for Nidalee.

While Poppy does have a higher winrate than Nidalee, when they face off with one another, Poppy also has a lower difficulty level that makes her a less time consuming champ to pick up and master. You should be be fine when picking Poppy into Nidalee.

Furthermore, Poppy also has a lot of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Nidalee. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Poppy vs Nidalee matchups, Poppy is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.

Poppy is an above average counter to Nidalee. Make sure you focus your gameplay on maximizing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Poppy against Nidalee.

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 Nidalee Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Nidalee as Poppy, we analyzed 435 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 Nidalee 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 Nidalee Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Poppy to counter Nidalee during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions displayed here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Poppy on average racks up more CS as Nidalee. Champions who typically don't get much CS usualy don't have to have 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, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values shown here to do well.

The top items to have in your Poppy versus Nidalee build consist of Thornmail, Iceborn Gauntlet, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When Poppy combined at least these three pieces in her build, she performed a lot better against Nidalee than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Poppy boasted an average win rate of 52.4% battling Nidalee with this build.

To have the highest chance of annihilating Nidalee 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. Of all the runes that we analyzed for Poppy vs Nidalee clashes, this mixture of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 52.4% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Nidalee as Poppy are given for all skill levels combined. To narrow the stats and builds to a particular division, you may use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.