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

Poppy vs Shaco

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

based on 1,969 Poppy vs Shaco matchups
Win Rate
47.9 %
K/D/A
2.29
Pick Rate
3.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of ranked League matches each week. Within our dataset, Poppy faced off against Shaco 1969 times. Using so many matchups for Poppy vs Shaco gives us faith in our capacity to produce informative stats and a pro build to smash Shaco. This matchup is somewhat rare. Poppy has to counter Shaco in only 3.2% of her matches.

Poppy vs Shaco Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Poppy does a dismal job of countering Shaco. Normally, she wins a lowly 47.9% of matches the champs face off with each other in. In Poppy against Shaco games, Poppy’s team is 0.0% more probable to get first blood. This implies that she most likely will be able to get first blood against Shaco.

Best Poppy vs Shaco Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalLong Sword

Core Poppy Items

~22 Mins
Sunfire AegisThornmailRanduin's Omen

Optional Items

Trinity ForceBloodsongDead Man's PlateSundered Sky

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 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 Shaco as Poppy

Tips for Playing as Poppy against Shaco

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 Shaco

If Shaco is doing well early-game, it is worth the investment to place Stealth Wards near his Jungle camps.

If Shaco uses Deceive to enter a fight he won't be able to quickly use it again to get away. Work with your team to quickly focus him down.

Poppy vs Shaco Counter Stats

Poppy Image
Win Rate
47.9 %
VS
Win Rate
52.1 %
Shaco Image
5.2
< Kills >
7.1
5.9
< Deaths >
6.2
8.3
< Assists >
8.7
1.2
< Killing Sprees >
1.68
88
< Minions Killed >
36
0.68
< Dragons Killed >
1.05
0.41
< Inhibitors >
0.43
13,991
< Physical Damage >
7,303
3,895
< Magic Damage >
10,778
897
< True Damage >
1,683
18,784
< Damage Dealt >
19,765
32,731
< Damage Taken >
26,467
11,006
< Gold Earned >
11,543
1.63
< Towers >
1.15
0.16
< Baron Takedowns >
0.24
8,264
< Total Healing >
9,014
14,002
< Experience >
13,250
25
< Vision Score >
32
10
< Wards Placed >
11
685
< Time Dealing CC >
614

How to Counter Shaco with Poppy in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here highlight some important Poppy versus Shaco matchup statistics that may help us grasp the distinctions between the two. As an example, Poppy’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Shaco’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Poppy may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Shaco..

Poppy typically has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than her foe does. Commonly, she takes more damage than Shaco. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also imply that the champ with increased health has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Poppy and Shaco

Damage Types Compared

Poppy
Shaco
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Poppy
Shaco

Who is Better, Poppy or Shaco?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Poppy usually loses when playing against Shaco, with a 47.9% win rate. As a result, Poppy makes a poor counter for Shaco.

While Poppy does have a lower win rate than Shaco, when facing one another, Poppy also has a lower learning curve that makes her a less difficult character to learn and master. You should be very concerned when picking Poppy into Shaco.

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

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

Poppy is a garbage counter for Shaco. You will do well by focussing your actions on maximizing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Poppy against Shaco.

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 Shaco Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Shaco as Poppy, we analyzed 1,969 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 Shaco 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 Shaco Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Poppy to counter Shaco 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 mind the build and suggestions displayed above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Poppy usually accumulates more CS as Shaco. Champions who typically don't earn many minion kills often don't require much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need many items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The ideal items to focus on in your Poppy versus Shaco build consist of Sunfire Aegis, Thornmail, and Randuin's Omen. When Poppy bought at least these three items in her build, she performed significantly better when facing Shaco than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Poppy had an average win rate of 47.9% when playing against Shaco with these items in her kit.

To have the highest chance of beating Shaco as Poppy, you should equip 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 Shaco fights, this mix of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 47.9% win rate overall.

If you need to view Poppy versus Shaco tips and counter builds for a a particular skill level, please select one from the selection menu displayed above. At first, the statistics and guides displayed are calculated using every round played with both champs.