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

Poppy vs Samira

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

based on 2,997 Poppy vs Samira matchups
Win Rate
50.8 %
K/D/A
2.61
Pick Rate
4.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our counter stats from the millions of rated League of Legends rounds that we get from Riot Games each week. This guide on how to beat Samira as Poppy came out of an evaluation of 2997 ranked rounds where both champions fought each other. This particular counter pairing is somewhat uncommon. Poppy has to counter Samira in only 4.9% of her matches.

Poppy vs Samira Matchup Summary

Poppy does a average job of beating Samira. Normally, she wins a acceptable 50.8% of matches the champs face off with each other in. In Poppy vs Samira games, Poppy’s team is 0.0% more probable to get first blood, indicating that she probably will be able to get first blood against Samira.

Best Poppy vs Samira Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalLong Sword

Core Poppy Items

~22 Mins
Sunfire AegisThornmailJak'Sho, The Protean

Optional Items

Force of NatureSolstice SleighFrozen HeartDead Man's Plate

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Poppy to level upq
>
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
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 Samira as Poppy

Tips for Playing as Poppy against Samira

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.

Poppy vs Samira Counter Stats

Poppy Image
Win Rate
50.8 %
VS
Win Rate
49.2 %
Samira Image
5
< Kills >
9.3
5.6
< Deaths >
7.2
9.6
< Assists >
5.7
1.16
< Killing Sprees >
2.11
79
< Minions Killed >
171
0.71
< Dragons Killed >
0.16
0.43
< Inhibitors >
0.44
13,274
< Physical Damage >
19,494
3,741
< Magic Damage >
2,510
936
< True Damage >
620
17,952
< Damage Dealt >
22,624
29,836
< Damage Taken >
24,242
10,575
< Gold Earned >
13,053
1.69
< Towers >
2.1
0.17
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
7,656
< Total Healing >
7,790
13,268
< Experience >
12,365
25
< Vision Score >
17
10
< Wards Placed >
8
647
< Time Dealing CC >
29

How to Counter Samira with Poppy in LoL

The stats shown on this page emphasize several significant Poppy against Samira counter stats that can help us interpret the differences between the two. For instance, Poppy’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Samira’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Poppy may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Samira..

Poppy typically has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than her opponent does. On average, she receives more damage than Samira. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also illustrate that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to flee from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Poppy and Samira

Damage Types Compared

Poppy
Samira
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Poppy
Samira

Who is Better, Poppy or Samira?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Poppy usually fairs equally well when taking on Samira, with a 50.8% win rate. As a result, Poppy makes an ok counter for Samira.

While Poppy does have a higher win rate than Samira, when facing one another, Poppy also has a greater learning curve that makes her a more difficult champion to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Poppy into Samira.

Moreover, Poppy also has a great deal of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Samira. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Poppy vs Samira matchups, Poppy is the better champ with a similar win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.

Poppy is a decent counter to Samira. Focus your strategy on keeping up your CS and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Poppy against Samira.

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 Samira Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Samira as Poppy, we analyzed 2,997 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 Samira 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

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Poppy to counter Samira during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions shown above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Poppy most often accumulates less CS compared to Samira. Champions who typically don't get much CS often don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values reported here to do well.

The most important items to have in your Poppy versus Samira build include Sunfire Aegis, Thornmail, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When Poppy incorporated at least these three pieces in her build, she performed a lot better countering Samira than with many other typical builds. In fact, Poppy boasted an average win rate of 50.8% when playing against Samira with this build.

To have the greatest chance of beating Samira as Poppy, you 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 combinations players chose for Poppy vs Samira counters, this mix of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 50.8% winrate overall.

If you need to get Poppy x Samira tips and matchup stats and build suggestions for a a particular division rank, please select one from the selection menu provided above. If viewing for the first time, the stats and strategies given are calculated using every game with data with these champions.