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

Poppy vs Thresh

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

based on 2,466 Poppy vs Thresh matchups
Win Rate
51.5 %
K/D/A
2.55
Pick Rate
4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of ranked League of Legends matches each week. In our data, Poppy engaged Thresh in 2466 games. Having so many games with Poppy vs Thresh gives us faith in our capability to produce informative data and a supported build to defeat your foe. This particular champion matchup is somewhat rare. Poppy encounters Thresh in only 4.0% of her matches.

Poppy vs Thresh Matchup Summary

Poppy has done a decent job of countering Thresh. Typically, she wins a acceptable 51.5% of the time the champions fight one another in. In Poppy vs Thresh matches, Poppy’s team is 0.1% less expected to gain first blood, implying that she most likely won't be able to get first blood versus Thresh.

Best Poppy vs Thresh Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Cloth ArmorPlated Steelcaps

Core Poppy Items

~22 Mins
Kaenic RookernSunfire AegisThornmail

Optional Items

Randuin's OmenJak'Sho, The ProteanHollow RadianceFrozen Heart

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 ForceHealth Scaling
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
2
E
3
W
4
Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Thresh as Poppy

Tips for Playing as Poppy against Thresh

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 Thresh

Intentionally breaking a wall of The Box can allow a vulnerable ally to escape unscathed.

Thresh's Death Sentence has a long cast time. Watch for the cast to begin to take evasive actions.

Thresh relies on collecting souls for a portion of his defense and damage. Try punishing him when he moves to collect them.

Poppy vs Thresh Counter Stats

Poppy Image
Win Rate
51.5 %
VS
Win Rate
48.5 %
Thresh Image
4.9
< Kills >
2.2
5.5
< Deaths >
6.3
9.1
< Assists >
14.4
1.13
< Killing Sprees >
0.4
80
< Minions Killed >
34
0.72
< Dragons Killed >
0.04
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.43
12,804
< Physical Damage >
1,218
3,585
< Magic Damage >
7,285
928
< True Damage >
812
17,317
< Damage Dealt >
9,316
29,658
< Damage Taken >
22,028
10,603
< Gold Earned >
8,615
1.71
< Towers >
1.74
0.17
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
7,753
< Total Healing >
2,464
13,320
< Experience >
10,482
25
< Vision Score >
57
10
< Wards Placed >
24
655
< Time Dealing CC >
271

How to Counter Thresh with Poppy in LoL

The stats provided here underscore some important Poppy against Thresh matchup statistics that may help you appreciate the differences between the pair. Poppy’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Thresh’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Poppy may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Thresh..

Poppy normally has a slightly larger longest killing spree than her counter does. On average, she receives more damage than Thresh. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also imply that the champion with higher health has less agility and thus is not able to flee from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Poppy and Thresh

Damage Types Compared

Poppy
Thresh
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Poppy
Thresh

Who is Better, Poppy or Thresh?

Both League champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Poppy usually wins when trying to fight Thresh, with a 51.5% win rate. Thus, Poppy makes a good counter to Thresh.

While Poppy does have a higher winrate than Thresh, when on opposite teams, Poppy also has a lower level of difficulty that makes her a less time consuming champ to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Poppy into Thresh.

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

While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Poppy vs Thresh matchups, Poppy is the better champion with a higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.

Poppy is a decent counter for Thresh. Make sure you focus your strategy on maximizing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Poppy against Thresh.

Additional Information for Poppy Players

How We Calculated Our Poppy vs Thresh Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Thresh as Poppy, we analyzed 2,466 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 Thresh 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

If you would like to truly master Poppy in order to counter Thresh during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips presented here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Poppy usually accumulates more CS relative to Thresh. Champs who typically don't take much CS typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The best items to use in your Poppy versus Thresh build include Kaenic Rookern, Sunfire Aegis, and Thornmail. When Poppy bought at least these three items in her build, she did a lot better countering Thresh than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Poppy had an average win rate of 51.5% when countering Thresh with these items in her kit.

To have the highest probability of crushing Thresh 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 combinations players chose for Poppy vs Thresh face-offs, this composite of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 51.5% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Thresh as Poppy are displayed for all skill levels combined. If you would like to filter the statistics and builds to an individual division, you may use the selection menu at the top of this page.