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

Poppy vs Sion

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

based on 1,528 Poppy vs Sion matchups
Win Rate
50.3 %
K/D/A
2.72
Pick Rate
2.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our matchup statistics from the millions of ranked League games that we analyze each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Sion as Poppy resulted from an evaluation of 1528 ranked matches where both champions faced one another. This matchup is somewhat rare. Poppy encounters Sion in only 2.5% of her matches.

Poppy vs Sion Matchup Summary

Poppy has done a average job of beating Sion. Normally, she wins a acceptable 50.3% of matches the champions fight each other in. In Poppy versus Sion games, Poppy’s side is 0.1% more expected to gain first blood. This indicates that she probably will get first blood versus Sion.

Best Poppy vs Sion 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

Iceborn GauntletFrozen HeartDead Man's PlateSundered Sky

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
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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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Guide to Countering Sion as Poppy

Tips for Playing as Poppy against Sion

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 Sion

Use the time after Sion has died to reposition and prepare for his return.

Even if Sion still hits a Decimating Smash, making him release the charge earlier reduces its impact.

Poppy vs Sion Counter Stats

Poppy Image
Win Rate
50.3 %
VS
Win Rate
49.7 %
Sion Image
5.3
< Kills >
4.2
5.3
< Deaths >
6.8
9.1
< Assists >
6.9
1.23
< Killing Sprees >
0.9
79
< Minions Killed >
187
0.81
< Dragons Killed >
0.11
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.57
15,996
< Physical Damage >
12,800
3,935
< Magic Damage >
8,768
1,034
< True Damage >
636
20,966
< Damage Dealt >
22,204
31,793
< Damage Taken >
48,337
10,848
< Gold Earned >
12,144
1.57
< Towers >
3.06
0.21
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
8,921
< Total Healing >
9,060
13,832
< Experience >
15,394
25
< Vision Score >
17
10
< Wards Placed >
9
700
< Time Dealing CC >
675

How to Counter Sion with Poppy in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here underscore some valuable Poppy against Sion matchup stats that can help us interpret the differences between the pair. For instance, Poppy’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Sion’s ratio of NaN, showing that Poppy may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Sion..

Poppy usually has a slightly larger longest killing spree than her foe does. Commonly, she takes less damage than Sion. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also show that the champ with more HP has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Poppy and Sion

Damage Types Compared

Poppy
Sion
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Poppy
Sion

Who is Better, Poppy or Sion?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Poppy usually fairs equally well when taking on Sion, with a 50.3% win rate. Therefore, Poppy makes an ok counter to Sion.

While Poppy does have a higher win rate compared to Sion, when they face off with one another, Poppy also has a greater difficulty level that makes her a more time consuming champion to learn. You should be careful when picking Poppy into Sion.

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

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

Poppy is a decent counter to Sion. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on keeping up your gold income and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Poppy against Sion.

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 Sion Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Sion as Poppy, we analyzed 1,528 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 Sion 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 Sion Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Poppy in order to counter Sion during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions presented above, you should grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Poppy on average gets less CS compared to Sion. Champs who on average don't earn much CS usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The top items to use in your Poppy versus Sion build consist of Sunfire Aegis, Thornmail, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When Poppy incorporated at least these three pieces in her build, she did a lot better when facing Sion than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Poppy had an average winrate of 50.3% when countering Sion with these items in her kit.

To have the greatest probability of vanquishing Sion as Poppy, Poppy players 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 we have analyed for Poppy vs Sion battles, this mixture of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 50.3% winrate overall.

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