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

Poppy vs Taric

How to Beat Taric as Poppy in LoLPoppy is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Taric as Poppy

based on 609 Poppy vs Taric matchups
Win Rate
52.1 %
K/D/A
2.63
Pick Rate
1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion analyze millions of ranked League of Legends games each week. In our database, Poppy fought Taric 609 times. With so many matchups for Poppy versus Taric gives us faith in our capability to prepare informative stats and a solid build to destroy your enemy. This particular champ matchup is fairly rare. Poppy encounters Taric in only 1.0% of her rounds.

Poppy vs Taric Matchup Summary

Poppy does a good job of countering Taric. On average, she wins a whopping 52.1% of games the champions face off with one another in. In Poppy vs Taric rounds, Poppy’s team is 0.0% more likely to get first blood. This implies that she probably will be able to get first blood versus Taric.

Best Poppy vs Taric Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsLong Sword

Core Poppy Items

~22 Mins
ThornmailIceborn GauntletJak'Sho, The Protean

Optional Items

Sundered SkyDead Man's PlateHollow RadianceKaenic 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

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 Taric as Poppy

Tips for Playing as Poppy against Taric

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 Taric

Taric reduces his spell cooldowns by basic attacking enemies with Bravado. Try to kite him in teamfights and punish him for approaching the minion wave in lane.

Taric's ultimate, Cosmic Radiance, has a long delay before its effect. Try to quickly assess whether to disengage the fight or attempt to kill his allies before it goes off.

Poppy vs Taric Counter Stats

Poppy Image
Win Rate
52.1 %
VS
Win Rate
47.9 %
Taric Image
4.5
< Kills >
1.9
5.1
< Deaths >
5.8
8.9
< Assists >
14.2
1.03
< Killing Sprees >
0.34
77
< Minions Killed >
36
0.75
< Dragons Killed >
0.14
0.38
< Inhibitors >
0.55
12,362
< Physical Damage >
2,047
3,249
< Magic Damage >
4,596
836
< True Damage >
777
16,448
< Damage Dealt >
7,421
28,064
< Damage Taken >
22,790
10,062
< Gold Earned >
8,464
1.57
< Towers >
2.24
0.17
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
7,604
< Total Healing >
11,665
12,693
< Experience >
10,311
23
< Vision Score >
48
9
< Wards Placed >
20
634
< Time Dealing CC >
363

How to Counter Taric with Poppy in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page show some important Poppy versus Taric counter stats that can help us distinguish the differences between this pair of champions. Poppy’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Taric’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Poppy may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Taric..

Poppy often has a slightly larger longest kill spree than her foe does. Commonly, she receives more damage than Taric. This typically indicates differing health capacities, yet it can also indicate that the champion with more HP has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Poppy and Taric

Damage Types Compared

Poppy
Taric
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Poppy
Taric

Who is Better, Poppy or Taric?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Poppy usually wins when taking on Taric, with a 52.1% win rate. As a result, Poppy makes a good counter to Taric.

While Poppy does have a higher win rate than Taric, when they face off with one another, Poppy also has a much greater learning curve that makes her a more challenging champion to pick up and master. You should be be fine when picking Poppy into Taric.

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

While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Poppy vs Taric matchups, Poppy is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Poppy is a good counter to Taric. Make sure you focus your play on keeping up your gold income and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Poppy against Taric.

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 Taric Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Taric as Poppy, we analyzed 609 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 Taric 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 truly master Poppy in order to counter Taric during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips presented above, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Poppy usually gets more CS compared to Taric. Champs who on average don't acquire much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values shown here to do well.

The top items to have in your Poppy versus Taric build include Thornmail, Iceborn Gauntlet, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When Poppy used at least these three items in her build, she performed significantly better when fighting Taric than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Poppy had an average win rate of 52.1% when playing against Taric with these items in her kit.

To have the greatest chance of vanquishing Taric 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. Of all the rune sets players chose for Poppy vs Taric matchups, this order of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 52.1% winrate overall.

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