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

Poppy vs Ryze

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

based on 557 Poppy vs Ryze matchups
Win Rate
51 %
K/D/A
2.61
Pick Rate
0.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our matchup statistics from the millions of recently rated League games that we analyze each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Ryze as Poppy came out of an examination of 557 ranked rounds where both champions engaged each other. This particular counter matchup is fairly rare. Poppy has to counter Ryze in only 0.9% of her games.

Poppy vs Ryze Matchup Summary

Poppy does a decent job of countering Ryze. Normally, she wins a acceptable 51.0% of the time the champs fight each other in. In Poppy versus Ryze games, Poppy’s team is 0.2% more probable to gain first blood. This implies that she probably will be able to get first blood versus Ryze.

Best Poppy vs Ryze 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

Dead Man's PlateSundered 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
>
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 Ryze as Poppy

Tips for Playing as Poppy against Ryze

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 Ryze

Ryze is especially dangerous to opponents that are marked with Flux.

Use Realm Warp's windup time to figure out how to deal with what may be coming out of the portal.

Crowd controlling Ryze during Realm Warp's windup will cancel the portal.

Poppy vs Ryze Counter Stats

Poppy Image
Win Rate
51 %
VS
Win Rate
49 %
Ryze Image
4.6
< Kills >
5.5
5.1
< Deaths >
5.4
8.7
< Assists >
6.5
1.06
< Killing Sprees >
1.28
76
< Minions Killed >
189
0.8
< Dragons Killed >
0.11
0.41
< Inhibitors >
0.49
12,573
< Physical Damage >
1,032
3,226
< Magic Damage >
21,948
875
< True Damage >
299
16,675
< Damage Dealt >
23,280
29,532
< Damage Taken >
25,370
10,291
< Gold Earned >
11,825
1.61
< Towers >
2.25
0.17
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
8,024
< Total Healing >
4,284
13,093
< Experience >
15,696
25
< Vision Score >
19
9
< Wards Placed >
9
635
< Time Dealing CC >
90

How to Counter Ryze with Poppy in LoL

The stats shown on this page feature several critical Poppy against Ryze counter stats that may help us realize the differences between the two. As an example, Poppy’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Ryze’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Poppy may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Ryze..

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

Differences between Poppy and Ryze

Damage Types Compared

Poppy
Ryze
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Poppy
Ryze

Who is Better, Poppy or Ryze?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Poppy usually wins when taking on Ryze, with a 51.0% win rate. As a result, Poppy makes a good counter for Ryze.

While Poppy does have a higher win rate compared to Ryze, when facing one another, Poppy also has a lower learning curve that makes her a less challenging character to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Poppy into Ryze.

Furthermore, Poppy also has a great amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Ryze. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Poppy vs Ryze matchups, Poppy is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.

Poppy is a decent counter for Ryze. You will do well by focussing your play on maximizing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Poppy against Ryze.

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 Ryze Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Ryze as Poppy, we analyzed 557 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 Ryze 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 Ryze Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Poppy in order to counter Ryze during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats shown here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Poppy typically accumulates less CS compared to Ryze. Champs who on average don't acquire much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values reported here to do well.

The ideal items to use in your Poppy versus Ryze build include Thornmail, Iceborn Gauntlet, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When Poppy included at least these three pieces in her build, she performed a lot better when fighting Ryze than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Poppy boasted an average win rate of 51.0% battling Ryze with this counter build.

To have the best likelihood of defeating Ryze 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 rune builds players chose for Poppy vs Ryze counterpicks, this order of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 51.0% win rate overall.

If you want to get Poppy x Ryze tips and counter stats for a an individual skill level, please select one from the selection menu displayed above. By default, the stats and build suggestions given are calculated using every match played with both champions.