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

Poppy vs Shyvana

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

based on 782 Poppy vs Shyvana matchups
Win Rate
47.2 %
K/D/A
2.54
Pick Rate
1.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of ranked League matches each and every week. Within our dataset, Poppy fought Shyvana 782 times. Including so many matchups for Poppy vs Shyvana provides us a lot of confidence in our ability to provide enlightening data and a pro build to obliterate Shyvana. This champ pairing is relatively rare. Poppy fights Shyvana in only 1.3% of her matches.

Poppy vs Shyvana Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Poppy has done a below average job of beating Shyvana. Typically, she wins a lowly 47.2% of matches the champions fight each other in. In Poppy vs Shyvana rounds, Poppy’s team is 0.1% more expected to gain first blood. This implies that she most likely will be able to get first blood against Shyvana.

Best Poppy vs Shyvana Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsRuby Crystal

Core Poppy Items

~22 Mins
Unending DespairKaenic RookernSunfire Aegis

Optional Items

Sundered SkyThornmailForce of NatureHollow Radiance

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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Guide to Countering Shyvana as Poppy

Tips for Playing as Poppy against Shyvana

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 Shyvana

All of Shyvana's basic abilities hit multiple enemies in dragon form. It's important for opposing champions to not cluster while fighting her.

Shyvana's Fury Bar indicate her ultimate can be activated. Harassing her when she's low on Fury can be very effective.

A significant portion of Shyvana's power is generated through aggression, making her weak against opponents who are able to keep their distance.

Poppy vs Shyvana Counter Stats

Poppy Image
Win Rate
47.2 %
VS
Win Rate
52.8 %
Shyvana Image
4.8
< Kills >
6
5.2
< Deaths >
5.8
8.4
< Assists >
6.7
1.13
< Killing Sprees >
1.35
80
< Minions Killed >
66
0.65
< Dragons Killed >
1.63
0.4
< Inhibitors >
0.49
12,730
< Physical Damage >
4,853
3,511
< Magic Damage >
14,471
926
< True Damage >
1,078
17,168
< Damage Dealt >
20,403
29,775
< Damage Taken >
33,687
10,501
< Gold Earned >
12,346
1.51
< Towers >
1.83
0.14
< Baron Takedowns >
0.27
7,989
< Total Healing >
12,591
13,293
< Experience >
14,345
24
< Vision Score >
22
9
< Wards Placed >
6
620
< Time Dealing CC >
190

How to Counter Shyvana with Poppy in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here show several valuable Poppy versus Shyvana matchup statistics that may help you distinguish the distinctions between the pair. For instance, Poppy’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Shyvana’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Poppy may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Shyvana..

Poppy usually has a similar longest kill spree as her matchup does. Typically, she receives less damage than Shyvana. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also imply that the champ with higher health has less agility and thus is not able to flee from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Poppy and Shyvana

Damage Types Compared

Poppy
Shyvana
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Poppy
Shyvana

Who is Better, Poppy or Shyvana?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Poppy usually loses when taking on Shyvana, with a 47.2% win rate. Therefore, Poppy makes a poor counter to Shyvana.

While Poppy does have a lower win rate than Shyvana, when on opposite teams, Poppy also has a greater learning curve that makes her a more complex champ to pick up and master. You may get destroyed when picking Poppy into Shyvana.

Moreover, Poppy has a great amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Shyvana. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Poppy vs Shyvana matchups, Shyvana is the better champ with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.

Poppy is a terribly counter to Shyvana. Focus your strategy on increasing your CS and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Poppy against Shyvana.

Additional Information for Poppy Players

How We Calculated Our Poppy vs Shyvana Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Shyvana as Poppy, we analyzed 782 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 Shyvana 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

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

Poppy most often racks up a similar amount of CS relative to Shyvana. Champions who on average don't earn many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The ideal items to use in your Poppy versus Shyvana build consist of Unending Despair, Kaenic Rookern, and Sunfire Aegis. When Poppy incorporated at least these three items in her build, she did much better versus Shyvana than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Poppy boasted an average win rate of 47.2% when playing against Shyvana with this counter build.

To have the greatest likelihood of vanquishing Shyvana 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. Out of all the runes players chose for Poppy vs Shyvana counter picks, this composite of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 47.2% win rate overall.

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