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How to Win Poppy vs Vel'Koz Counter MatchupPoppy is in the b tier of champions

Poppy vs Vel'Koz

How to Beat Vel'Koz as Poppy in LoLPoppy is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Vel'Koz as Poppy

based on 1,194 Poppy vs Vel'Koz matchups
Win Rate
51.2 %
K/D/A
2.36
Pick Rate
1.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our matchup stats from the millions of recently ranked League of Legends matches that we evaluate each week. This guide on how to beat Vel'Koz as Poppy came out of an analysis of 1194 ranked rounds where both champions battled one another. This particular champion matchup is somewhat rare. Poppy fights Vel'Koz in only 1.9% of her games.

Poppy vs Vel'Koz Matchup Summary

Poppy does a decent job of countering Vel'Koz. Typically, she wins a acceptable 51.2% of games the champions face off with each other in. In Poppy vs Vel'Koz games, Poppy’s team is 0.1% more probable to get first blood, implying that she probably will be able to get first blood against Vel'Koz.

Best Poppy vs Vel'Koz Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsLong Sword

Core Poppy Items

~22 Mins
Unending DespairSunfire AegisThornmail

Optional Items

Jak'Sho, The ProteanDead Man's PlateForce of NatureKaenic Rookern

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite 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 Vel'Koz as Poppy

Tips for Playing as Poppy against Vel'Koz

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 Vel'Koz

Vel'Koz has fairly low mobility and is vulnerable to ganks.

Vel'Koz is very dangerous if left alone in a fight. Try to focus him down early.

Life Form Disintegration Ray can be interrupted by stuns, silences and knockups.

Poppy vs Vel'Koz Counter Stats

Poppy Image
Win Rate
51.2 %
VS
Win Rate
48.8 %
Vel'Koz Image
5.2
< Kills >
5.5
5.6
< Deaths >
6.2
8
< Assists >
8.9
1.2
< Killing Sprees >
1.24
88
< Minions Killed >
94
0.74
< Dragons Killed >
0.08
0.41
< Inhibitors >
0.44
13,637
< Physical Damage >
575
3,637
< Magic Damage >
18,255
947
< True Damage >
6,241
18,221
< Damage Dealt >
25,071
32,196
< Damage Taken >
18,324
10,917
< Gold Earned >
10,584
1.62
< Towers >
1.7
0.18
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
8,333
< Total Healing >
1,861
13,949
< Experience >
12,538
25
< Vision Score >
46
9
< Wards Placed >
20
666
< Time Dealing CC >
214

How to Counter Vel'Koz with Poppy in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page emphasize some valuable Poppy against Vel'Koz counter stats that can help us interpret the differences between the pair. Poppy’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Vel'Koz’s ratio of NaN, showing that Poppy may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Vel'Koz..

Poppy often has a similar longest killing spree as her opponent does. Typically, she takes more damage than Vel'Koz. This often reflects differing health capacities, but it can also illustrate that the champion with more health has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Poppy and Vel'Koz

Damage Types Compared

Poppy
Vel'Koz
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Poppy
Vel'Koz

Who is Better, Poppy or Vel'Koz?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Poppy usually wins when taking on Vel'Koz, with a 51.2% win rate. Thus, Poppy makes a good counter for Vel'Koz.

While Poppy does have a higher win rate compared to Vel'Koz, when they face off with one another, Poppy also has a lower level of difficulty that makes her a less complex champion to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Poppy into Vel'Koz.

Additionally, Poppy has a great amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Vel'Koz. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Poppy vs Vel'Koz matchups, Poppy is the better champion with a higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.

Poppy is a decent counter for Vel'Koz. Make sure you focus your play on increasing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Poppy against Vel'Koz.

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 Vel'Koz Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Vel'Koz as Poppy, we analyzed 1,194 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 Vel'Koz 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 Vel'Koz Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Poppy to counter Vel'Koz during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats displayed above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Poppy most often racks up a similar amount of CS compared to Vel'Koz. Champs who typically don't get much CS typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values displayed here to do well.

The top items to have in your Poppy versus Vel'Koz build consist of Unending Despair, Sunfire Aegis, and Thornmail. When Poppy incorporated at least these three pieces in her build, she performed a lot better vs Vel'Koz than with most other common builds. In fact, Poppy had an average winrate of 51.2% when playing against Vel'Koz with this build.

To have the highest probability of vanquishing Vel'Koz 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 used for Poppy vs Vel'Koz fights, this combo of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 51.2% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Vel'Koz as Poppy are displayed for all ranked divisions. If you would like to scope the stats and builds to an individual skill level, you can use the selection menu earlier on the page.