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

Poppy vs Talon

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

based on 1,354 Poppy vs Talon matchups
Win Rate
50.8 %
K/D/A
2.51
Pick Rate
2.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of recently ranked League games each week. In our data, Poppy battled Talon 1354 times. Using so many games with Poppy versus Talon provides us a lot of confidence in our ability to produce actionable stats and a supported build to suppress Talon. This champ matchup is fairly rare. Poppy is forced to battle against Talon in only 2.2% of her games.

Poppy vs Talon Matchup Summary

Poppy does a ok job of beating Talon. On average, she wins a acceptable 50.8% of the time the champs face off with each other in. In Poppy versus Talon games, Poppy’s side is 0.1% more probable to gain first blood. This indicates that she probably will get first blood against Talon.

Best Poppy vs Talon Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsBami's Cinder

Core Poppy Items

~22 Mins
Sunfire AegisThornmailJak'Sho, The Protean

Optional Items

Frozen HeartDead Man's PlateIceborn GauntletKaenic 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
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Last skill for Poppy to max outw

Runes

ResolveGrasp of the UndyingShield BashBone PlatingRevitalize
InspirationBiscuit DeliveryTime Warp Tonic
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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Guide to Countering Talon as Poppy

Tips for Playing as Poppy against Talon

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 Talon

Talon is heavily reliant on Shadow Assault to escape a fight. When it is down he's significantly more vulnerable.

Talon has unrivaled roaming ability. Make sure to keep track of his position or force him to stay in lane by pushing aggressively.

Talon's attacks are all physical damage. Build armor early to counter his burst damage.

Poppy vs Talon Counter Stats

Poppy Image
Win Rate
50.8 %
VS
Win Rate
49.2 %
Talon Image
5.1
< Kills >
8.4
5.5
< Deaths >
7
8.7
< Assists >
6.1
1.19
< Killing Sprees >
1.88
85
< Minions Killed >
136
0.73
< Dragons Killed >
0.44
0.44
< Inhibitors >
0.32
13,626
< Physical Damage >
21,112
3,847
< Magic Damage >
74
900
< True Damage >
1,170
18,374
< Damage Dealt >
22,357
30,193
< Damage Taken >
28,199
10,711
< Gold Earned >
12,641
1.68
< Towers >
1.37
0.17
< Baron Takedowns >
0.1
7,778
< Total Healing >
6,561
13,541
< Experience >
14,538
24
< Vision Score >
18
9
< Wards Placed >
6
669
< Time Dealing CC >
192

How to Counter Talon with Poppy in LoL

The stats provided here feature several critical Poppy vs. Talon matchup stats that can help us understand the differences and similarities between this set of champs. As an example, Poppy’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Talon’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Poppy may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Talon..

Poppy normally has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than her matchup does. On average, she receives a similar amount of damage to Talon. This commonly reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also show that the champion with higher health has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Poppy and Talon

Damage Types Compared

Poppy
Talon
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Poppy
Talon

Who is Better, Poppy or Talon?

Both LoL champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Poppy usually fairs equally well when taking on Talon, with a 50.8% win rate. Thus, Poppy makes an ok counter to Talon.

While Poppy does have a higher win rate than Talon, when they face off with one another, Poppy also has a lower learning curve that makes her a less complex champion to develop with. You should be careful when picking Poppy into Talon.

Furthermore, Poppy has a very large amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Talon. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Poppy vs Talon matchups, Poppy is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

Poppy is a decent counter to Talon. You will do well by focussing your strategy on maximizing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Poppy against Talon.

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 Talon Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Talon as Poppy, we analyzed 1,354 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 Talon 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

To learn all of the intricacies of Poppy in order to counter Talon during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats presented here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Poppy usually picks up less CS as Talon. Champs who typically don't acquire much CS often don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The best items to use in your Poppy versus Talon build include Sunfire Aegis, Thornmail, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When Poppy incorporated at least these three pieces in her build, she did much better vs Talon than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Poppy boasted an average win rate of 50.8% battling Talon with this counter build.

To have the best likelihood of crushing Talon as Poppy, Poppy players should take the Grasp of the Undying, Shield Bash, Bone Plating, Revitalize, Biscuit Delivery, and Time Warp Tonic runes from the Resolve and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the runes players used for Poppy vs Talon counterpicks, this order of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 50.8% winrate overall.

If you want to view Poppy versus Talon tips and counter builds for a a distinct rank, please select one from the selection menu above. At first, the stats and guides given are calculated using every game finished with both champs.