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

Poppy vs Nocturne

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

based on 3,154 Poppy vs Nocturne matchups
Win Rate
47.7 %
K/D/A
2.37
Pick Rate
5.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our counter stats from the millions of rated LoL rounds that we review each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Nocturne as Poppy resulted from an examination of 3154 ranked games where both champions battled each other. This particular counter matchup is somewhat uncommon. Poppy fights Nocturne in only 5.1% of her matches.

Poppy vs Nocturne Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Poppy does a poor job of countering Nocturne. Typically, she wins a lowly 47.7% of the time the champions clash against one another in. In Poppy against Nocturne games, Poppy’s side is 0.1% more expected to gain first blood, implying that she probably will get first blood against Nocturne.

Best Poppy vs Nocturne Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordTunneler

Core Poppy Items

~22 Mins
Sunfire AegisThornmailRanduin's Omen

Optional Items

Spirit VisageIceborn GauntletDead Man's PlateUnending Despair

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 ForceMagic Resist
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
3
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 Nocturne as Poppy

Tips for Playing as Poppy against Nocturne

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 Nocturne

Nocturne's Unspeakable Horror is broken with range, so try to save your movement abilities for when he casts it.

Stay close to your allies when Paranoia is cast - there is strength in numbers!

Poppy vs Nocturne Counter Stats

Poppy Image
Win Rate
47.7 %
VS
Win Rate
52.3 %
Nocturne Image
4.9
< Kills >
7.1
5.7
< Deaths >
6.3
8.6
< Assists >
7.9
1.14
< Killing Sprees >
1.67
81
< Minions Killed >
34
0.71
< Dragons Killed >
1.5
0.42
< Inhibitors >
0.39
13,103
< Physical Damage >
15,501
3,634
< Magic Damage >
1,291
927
< True Damage >
1,329
17,665
< Damage Dealt >
18,122
30,203
< Damage Taken >
35,806
10,589
< Gold Earned >
12,118
1.6
< Towers >
1.28
0.17
< Baron Takedowns >
0.34
7,770
< Total Healing >
16,760
13,496
< Experience >
13,726
24
< Vision Score >
21
9
< Wards Placed >
6
656
< Time Dealing CC >
541

How to Counter Nocturne with Poppy in LoL

The stats shown on this page emphasize some critical Poppy vs. Nocturne counter stats that can help you explain the differences between the two. For instance, Poppy’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Nocturne’s ratio of NaN, showing that Poppy may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Nocturne..

Poppy usually has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than her foe does. Commonly, she receives less damage than Nocturne. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also show that the champ with higher HP has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Poppy and Nocturne

Damage Types Compared

Poppy
Nocturne
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Poppy
Nocturne

Who is Better, Poppy or Nocturne?

Both League champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Poppy usually loses when playing against Nocturne, with a 47.7% win rate. Therefore, Poppy makes a poor counter for Nocturne.

While Poppy does have a lower win rate than Nocturne, when facing one another, Poppy also has a greater difficulty level that makes her a more challenging champ to learn and master. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Poppy into Nocturne.

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

While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Poppy vs Nocturne matchups, Nocturne is the better champion with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.

Poppy is a garbage counter to Nocturne. Make sure you focus your strategy on increasing your CS and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Poppy against Nocturne.

Additional Information for Poppy Players

How We Calculated Our Poppy vs Nocturne Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Nocturne as Poppy, we analyzed 3,154 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 Nocturne 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Poppy in order to counter Nocturne during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats shown above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Poppy often picks up more CS compared to Nocturne. Champions who typically don't earn much CS typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers reported here to do well.

The most crucial items to use in your Poppy versus Nocturne build include Sunfire Aegis, Thornmail, and Randuin's Omen. When Poppy combined at least these three items in her build, she performed a lot better vs. Nocturne than with most other common builds. In fact, Poppy boasted an average winrate of 47.7% when countering Nocturne with this build.

To have the highest probability of beating Nocturne as Poppy, you should take 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 combinations players chose for Poppy vs Nocturne face-offs, this mixture of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 47.7% win rate overall.

If you want to view Poppy vs Nocturne tips and counter builds for a a specific player tier, feel free to choose one from the selection menu above. At first, the statistics and guides given are calculated using all rounds played with these champions.